Chapter Summaries

Zhao Wuji refused to give Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent, and she withdrew after sensing a powerful presence nearby. Tang San asked Xiao Wu to enlist Da Ming and Er Ming against Qin Xiao, while Oscar gained a flight-granting soul skill; Qin Xiao then said he still had something to do before the group returned.

• Snake Granny asked Zhao Wuji to surrender the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent for Meng Yiran, but Zhao Wuji refused, and she left with her granddaughter.
• Snake Granny told Meng Yiran that a powerful aura had deterred her from fighting, then received word from Dragon Duke to meet him.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu overheard Canghui Academy students discussing Shrek Academy, and Tang San asked Xiao Wu to have Da Ming and Er Ming help him deal with Qin Xiao.
• Oscar absorbed the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent's soul ring and revealed his Mushroom Sausage skill, which let its user fly.
• Zhao Wuji prepared to take the group back, but Qin Xiao said he still had something to do.

Qin Xiao led the Shrek group into the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest, where the Titan Giant Ape attacked him after being provoked by Xiao Wu and Tang San. As Qin Xiao clashed with the beast, Meng Yiran, Snake Granny, and Dragon Duke watched from afar and feared for his chances.

• Qin Xiao brought the Shrek group into the territory of high-level soul beasts, where they encountered the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape.
• Er Ming targeted Qin Xiao, and Qin Xiao realized that Xiao Wu and Tang San were concealed nearby and had sent the beast after him.
• Qin Xiao ordered Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun to attack; their weak strikes enraged the Titan Giant Ape, while Ning Rongrong supported Qin Xiao and Oscar prepared Mushroom Sausages.
• Qin Xiao met the Titan Giant Ape's punch with his own, and Zhao Wuji led the others away from the destructive clash.
• Meng Yiran, Snake Granny, and Dragon Duke recognized Qin Xiao as the powerful person they had encountered earlier, and Dragon Duke predicted that the Titan Giant Ape would win.

Qin Xiao used his battle with the Titan Giant Ape to refine the Thunder Emperor Finger, then unleashed its true power as Xiao Wu and Tang San watched. As the attack locked onto Er Ming, Xiao Wu refused to abandon him while Tang San urged her to flee.

• The Dragon Duke warned the Snake Granny and Meng Yiran that the Titan Giant Ape was dangerous, but Qin Xiao eagerly continued fighting it to hone his martial soul.
• Qin Xiao’s first lightning strike blasted the Titan Giant Ape, burning its fur and knocking out two teeth, while the Dragon Duke and Snake Granny watched in shock.
• Qin Xiao dodged the Titan Giant Ape’s attacks and repeatedly practiced his Thunder Emperor Finger as Meng Yiran admired him and Xiao Wu worried about Er Ming.
• After finally grasping the Thunder Emperor Finger, Qin Xiao gathered runic lightning powerful enough to make nearby soul beasts and observers tremble.
• Xiao Wu warned Er Ming to run after learning the attack would hit him and that he could not withstand it, while Tang San tried to take her away.
• Xiao Wu refused to leave Er Ming, but Tang San argued that they should escape and seek revenge later.

Qin Xiao defeated and killed the Titan Giant Ape, then fused its hundred-thousand-year soul ring with his first soul ring. The new skills greatly increased his strength and left him eager to test them, while Tang San and Xiao Wu escaped toward the Star Dou Great Forest’s depths.

• Tang San knocked Xiao Wu unconscious and carried her away, intending to seek help from Da Ming in the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Zhao Wuji and the Shrek group watched Qin Xiao’s lightning attack from afar and feared for the Titan Giant Ape.
• Qin Xiao killed the wounded Titan Giant Ape, whose death produced a crimson hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
• Qin Xiao fused the ring with his first soul ring and received a substantial boost of soul power.
• Qin Xiao replaced his first soul skill with Tai Tan Body, which doubled his strength and defense, and Thunder Titan Soul, which summoned a physical Thunder Tai Tan to attack a target.

Qin Xiao killed the Titan Giant Ape, absorbed its hundred-thousand-year left arm Soul Bone, and watched Meng Yiran absorb a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Ring. Meanwhile, Tang Hao waited in Heaven Dou City to ask his brother Tang Xiao for help against Qin Xiao.

• Qin Xiao destroyed the Titan Giant Ape with lightning and absorbed its left arm Soul Bone, gaining Gravity Mire and Titan Sky Shatter.
• Dragon Duke, Snake Granny, and Meng Yiran emerged from the forest, and Dragon Duke explained that they had been tracking a Man Faced Demon Spider for Meng Yiran's Soul Ring.
• Dragon Duke found the dying Man Faced Demon Spider, and Meng Yiran killed it and began absorbing its thousand-year Soul Ring as Qin Xiao watched for signs of an Eight Spider Lances Soul Bone.
• Tang Hao waited at the Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City for Tang Xiao, hoping his brother and the Clear Sky Sect could help him deal with Qin Xiao.

Tang Hao reunited with Tang Xiao and asked him to help kill Qin Xiao, while Meng Yiran awakened an external soul bone after absorbing a Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring. Tang Xiao set out with Tang Hao for Shrek, and Meng Yiran emerged with eight spider legs on her back.

• Tang Yuehua brought Tang Xiao to meet Tang Hao, and the brothers reunited after decades apart.
• Tang Xiao insisted Tang Hao could return to the Clear Sky Sect, but Tang Hao said he had summoned him to discuss Tang San and Qin Xiao.
• After hearing Tang Hao's account, Tang Xiao agreed that Qin Xiao had to die and set off with Tang Hao for Shrek.
• Meng Yiran showed signs of pain after absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider soul ring, and Qin Xiao warned Dragon Duke not to touch her because she might be gaining an external soul bone.
• Eight black spider legs burst through Meng Yiran's back, revealing that she had gained the Eight Spider Lances.

Qin Xiao left after Meng Yiran thanked him for helping her obtain a growing external soul bone. Xiao Wu learned that Er Ming had truly died and blamed Tang San, while Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi arrived at Shrek Academy and reacted to a young man with Ning Rongrong.

• Meng Yiran knelt and thanked Qin Xiao for helping her, and he accepted before leaving for Myriad Beast Academy’s invitation.
• Xiao Wu woke from a nightmare and learned from Tang San that Qin Xiao had killed Er Ming.
• Xiao Wu blamed Tang San for Er Ming’s death and ordered him to leave, but Tang San returned after realizing he could not safely escape the Star Dou Great Forest alone.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo learned that Ning Rongrong had returned to Shrek Academy and went there to investigate the strange lightning.
• Sword Douluo spotted Ning Rongrong with the Shrek group, then stopped smiling and furrowed his brows when he noticed a young man.

Ning Rongrong reunited with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, then told them that Qin Xiao was a Titled Douluo who had saved Shrek Academy from a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape. She insisted Qin Xiao was only eighteen, leaving both men unable to believe her.

• Ning Rongrong hurried to greet Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo while Qin Xiao left with Zhu Zhuqing, making Dai Mubai jealous.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar tried to console Dai Mubai and then pulled him toward Suotuo City to unwind.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong about her soul-hunting trip, and she recounted encountering a hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Qin Xiao, Thunder Emperor Douluo, had intervened and was said to have slain the Titan Giant Ape.
• Ning Rongrong claimed Qin Xiao was eighteen, but Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo doubted that an eighteen-year-old Titled Douluo could exist.

Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo about Qin Xiao’s deadly Thunder Tempering and his victory over Tang Hao, prompting Sword Douluo to seek a spar with him. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing asked Qin Xiao for help, but she had not yet explained why.

• Ning Rongrong explained that Qin Xiao cultivated by enduring lightning from midnight until dawn, shocking Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that Qin Xiao had defeated Tang Hao, leading Sword Douluo to suspect Qin Xiao had killed the Titan Giant Ape and obtained a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Sword Douluo proposed sparring with Qin Xiao, and Ning Fengzhi agreed only if Qin Xiao consented.
• Zhu Zhuqing privately asked Qin Xiao to help her.

Zhu Zhuqing begged Qin Xiao to temper her body with lightning so she could grow stronger and defeat Dai Mubai, and he began an especially intense session. Dai Mubai went looking for her with Oscar and Ma Hongjun, then mistook her cries in the forest for something else and had to be restrained from confronting Qin Xiao.

• Zhu Zhuqing explained her hatred of Dai Mubai and pleaded with Qin Xiao to help her become stronger through lightning tempering.
• Qin Xiao agreed, warning Zhu Zhuqing that she would have only one chance to endure the training, and struck her with increasingly powerful lightning.
• Dai Mubai decided to search for Zhu Zhuqing, while Oscar and Ma Hongjun joined him.
• Ma Hongjun heard Zhu Zhuqing's cries in the forest, and Dai Mubai rushed toward the sound after suspecting what was happening.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun restrained Dai Mubai and warned that Qin Xiao might strike him with lightning if he charged in.

Dai Mubai watched Qin Xiao return with Zhu Zhuqing and learned that she was his fiancée, then spat blood in distress. Outside Shrek Academy, Sword Douluo stopped Qin Xiao to make a request, but Qin Xiao told him not to ask if it was presumptuous.

• Oscar and Ma Hongjun advised Dai Mubai to wait and stay calm while Qin Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing spent hours in the forest.
• Qin Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing emerged, and Dai Mubai was so shaken by Zhu Zhuqing’s appearance that Oscar had to catch him.
• Qin Xiao told Zhu Zhuqing they would continue their training the next day, and Dai Mubai spat blood after hearing this.
• Dai Mubai revealed to Oscar and Ma Hongjun that Zhu Zhuqing was his fiancée, but they returned to their mushroom-picking excuse instead of consoling him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo greeted Qin Xiao outside Shrek Academy, and Sword Douluo began to introduce a presumptuous request.
• Qin Xiao bluntly told Sword Douluo not to make the request, leaving him and Ning Fengzhi stunned.

Qin Xiao accepted Ning Fengzhi’s million Gold Soul Coins and agreed to spar with Sword Douluo, hoping to improve through battle. The two faced off in a forest near Shrek Academy, where Qin Xiao’s first red Soul Ring shocked Sword Douluo.

• Ning Rongrong told Qin Xiao that Sword Douluo wanted to spar with him, but Qin Xiao initially declined because cultivation time was precious.
• Ning Fengzhi offered Qin Xiao a black card containing a million Gold Soul Coins, which Qin Xiao quickly accepted.
• Qin Xiao invited Sword Douluo to spar, and Sword Douluo agreed to fight in the nearby Dense Forest.
• Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong stayed behind while Qin Xiao and Sword Douluo traveled several li from Shrek Academy to face each other.
• Sword Douluo introduced himself as a rank-ninety-six Titled Douluo, and Qin Xiao revealed that he was a rank-ninety-two Titled Douluo with the Thunder Emperor Martial Soul.
• Qin Xiao summoned his Soul Rings, and Sword Douluo cried out in shock when he saw that Qin Xiao’s first Soul Ring was red.

Qin Xiao and Sword Douluo Chen Xin fought a fierce contest, with Qin Xiao revealing powerful lightning skills that repeatedly surprised the veteran swordsman. After Qin Xiao matched Chen Xin’s strength with his Thunder Emperor Armor, Chen Xin unleashed his feared ninth soul skill, leaving their duel unresolved.

• Qin Xiao teleported above Chen Xin and shattered his Sword Spirit Protection with Thunder God Explosive Annihilation, forcing Chen Xin to admit he had underestimated him.
• Chen Xin used Killing Intent Unleashed to restrict Qin Xiao’s escape routes, but Qin Xiao interrupted his fifth soul skill with Thunderclap Shockwave and struck him with soul-attacking lightning.
• Qin Xiao activated Thunder Emperor True Body and Thunder Beast while Chen Xin endured the lightning, transformed with Seven Kill True Body, and counterattacked with Move Mountains and Fill Seas.
• Chen Xin’s twelve sword-energy slashes destroyed Qin Xiao’s nine Thunder Beasts, but Qin Xiao used Thunder Emperor Armor to break the three remaining slashes and meet Chen Xin at close range.
• Chen Xin challenged Qin Xiao with his ninth soul skill, God and Demon Twin Slashes, summoning a towering Seven Kill Sword and a giant to wield it.

Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong watched Qin Xiao face Sword Douluo’s ninth soul skill, with Ning Rongrong worrying more about Sword Douluo than Qin Xiao. Qin Xiao summoned Thunder Tai Tan to meet the devastating attack, and the chapter ended as Sword Douluo’s gigantic Seven Kill Sword descended.

• Ning Rongrong asked whether Sword Douluo would be all right, surprising Ning Fengzhi, who insisted that Qin Xiao could not match him.
• Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi saw Sword Douluo unleash God-Demon Dual Slash, his ninth soul skill.
• Qin Xiao refused to surrender and summoned Thunder Tai Tan by releasing his first soul ring.
• Sword Douluo praised Thunder Tai Tan’s power and struck with his ninth soul skill, sending a storm of sword energy against the beast.
• Sword Douluo’s enormous Seven Kill Sword emerged from the rift, and Qin Xiao decided on another way to withstand it.

Qin Xiao fought Sword Douluo with Thunder Tai Tan and forced him to concede after revealing he could repeatedly summon the powerful spirit and replenish his soul power with lightning. Sword Douluo accepted Qin Xiao’s win but hinted he would return once he mastered an unfinished sword strike, while Qin Xiao claimed he had an even more devastating move.

• Qin Xiao ordered Thunder Tai Tan to self-destruct, shattering Sword Douluo’s enormous Seven Kill Sword while Qin Xiao remained standing.
• Sword Douluo said Qin Xiao had lost because he could no longer use his higher-ring soul skills and had less cultivation, but Qin Xiao summoned Thunder Tai Tan again.
• Qin Xiao explained that his first soul skill could be used endlessly in his Martial Soul Avatar state and absorbed a lightning bolt to restore his soul power.
• Sword Douluo realized Qin Xiao could keep fighting and conceded the battle to him.
• Sword Douluo warned that he still had an unfinished sword strike to master, and Qin Xiao claimed his own unused move could kill a rank ninety-six Titled Douluo with one finger.

Ning Fengzhi decided to recruit Qin Xiao into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and prepared to confront the threat posed by Tang Hao and Tang Xiao. Meanwhile, Tang San pretended to repent to Xiao Wu and attempted to take his own life.

• Qin Xiao returned to Shrek Academy with Sword Douluo, who revealed that Qin Xiao had defeated him, shocking Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi resolved to persuade Qin Xiao to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and planned to meet Tang Hao and Tang Xiao when they arrived at Shrek Academy.
• Qin Xiao shocked Ning Rongrong when she followed him, then went to the dining hall, where the teachers asked about his fight with Sword Douluo.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were severely poisoned after drinking mushroom soup, and Flender brought back a healing-type soul master to save them.
• In the Star Dou Great Forest, Tang San falsely admitted fault for Er Ming's death and raised a dagger to stab himself in front of Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu lied to Da Ming about Er Ming’s death to protect Tang San, while Da Ming learned about Qin Xiao and considered revenge. Three days later, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao arrived above Shrek Academy, and Tang Hao challenged Qin Xiao to come out and die.

• Xiao Wu stopped Tang San from taking his own life, and he agreed to follow her to the lake in the heart of the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Wu introduced Tang San to Da Ming, who eased the pressure he exerted on Tang San and asked why Er Ming was absent.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming that Er Ming had died protecting her from Qin Xiao, concealing Tang San’s role in the events.
• Da Ming grew furious at Er Ming’s death, but paused his plans for revenge after Xiao Wu warned that Qin Xiao might be immune to lightning.
• Xiao Wu told Da Ming about Qin Xiao’s strength and extraordinary talent.
• Three days later, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao arrived above Shrek Academy, and Tang Hao called for Qin Xiao to come out and meet his death.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao confronted Qin Xiao at Shrek Academy, intending to kill him, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived and offered their support. Qin Xiao asked them to wait and let him face the brothers himself, with their help available if he could not prevail.

• Tang Hao called Qin Xiao out, and Tang Xiao arrived with him at Shrek Academy.
• Qin Xiao appeared above the academy and mocked Tang Hao, while Tang Xiao declared that Qin Xiao would pay for offending the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Hao urged Tang Xiao to kill Qin Xiao despite the damage to the sect's reputation, and Tang Xiao agreed to attack.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived, and Sword Douluo prepared to help Qin Xiao.
• Qin Xiao thanked Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo but asked them to stand by while he faced Tang Xiao and Tang Hao alone.

Qin Xiao confronted Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, revealing a hundred-thousand-year first soul ring and overwhelming them with his Thunder Emperor abilities. As Tang Xiao began to break free and Tang Hao prepared to detonate his rings, Qin Xiao unleashed a strengthened Titan Sky Cannon at Tang Hao, leaving his fate unresolved.

• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao challenged Qin Xiao together, but Qin Xiao mocked them and revealed his red first soul ring, bewildering both brothers and the onlookers.
• Qin Xiao activated Thunder Emperor True Body, Thunder Emperor Armor, and Thunder Beast, then vanished and trapped Tang Xiao with eight Thunder Beasts.
• Qin Xiao reappeared before Tang Hao and struck his Clear Sky Hammer with Thunderclap Annihilation, driving him backward and exposing how weakened he was.
• Tang Hao tried to use Ring Detonation, but Tang Xiao warned him that another attempt could not be survived as he worked to break free.
• Qin Xiao struck Tang Hao with a strengthened Titan Sky Cannon, an attack that appeared capable of killing him.

Tang Xiao shielded Tang Hao from Qin Xiao's attack, but Qin Xiao summoned Thunder Tai Tan, whose self-destruction devastated Shrek Academy. Tang Xiao and Tang Hao survived the blast and fought off Qin Xiao's remaining Thunder Beasts, only to see his first soul ring light up again.

• Tang Xiao used his sixth soul ring skill to block the Titan Sky Cannon and warned Tang Hao to stay close to him.
• Qin Xiao activated his crimson first soul ring, and Sword Douluo urged Flender to evacuate Shrek Academy's people.
• Qin Xiao summoned Thunder Tai Tan and ordered it to attack Tang Xiao and Tang Hao.
• Thunder Tai Tan self-destructed, razing Shrek Academy and temporarily stunning people across the battlefield.
• Tang Xiao and Tang Hao survived the blast, then joined forces to defeat Qin Xiao's six remaining Thunder Beasts.
• Qin Xiao's first soul ring lit up again, leaving Tang Xiao and Tang Hao fearing another attack.