Chapter Summaries

Salas exposed Yu Xiaogang as an impostor and had him imprisoned, planning to demand a ransom from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. After dinner, Sunday and the Imperial Fighting Team met Shui Bing'er and her sister Shui Yue'er, who was immediately captivated by Sunday.

• Salas accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing a Pope Token and impersonating a Spirit Hall elder, then ordered guards to take him to the dungeon.
• Salas instructed his deacon to inform the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan of Yu Xiaogang's alleged crimes and parade him through the city in a prison cart.
• Sunday and his companions left the Seven Treasure Hotel after dinner and began walking back toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Feng ogled a group of young women, prompting Ning Rongrong to complain and Dugu Yan to quiet them both.
• Shui Bing'er introduced herself and Shui Yue'er to Sunday and the Imperial Fighting Team, while Shui Yue'er openly admired Sunday.

Sunday met Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy team, assessed their upcoming match against Exotic Beast Academy, and warned them about Tang San's soul-power-absorbing fourth skill. He left for Heaven Dou City with Dugu Yan and the others, expecting to watch Godwind Academy face Shrek Academy the next day.

• Sunday teased Shui Yue'er by saying that a man was much more handsome than her, and Shui Bing'er invited him to advise Skywater Academy before its match against Exotic Beast Academy.
• Sunday said Meng Yiran was the only student at Exotic Beast Academy with decent talent and strength, prompting Shui Yue'er to predict an easy win for her team.
• Sunday warned Shui Bing'er that Tang San's fourth soul skill could absorb other people's soul power, and Shui Bing'er left to discuss tactics and pass the warning to Godwind Academy.
• Dugu Yan asked Sunday who would win between Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy, and he explained that Tang San's broad abilities and Godwind's specialization made Shrek the likely favorite.
• Sunday led Dugu Yan and the others out of Heaven Dou City to check on the Blue Silver Emperor and the little duck.

Sunday returned to the villa, then watched the Exchange Tournament, where Skywater Academy defeated Exotic Beast Academy. As Shrek and Divine Wind prepared to fight, the Three Elemental Academies discussed how Feng Xiaotian could counter Tang San.

• Sunday checked the Blue Silver Emperor in the Flower Garden, watered her with nutrient solution, and greeted Little Cui at the villa.
• Sunday arrived early at the Soul Fighting Arena, where Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang recognized him as Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Chief Dean and Great Enshrined.
• Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Team overwhelmed Meng Yiran and the Exotic Beast Team, who soon conceded.
• The Skywater Team bowed to Sunday after winning, prompting spectators to speculate about a partnership between Skywater Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• The Three Elemental Academies' teachers warned Feng Xiaotian to avoid Tang San's blue silver grass and attack with Wind Blade, and Feng Xiaotian promised to win.

Feng Xiaotian’s Divine Wind Team battled Tang San’s Shrek Team, whose Blue Silver Grass blocked their aerial wind-blade assault and created a stalemate. As the fight threatened to drain Tang San, he sent Xiao Wu upward, prompting Feng Xiaotian to warn his team not to look into her eyes.

• Feng Xiaotian reassured Huo Wu that he would not lose, then joined the Divine Wind Team after receiving his teacher’s warning to fight strategically.
• Tang San worried that Yu Xiaogang had disappeared, then introduced himself and his Blood Crystal Blue Silver Grass before the match began.
• Dai Mubai led the Shrek Team in activating their martial souls, while Tang San left Oscar out of the lineup and chose Xiao Wu instead.
• Feng Xiaotian’s team flew into the air and attacked with wind blades, but Tang San’s Spiderweb Thorn Formation raised a blood-red forest that blocked them.
• Tang San ordered Xiao Wu to use her move, and as she launched herself into the air, Feng Xiaotian told his team to climb higher and avoid looking into her eyes.

Xiao Wu and Tang San’s team exploited Feng Xiaotian’s effort to rescue a teammate, while Sunday and Dugu Bo discussed Shrek Academy’s rapid growth and reliance on medicinal boosts. Sunday left Dugu Bo convinced that lasting strength came from what people built within themselves.

• Xiao Wu used Charm and Eight-Stage Throw to knock a Divine Wind member out of the arena, and Feng Xiaotian rushed to save him.
• Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai attacked Feng Xiaotian as the remaining Divine Wind members supported their captain.
• Feng Xiaotian’s counterattack clashed with the incoming Soul Skills, and he carried his teammate outside the arena.
• Dugu Bo joined Sunday in the stands and asked what Yanyan meant by saying Shrek Academy had changed.
• Sunday told Dugu Bo that Shrek’s strength was rising quickly but argued its members relied too much on medicinal substances and lacked solid foundations.
• Dugu Bo agreed with Sunday that strength entrusted to external things was not truly secure.

Yu Yuanzhen rushed to the Martial Soul Temple after learning Yu Xiaogang had been detained, where Salas demanded money for his release. Yu Xiaogang’s threats against Spirit Hall forced Yu Yuanzhen to agree to pay thirty million Gold Soul Coins.

• Sunday wondered where Yu Xiaogang had gone, while Dugu Bo said he did not know.
• Yu Yuanzhen confronted Salas, who showed him a confession accusing Yu Xiaogang of stealing a Pope Token.
• Salas demanded one million Gold Soul Coins and told Yu Yuanzhen about Yu Xiaogang’s earlier impersonation of a Spirit Hall elder.
• Yu Yuanzhen heard Yu Xiaogang claiming to be a Spirit Hall elder and demanding release from the dungeon.
• Yu Xiaogang threatened to destroy Spirit Hall if he escaped, so Salas raised the ransom to thirty million Gold Soul Coins, which Yu Yuanzhen agreed to pay.

After Salas exposed Yu Xiaogang’s threats to Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader freed his son and ordered him to stay at Shrek Academy. Yu Xiaogang regained his resolve by turning to the match against Godwind Academy, where the Shrek Team struggled against Feng Xiaotian and his teammates’ aerial assault.

• Salas revealed Yu Yuanzhen to Yu Xiaogang and used Yu Xiaogang’s threats against Spirit Hall to pressure Yu Yuanzhen for the stolen goods.
• Yu Yuanzhen opened Yu Xiaogang’s cell, ordered him to stay at Shrek Academy and behave, then left with his disappointed son.
• Yu Xiaogang heard that Shrek was facing Godwind Academy and headed to the Soul Fighting Arena, determined to keep training Tang San and Yu Tianheng.
• Sunday praised Feng Xiaotian’s potential to Dugu Bo as Feng Xiaotian led the Divine Wind Team’s attacks from the air.
• Tang San’s soul power rapidly dwindled under the barrage, so Xiao Wu asked Ma Hongjun to fly up and disrupt the opposing team, and he agreed.

Shrek used Ma Hongjun to lure Feng Xiaotian into Tang San’s blue silver grass trap, but Feng Xiaotian broke free and turned Ma Hongjun’s attack against Shrek. The chapter left Shrek’s team scattered and several members injured by the blasts.

• Ma Hongjun charged Feng Xiaotian, and Tang San ordered him to disrupt the Divine Wind Team so he could use blue silver grass to ensnare them.
• Feng Xiaotian overwhelmed Ma Hongjun’s flames, but Tang San caught him with Parasitism and Spider Web Restraint.
• Feng Xiaotian warned his teammates away from the trap, while the Divine Wind Team attacked Shrek’s grounded members.
• Ma Hongjun tried to blast Feng Xiaotian, but Feng Xiaotian broke free, seized Ma Hongjun, and redirected his attack toward Shrek.
• The blasts struck several Shrek members, and someone shouted, “Xiao Wu!!!”

Tang San flew into a rage after Xiao Wu was injured and challenged Feng Xiaotian, who fought back with his self-created Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes. As Tang San struggled to defend himself, he secretly prepared Dragon Whisker Needles to defeat Feng Xiaotian without being caught.

• Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Line knocked Xiao Wu down, and Jiang Zhu hurried over to treat her.
• Tang San abandoned his teammates to attack Feng Xiaotian, while Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and others condemned his hypocrisy.
• Tang San trapped Feng Xiaotian inside a Blue Silver Cage, but Feng Xiaotian continued fighting and unleashed Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Tang San blocked five slashes with his jade-like hands, considered using the Clear Sky Hammer, then rejected the idea because it could expose him and endanger Xiao Wu.
• Tang San concealed Dragon Whisker Needles beneath Blue Silver Grass leaves and threw them at Feng Xiaotian, hoping to break his protective astral qi and win unnoticed.

Tang San used Dragon Whisker Needles to defeat Feng Xiaotian, then tried to conceal the attack and move in for a follow-up. Sunday appeared inside the Blue Silver sphere, stopped the fight, and confronted Tang San about his actions.

• Feng Xiaotian attacked Tang San’s Dragon Whisker Needles head-on, but they shattered his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes and one lodged in his shoulder.
• Tang San advanced on the injured Feng Xiaotian and said he would remove the needle and alter Feng Xiaotian’s memories of the match.
• Feng Xiaotian forced out his Fourth Soul Skill, Demon Wolf Storm, despite the risk of damaging his meridians, and Tang San dodged the attack.
• Sunday descended into the Blue Silver sphere, causing it to dissolve, and questioned Tang San about harming Feng Xiaotian before demanding that he choose what to do.

Sunday ruled that Tang San had broken the tournament rules, voided his match result, and barred him from competing for three days. After dealing with Yu Xiaogang’s protest, Sunday discovered Bibi Dong had come to Heaven Dou City to see Qian Renxue, whose strained reunion with her ended with Bibi Dong asking her to go for a stroll.

• Tang San admitted that he had endangered others, and Sunday voided his match result and barred him from competing for three days.
• Yu Xiaogang protested Sunday’s ruling, so Sunday shot him with a Dragon Whisker Needle, which also pierced Liu Erlong when she shielded him.
• Sunday declared the Divine Wind Team the winner, warned Tang San to behave, and returned to his residence after sensing Bibi Dong approaching Heaven Dou City.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Crown Prince’s Manor and asked Snake Lance about Qian Renxue and the letters she had sent her.
• Qian Renxue returned from morning court and confirmed she had read Bibi Dong’s letters, but rejected her warning about Sunday.
• Bibi Dong softened her tone and asked Qian Renxue to go for a stroll with her.

Sunday confronted Bibi Dong about her strained relationship with Qian Renxue and explained that Qian Renxue was afraid to trust the happiness of a family bond after a painful childhood. Bibi Dong realized that accepting happiness required courage and called herself a failure.

• Qian Renxue rejected Bibi Dong's plea and hurried away, leaving Bibi Dong heartbroken.
• Sunday found Bibi Dong in the Pavilion and warned her that her extreme approach was driving Qian Renxue away.
• Sunday questioned whether Bibi Dong's guilt came from seeing Qian Renxue as her daughter, then explained that her love was tangled with hatred and emotional dependence.
• Bibi Dong asked why Qian Renxue would not accept her, and Sunday said Qian Renxue feared that their renewed affection would prove false or temporary.
• Bibi Dong listened to Sunday's explanation and bitterly concluded that she was a failure for struggling to face happiness.

Sunday advised Bibi Dong to confront her past and urged Qian Renxue to approach their strained relationship gradually, beginning as friends. Qian Renxue accepted his guidance and learned that Sunday came from another world, which he promised to show them if he had the chance.

• Sunday told Bibi Dong that she needed to accept herself and face the problems she was avoiding, then left her to decide what to do.
• Sunday found Qian Renxue by a lake outside Heaven Dou City and listened as she questioned whether Bibi Dong’s concern was genuine.
• Sunday explained that Bibi Dong’s attempts to make amends were overwhelming Qian Renxue and suggested they begin again as friends.
• Qian Renxue described her resentment and confusion about Bibi Dong, and Sunday said the past should be explained to her personally by her mother.
• Qian Renxue said she understood that Bibi Dong remained trapped in the past, then joked that Sunday did not understand romance.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Sunday came from another world, and Sunday confirmed it and offered to take them there someday.

Sunday told Qian Renxue that solitude could be freedom, and she returned to find Bibi Dong waiting with gifts, then agreed to go for a stroll with her in disguise. At the villa, the Blue Silver Emperor asked Sunday to take her to see Tang San, and he carried her to Shrek Academy, where he found Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Sunday told Qian Renxue that people who enjoyed solitude saw it as freedom, then sent her away.
• Qian Renxue returned to her room, found Bibi Dong with gifts, and agreed to leave with her through the back door in disguise.
• The Blue Silver Emperor reached for Sunday, and Little Cui explained that she had awakened and sensed her son Tang San.
• The Blue Silver Emperor asked to see Tang San and agreed to sever her ties to her former life after the meeting.
• Sunday shrank the Blue Silver Emperor into a blade of grass and took her to the Soul Fighting Arena, but Tang San had already left with the Shrek Team.
• Sunday flew to Shrek Academy and found Tang San and Xiao Wu, who complained about being ostracized by Dai Mubai and the others.

Tang San blamed his teammates and Yu Xiaogang for his isolation after Shrek’s defeat, while Sunday comforted Ah Yin and explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had been displaced by the crystal blood dragon ginseng. Ah Yin questioned why her son’s bloodline was so weak, leaving Sunday to identify the cause.

• Tang San apologized to Xiao Wu for using hidden weapons and failing to protect her, while privately resenting Dai Mubai, the others, and Yu Xiaogang.
• Sunday reflected on the conflicts within the Shrek Team and how Yu Xiaogang had used pressure and moral blackmail to bring Ning Rongrong back into the group.
• Sunday showed Ah Yin Tang San and gave her a drop of golden blood, restoring her vitality and rapidly increasing her age.
• Ah Yin asked Sunday why Tang San had so little Blue Silver Emperor bloodline despite her having passed much of hers to him.
• Sunday realized that the crystal blood dragon ginseng Tang San absorbed had displaced his remaining Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.

Sunday told Ah Yin that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass had been ruined by Tang Hao and a fraudulent teacher, then followed an urgent dispatch to learn that the Speed Clan had been massacred in the Star Luo Empire. Xue Ye summoned Ning Fengzhi and questioned a courier about the attack, whose elusive assailant seemed to be a Shadow-Type Soul Master.

• Sunday told Ah Yin that Tang Hao and Tang San’s teacher had mishandled Tang San’s cultivation, leaving his Blue Silver Grass ruined before he used a precious herb to recover.
• Ah Yin looked at Tang San, then asked Sunday to take her back; Sunday wondered whether Ye Lingling could make the Blue Silver King sacrifice himself.
• Sunday and Tang San noticed an urgent border courier rushing toward the Imperial Palace, and Sunday followed him.
• The courier told Xue Ye that most of the Speed Clan had been killed in the Star Luo Empire, likely by a Titled Douluo or several Soul Douluos.
• Xue Ye ordered an invitation sent to Ning Fengzhi and asked the courier about the factions’ reactions and the attacker’s identity.
• The courier said the assassin’s shadow-like Martial Soul and disorienting Soul Skills suggested a Shadow-Type Soul Master.

After hearing that the Speed Clan had been wiped out, Xue Ye summoned Xue Qinghe and Sunday to discuss the attack. Sunday noticed that Xue Qinghe carried Bibi Dong’s scent, while the story left the group waiting for Ning Fengzhi to join them.

• Xue Ye ordered a guard to summon Xue Qinghe and invite Sunday after learning the Speed Clan had been destroyed.
• Sunday appeared in the palace hall and accompanied Xue Ye toward the banquet hall.
• Xue Ye noticed a fragrance on Xue Qinghe, and Sunday recognized it as Bibi Dong’s scent and warned Xue Qinghe to be more careful.
• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that the Speed Clan had been assassinated and asked for her opinion; she suggested several factions were likely involved.
• Xue Ye explained that the attacker was probably a powerful shadow-type Soul Master and said he had invited Ning Fengzhi for information.
• Ning Fengzhi’s arrival was announced as Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Sunday waited in the banquet hall.

Ning Fengzhi joined Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Sunday for a banquet, where Xue Ye questioned him about the attack on the Speed Clan. Ning Fengzhi deflected suspicion from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and implied the Clear Sky Sect might be behind the attacks.

• Ning Fengzhi arrived at the banquet, greeted Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Sunday, and took his seat beside Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Ye offered spiritual herbs and sacred medicines for Ning Fengzhi’s injured sect elders, then asked whether he had heard about the attack on the Speed Clan.
• Ning Fengzhi feigned surprise and anger, then said he knew little about reclusive experts and named Bone Douluo and Gui Mei as possible shadow-type Titled Douluos.
• When Xue Ye asked whether Spirit Hall was responsible, Ning Fengzhi denied making an accusation and suggested the culprit might be using concealment or disguise.
• Ning Fengzhi compared the attack to the destruction of the Strength Clan and implied that someone might be framing the Clear Sky Sect.
• Sunday realized Ning Fengzhi intended to shift suspicion toward the Clear Sky Sect, while Spirit Hall and the empires might help redirect blame away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye helped spread suspicion that secluded families were behind the attack on the Speed Clan, while Bibi Dong prepared a Spirit Hall council meeting and demanded Ning Fengzhi show sincerity. Ning Fengzhi then sent a force led by Elder Tie and Elder Zhang to make an attack look like the work of the Clear Sky Sect.

• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye agreed to spread the possibility that secluded families had provoked the conflict and decided to involve the Pope.
• News of the Speed Clan’s destruction spread across the continent, alarming academies and disrupting the Exchange Tournament.
• Bibi Dong rejected Gui Mei’s proposal to eliminate families that blamed Spirit Hall and ordered Yue Guan to convene a council meeting in Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong sent Gui Mei to demand that Ning Fengzhi show sincerity before Spirit Hall would help him, then advised Hu Liena that the truth was not always necessary.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Elder Tie and Elder Zhang to attack their targets while making the attackers appear to belong to the Clear Sky Sect.

Ning Fengzhi sent Elders Tie and Zhang to attack the Defense Clan and frame the Clear Sky Sect, while Chen Xin stood by to ensure the mission succeeded. Their raid on the Defense Clan's compound ran into Niu Gao's resistance and a trap, forcing them to retreat as the city's forces arrived.

• Ning Fengzhi ordered Elders Tie and Zhang to target the Defense and Breaking Clans, warned Chen Xin about the risks, and suggested sacrifices might be necessary.
• That night, Elders Tie and Zhang led Soul Saints into Longxing City and attacked the Defense Clan's compound with their martial soul avatars.
• Niu Gao emerged in his Giant Rhinoceros Avatar, repelled their first strike, and accused the attackers of belonging to the Clear Sky Sect and killing Old White Bird.
• The Soul Saints attacked the compound but discovered the Defense Clan had moved away, leaving only a few ordinary disciples behind.
• As the City Defense Army and City Lord's Residence rushed toward the compound, Elder Tie and Elder Zhang broke off the fight and ordered their forces to rendezvous with Elder Tang Lie.