Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu traveled with Wang Liang and Zhang Wu to the Star Dou Great Forest, where the two plotted to attack him while hunting a soul beast. During the hunt, Bai Yu found a strange white flower with blood-red markings, leaving Wang Liang stunned.

• Bai Yu asked Dugu Bo to become a Guest Elder for his planned academy, and Dugu Bo agreed to lend his name while urging Bai Yu to have Zhao Wuji follow him secretly.
• Bai Yu, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Wang Liang, and Zhang Wu entered the Star Dou Great Forest, while Dugu Bo realized Zhao Wuji had not gone with them.
• Wang Liang and Zhang Wu planned to attack Bai Yu after the group subdued an eleven-hundred-year-old Ghost Horn Vine.
• Bai Yu boosted the group's speed with the Human Emperor Banner, and Wang Liang pulled the wounded Ghost Horn Vine from the ground.
• Bai Yu picked a white, red-marked flower growing from a heavy black rock, and Wang Liang recognized it with shock.

Bai Yu used Spirit Pierce and the Barrett to kill Wang Liang and Zhang Wu, then arranged with Dugu Bo to escort him, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing out of the forest. Xiao Wu secretly kept the Lovesick Heartbreak Red Bai Yu had given her, and Bai Yu prepared to stage his injuries before leaving.

• Zhang Wu recognized the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, but Bai Yu struck Wang Liang with Spirit Pierce and sent him flying with the Ghost Horn Vine.
• Bai Yu shot Wang Liang dead with the Barrett, then changed the plot targeting Zhu Zhuqing so Zhang Wu's spear attack lost its guidance.
• After Zhang Wu dodged Bai Yu's first shot, Bai Yu deleted the word "not" from the plot and killed him with a second shot.
• Bai Yu looted Zhang Wu's student token, told Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing his plan, and returned to confront Dugu Bo, who agreed to escort them out.
• Bai Yu revealed that Xiao Wu had the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then cut wounds into himself at the forest's edge while Dugu Bo warned him not to expose their arrangement.

Bai Yu staged a public accusation after surviving an ambush by Wang Liang and Zhang Wu, prompting Heaven Dou Royal Academy to investigate. After receiving support from his teachers and friends, he announced that he planned to leave the academy and build one of his own.

• Meng Shenji and the others rushed to the gates after hearing that Bai Yu had been badly injured.
• Bai Yu accused Heaven Dou Royal Academy students of arranging an ambush, then described Wang Liang and Zhang Wu as attackers he had killed while defending himself with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Bai Yu presented a Heaven Dou Class Two token as evidence, while a confidant of Xue Beng tried to turn the crowd against him.
• Bai Yu went to the infirmary and waited in an empty classroom as Meng Shenji promised a thorough investigation.
• Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, Ning Rongrong, and the others came to support Bai Yu, who announced that he planned to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and build his own academy.

Bai Yu secured funding and support for a new academy, but Xue Beng and Dugu Bo arranged for Heaven Dou Royal Academy to expel him. As Zhao Wuji and the teachers prepared to leave with Bai Yu, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling worried about where he would go next.

• Bai Yu told Zhao Wuji and the teachers he had secured five million Gold Soul Coins and proposed buying into an advanced spirit master academy, with himself as dean.
• Xue Beng learned Dugu Bo planned to pressure the Education Committee members and have Bai Yu expelled, though Xue Beng wanted him killed.
• Dugu Bo demanded that the Education Committee members expel Bai Yu, claiming Bai Yu would betray the royal family once he gained power.
• Xue Beng maneuvered to get Bai Yu expelled from Heaven Dou Royal Academy for slandering the royal family, and Zhao Wuji followed Bai Yu's instructions to confront the Education Committee members and announce Shrek Academy's departure.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling questioned Bai Yu about the accusation, and he told them he believed royal figures had retaliated after he exposed spies.
• Bai Yu told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling he might wander the world and urged them to become stronger before they met again.

Flender’s group sought refuge at Blue Tyrant Academy, but Liu Erlong refused to accept Yu Xiaogang and expelled them after Flender and Yu Xiaogang claimed they were in love. Meanwhile, Bai Yu’s party headed to the academy to recruit Liu Erlong as a vice dean, and Bai Yu encountered Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch along the way.

• Flender brought Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek students to Blue Tyrant Academy to apply for teaching positions.
• Liu Erlong recognized Flender and Yu Xiaogang, welcomed Flender and the students, but demanded that Yu Xiaogang leave.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang declared that they were true love, prompting Liu Erlong to drive the entire group out.
• Liu Erlong discussed the academy’s funding problems with her director and considered taking missions or seeking sponsors.
• Bai Yu told Zhao Wuji and the others they were heading to Blue Tyrant Academy to ask Liu Erlong to become the first vice dean.
• Bai Yu stopped to greet Dragon Duke, Snake Matriarch, and Meng Yiran, who resentfully turned away from him.

Bai Yu secured Dragon Duke, Snake Dowager, and Meng Yiran’s support for his new academy, which was established as Xingyu Academy with five million Gold Soul Coins in funding. He then distributed rare Immortal Herbs to students, leaving the others astonished by their value.

• Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager learned that Poison Douluo had agreed to join Bai Yu’s academy and asked to join as Guest Elders, with Meng Yiran enrolling as a student.
• Bai Yu and the group arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy, where Liu Erlong accepted the five-million-Gold-Soul-Coin investment and agreed to serve as first vice dean.
• Blue Tyrant Academy was renamed Xingyu Academy, and Liu Erlong explained that it faced shortages of wages, cultivation resources, and medicinal materials.
• Dragon Duke offered academy resources, while Bai Yu produced rare herbs and gave the Aromatic Silk Beauty to Ning Rongrong, the Narcissus Jade Bone to Zhu Zhuqing, and the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to Meng Yiran.
• Dragon Duke declared the three Immortal Herbs more valuable than his accumulated fortune and joked that he wanted to rob Bai Yu.

Bai Yu gave Immortal Herbs to his allies and established a Medicine Garden at Xingyu Academy. Bibi Dong and Xue Beng learned that Dugu Bo had joined the academy, and Xue Beng began suspecting the Titled Douluo of betrayal.

• Bai Yu gave Immortal Herbs to Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran, and asked Liu Erlong to set aside land for a Medicine Garden.
• Bai Yu revealed that he had taken the herbs from Poison Douluo, and the academy members inferred that he and Dugu Bo were close.
• Bibi Dong learned about Xingyu Academy and Dugu Bo's role as its Guest Elder, then told Hu Liena to carry out her instructions.
• Dugu Bo told Xue Beng that he had joined Xingyu Academy to gain Bai Yu's allies' trust before striking, and Xue Beng sent away the subordinate who had reported the move.
• After Dugu Bo left, Xue Beng ordered his subordinate to watch Dugu Yan and said he would treat any connection to Bai Yu as proof that Dugu Bo had defected.

He Lili probed Dugu Yan about her feelings for Bai Yu at Xue Beng’s instruction, then reported that Dugu Yan might leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy for Xingyu Academy. Xue Beng ordered He Lili to monitor Dugu Yan, while He Lili secretly decided to investigate Xingyu Academy herself.

• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili discussed Xingyu Academy’s generous benefits and their feelings about Bai Yu.
• He Lili asked whether Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling would go to Xingyu Academy if Bai Yu invited them, and both reacted against the idea of him being with He Lili.
• He Lili sent Xue Beng a report saying Dugu Yan was likely to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy if Bai Yu warmly invited her.
• Xue Beng ordered his confidant to have He Lili monitor Dugu Yan and report immediately if she went to Xingyu Academy.
• He Lili reflected on her admiration for Bai Yu and decided to steer Dugu Yan toward an assignment near Xingyu Academy so she could investigate it.

Bai Yu persuaded Liu Erlong to expand enrollment and build Xingyu Academy into the Heaven Dou Empire’s most elite academy, then stayed awake with her until she finally agreed to rest. They fell asleep in the dean’s office, where Liu Erlong dreamed that Bai Yu had become a Spirit Douluo and confessed his love for her.

• Bai Yu persuaded Liu Erlong to approve expanded enrollment and set a goal of raising at least ten students above level 35 within half a year.
• Liu Erlong drafted the expansion budget, and Bai Yu approved the funding and assigned the work to her and Teacher Zhao.
• Bai Yu stayed awake alongside Liu Erlong as she worked, then told her he had repaid tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins owed by Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong finally agreed to rest, and Bai Yu waited until she closed her eyes before falling asleep at his desk.
• Bai Yu altered the plot so Liu Erlong dreamed that he had become a Spirit Douluo and confessed his love for her.

Liu Erlong woke from an embarrassing dream about Bai Yu and went to confront a group challenging Xingyu Academy. Hu Liena and her masked teammates began their test of the academy, and Li Kai faced Jing Ling in the opening match.

• Liu Erlong woke from a dream about Bai Yu, then hurried to the academy gates after learning that outsiders had arrived to challenge Xingyu Academy.
• A Soul Saint demanded a student relay battle that could force Xingyu Academy to close, and Liu Erlong accepted while wagering the leader's limbs or life if her students won.
• Liu Erlong selected Jing Ling to face the challengers' first student, Li Kai, who revealed himself as a level-four Soul Master with a top-tier Soul Ring configuration.
• Hu Liena watched in disguise and revealed that Bibi Dong had sent her, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping to test whether Dugu Bo would intervene.
• Jing Ling activated his Berserk skill and charged at Li Kai, who summoned his black mountain boar martial soul.

Li Kai defeated Jing Ling and Tailong in succession, leaving Xingyu Academy facing a dire challenge from the visiting team. Just as Huang Yuan prepared to fight, Bai Yu arrived.

• Li Kai used his fourth soul skill to outmaneuver Jing Ling and knock him unconscious.
• Li Kai defeated Tailong in a brutal clash, while Jiang Zhu said Jing Ling had suffered serious internal injuries.
• Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji considered attacking the challengers but held back to protect Xingyu Academy and its students.
• Hu Liena told Zhang Ping to fight next and dismissed Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji as threats.
• Huang Yuan prepared to face the next challenger, but Bai Yu's voice sounded from the edge of the crowd.

Bai Yu replaced Huang Yuan in the arena and defeated Li Kai with a shotgun after exposing his hidden body. He then faced Zhang Ping, whose powerful fourth soul skill was about to strike him.

• Zhao Wuji called Bai Yu to replace Huang Yuan, and Liu Erlong defended Bai Yu’s right to fight as both dean and student.
• Bai Yu warned the exhausted Li Kai to surrender, but Li Kai attacked with a Shadow Clone and was exposed by Bai Yu’s Soul Pet.
• Bai Yu shot Li Kai off the arena, badly wounding him, while Zhao Wuji and Liu Erlong warned the Spirit Hall representatives not to interfere.
• Zhang Ping entered the arena to avenge Li Kai and attacked Bai Yu with her Golden Swallow Spirit.
• Bai Yu changed Zhang Ping’s Gale Force into a breeze, then sent two Soul Pets against her; Zhang Ping blocked them with her Golden Shield and charged with her fourth soul skill.

Bai Yu defeated Zhang Ping with smoke bombs and faced Hu Liena in the next arena match. He countered her attacks, but Hu Liena activated her fourth soul skill and vanished, leaving their fight unresolved.

• Bai Yu used smoke bombs to evade Zhang Ping and threw her off the arena after she exposed his position with her third soul skill.
• Hu Liena chose to continue the matches despite Li Kai's injuries and stepped onto the arena against Bai Yu.
• Bai Yu covered the arena in smoke, while Hu Liena used Fox Fire Order and tried to locate him by listening to his taunts.
• Hu Liena caught Bai Yu with her second soul skill, but his Human Emperor Banner dissolved her foxfire and he evaded her Spirit Pierce.
• Bai Yu blinded Hu Liena with a flare and moved in to knock her off the arena, but she activated Invisible Body and disappeared.

Bai Yu used his system to locate Hu Liena, defeated and restrained her, then got her to surrender after teasing her. He healed Li Kai afterward, and Liu Erlong moved to enforce the wager against the Spirit Hall group.

• Bai Yu used the system’s narration to locate Hu Liena and redirected her into attacks from his Soul Pets, briefly knocking her unconscious.
• Bai Yu tied up Hu Liena, questioned her, and threatened to remove her veil as the smoke began to clear.
• Bai Yu released Hu Liena but slapped her, and she admitted defeat in front of the audience.
• Bai Yu healed Li Kai with his Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone ability, impressing the Spirit Hall representatives.
• Liu Erlong confronted the old man and demanded that he pay the wager with his life.

Dugu Bo forced the Spirit Hall group to honor their wager after they lost to Xingyu Academy, and Bai Yu and Dugu Bo discussed why they had provoked the academy. The injured Spirit Hall members returned to Bibi Dong, who asked Hu Liena how Bai Yu had defeated them.

• Liu Erlong demanded the Soul Saint's life after he tried to back out of his wager, but a Spirit Douluo intervened and challenged her and Zhao Wuji.
• Bai Yu warned that a fight in Heaven Dou City would bring the king's forces, and Dugu Bo arrived to support the academy and demand payment for the wager.
• The Spirit Douluo and Soul Saint each cut off an arm, then left the academy with Hu Liena and the others.
• Dugu Bo privately asked Bai Yu what he had figured out, then requested antidotes for himself and his granddaughter and agreed to return later.
• Bibi Dong heard that Dugu Bo had sided with Bai Yu, arranged treatment for the injured men, and asked Hu Liena how Bai Yu had defeated the three of them.

Hu Liena told Bibi Dong how Bai Yu had defeated her, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping, prompting Bibi Dong to punish them while noticing Hu Liena's concern for him. Meanwhile, Xingyu Academy's generous admissions drew crowds and caught the attention of Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili, who spotted Bai Yu there.

• Hu Liena recounted her defeat by Bai Yu, and Bibi Dong ordered elders to capture him and cut off his hands.
• Hu Liena warned Bibi Dong that attacking Bai Yu would risk conflict with Poison Douluo and the Heaven Dou Empire, and Bibi Dong realized Hu Liena was trying to protect him.
• Bibi Dong sent Hu Liena, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping to confinement for three days, then ordered the guards to ensure Hu Liena received the usual treatment.
• A teacher at Xingyu Academy tested a poor family's grandson, accepted him as a Junior Student, and explained the academy's generous subsidies and financial aid.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili visited Xingyu Academy's busy admissions site and learned about its attentive service, practical tests, and lodging support.
• He Lili spotted Bai Yu among the crowds and pointed him out to Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Bai Yu uncovered Teacher Little Liu’s favoritism during Xingyu Academy’s admissions and dismissed him for abusing his position. After asking Liu Erlong to enforce the academy’s rules, Bai Yu greeted Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili, and silently signaled Dugu Yan to collect her antidote later in private.

• Bai Yu demanded the admissions forms, and Liu Erlong pressured Little Liu to hand them over.
• Bai Yu discovered that Little Liu had concealed Liu Yue’s rank because she was his niece and had sought special admission.
• Bai Yu fired Little Liu and Liu Yue, while Liu Erlong backed his decision and promised to enforce the academy’s rules.
• Bai Yu approached Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili, and signaled Dugu Yan to come collect her antidote alone.

Bai Yu revealed that he was Xingyu Academy’s nominal dean and tried to persuade Dugu Yan to transfer there, while giving her the antidote. After learning she had visited Bai Yu, Xue Beng decided to abduct her and frame Xue Qinghe and Bai Yu, setting a scheme in motion to damage Xingyu Academy.

• Bai Yu told Ye Lingling, He Lili, and Dugu Yan that he was Xingyu Academy’s nominal dean, invited them to stay, and again suggested they join the academy.
• Dugu Yan visited Bai Yu’s office at night for the antidote, and Bai Yu tried to persuade her to transfer before handing it over.
• Xue Beng received a report that Dugu Yan had visited Bai Yu and concluded that Dugu Bo had betrayed him.
• Xue Beng and his confidant devised a plan to abduct Dugu Yan, lure away Xingyu Academy’s allies, and frame Xue Qinghe and Bai Yu.
• Xue Beng sent out his dead men to carry out the scheme and celebrated his own political cleverness.

Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili were ambushed on a forest path, while Bai Yu learned that the kidnappers were demanding ransom from Xingyu Academy. After Dugu Bo set out to rescue them, Qin Ming arrived, and another letter addressed to Bai Yu was delivered.

• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili chose a forest shortcut, where masked attackers surrounded Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with Soul Ancestor-level strength after He Lili disappeared into the bushes.
• Bai Yu showed Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Meng Yiran another Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then received a ransom letter saying Dugu Yan and the others had been kidnapped for five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Bai Yu reasoned that the kidnappers were targeting Xingyu Academy, and he sent the ransom letter to Dugu Bo so he could pursue the rescue.
• Qin Ming rushed to Xingyu Academy, insisting he would help find his students, but Zhao Wuji told him Dugu Bo had already gone after them.
• A teacher brought Bai Yu another letter found at the academy entrance, specifically addressed to him.

Bai Yu and Qin Ming rescued Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and He Lili from kidnappers, but the girls had been forced to swallow a powerful aphrodisiac. The chapter left Dugu Bo arriving in a fury as the drug began to take effect.

• Bai Yu realized the ransom letters were part of a planned kidnapping, and he and Qin Ming went to the location named in the third letter.
• Two kidnappers brought out Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, then forced powder down their throats when Qin Ming attacked.
• Qin Ming killed two Soul Ancestor kidnappers, while two others killed themselves before he could capture them; he then freed He Lili.
• He Lili revealed the kidnappers had given the girls a potent aphrodisiac that would kill them unless it was cured through sex.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling collapsed with the drug taking effect, and Dugu Bo arrived in a rage.