Chapter Summaries

Zhang Tianyu visited the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, watched Tang San secure a five-million-Gold-Soul-Coin Hidden Weapons deal, and received a mission to obtain that amount from him. As Zhang Tianyu pondered how to complete it, Bone Douluo challenged him to spar, and a new mission required him to accept and impress the elder.

• Ning Fengzhi welcomed the Shrek Academy group and tried to recruit them, but they postponed choosing a faction while they prepared for the Soul Master Tournament.
• Ning Rongrong demonstrated Tang San's Hidden Weapons, prompting Ning Fengzhi to order them and pay Tang San five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Zhang Tianyu received the mission to obtain five million Gold Soul Coins from Tang San and considered ways to do so, including using the Five Ghosts Transport Order.
• Bone Douluo challenged Zhang Tianyu to spar, and the system gave Zhang Tianyu a mission to accept and leave a deep impression on him.
• Zhang Tianyu accepted Bone Douluo's challenge with a confident invitation to begin.

Zhang Tianyu fought Bone Douluo on the Martial Arts Arena, revealing the power of Huangquan and its corrosive ability before Ning Fengzhi stopped the duel. Afterward, Sword Douluo proposed that Zhang Tianyu and Ning Rongrong become engaged, leaving everyone startled.

• Zhang Tianyu opened the duel with Huangquan’s fourth soul skill, summoning fourteen illusory swords and trapping Bone Douluo in a terrifying domain.
• Bone Douluo used Bone Armor Defense to escape the domain and endured the swords’ attacks, while Xiao Wu worried that staying with Zhang Tianyu would only bring him trouble.
• Huangquan’s corrosive power ate through Bone Douluo’s armor, but he kept fighting after Sword Douluo mocked him until Ning Fengzhi ordered him to stop.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Zhang Tianyu’s strength and learned that he was pretending to be Level 43.
• Sword Douluo proposed arranging an engagement between Zhang Tianyu and Ning Rongrong, leaving the others with complicated expressions.

Zhang Tianyu received a mission to visit the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and distribute its herbs, while reflecting on Xiao Wu’s vulnerable position as a soul beast. After leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he encouraged Tang San to establish the Tang Sect sooner, strengthening Tang San’s trust in him.

• The system assigned Zhang Tianyu missions to absorb energy at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and give its herbs to the Shrek Seven Devils, while joking that the men should be fattened before being slaughtered.
• Ning Rongrong reassured Xiao Wu about Sword Douluo’s teasing, and Zhang Tianyu recognized Xiao Wu’s sadness over the dangers tied to her identity as a soul beast.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Bone Douluo against capturing Zhang Tianyu, estimating that his real strength might exceed that of a Soul Emperor and noting Sword Douluo’s sense of his formidable sword energy.
• After leaving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Tang San told Zhang Tianyu he was unsure when to found the Tang Sect, and Zhang Tianyu argued that starting early would help him recruit disciples and gain experience.
• Tang San thanked Zhang Tianyu for supporting him, feeling moved that Zhang Tianyu remained his trusted friend despite others growing wary of him because of Yu Xiaogang’s reputation.

Tang San left Shrek Academy to begin establishing the Tang Sect, while Zhang Tianyu secretly prepared to exploit his spending. In Heaven Dou City, a fortune-teller led Tang San to suspect that Yu Xiaogang had passed his misfortune on to him, but the old man’s inquiry remained unfinished.

• Tang San decided to establish the Tang Sect, recruit blacksmiths, and seek land and construction help in Heaven Dou City.
• Zhang Tianyu watched Tang San leave and planned to use disguises and enhanced Sword Qi Clones to manipulate events.
• A thin man in black brought Tang San to Lord Busuanzi, who claimed black qi emanated from Tang San and asked about his long run of bad luck.
• Tang San admitted his daily misfortunes had eased over the past year and immediately identified Yu Xiaogang as the person most likely to have brought him bad luck.
• Tang San recalled several disastrous incidents involving Yu Xiaogang and began considering whether Yu Xiaogang had passed his misfortune on to him.

Tang San suspected that Yu Xiaogang had transferred his misfortune to him, then hired Nikolai to help him establish a sect and find land. He agreed to buy a 300-mu plot outside Heaven Dou City, leaving two million Gold Soul Coins to pay after the nobles prepared the transaction document.

• Tang San blamed Yu Xiaogang for transferring bad luck to him and resolved to sever their master-disciple relationship.
• Nikolai agreed to arrange land, construction help, and access to the Black Market for 500,000 Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San paid him.
• Tang San met two masked nobles through Nikolai and considered their offer of a 300-mu plot near Blue Tyrant Academy for three million Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San paid one million as a deposit, and the nobles agreed to bring the land document in two days while he brought the remaining two million.

Tang San secured the land documents, hired Wang Tiezhu’s crew to design and build the sect, and spent his remaining money seeking a Soul Bone or Soul Tool in the Black Market. After the payment completed Zhang Tianyu’s quest, Zhang Tianyu gained a sword skill that greatly increased his damage against Tool Spirit Soul Masters, especially Clear Sky Hammer users.

• Tang San received the sealed land documents from the two noble gentlemen and paid them the remaining two cards.
• Nikolai introduced Tang San to Wang Tiezhu, whose crew agreed to build the sect for 520,000 Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San paid the construction deposit and later approved Wang Tiezhu’s plans, leaving one million Gold Soul Coins.
• Nikolai led Tang San to the underground Black Market, where a broker agreed to seek a Soul Bone or Soul Tool for his final million.
• Zhang Tianyu completed the [Your Money Is My Money] quest and obtained the Heaven-Breaking Sword skill, which amplified his damage against Tool Spirit Soul Masters and especially Clear Sky Hammer Spirit Soul Masters.

After Tang San lost five million Gold Soul Coins in a scam, he discovered that the promised workers and Busuanzi had vanished. Ashamed and devastated, he avoided Shrek Academy and ended the day alone in the city, knowing he would eventually have to return.

• Zhang Tianyu discussed Huangquan and Biluo's shared Seventh Soul Skill with the system, then learned the system would revive Tang San if he died before enduring twenty years of misery.
• Tang San waited at his empty construction site for workers who never arrived, then worried that he had been scammed.
• The next morning, Tang San found Busuanzi's courtyard deserted and realized that Busuanzi and Nikolai had swindled him out of five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy but, afraid of being mocked or pitied, turned away without going inside.
• Tang San wandered the city in despair, considered dying, and finally bought food and water while resolving that he would have to return to the academy.

After Tang San was scammed out of five million Gold Soul Coins, Zhang Tianyu comforted him and brought him to Liu Erlong, who confirmed that the land he had paid for already belonged to the academy. At dinner, Zhang Tianyu spotted Qian Renxue and received a mission to make her remember him before midnight.

• Tang San told Zhang Tianyu that he had been tricked into paying five million Gold Soul Coins for a fake land purchase, and Zhang Tianyu agreed to help him seek assistance.
• Zhang Tianyu took Tang San to see Liu Erlong, who examined the deed and explained that the land belonged to the academy and did not need to be bought.
• Zhang Tianyu offered Tang San five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, then invited him to dinner to lift his spirits.
• At the restaurant, Zhang Tianyu recognized Qian Renxue and received a mission to make her remember him before midnight.
• Zhang Tianyu tracked Qian Renxue on the Live Map and learned that she and her noble companions went to Heaven Dou City's Great Soul Arena.

Zhang Tianyu entered Arena No. 7 as Sword Hero and challenged the higher-ranked Wang Dawang, drawing Qian Renxue’s attention. He defeated Wang Dawang with a lightning-fast sword strike that left only a small wound, and Qian Renxue watched his departure in fascination.

• After dinner, Zhang Tianyu suggested visiting the Battle Soul Arena, and Tang San agreed.
• Zhang Tianyu discovered that Qian Renxue was watching matches among ordinary spectators and arranged to perform at Arena No. 7.
• Qian Renxue and her noble companions went to Arena No. 7 after hearing that Sword Hero was challenging a Soul King.
• Wang Dawang activated his Wealthy Dog Martial Soul and attacked Zhang Tianyu with his fourth soul skill, Mad Dog Bite.
• Zhang Tianyu cut Wang Dawang’s neck with a fast sword strike, sparing his life, and Wang Dawang conceded the match.
• The arena crowd watched a replay of Zhang Tianyu’s strike, while Qian Renxue stared at him as he left.

After Zhang Tianyu’s sword fight catches Qian Renxue’s attention, she investigates his background and arranges to meet him at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. She introduces herself as Xue Qinghe and begins building a friendly connection with him, leaving open the prospect of seeing him again.

• Zhang Tianyu completes the [A Night of Romance] mission, earning soul skill unlock progress, a Soul Power level, and reward points after making Qian Renxue fear his strength.
• Qian Renxue investigates Zhang Tianyu and learns that he is in Shrek Academy with Ning Rongrong, then decides to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender tells Zhang Tianyu that Ning Fengzhi has invited him to the sect, while Tang San learns that the first batch of mechanical parts is nearly ready for him to assemble.
• Zhang Tianyu arrives at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and discovers that Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, is there with Ning Fengzhi.
• Qian Renxue admits she investigated Zhang Tianyu after watching his fight, and she promises to attend one of his future matches.

After meeting with Ning Fengzhi and Qian Renxue, Zhang Tianyu focused on preparing for the Soul Master Tournament and took leave to pursue cultivation items. Liu Erlong recovered five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for Tang San, then spoke with Zhang Tianyu about his trip until the system tasked him with persuading her to accompany him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

• Ning Fengzhi praised Zhang Tianyu to Qian Renxue and advised her to build a sincere friendship with him rather than recruit him.
• Zhang Tianyu remembered his unfinished Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well mission and obtained leave from Flender to search for family items.
• Liu Erlong gave Tang San five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins and explained that Nikolai had supposedly died, leaving the rest of the money unrecovered.
• After Tang San left, Liu Erlong urged Zhang Tianyu to protect himself and offered to send people with him on his trip.
• The system assigned Zhang Tianyu a mission to persuade Liu Erlong to accompany him to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Zhang Tianyu persuaded Liu Erlong to leave the academy with him and travel to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where the system set an intimate-contact quest with major rewards. As they flew there together on Yellow Springs, Liu Erlong began to feel free again while Zhang Tianyu enjoyed their close contact.

• Zhang Tianyu invited Liu Erlong to accompany him, and she agreed to leave the academy the next morning.
• The system rewarded Zhang Tianyu for completing a quest and assigned him a new quest involving intimate contact with Liu Erlong on their journey.
• After waking from a frightening dream about a woman with a scythe, Zhang Tianyu found Tang San worrying over his money problems and urged him to confide in his friends.
• Zhang Tianyu met Liu Erlong at the academy gates and flew with her toward the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well on Yellow Springs.
• Liu Erlong enjoyed the freedom of flying after years of isolation, while Zhang Tianyu accelerated and made sharp maneuvers that caused them to rub against each other.

Zhang Tianyu and Liu Erlong reached the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, where Huangquan and Biluo began absorbing its energy. As the system revealed that the spring was the embryonic form of a world, Liu Erlong suddenly cried out as her Soul Power was affected.

• Zhang Tianyu and Liu Erlong found the poisonous fog surrounding the hidden valley and used Huangquan to enter safely.
• Zhang Tianyu found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and sent Huangquan and Biluo to absorb the yin and yang energy.
• The system explained that the spring was an undeveloped world embryo that could not evolve further in the Douluo Dalu world.
• Liu Erlong appeared beside Zhang Tianyu, then cried out in terror as her Soul Power suddenly changed.

Zhang Tianyu rescued Liu Erlong when the energy storm from Huangquan and Biluo threw her Fire Dragon power out of control, and he gained major rewards after the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well was drained. Liu Erlong woke up remembering what happened between them, leaving Zhang Tianyu unsure how she would react.

• The energy storm from Huangquan and Biluo caused Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon power to run wild, and Zhang Tianyu helped her calm it through yin-yang harmonization.
• After Liu Erlong fell asleep, Zhang Tianyu dressed and warmed her while Huangquan and Biluo finished absorbing the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• The system doubled Huangquan and Biluo's attributes and awarded Zhang Tianyu Soul Power, reward points, and his Second Martial Soul's third skill, Sword of the Monarch.
• Liu Erlong woke up, remembered what had happened with Zhang Tianyu, and blushed in confusion.
• Zhang Tianyu stayed silent as Liu Erlong muttered that she had never expected things to turn out this way.

Zhang Tianyu left the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well with Liu Erlong after secretly harvesting its immortal herbs. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo discovering the spring and his treasures were gone and vowing to find the thief.

• Liu Erlong told Zhang Tianyu they would keep quiet about what happened and said she believed her energy would not go out of control again if she avoided the area.
• Zhang Tianyu confirmed that his martial soul had absorbed what he was seeking, then used Huangquan to collect the immortal herbs around the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Liu Erlong boarded Zhang Tianyu's flying sword, and they returned to the academy by evening.
• Liu Erlong hurried back to her cabin alone, while Zhang Tianyu watched her leave and planned to visit her again.
• Dugu Bo returned to his hidden lair, found the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and its treasures missing, and vowed to track down the thief.

Zhang Tianyu consumed the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, gaining Ice-Fire Pupils and Ice-Fire Immunity. The resulting energy burst drew the Shrek group to him, where Liu Erlong privately reflected on her accidental intimacy with him and her relationship with Yu Xiaogang.

• Zhang Tianyu swallowed the two Immortal Herbs in the academy forest, and Biluo and Huangquan helped him endure their opposing energies.
• Zhang Tianyu released the excess energy through his eyes, destroying nearby trees and gaining the Ice-Fire Pupils skill and Ice-Fire Immunity.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and the Shrek students arrived after sensing the disturbance, and Zhang Tianyu explained that he had created a Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Liu Erlong recalled her encounter with Zhang Tianyu and concluded that she could no longer be with Yu Xiaogang, unaware that Yu Xiaogang's orientation had changed.
• The students praised Zhang Tianyu, while Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu reacted jealously to the girls admiring him.
• Xiao Wu asked why Zhang Tianyu had left without telling them, and he said he had expected to return quickly and handle the matter himself.

Zhang Tianyu reunited with his friends, met Qian Renxue, and accepted a flashy cross-rank Battle Soul challenge to impress her. The chapter ended as he faced the brutal level 59 Gale Tiger King, while Qian Renxue prepared to intervene if he seemed in danger.

• Zhang Tianyu returned to Shrek, promised to share his news, and told his friends he had brought back good things.
• Flender told Ye Lingling he would arrange for her to join the first team, while Liu Erlong wondered whether she was jealous of Zhang Tianyu.
• Qian Renxue summoned Zhang Tianyu, and he agreed to accompany her to the Battle Soul Arena after receiving a mission to win a showy match that would make her cheer.
• Zhang Tianyu drew a roaring crowd as Sword Hero, and Qian Renxue considered recruiting him and using his influence to attract allies.
• The host announced that Zhang Tianyu would challenge level 59 Gale Tiger King, and Qian Renxue worried about his safety as the crowd questioned whether he could win.

Zhang Tianyu overwhelmed Gale Tiger King with thirty-three flying swords, but Tiger King revealed a time-type sixth soul skill and froze him in place. The chapter ended with the arena stunned as Tiger King gained the advantage.

• Gale Tiger King taunted Zhang Tianyu before opening the match with his wind-based Fierce Tiger Pounce.
• Zhang Tianyu broke the attack with a sword strike, then summoned thirty-three swords with his fourth soul skill.
• Zhang Tianyu’s swords pierced Tiger King’s defenses and left him bloodied as he tried to reach Zhang Tianyu.
• Zhang Tianyu ordered Tiger King to kneel and leave, but Tiger King stood up and activated his sixth soul skill, Wind of Time.
• Tiger King’s gale froze Zhang Tianyu completely, shocking Qian Renxue, the host, and the audience.

Zhang Tianyu killed Gale Tiger King after resisting his time-stopping soul skill, then received a hidden quest tied to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, whose energy he had already absorbed. Sister System suggested that Biluo and Huangquan might restore some energy so Zhang Tianyu could still complete the quest, but Huangquan began to voice doubts.

• Gale Tiger King revealed his time-type soul skill and threatened to kill the frozen Zhang Tianyu while Qian Renxue considered intervening.
• Zhang Tianyu broke free, killed Gale Tiger King with his sword, and defeated the rescuers who rushed toward the arena.
• Zhang Tianyu defended his victory by explaining that his Mutated Martial Soul had countered the time skill, and the host declared him the winner.
• Zhang Tianyu received rewards for completing [Night of Amazement] and triggered the hidden mission [Mystery of Time · One · Embryo of a New World], which required him to sense energy at the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
• Zhang Tianyu realized he had already absorbed the well’s energy, and Sister System proposed that Biluo and Huangquan return some of it the next day.
• Huangquan began to respond to the proposed plan, but the chapter ended before he explained whether it would work.

After losing the energy stored in Biluo and Huangquan, Zhang Tianyu returned to the dried-up Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to pursue a hidden mission. He realized that the mission sought the primordial Dao itself, not the ice-and-fire power that represented Two.

• Biluo told Zhang Tianyu that the energy had been used to modify his eyes and cultivate the Ice-Fire Pupils, and he fainted from the loss.
• Qian Renxue helped Zhang Tianyu return to Shrek Academy, where Ye Lingling healed him and learned he had defeated a Level 62 opponent while at Level 46.
• After leaving the girls, Zhang Tianyu flew to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and used Biluo and Huangquan to draw out a little energy from his body.
• Zhang Tianyu sensed the red and blue energy at the bottom of the dried-up pit, but the system told him to comprehend the mission without further hints.
• Zhang Tianyu realized that the primordial power was the Dao, while the ice-and-fire springs represented Two.