Chapter Summaries

Dugu Bo prepared to kill Tang San, Master, and the others for stealing herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but Cheng Xiao arrived and stopped him. Master appealed to Cheng Xiao over their former teacher-student connection, while Tang San challenged Cheng Xiao to fight.

• Dugu Bo summoned venomous snakes to kill the Golden Iron Triangle and the others, and Master offered his life in exchange for his friends' lives.
• A dragon's roar disrupted Dugu Bo's Soul Power and dissolved the snakes as Cheng Xiao arrived at the valley.
• Master told Dugu Bo that Cheng Xiao and Tang San had been his students at Nuoding Academy and asked him to spare them for their old schoolmate bond.
• Dugu Bo questioned what Master could have taught Cheng Xiao, and Cheng Xiao confirmed that Master had been a teacher but mocked his qualifications.
• Tang San defended Master and claimed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well belonged to the virtuous, then challenged Cheng Xiao to fight.

Cheng Xiao defeated Tang San and had Nash strike down Master after Master insulted him. He offered Flender a chance to leave safely in exchange for helping him, and Flender accepted to survive.

• Cheng Xiao freed Tang San and used his blade and Chaotic Blades to break Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, injure him, and send him crashing into a tree.
• Master rushed to Tang San and berated Cheng Xiao, so Nash punched Master unconscious.
• Nash’s bloodline suppressed Liu Erlong’s martial soul when she tried to fight him, and Flender shielded her.
• Cheng Xiao offered Flender safe passage if he followed his orders and promised to ask Dugu Bo to let him leave.
• Flender looked at Liu Erlong and Tang San, then agreed to Cheng Xiao’s offer so they could escape safely.

Cheng Xiao forced Flender to cripple Master by threatening Liu Erlong, then persuaded Dugu Bo to spare the Golden Iron Triangle and Tang San. After they left, Cheng Xiao admitted that he had created the dragon roar, and Dugu Bo complained about the possibility of needing help from Cheng Xiao’s teacher.

• Cheng Xiao threatened to let the Three-Eyed Demon Ape harm Liu Erlong unless Flender crippled Master.
• Flender smashed Master’s arms and legs with a stone to protect Liu Erlong, while Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo watched.
• Cheng Xiao asked Dugu Bo to spare the group, and Dugu Bo let Flender and Liu Erlong leave with Tang San and Master.
• After the four had gone, Cheng Xiao told Dugu Bo that he had created the dragon roar that disrupted Dugu Bo’s aura.
• Dugu Bo praised Cheng Xiao’s ruthlessness, worried about leaving the immortal medicinal herbs, and rejected the idea of seeking help from Cheng Xiao’s teacher.

Flender and Liu Erlong carried Tang San and the injured Master away from Dugu Bo, agreeing to keep a low profile while seeking Tang San’s father. Days later, Cheng Xiao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Bo, where they saw Dugu Yan’s improved cultivation and encountered Yu Tianheng.

• Flender and Liu Erlong rested while carrying Tang San and Master, and Flender apologized for what he had done to save them.
• Master woke up unable to move, defended Tang San from accusations of stealing herbs, and agreed to avoid Dugu Bo for now while they searched for Tang San’s father.
• Flender and Liu Erlong carried Master and Tang San back toward camp, where Master asked who had beaten him.
• Cheng Xiao returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Bo and saw Dugu Yan cultivating with four Soul Rings and signs of her evolved Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo glared at Yu Tianheng, and Cheng Xiao explained that Dugu Bo was upset with someone who had a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

Cheng Xiao returned and reunited with Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, while Dugu Bo teased him about marrying Dugu Yan. At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai went to meet Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong.

• Yu Tianheng reminded Cheng Xiao that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament would begin in a year, then took his teammates to train.
• Dugu Bo urged Cheng Xiao to become Dugu Yan's grandson-in-law, but Cheng Xiao refused.
• Cheng Xiao found Ye Lingling on the second-floor balcony and told her about his trip to Sunset Forest.
• Dugu Yan joined Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling, teased Cheng Xiao about being better than Yu Tianheng, and went back downstairs.
• At Shrek Academy, Zhao Wuji ended the students' morning training and took Dai Mubai to meet the visitors outside the gates.
• Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Bone Douluo Gu Rong waited at the Shrek Academy gates.

Bone Douluo Gu Rong confronted Dai Mubai over bullying Ning Rongrong and beat him nearly to death while holding back. As Zhao Wuji could not intervene, another Shrek teacher arrived and demanded to know why Gu Rong had attacked his student.

• Bone Douluo Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi arrived at Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai recognized the danger when Gu Rong asked for him.
• Dai Mubai admitted who he was, and Gu Rong pressured him and Zhao Wuji while questioning him about bullying Ning Rongrong.
• Gu Rong offered to spare Dai Mubai if he endured an hour without Gu Rong using his martial spirit, then struck him and sent him flying.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Gu Rong not to kill anyone because they had come to discuss cooperation with Tang San, but Gu Rong continued beating Dai Mubai until his bones were shattered.
• A winged figure landed before Zhao Wuji and asked Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi why Gu Rong had attacked his student.

Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo confronted Flender after Bone Douluo injured Dai Mubai, then asked to meet Tang San about his Hidden Weapons. Tang San learned why Dai Mubai had been beaten and was left confused as Ning Fengzhi’s group entered the academy to discuss a collaboration.

• Flender confronted Bone Douluo over Dai Mubai’s injuries, but Ning Fengzhi argued that Dai Mubai had provoked Ning Rongrong and asked to meet Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi told Bone Douluo that Tang San’s Hidden Weapons could protect ordinary members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, regardless of Tang San’s apparent unimpressiveness.
• Tang San arrived with Oscar, and Flender introduced him to Ning Fengzhi; Zhao Wuji carried the injured Dai Mubai away.
• Oscar resolved to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after graduation and pursue Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Flender to arrange a quiet room for a discussion with Tang San, while Flender kept Tang San outside and explained Dai Mubai’s beating.
• Tang San reacted with shock that a Titled Douluo had beaten Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing came out to see what had happened.

Xiao Wu rejected Tang San's attempt to use her connection with Ning Rongrong, prompting Tang San to focus on negotiating with Ning Fengzhi and making use of the Immortal Herbs he had hidden. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Cheng Xiao agreed to spar with Yu Tianheng and said he would use his full strength.

• Xiao Wu accused Tang San of hypocrisy for wanting information through her while disliking Ning Rongrong, then left with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Tang San saw a vision of a blue-haired version of himself beside the pink figure and resolved to protect his interests by discussing cooperation with Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang San planned to sell Hidden Weapons and later give his hidden Immortal Herbs to Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the others.
• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling visited the Imperial Dou Team's training pavilion, where Sun Buyu asked Cheng Xiao to report his Soul Power rank and spar.
• After Dugu Yan offered to fight Cheng Xiao, Yu Tianheng insisted on sparring instead, and Cheng Xiao agreed to use his full strength.

Cheng Xiao fought Yu Tianheng and used Nash’s Dragon Transformation to overwhelm the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s attacks. After Cheng Xiao won, the spectators mistook his transformation for a second dragon Martial Soul, leaving the truth unexplained.

• Cheng Xiao and Yu Tianheng agreed that whoever was knocked down first would lose, and Yu Tianheng activated his dragon transformation and powerful Soul Skills.
• Cheng Xiao used Nash’s Dragon Transformation, endured Yu Tianheng’s lightning attack, and shocked him with his dragon-scaled arm.
• Cheng Xiao fired the Breath of the Light Dragon, destroying Yu Tianheng’s lightning dragon before closing in on him.
• Cheng Xiao tore through Yu Tianheng’s electric defense and stopped his Dragon Claw just short of Yu Tianheng’s chest, winning the match.
• The Imperial Dou Team assumed Cheng Xiao had a second dragon Martial Soul, while Dugu Yan acknowledged how much strength he had hidden.

After Cheng Xiao defeated Yu Tianheng, he began recruiting the Imperial Dou Team’s members and secured Yu Tianheng’s support. At Shrek Academy, Tang San went to confront Titan, who had come to avenge Tailong and challenged Xiao Wu to endure his attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn.

• Cheng Xiao explained that his powerful dragon state was true Dragon Transformation, and Yu Tianheng accepted his defeat and offered to help him.
• Cheng Xiao told Yu Tianheng that he needed help with a matter he had discussed with Dugu Bo’s granddaughter, while Sun Buyu planned to report Cheng Xiao’s Twin Martial Souls to the academy’s committee members.
• Tang San learned from Master that Titan had come to Shrek Academy after Xiao Wu defeated Tailong, and he went to see what he could do.
• Titan scolded Tailong and Tainuo, then mocked Xiao Wu and demanded that she withstand his attacks for the time it took an incense stick to burn.
• Flender tried to persuade Titan to leave, but Titan refused, and a blue-clad figure emerged from the academy.

Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer to Titan, who swore loyalty and agreed to target Cheng Xiao after hearing Tang San describe their conflict. Xiao Wu recognized the hammer and left, while Cheng Xiao was later called away from training, leaving Nash to drive the Imperial Dou Team back to practice.

• Tang San showed Titan the Clear Sky Hammer and revealed that Tang Hao was his father, prompting Titan to kneel and call him Young Master.
• Xiao Wu recognized the hammer, grew alarmed, and hurried back into Shrek Academy.
• Tang San read Tang Hao's letter with Titan and recounted his life, including his conflict with Cheng Xiao.
• Titan offered to protect Tang San and secretly kill Cheng Xiao, and Tang San accepted his offer.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Cheng Xiao left the training ground with Sun Buyu, and Nash ended the Imperial Dou Team's break.

Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, visited Cheng Xiao to ask about Dugu Bo’s planned academy. Cheng Xiao confirmed the plan, and Xue Qinghe agreed to invest as the academy was named Seven Star Academy.

• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, waited at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Cheng Xiao, hoping to learn about Dugu Bo’s plans.
• Cheng Xiao arrived with Sun Buyu and traded teasing remarks with Xue Qinghe, who admitted she wanted to see the young man her cousin admired.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Dugu Bo intended to establish an advanced Soul Master Academy, and Cheng Xiao confirmed it would admit commoners.
• Cheng Xiao explained that the academy needed imperial approval to enter the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, and Xue Qinghe offered to invest in exchange for authority over it.
• Cheng Xiao accepted Xue Qinghe’s Nine-patterned Purple Gold Card and named the academy Seven Star Academy.

Cheng Xiao returned from meeting Xue Qinghe and told the Imperial Dou Team that he, Dugu Bo, and the Crown Prince planned to establish an advanced Soul Master Academy. The teammates agreed to join, though they still had to wait for the academy’s location to be chosen.

• Xue Qinghe offered Cheng Xiao help with academy matters and left after their conversation.
• Cheng Xiao used Shadow Swap to return to the training ground, stopped the Imperial Dou Team’s exhausting fight against the Shadow Soldiers, and restored the team’s stamina.
• Cheng Xiao told the team that he, Dugu Bo, and Xue Qinghe were preparing to establish an advanced Soul Master Academy with royal support.
• Dugu Yan agreed to join, and Yu Tianheng followed, explaining that he trusted Cheng Xiao’s potential.
• Osler, Yufeng, and the Shi Brothers also agreed to join the academy.
• Cheng Xiao said that the team would have to wait while he and Xue Qinghe settled on a location.

Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo advertised Seven Star Academy in Heaven Dou City, attracting attention from local Soul Masters. Cheng Xiao then rescued Xiao Wu from Tailong and reunited with her, leaving the two embracing in the street.

• Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo posted recruitment notices for Seven Star Academy at Heaven Dou City's gates, promising staff protection from a Titled Douluo.
• Cheng Xiao spotted Tailong confronting Xiao Wu and intervened as Tailong charged at her.
• Tailong claimed his grandfather Titan was an eighty-sixth-level Soul Douluo, but Cheng Xiao dismissed the threat and sent him away.
• Xiao Wu hugged Cheng Xiao and complained that he had arrived late and had kept her waiting.
• Xiao Wu asked Cheng Xiao to hold her longer instead of leaving after lunch.

Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu were confronted by Tainuo, who sought revenge for his son, but Cheng Xiao summoned Giant Dragon Nash to stop him. Titan arrived to challenge Nash, whose twin dragon souls erased Titan’s pressure, leaving the confrontation poised to escalate.

• Xiao Wu thanked Cheng Xiao for spending the afternoon with her, kissed his cheek, and called them friends when he asked for another kiss.
• Tainuo confronted Cheng Xiao and Xiao Wu, accusing Cheng Xiao of laying hands on his grandson and threatening them.
• Cheng Xiao summoned Giant Dragon Nash, who struck Tainuo and sent him flying into an alley with his chest bones shattered.
• Titan appeared beside his injured son, revealed his eight soul rings, and challenged Nash to fight.
• Nash manifested ice-blue and crimson-red Dragon Souls that dispelled Titan’s pressure, and Titan recognized them as an apex pair of twin dragons.

Cheng Xiao defeated Titan and turned him into a Shadow Soldier, despite Xiao Wu's warning that killing him could cause trouble with Tang San. Titan left his strength token with the unconscious Tainuo before disappearing, while Cheng Xiao returned to Seven Star Academy with Nash.

• Giant Dragon Nash suppressed Titan, and Cheng Xiao demanded compensation for Titan's son and grandson.
• Titan resisted Cheng Xiao, but Nash struck him down; Cheng Xiao then ordered Nash to kill him with Dragon Breath.
• Cheng Xiao raised Titan as a Shadow Soldier and gave him time to say goodbye to Tainuo.
• Titan placed his strength token in Tainuo's Soul Tool and pocket, then dispersed into black smoke.
• Tainuo woke, saw his father's mutilated body, and fainted again.
• Cheng Xiao returned to Seven Star Academy late at night.

Dugu Bo met Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo in Sunset Forest after they came to take him to Spirit City. Chrysanthemum Douluo secretly helped Dugu Bo escape, while he pretended to be poisoned and left Ghost Douluo behind.

• Dugu Bo spotted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo approaching and confronted them in the sky above Sunset Forest.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo claimed that the Pope had sent them to bring Dugu Bo to Spirit City, and Ghost Douluo threatened to use force.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had reached level ninety-three, then fought back with poisonous mist when Ghost Douluo moved to attack.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo secretly told Dugu Bo that the Pope had noticed their connection and asked him for poison pills to stage his own poisoning.
• Dugu Bo gave Chrysanthemum Douluo a poison pill and its antidote, then fled while Chrysanthemum Douluo pretended to collapse.

Ghost Douluo rescued the poisoned Chrysanthemum Douluo and rushed him toward Spirit Hall. At Seven Star Academy, Cheng Xiao questioned his growing indifference to killing, but Nash and the Shadow Soldiers pledged to follow him as he matured.

• Ghost Douluo found Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan twitching and foaming after Dugu Bo poisoned him, then carried him toward Spirit Hall.
• Cheng Xiao asked Giant Dragon Nash why the Power of Death had not weakened him, and Nash attributed it to the Dragon Emperor's authority and the two Dragon Souls.
• Cheng Xiao asked Nash whether gaining power could make an ordinary person fond of killing, and raised his order to kill Titan as an example.
• Cheng Xiao worried that his growing indifference toward life came from the Shadow Monarch's power and questioned whether his friendships were genuine or based on foreknowledge of the story.
• Nash told Cheng Xiao that the Shadow Soldiers followed him because he was himself, and the soldiers knelt to pledge their loyalty.
• Cheng Xiao felt reassured that he was not alone as he looked upon the Shadow Soldiers.

After Dugu Bo returned from Spirit Hall’s failed hunt, he warned Cheng Xiao to be cautious around Xue Qinghe. Cheng Xiao met Xue Qinghe’s guests, including Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong, and revealed that he had once rescued Ning Rongrong.

• Dugu Bo told Cheng Xiao that Chrysanthemum Guan and Ghost had pursued him, but he had survived by giving Chrysanthemum Guan an antidote pill.
• Dugu Yan told Cheng Xiao that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had come to the academy, and Dugu Bo warned him not to trust appearances.
• Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo went to meet Xue Qinghe and found him with Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that he had come to see the academy after hearing of Xue Qinghe’s investment, while Ning Rongrong thanked Cheng Xiao for saving her.
• Cheng Xiao explained that he had rescued Ning Rongrong when she was being followed and offered to return the gold card she had given him.

Ning Fengzhi agreed to send Ning Rongrong to Cheng Xiao and Xue Qinghe’s Seven Star Academy, despite Spirit Hall’s threat to the school. After Qian Renxue warned Bibi Dong not to interfere in her affairs, Bibi Dong raged over her daughter’s defiance and the failed mission against Dugu Bo.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Cheng Xiao to accept Ning Rongrong into Seven Star Academy, and Cheng Xiao welcomed her after warning that Spirit Hall might target the academy.
• Ning Fengzhi promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would support the academy if Spirit Hall caused trouble.
• Xue Qinghe privately warned Bibi Dong’s agent that he would stop cooperating with her plans if she interfered with the academy again.
• Bibi Dong berated Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for failing to capture Dugu Bo, who had overcome their attack with his strengthened poison.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue’s letter forbidding further interference and, after venting her anger, slumped in her chair.