Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect elders heard reports of Yang Jian’s extraordinary strength and abilities, prompting Ning to fully support Ning Rongrong’s pursuit of him. The chapter ended with Gu Rong preparing to confront Yang Jian before Chen Xin stopped him.

• Two soul masters reported that fifteen-year-old Yang Jian had reached level forty-eight and could immobilize a powerful Three-Headed Flood Dragon Wolf King.
• Ning Fengzhi reconsidered Yang Jian as a potential son-in-law after hearing about his strength and unusual soul skill.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered the sect to support Ning Rongrong in winning Yang Jian over, while warning her not to cross a certain boundary.
• Gu Rong criticized Ning Fengzhi for encouraging the match, then set out to see Yang Jian for himself.
• Chen Xin stopped Gu Rong as he tried to leave the council hall.

The Shrek group searched the Star Dou Great Forest for Oscar’s third soul ring after he reached rank thirty, while the elders of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect accepted the possibility of Ning Rongrong and Yang Jian becoming a couple. Zhao Wuji spotted a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent that suited Oscar.

• Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi persuaded Bone Douluo Gu Rong not to interfere in Ning Rongrong’s affairs, though Gu Rong warned that he would not forgive Yang Jian if he mistreated her.
• Oscar reached rank thirty, so the Shrek group turned back into the Star Dou Great Forest to seek his third soul ring.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai questioned Oscar about the abilities he wanted from his soul ring, and Yang Jian mocked Yu Xiaogang’s discredited theories.
• Ning Rongrong defended Yang Jian and teased Zhu Zhuqing about her distraction, while Zhao Wuji warned the group to stay alert.
• Zhao Wuji announced that a thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent had appeared and was suitable for Oscar.

Yang Jian explained the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s potential flight ability to the Shrek group while Flender warned him that his talent could attract a powerful enemy. Their conversation ended in a misunderstanding just as Oscar prepared to kill the defeated serpent and absorb its Soul Ring.

• Yang Jian explained that Oscar might gain a speed-related skill or limited flight by absorbing the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent’s Soul Ring.
• Flender urged Yang Jian to rein in his influence on the others and speculated that a great villain, perhaps a World-Destroying Lord, might arise to oppose him.
• Flender described the City of Sin in the west, and Yang Jian recognized it as Slaughter City but dismissed Flender’s theories.
• Flender misinterpreted Yang Jian’s remark about soul-beast meat as an insult about Ning Rongrong, prompting Yang Jian to shout at him.
• Oscar prepared to stab the subdued Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, but Yang Jian shouted for him to stop.

The Peerless Dragon Snake confronted Flender and Zhao Wuji over the thousand-year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, claiming it for their granddaughter Meng Yiran. Yang Jian refused to involve himself, and the chapter ended with Meng Yiran insulting Yu Xiaogang and drawing Yang Jian’s attention.

• A woman called out across the distance, prompting Zhao Wuji and Flender to ready themselves for a powerful stranger.
• Dragon Duke Meng Shu, Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran appeared, and Yu Xiaogang identified the elders as the Peerless Dragon Snake.
• Meng Shu claimed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent belonged to Meng Yiran and demanded an explanation from Flender and Zhao Wuji.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji looked to Yang Jian for help, but he decided not to risk himself or fight the Peerless Dragon Snake.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the elders and gave his name, while Chao Tianxiang asked them to hand over the serpent.
• Meng Yiran rejected the request to hand over what she said was already theirs, insulted Yu Xiaogang, and caught Yang Jian’s attention.

Yang Jian provoked the Peerless Dragon Snake while Flender and Zhao Wuji prepared to defend Shrek Academy, and the system rewarded him for stirring their emotions. The chapter ended with Yang Jian throwing two powerful artifacts at Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang.

• Chao Tianxiang apologized for Meng Yiran’s rude behavior, but Yang Jian insulted her and withstood her Soul Emperor pressure without help.
• Yang Jian’s insults triggered rewards from the system, including a Dragon-Subduing Nail, a Leifeng Pagoda, a Steal Card, and a soul-power increase.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to rein in Yang Jian, while Meng Shu demanded that Flender hand him over.
• Flender refused to surrender Yang Jian, and he and Zhao Wuji prepared to fight the Peerless Dragon Snake.
• Yang Jian threw the Dragon-Subduing Nail at Meng Shu and the Leifeng Pagoda at Chao Tianxiang, offering to take their heads.

Yang Jian trapped Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and used the Dragon-Subduing Nail to suppress Dragon Duke Meng Shu, then fought him alongside Flender and Zhao Wuji. Meng Shu unleashed his eighth Soul Skill and fled, but Yang Jian sent Xiaotian after him with Holy Light Baptism.

• Yang Jian impaled Meng Shu with the Dragon-Subduing Nail and sealed Chao Tianxiang beneath the Leifeng Pagoda.
• Yang Jian gained strength from the others’ emotional reactions, while Flender and Zhao Wuji joined him in attacking Meng Shu.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Yang Jian as Meng Shu fought back with his eighth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Dragons Shattering Mountains Formation.
• Meng Shu declared defeat and fled alone, leaving Chao Tianxiang imprisoned and Meng Yiran behind.
• Yang Jian called Xiaotian to pursue Meng Shu, and Xiaotian launched Holy Light Baptism after him.

Yang Jian defeated Dragon Duke Meng Shu with a barrage of Holy Light Cannonballs and Ultimate Flame, then gained a Persona Mask from Meng Shu’s fear and other emotions. He reunited with the Shrek group, who celebrated his victory, as Yu Xiaogang arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Yang Jian ambushed Meng Shu with repeated Holy Light Cannonballs, then found him in the mist and set him ablaze with Ultimate Flame.
• Meng Shu begged Yang Jian to spare him and offered his granddaughter, but Yang Jian refused and let him die.
• Yang Jian received a Persona Mask that could imitate any human and grant strength up to that of a level 85 Soul Douluo.
• Xiaotian and the Shrek group caught up with Yang Jian, and he showed them Meng Shu’s corpse.
• Zhao Wuji praised Yang Jian for killing a Soul Douluo, while Flender and the others reacted to the victory.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived with Tang San and Xiao Wu and asked what had happened to the Dragon Duke.

Yang Jian watched Oscar apologize for his past hostility and accepted after teasing him, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San reacted strangely to his rebuke. The group then turned back to the unresolved matter of Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and her granddaughter.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu commented on Yang Jian's strength, and Oscar declared his admiration for him.
• Oscar bowed and apologized to Yang Jian for his earlier disrespect and for doubting him.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji praised Oscar for admitting his mistakes, while Yang Jian's teasing helped the Shrek group relax.
• Yang Jian rebuked Oscar for asking to be forgiven, and Oscar immediately stood at attention; Yu Xiaogang and Tang San became visibly excited.
• Yang Jian accepted Oscar's apology, then reminded the group that they still had to deal with Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and her granddaughter.

After Flender explained why he killed Meng Yiran, Yang Jian and the others joked about his supposed tastes before turning to the imprisoned Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang. Flender wondered whether Yang Jian’s unusual tower had been made by a divine smith, leaving Yang Jian to question his sudden fixation.

• Flender said he had killed Meng Yiran and explained that sparing potential enemies could endanger Yang Jian and his companions in the future.
• Ning Rongrong teased Yang Jian about regretting Meng Yiran’s death, and Zhu Zhuqing joined in with jokes about his supposed foot fetish.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji said Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang remained locked inside Yang Jian’s tower, which Zhao Wuji could not damage.
• Flender asked Yang Jian what kind of Soul Tool the tower was and speculated that a divine smith had made it.
• Yang Jian mocked Flender for staring off into space, and Flender asked whether the tower had been made by His Eminence the Divine Smith.

Yang Jian teased the others with the story of Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, then stopped to deal with Snake Granny and absorb a Soul Bone. Yu Xiaogang restored Tang San’s confidence by hinting at Tang Hao’s backing, while Ning Rongrong tried to get Yang Jian to finish the tale.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji reacted nervously when Yang Jian dismissed Titled Douluo, then asked him about the pagoda’s origin and abilities.
• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Tang San to rise above setbacks, privately counting on Tang Hao’s reputation to protect them from Yang Jian.
• Tang San knelt and apologized to Yu Xiaogang, who accepted his disciple’s renewed resolve.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Yang Jian as he told the story of Xu Xian and Bai Suzhen, but Yang Jian stopped before revealing the ending.
• Ning Rongrong pleaded for Yang Jian to finish the story, and he left to deal with Snake Granny and find a place to absorb a Soul Bone.

Oscar killed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent so he could absorb its Soul Ring, while Yang Jian prepared to auction divine artifacts in case Chao Tianxiang ambushed them. Ning Rongrong won the Godly Zhuge Crossbow for one million Gold Soul Coins, and Tang San was stunned to see it.

• Oscar stabbed and killed the unconscious Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent with Zhao Wuji's short knife.
• Yang Jian pointed out that Chao Tianxiang had not spoken and said he had two divine artifacts that could kill her if she appeared.
• Ning Rongrong bid one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for an artifact, but Yang Jian outbid her by one coin.
• Ning Rongrong raised her bid to one million Gold Soul Coins and threatened to tell her father Yang Jian had taken advantage of her if he bid again.
• Yang Jian awarded the Godly Zhuge Crossbow to Ning Rongrong, and Tang San froze when he saw it.