Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi discussed using Cheng Xiao’s talent to secure the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s future while worrying about the death of Titan and coming upheaval. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San refused Master’s recommendation for a fourth soul ring and asked to choose for himself.

• Ning Fengzhi told Bone Douluo Gu Rong that he hoped Ning Rongrong could win Cheng Xiao over and strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Bone Douluo Gu Rong and Sword Douluo discussed Titan’s mysterious death, and Ning Fengzhi warned that major changes might soon shake the Soul Master world.
• Master recommended that Tang San absorb a six-thousand-year Brilliant Light Flower as his fourth soul ring to improve his Blue Silver Grass and counter Cheng Xiao’s shadows.
• Tang San surprised Master by asking permission to choose his own fourth soul ring.

Tang San insisted on absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring to overcome Blue Silver Grass’s weakness, and Master eventually agreed to help him. A ten-thousand-year White Tiger then appeared, and the Golden Iron Triangle prepared to attack it.

• Tang San revealed that he wanted a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, despite Master warning that exceeding the limit could kill him.
• Tang San explained that he had absorbed his third soul ring beyond its limit and believed he could do so again; he also invoked the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament.
• Master agreed to support Tang San’s decision after imagining how the achievement would prove his theories.
• A ten-thousand-year White Tiger appeared, and Master told Flender and Liu Erlong to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Golden Iron Triangle formed a golden magic formation, and Master shouted, “Sun Moon Shine Golden Turn!”

Tang San risked absorbing a ten-thousand-year White Tiger soul ring and survived after a mysterious golden trident mark and blue-gold radiance intervened. He revealed his new Silver Cage skill and found a light-attribute soul bone that could help him face Cheng Xiao.

• The Golden Iron Triangle killed the ten-thousand-year White Tiger, and Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to drain some of its energy before absorbing its black soul ring.
• Tang San suffered severe physical strain and faced the White Tiger's soul, but a golden trident mark appeared and blue-gold radiance helped him survive the absorption.
• After waking, Tang San showed his four soul rings and used his fourth Soul Skill, Silver Cage, to trap the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Tang San opened the White Tiger's head and discovered a light-attribute soul bone, which he recognized as useful against Cheng Xiao.

Tang San absorbed a ten-thousand-year head soul bone while its strange connection to the Sea God’s Trident alerted Poseidon. At Shrek Academy, Tang Hao confronted Xiao Wu and threatened to keep her captive until he could kill her for her soul ring and soul bone.

• Master examined Tang San’s ten-thousand-year head soul bone, speculated that it would grant a spiritual ice skill and strengthen his Blue Silver Grass, and urged him to absorb it.
• Tang San absorbed the soul bone as Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong stood guard, while the trident mark on his forehead reappeared with a faint golden glow.
• Poseidon sensed the Sea God’s Trident tremble and decided to visit Asura to learn what had happened on Douluo Star.
• Xiao Wu considered leaving Shrek Academy because of the team’s worsening conflicts and the danger of the approaching tournament.
• Tang Hao confronted Xiao Wu, told her she had to stay, and threatened to confine and kill her for her soul ring and soul bone if she tried to leave.

Xiao Wu realized Tang Hao was keeping her alive only because she remained useful and began looking for a way to escape. At Seven Star Academy, Cheng Xiao welcomed Ning Rongrong to the team and gave her an Immortal Herb that could evolve her martial soul, while promising to find a safe solution for Ye Lingling in the future.

• Tang Hao warned Xiao Wu that he would kill her once she was no longer useful, and Xiao Wu resolved to find a way to save herself.
• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling watched the exhausted competitors recover after completing their Soul Power-sealed physical training.
• Ye Lingling welcomed Ning Rongrong to the team and thanked her for helping during the match against Shrek.
• Cheng Xiao gave Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty and explained that it could raise her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul to nine levels.
• Cheng Xiao said he would not risk giving the Immortal Herb to Ye Lingling without knowing its effects, and Ye Lingling told him she believed him.

Cheng Xiao left Seven Star Academy to visit his grandfather in Cheng Family Village, carrying a life-extending pill Dugu Bo had specially prepared for him. Ye Lingling accompanied him, and they arrived at the village at dusk, where Cheng Xiao was eager to see his grandfather again.

• Dugu Bo gave Cheng Xiao a pill that could extend an ordinary person's life and privately revealed he had made it for Cheng Xiao's grandfather.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling waited at the academy gates to see Cheng Xiao off, and Ye Lingling chose to accompany him.
• Cheng Xiao summoned Giant Dragon Nash and flew with Ye Lingling toward Cheng Family Village, landing on a hillside to avoid alarming the villagers.
• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling held hands as he used his speed to reach the village entrance.
• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling walked into the village at dusk, and Cheng Xiao hoped to share his grandfather's cooking.

Cheng Xiao returned to Cheng Family Village with Ye Lingling and reunited with Old Cheng, sharing a meal and telling him about his cultivation. He gave his grandfather a pill to extend his life, then ended the night with Ye Lingling, determined to give the people he loved a better life.

• Cheng Xiao brought Ye Lingling to his old home and reunited with Old Cheng, who was overjoyed to see his grandson.
• Old Cheng welcomed Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling, cooked dinner, and listened as Cheng Xiao recounted his experiences and reaching Soul Ancestor.
• Cheng Xiao offered Old Cheng Dugu Bo's pill, and Ye Lingling encouraged him to accept it; Old Cheng swallowed it and felt younger.
• Old Cheng prepared warm bedding for Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling, who insisted he sleep in the main room while they took the small room.
• Cheng Xiao apologized for bringing Ye Lingling to his poor home, and she reassured him before he said he wanted his loved ones to live good lives.

Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling left Cheng Family Village and traveled to a secluded valley where Cheng Xiao hoped to claim a wounded Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast as a Shadow Soldier. After defeating and converting a pack of displaced Soul Beasts, Cheng Xiao learned that a powerful human Soul Master had brought them there and focused his attention on the waterfall.

• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling awkwardly discussed waking up in each other’s arms before leaving Cheng Family Village.
• Cheng Xiao brought Ye Lingling to a valley near Sacred Soul Village to search for the wounded Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and its soul bone.
• Cheng Xiao sent Shadow Soldiers to search the valley, then used Shadow Swap to travel with Ye Lingling to the waterfall.
• Ghost Leopard warned Cheng Xiao that emerald-green Soul Beasts were approaching, and Cheng Xiao ordered the Shadow Soldiers to kill them.
• Cheng Xiao turned the dead Soul Beasts into Shadow Soldiers and learned they had been captured and brought there by a powerful human Soul Master.

Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling reached the hidden chamber behind the waterfall and found the surviving Blue Silver Emperor, Ah Yin. Cheng Xiao used his Holy Soul Power to help her grow, and Ah Yin acknowledged that she could understand him.

• Cheng Xiao forced back the waterfall and entered the cave with Ye Lingling.
• Cheng Xiao called Nash, who shattered the stone door and cleared away its rubble.
• Cheng Xiao found Ah Yin growing as a Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns in the stone chamber.
• Cheng Xiao stroked Ah Yin's leaves and poured his remaining Holy Soul Power into her, making her grow and glow.
• Cheng Xiao asked Ah Yin to signal whether she understood him, and she dipped one of her leaves in response.

Cheng Xiao confronted Ah Yin with the choice to die and be revived or continue suffering, while Ye Lingling helped her face Tang Hao’s abandonment. After Ah Yin’s despair began to drain her life, Cheng Xiao reached her through his Shadow Power and asked her to stay with him, and she agreed.

• Cheng Xiao told Ah Yin he would take her from the cave only if she chose to die, and Ye Lingling asked to speak with her privately.
• Ye Lingling urged Ah Yin to accept Cheng Xiao’s second choice and questioned why Tang Hao had left her in a sunless cave.
• Cheng Xiao told Ah Yin that Tang San was fourteen and that Tang Hao had not visited her in years, deepening her despair until her life force began to fade.
• Cheng Xiao enveloped Ah Yin in Shadow Power, entered her consciousness, and apologized while comforting her.
• Cheng Xiao promised not to abandon Ah Yin and asked her to stay by his side, and Ah Yin agreed.

Cheng Xiao revived Ah Yin as a Shadow Soldier, and she revealed the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone hidden in the chamber. Ye Lingling absorbed the bone and reached level forty, while Tang Hao sensed that the box’s soul imprint had been broken and rushed toward Sacred Soul Village.

• Ah Yin emerged from the Blue Silver Emperor as a Shadow Soldier, and Cheng Xiao accepted her loyalty.
• Ah Yin activated a hidden mechanism that revealed the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, while Tang Hao sensed the broken soul imprint and hurried toward Sacred Soul Village.
• Ah Yin offered the soul bone to Ye Lingling, and Cheng Xiao agreed that it suited her better than him.
• Ye Lingling absorbed the soul bone with Ah Yin’s guidance and reached level forty.
• After several hours, Ye Lingling awoke, and she and Cheng Xiao left the cave.

Cheng Xiao destroyed the cave where Ah Yin had been imprisoned and left with Ye Lingling, while Tang Hao returned to find the cave and waterfall gone. During their flight, Cheng Xiao broke through to level fifty and secretly condensed a soul ring, then headed for Sunset Forest to help Ye Lingling obtain hers.

• Cheng Xiao summoned Nash to blast the hill containing Ah Yin's cave into fragments, then flew with Ye Lingling toward Seven Star Academy.
• Tang Hao reached the valley and found the waterfall and hill destroyed, then roared in rage and threatened whoever had taken Ah Yin and the soul bone.
• While flying at dawn, Cheng Xiao felt his Soul Power nearing a breakthrough and entered cultivation in the Resting Place, where Ashborn warned him that the Sovereigns and other powerful beings were approaching.
• Cheng Xiao broke through to level fifty and secretly condensed a black soul ring without revealing it to Ye Lingling.
• Cheng Xiao turned Nash toward Sunset Forest to help Ye Lingling obtain a soul ring, and Ye Lingling blushed when she learned his plan.

Cheng Xiao gained new Shadow abilities while Ye Lingling absorbed a soul ring in Sunset Forest, and he prepared to return to Shrek Academy with Dugu Bo. At Shrek, Tang San showed his new fourth soul ring, astonishing Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun because it was a ten-thousand-year ring.

• Cheng Xiao sent Shadow Soldiers to find suitable Soul Beasts for Ye Lingling, who chose one and began absorbing its soul ring.
• Cheng Xiao learned Exclusive Authority, King's Domain, and Shadow, then tested his domain and discovered it consumed Soul Power rapidly.
• Dugu Bo found Cheng Xiao and discussed his level breakthrough, Ye Lingling's soul ring hunt, and returning to the academy together.
• Dugu Bo told Cheng Xiao that Xue Qinghe had been waiting because Cheng Xiao had promised to meet him, and Cheng Xiao agreed to think about what to say.
• At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai thanked Tang San for the Immortal Herb that helped him recover and reach level forty-two.
• Tang San revealed his fourth soul ring to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were shocked to see that it was a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

Tang San showed Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai his powerful ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Skill, while Cheng Xiao met with Qian Renxue at Seven Star Academy and provoked her. Qian Renxue left furious after agreeing to use the name Liu Xue.

• Tang San demonstrated his regenerating group-control Silver Cage to Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, who praised his strength and expected Shrek Academy to win the tournament.
• Ma Hongjun told Tang San that Dai Mubai had fought with Oscar and that Zhu Zhuqing had attacked Dai Mubai; Tang San urged Dai Mubai to avoid further conflicts.
• Cheng Xiao arrived at Seven Star Academy's reception hall, where Xue Qinghe introduced him to Qian Renxue before leaving them alone.
• Qian Renxue accused Cheng Xiao of using her and discarding her, while he teased her and asked about her strength and planned tournament name.
• Qian Renxue said her true strength was level fifty-three and chose the name Liu Xue, then grew furious when Cheng Xiao told her she could leave or stay at the academy.

On the opening day of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, Cheng Xiao and Seven Star Academy headed to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. They stopped to watch as the crowd mocked Shrek Academy for its green uniforms.

• The tournament began in Heaven Dou City, with nearly a hundred advanced academies competing under rules that prohibited weapons other than martial souls.
• After three months of training, Dugu Yan had reached level fifty, while Yu Tianheng, the Shi Brothers, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong had reached level forty.
• Cheng Xiao slept in, ate breakfast with Dugu Bo, and said he wanted Seven Star Academy to make an impression despite having little reputation.
• Dugu Bo led Cheng Xiao and the team toward the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where they planned to enter through the competitors' passage.
• Cheng Xiao's group stopped when the crowd jeered at Shrek Academy and its green uniforms, then compared them with Seven Star Academy's black-and-blue uniforms and distinctive emblem.

Cheng Xiao and the Seven Star Academy team arrived at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where Dugu Bo introduced them to Prince Xue Xing and Xue Qinghe. Their unfamiliar academy drew the attention of Blazing Fire Academy and Tianshui Academy as the tournament teams gathered.

• Dugu Bo led Cheng Xiao and the Seven Star Academy team through a guarded side entrance into the arena.
• Prince Xue Xing greeted Dugu Bo and learned that Cheng Xiao had a powerful master, while Xue Qinghe exchanged brief words with Cheng Xiao before leaving.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu recognized Seven Star Academy as a new team and reminded their teammates not to underestimate their opponents.
• Shui Bing'er told the Tianshui Academy team that Seven Star Academy was unfamiliar and urged them to stay alert.

At the Great Soul Arena, Cheng Xiao and Yu Tianheng expressed confidence that Seven Star Academy would win the tournament. Cheng Xiao then clashed verbally with Ma Hongjun and Tang San, but Flender intervened and Cheng Xiao left with Yu Tianheng.

• Yu Tianheng told Cheng Xiao that he believed Seven Star Academy would win the championship, and Cheng Xiao agreed that confidence mattered.
• Ma Hongjun ogled women and complained about Shrek Academy's uniforms while the team faced mockery from spectators.
• Ma Hongjun insulted Cheng Xiao and Yu Tianheng, and Cheng Xiao retaliated by taunting Ma Hongjun and Tang San.
• Tang San challenged Cheng Xiao to settle their dispute on the competition stage, and Cheng Xiao warned him not to repeat his petty behavior.
• Flender stepped in to prevent a fight, thanked Cheng Xiao for saving him before, and Cheng Xiao departed with Yu Tianheng.

At the tournament opening ceremony, Cheng Xiao and Qian Renxue lured Ma Hongjun into a secluded area after he followed them, and they attacked him. Qian Renxue stopped Cheng Xiao from leaving and demanded to know what he had done to her.

• Flender warned Ma Hongjun not to provoke Cheng Xiao’s group because Dugu Bo, the dean of Seven Star Academy, was a Titled Douluo.
• Emperor Xue Ye opened the tournament, and Ning Fengzhi began his address as Cheng Xiao left the ceremony after spotting Qian Renxue.
• Ma Hongjun followed Cheng Xiao and Qian Renxue, planning to approach Qian Renxue after they were alone, but black vines trapped him.
• Cheng Xiao guided Qian Renxue’s attack, and her golden sword, wreathed in black smoke, severed Ma Hongjun’s legs.
• Qian Renxue blocked Cheng Xiao as he tried to leave and asked what he had done to her.

Cheng Xiao provoked Qian Renxue after restraining her and slapping her, then left her furious. Shrek Academy drew Seven Star Academy as its first opponent, and both teams prepared for their match.

• Cheng Xiao bound Qian Renxue with the Blue Silver Emperor, shattered her summoned sword, and slapped her before leaving her to vow revenge.
• Platinum Bishop Salas announced the preliminary matchups, pairing Shrek Academy with Seven Star Academy.
• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to avenge their earlier defeat, and Tang San selected Shrek's lineup for the match.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai went to find Ma Hongjun after learning he had left the spectator area.
• At Seven Star Academy, Ye Lingling asked Cheng Xiao about his tension with Qian Renxue and warned him to prepare for Shrek.
• Qian Renxue silently resolved to get revenge on Cheng Xiao as the Canghui Academy and Purple Star Academy battle began.

Ma Hongjun was found with both legs severed and accused Cheng Xiao and a blonde woman of causing his injuries. As the Seven Star Academy versus Shrek Academy match began, Shrek returned to its lounge with Ma Hongjun, leaving the team scrambling to treat him and prepare to compete.

• Ma Hongjun crawled toward Tang San and Dai Mubai, who stopped his bleeding and learned that his legs had been severed.
• Ma Hongjun blamed Cheng Xiao and a blonde woman, but Tang San suspected he had followed them and been caught.
• Tang San carried Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy while Dai Mubai brought his severed legs, and they hurried in hopes of reattaching them.
• The host announced the match between Seven Star Academy and Shrek Academy as the crowd cheered and insulted Shrek.
• Qian Renxue declared that she would take the field first, while Shrek's staff waited for Tang San and the others to return.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai arrived with Ma Hongjun, and Flender gave him Oscar's Great Recovery Sausage.