Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai defeated Raging Thunder Vajra in a final clash and began absorbing its forty-six-thousand-year soul ring. Grandmaster and Zi discussed Tang San’s prospects against the fifty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor as the group waited for him.

• Dai Mubai fought Raging Thunder Vajra through repeated exchanges, adapting his attacks while both suffered mounting injuries.
• Dai Mubai and Raging Thunder Vajra unleashed their finishing moves, and Dai Mubai destroyed the beast’s heart with an Explosive Fist after its drill pierced his chest.
• Grandmaster assessed Dai Mubai’s chances of absorbing the forty-six-thousand-year soul ring and used soul ring theory to keep him alert.
• Zi revealed that she had found a fifty-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor for Tang San, and Grandmaster explained the challenges Tang San would face absorbing its ring.
• Oscar brought Dai Mubai chicken noodle soup, and Dai Mubai began absorbing Raging Thunder Vajra’s soul ring while Grandmaster waited for Tang San.

Tang San pursued the concealed Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor through the Sunset Forest, countering its webs and toxins as they tested each other’s abilities. The hunt ended in a stalemate, with both waiting for the other to enter a trap.

• Tang San pursued the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor in his Blue Silver Avatar Armor and attacked it with Blue Silver Boundless Sword.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor dodged the attack, fired an instant web, and poisoned a tree, but Tang San cut the web with Blue Silver Hell Blade and blocked the toxic fragments with Blue Silver Purification Dewdrop.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor concealed itself again, while Tang San lost track of its location and steadied himself rather than rush into its ambush.
• Tang San surrounded himself with a Life-Creating Cocoon and spread Blue Silver Sky Locks between the trees, while the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor prepared neurotoxins in nearby trees.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor and Tang San waited motionless, each hoping the other would move first and become prey.

Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor with a series of powerful punches, then recovered from its poison while preparing to absorb its Soul Ring. Zi brought him sushi made by Oscar and asked him to absorb the ring so they could talk.

• The Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor attacked Tang San, who countered with Vast Sea Killer Whale Fist and Killer Whale Overlord Fist.
• Tang San killed the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor with a final stomp, but its poisonous mist began corroding his Avatar Armor.
• Tang San used a Serene Fragrance Silk flower to hold back the poison mist and recover his Soul Power.
• Zi brought Tang San sushi that Oscar had prepared, and Tang San ate it to restore his strength.
• Zi urged Tang San to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor's Soul Ring so they could discuss several things.
• Tang San sat before the corpse and prepared to absorb the Soul Ring, considering the spider's abilities.

Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor's soul ring and fought its vengeful consciousness inside his body. He defeated and devoured it, emerged with a powerful new form and five soul rings, and heard Zi ask him to protect her demiplane once he grew strong.

• Tang San drew the Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor's soul ring into his Blue Silver King and struggled to convert its hostile energy while it attacked his body and soul.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider Emperor's resentment took phantom form and assaulted Tang San, who enclosed them both in the Life-Creating Cocoon.
• The awakened Gem Crystal Insect's primordial spirit hid from the Spider Emperor, and Tang San vowed to protect it as he fought back.
• Tang San used a forbidden primordial spirit absorption art to devour the Spider Emperor's consciousness and overcome its resistance.
• Tang San emerged from the shattered cocoon in black avatar armor, with an Asura Spider Blade and five soul rings, and greeted Zi.
• Zi asked Tang San to protect her demiplane in the future and promised to help safeguard him as he grew stronger.

After Zi entrusted Tang San with an unknown future task and promised to protect him, he returned to the academy and sparred with Dai Mubai. The chapter highlighted Tang San’s new Blue Silver Demon Spider Transformation and Dai Mubai’s lightning abilities as they prepared for the Elite Tournament.

• Zi told Tang San to grow stronger and expand his influence, promised to protect him, and granted him three requests within her limits before leaving.
• Grandmaster and the others found Tang San safe, and the group returned to the academy after their successful Soul Ring hunt.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai sparred in the academy woods, trading blows with their avatar armor and demonstrating their formidable physical strength.
• Dai Mubai described his new Frenzied Thunder Soul Bone and fifth Soul Skill, while Tang San revealed the powers of his Blue Silver Demon Spider Transformation.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai fought until they damaged the academy forest, then Flender ordered Old Zhao to increase the gravity as punishment.

Shrek Academy prepared its team for the Elite Soul Master Tournament, choosing substitutes, holding a pep rally, and replacing Flender’s embarrassing uniforms with Tang San’s designs. At the opening ceremony, the team assessed rival academies, while Grandmaster warned Li Ke to conceal her soul tools and compete only with the close-combat gear registered as her Battle Armor.

• Shrek Academy selected Tai Long, Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu as substitutes and trained the team to build cohesion.
• Flender rallied the students to pursue the championship, then presented uniforms bearing advertisements; the team later replaced them with military-style outfits designed by Tang San.
• At the opening ceremony, Shrek’s team surveyed rival academies, including Elephant Armor, Thunder, Skywater, Blazing Fire, Godwind, and Blue Sunshine.
• Tang San discussed the elemental academies’ strategies and weaknesses, while Ning Rongrong sensed something unusual about Blue Sunshine Academy.
• Grandmaster told Li Ke that the tournament served as a contest between major powers and warned her to use only close-combat soul tools registered as Battle Armor.

The academies gathered at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, where Tang Yuehua hosted the opening ceremony and introduced the teams. Tang San felt an unexplained connection to Tang Yuehua, who sensed something similar but could not see him clearly.

• Xue Beng surveyed the rival teams and considered their strengths and possible value to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Shui Yue'er, Yu Tianxin, Huo Wu, and other competitors noticed Shrek Academy and assessed its members as potential rivals.
• Tang Yuehua opened the ceremony and introduced the academies, while the crowd jeered at Xue Beng and cheered for the Five Elements teams.
• Shrek Academy entered with the slogan “Throughout the world, I alone reign supreme,” drawing astonished reactions from the audience and rival teams.
• Tang San watched Tang Yuehua and felt a connection to her; she briefly looked toward him but could not make him out.
• Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Li Ke teased Tang San, who said he did not know Tang Yuehua and had only felt a connection.

At the tournament opening, Ning Fengzhi weighed his plans to secure Soul Tool knowledge and strengthen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while watching Tang San and Lin Like. Shrek drew Heaven Dou Royal Academy for its first match, and Tang San chose to face Xue Beng’s team alone.

• Xue Ye declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open and encouraged the competitors to bring glory to the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ning Fengzhi addressed the young Soul Masters while privately considering how to reveal Soul Tools’ power, court the Heaven Dou Empire or Sun Moon, and investigate Tang San’s connection to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Salas drew Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Shrek Academy for the first preliminary match.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai dismissed their opponents, while Tai Long and Huang Yuan volunteered to fight.
• Tang San said he would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy alone because Xue Beng wanted to test him and he hoped to expand his influence.

Tang San led Shrek to a decisive victory over Xue Beng’s team, revealing astonishing soul rings and overwhelming the arena. His display drew the attention of rival academies and a new would-be assassin, while Wang Hongchen prepared to target powerful people on the Douluo Continent.

• Shrek entered the arena with a recruitment banner, and Xue Beng pleaded for mercy indirectly while keeping up his arrogant disguise.
• Tang San and the Shrek members revealed their soul rings, shocking the spectators with Tang San’s two purple and three black rings and his avatar armor.
• Tang San incapacitated Xue Beng and his teammates in seconds, and the referee declared Shrek the winner.
• The five elemental academies reacted to Tang San’s strength, while Shi Nian chose him as his first target and left to prepare.
• Xu Sheng explained his strategy to Wang Hongchen, who decided to assassinate powerful people despite his warning not to draw too much attention.

After Tang San’s performance drew the attention of Emperor Xue Ye, Spirit Hall, and several princes, Tang Yuehua learned his father was named Tang Hao and hurried to meet him. Their strong sense of kinship led her to ask Tang San directly whether Tang Hao was his father.

• Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi praised Tang San’s strength, while Salas decided to report the performance to Spirit Hall and Prince Xue Xing considered recruiting him.
• Salas, Prince Xue Xing, and the three princes left, each with their own thoughts about Tang San.
• Ning Fengzhi told Emperor Xue Ye that Tang San’s father was Tang Hao, causing Tang Yuehua to lose her composure before she left for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San told Grandmaster that he wanted to find his father through Zi, but Tang Yuehua arrived with Flender and the students.
• Tang Yuehua corrected Tang San’s posture, felt their blood connection, and asked whether his father was Tang Hao.

Tang Yuehua revealed that Tang San was her nephew and told him that Tang Hao had been crippled and imprisoned by the Clear Sky Sect. Tang San learned where his father was being held and planned to see him, while his friends offered help.

• Tang Yuehua recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's son and revealed that she was likely his aunt.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang San that Tang Hao had removed two soul bones to satisfy the Clear Sky Sect's elders, who then imprisoned him for ten years.
• Tang San condemned the Clear Sky Sect, while Tai Long, Ning Rongrong, and Lin Like offered leads or support.
• Tang Yuehua gave Tang San the location of Tang Hao's dungeon after he promised to respect his father's wishes.
• Tang San committed the location to memory and said he would first go outside to clear his head and plan carefully.

Tang San left Heaven Dou City to seek Zi and ask her to take him to Tang Hao, but Wang Hongchen attacked him after mistaking him for an enemy of Sun Moon. He escaped her assault and rushed back to save Lin Like from Shi Nian, leaving Wang Hongchen in pursuit.

• Tang San left the city while Lin Like secretly followed him, hoping to comfort him.
• Wang Hongchen trapped Lin Like in an illusion that made her believe she had betrayed Tang San and her family, then attacked Tang San with her soul tools.
• Tang San survived Wang Hongchen's cannon barrage and struck back, but her Hongchen Protection blocked his finishing blow.
• Tang San tricked Wang Hongchen with a fake secret technique and fled after sensing Lin Like was in danger.
• Shi Nian prepared to kill Lin Like, but Tang San appeared behind him and killed him with his Asura Spider Blades.
• Wang Hongchen closed in as Tang San's killing intent continued to rise.

Tang San fought Wang Hongchen after she attacked Li Ke, evading her Soul Tool barrage and striking her with his Asura Spider Blades. Wang Hongchen turned the blade to metal and activated her Martial Soul Avatar, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Tang San protected Li Ke with the Life-Creating Cocoon, then rushed to fight Wang Hongchen.
• Wang Hongchen unleashed a barrage of Soul Tools while Tang San dodged and searched for an opening.
• Tang San struck Wang Hongchen with Ten Directions Wind and Rain: Devouring Kill, leaving her injured and lowering her level.
• Tang San pursued Wang Hongchen and pierced her chest with Hell Reincarnation Blade.
• Wang Hongchen used Touching Stone to Gold to turn the blade to metal and activated her Martial Soul Avatar, Three-Legged Golden Toad.

Tang San killed Wang Hongchen after she attacked him, while Xu Sheng rescued the unconscious Li Ke and escaped with her. The others failed to stop him, and Xu Sheng headed toward the Star Luo Empire as Bone Douluo identified his route toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Wang Hongchen activated her Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Tang San, but he broke through her defenses and weakened her with his Asura blade.
• Xu Sheng arrived with the unconscious Li Ke, and Tang San pursued Wang Hongchen through Xu Sheng’s blade aura.
• Dai Mubai and the others arrived to aid Tang San, whose punch killed Wang Hongchen as Xu Sheng retreated under their combined attacks.
• Xu Sheng fended off Tang San and Dai Mubai, then escaped with Li Ke after Zhu Zhuqing’s darkness failed to stop him.
• Xu Sheng resolved to leave Heaven Dou for the Star Luo Empire, while Bone Douluo recognized that his escape route led toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Tang San learned the truth about Li Ke and visited his imprisoned father, Tang Hao, with Oscar. He found Tang Hao badly maimed but resolved to atone for his past, and Tang San promised to care for him until he could leave.

• Tang San explained Li Ke's identity and departure to the others, while Ning Rongrong withdrew to process the news.
• Tang San told his companions that Zi was searching for Tang Hao, then followed her rift with Oscar to the dungeon where his father was imprisoned.
• Tang San found Tang Hao missing an arm and a leg, revealed his identity, and asked who had tormented him.
• Tang Hao said he had accepted his suffering to atone for the harm his stubbornness had caused, and urged Tang San to respect his aunt Yuehua.
• Oscar gave Tang Hao restorative soup, and Tang San promised to keep caring for him until he could leave prison.
• Sixth Elder Tang Yuran arrived at Tang Hao's cell, noticed the delicious smell, and approached.

Tang San revealed himself to the Sixth Elder and challenged him to a fight, asking him to grant three requests if Tang San won. The Sixth Elder blocked Tang San’s attacks as the battle continued in the corridor.

• The Sixth Elder visited Tang Hao’s cell, and Tang Hao apologized for the Sixth Elder’s eldest son while trying to explain that he understood losing a child.
• Angered when the Sixth Elder insulted Tang Hao and his mother, Tang San took Oscar’s Lethal Devil-Spicy Dried Tofu and revealed himself.
• The Sixth Elder summoned two Clear Sky Hammers and attacked Tang San, who challenged him to grant three requests if he won.
• The Sixth Elder trapped Tang San with hundredfold gravity and struck with both hammers, but Tang San used his Crystal Cocoon and Spider Blades to withstand the blow.
• Tang San broke free with Killer Whale Overlord Fist and thrust at the Sixth Elder with Hell-Piercing Heart Sword, which the Sixth Elder blocked with his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang San defeated the Sixth Elder while protecting Tang Hao, then disappeared as the elders agreed to end Tang Hao’s punishment. Unable to compete while recovering, Tang San watched as Shrek defeated Elephant Armor Academy through a coordinated attack led by Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

• Tang San lost to the unrestricted Sixth Elder, who chose not to investigate his disappearance and reconsidered Tang Hao’s punishment.
• Tang Xiao proposed ending Tang Hao’s punishment, and the elders agreed to let him return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang San told his friends he could not compete while recovering, and several days later Shrek faced Elephant Armor Academy without him.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun used a black curtain to conceal Shrek’s setup while their teammates attacked and drew out Elephant Armor Academy’s defenses.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun unleashed combined thunder and fire attacks, leaving most of Elephant Armor Academy unable to fight.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun knocked Huyan Li out of the arena, and Shrek won the match.

After Shrek continued its winning streak, Tang San explored the Incomplete Stone Stele and entered a mysterious state that revealed powerful, unfamiliar figures and strengthened his Soul Power and spiritual power. He began considering whether Ultimate Boundlessness could let ordinary people cultivate before Grandmaster arrived with Tai Tan, who identified himself as Tang San’s old servant.

• After Shrek defeated the Elephant Armor Academy, Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi discussed the team’s prospects and the princes’ plans to recruit talented contestants.
• Shrek won match after match, while Tang San stayed off the battlefield and handled sponsorships, finances, smithing, medicines, teaching materials, and cultivation.
• Tang San reached level fifty-six and studied the Incomplete Stone Stele, entering a state of unity with heaven and earth.
• Tang San perceived three seated figures, including one he could control and two he could not, before returning to the woods with denser spiritual power and richer Soul Power.
• Tang San considered whether Ultimate Boundlessness could enable ordinary people to cultivate Soul Power and decided to discuss the method with Grandmaster.
• Grandmaster arrived with Tai Tan, who apologized to Tang San for taking so long to come see him.

Tai Tan pledged the Strength Clan’s loyalty to Tang San and offered to teach him forging after Tang San asked about the Three Great Divine Craftsmen. They went to Shrek’s forging district, while Tai Tan considered proposing that the Speed Clan teach intelligence gathering and assassination there.

• Tai Tan met Tang San, pledged his loyalty, and heard that Tang Hao was recovering and planned to make amends to the Four Great Clans.
• Tang San asked whether Tai Tan would support him despite his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, and Tai Tan explained that he had followed Tang Hao because of his respect for the Strength Clan’s forging techniques.
• Tai Tan named Lou Gao and himself as two of the Three Great Divine Craftsmen, and Tang San asked him to teach him forging.
• Tai Tan eagerly agreed to teach Tang San and followed him to Shrek’s forging district to inspect its new equipment.
• Tai Tan considered proposing that the Speed Clan teach intelligence gathering and assassination techniques at Shrek Academy.

Tang San demonstrated his advanced workshop and Power Hammers to Tai Tan, then pushed forging beyond its usual limits by infusing an Iron Blank with spiritual and soul power. Tai Tan began teaching him new metalworking methods, while Grandmaster and Flender met an unexpected guest.

• Tai Tan inspected Tang San's workshop and learned that Tang San had designed Power Hammers powered by steam or soul power.
• Tang San offered Tai Tan the Power Hammer blueprints and asked him to help overcome his forging bottleneck.
• Tang San performed all eighty-one strikes of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and refined iron essence into an Iron Blank.
• Tang San infused the Iron Blank with spiritual and soul power, transforming it into a Sword Blank that soon fractured under the strain.
• Tai Tan congratulated Tang San and began teaching him more metalworking methods, then asked to join Shrek Academy.
• Tang San said he would discuss Tai Tan's request with Flender and Grandmaster, who were meeting an unexpected guest.