Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue completed absorbing her sixth soul ring but was forced to flee after Di Tian overwhelmed Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo. With her soul power still unstable, she encountered a powerful Man Faced Demon Spider in the Star Dou Great Forest, while Xiao Yan prepared a meal nearby.

• Qian Renxue awakened her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, completed her sixth soul ring, and learned from Snake Lance Douluo that Di Tian had attacked them.
• Snake Lance Douluo sent Qian Renxue toward the forest’s outskirts, and Di Tian defeated him and Porcupinefish Douluo before ordering them to leave.
• Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo realized Di Tian was extraordinarily powerful and planned to report him to Spirit Hall after returning to Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Yan made a barbecue from Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear meat, bear paws, a Colorful Void Chicken, and a Soft Bone Rabbit.
• Qian Renxue landed to stabilize her disordered soul power and encountered a Man Faced Demon Spider with over thirty thousand years of cultivation.

Qian Renxue wounded a thirty-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider, but it trapped her in a venomous web. A young man arrived and freed her, then faced the charging spider.

• Qian Renxue struck the Man Faced Demon Spider's weak abdomen with Angel Assault, sending it crashing into a tree.
• The exhausted Qian Renxue collapsed, and the spider bound her with its paralyzing web.
• As the spider approached Qian Renxue, a Black Ruler crashed between them.
• The young man retrieved the Black Ruler, struck the spider, and burned away the web trapping Qian Renxue.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider recovered and charged at the young man.

Xiao Yan rescued Qian Renxue from a thirty-thousand-year-old Man Faced Demon Spider and escorted her out of the Star Dou Great Forest. After learning he planned to attend Blazing Fire Academy, Qian Renxue tried to steer him toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy so she could recruit him.

• Qian Renxue warned Xiao Yan about the Man Faced Demon Spider, and Xiao Yan escaped with her by using his Purple Cloud Wings.
• Xiao Yan carried Qian Renxue to the forest’s outskirts, where they introduced themselves as Xiao Yan and Xue He and agreed to travel together.
• Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue camped, shared roasted bear meat and colorful eggs, and discussed their backgrounds.
• Xiao Yan told Qian Renxue that he planned to enroll in Blazing Fire Academy.
• Qian Renxue urged Xiao Yan to attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy, hoping to bring the gifted youth under her command.

Qian Renxue told Xiao Yan about the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and its three soul bone prizes, persuading him to seek admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. She gave him her token and left before he woke, leaving him puzzled by the fragrance on her robe.

• Qian Renxue explained the tournament rules and revealed that the champion would receive three soul bones, each over ten thousand years old.
• Xiao Yan decided that the prizes and the Heaven Dou Empire’s resources could help him grow stronger and search for heavenly flames.
• Qian Renxue gave Xiao Yan her personal token so he could gain admission to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xiao Yan and Qian Renxue spent the night watching the stars, but Qian Renxue left before dawn and draped her robe over him.
• Xiao Yan woke alone, smelled the robe, and wondered why Brother Xue used women’s perfume.

After Shrek’s first Soul Arena matches, Dai Mubai’s clashes with Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong escalated into violence. Tang San stopped Dai Mubai from attacking Ning Rongrong, but Dai Mubai left still furious.

• After the matches, Ma Hongjun left to visit the dean’s shop, while Dai Mubai explained that Ma Hongjun needed help managing his evil fire.
• Xiao Wu provoked Dai Mubai by recalling his visit to a hotel with twin girls, and Zhu Zhuqing condemned him before returning to the academy.
• At the academy gates, Ning Rongrong mocked Dai Mubai over his conflict with Zhu Zhuqing, and he threatened her before knocking her and Oscar down with his soul power.
• Dai Mubai advanced on Ning Rongrong, but Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to disperse his soul power and stop him.
• Dai Mubai spared Ning Rongrong for Tang San’s sake and went into the academy, still angry.

Ning Rongrong’s conflict with Tang San and Dai Mubai deepened at Shrek Academy. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan traveled to Heaven Dou City seeking clues about Heavenly Flames and reached the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Prince Xue Beng’s entourage confronted him.

• Ning Rongrong offered Tang San money and status to help her kill Dai Mubai, but Tang San rejected her and left with Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong asked Oscar to help beat Dai Mubai, but Oscar refused, and she entered the academy alone.
• Xiao Yan traveled from Barak City through the Silves Kingdom to Heaven Dou City while cultivating in his carriage.
• Xiao Yan asked the driver to take him to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned that its grounds covered a mountain, forest, and lake.
• A group of students stopped Xiao Yan at the academy entrance, and one insulted him for failing to bow to Prince Xue Beng before another youth approached to challenge him.

Xiao Yan arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and beat up Xue Beng and his followers after they insulted him. He used Tang San’s name to hide his identity, then met Sun Buyu, who had been sent to escort him to the academy’s Education Committee for enrollment.

• Xue Beng insulted Xiao Yan at the academy gates and ordered his followers to attack him.
• Xiao Yan knocked out the noble students with his fists and Black Ruler after showing his three soul rings.
• Xiao Yan beat Xue Beng and falsely introduced himself as Tang San of Shrek Academy.
• Sun Buyu revealed that Xue He had told him to expect Xiao Yan and identified him by the Black Ruler.
• Sun Buyu kicked the fallen students and led Xiao Yan toward the Education Committee.

Xiao Yan arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Sun Buyu and used the Crown Prince’s token to secure his enrollment. Sun Buyu proposed placing the twelve-year-old Soul Elder in the Imperial Fighting Team, and the three committee members considered the suggestion.

• Sun Buyu told Xiao Yan that his talent was exceptional and explained Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s student and teacher tiers as they climbed the mountain.
• Xiao Yan questioned whether the academy’s students were stronger than the group he had encountered and said he would leave if they were not.
• Sun Buyu brought Xiao Yan to the Education Committee and introduced him to Meng Shenji and the other senior committee members as a candidate sent by the Crown Prince.
• Xiao Yan presented the golden token bearing the character “Xue,” and Meng Shenji approved his enrollment.
• Sun Buyu pointed out Xiao Yan’s age, three-ring Soul Elder cultivation, and innate full soul power, then proposed assigning him to the Imperial Fighting Team.

Xiao Yan endured Soul Douluo Zhi Lin’s pressure test at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where his heavenly flames erupted and astonished the academy’s elders. The eruption revealed an aura of another heavenly flame to the east, where something stirred in a secluded valley.

• Zhi Lin proposed that Xiao Yan join the second team, but Xiao Yan challenged the suggestion and asked to prove his combat ability.
• Zhi Lin tested Xiao Yan with escalating soul power pressure, and Xiao Yan endured it without releasing his martial soul until the pressure reached about level forty.
• Xiao Yan released his flame martial soul and held out against pressure reaching level forty-three, ten levels above his own soul power.
• Xiao Yan’s eyes ignited, and scorching heavenly flames erupted, melting Zhi Lin’s azure vines and sending an energy ripple that Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan blocked with a golden barrier.
• Zhi Lin sensed the aura of another heavenly flame to the east, and a pool and ginseng root in a secluded Sunset Forest valley stirred in response.

Xiao Yan joined the Imperial Fighting Team and met its instructor, Qin Ming, who took him to meet the other members. The team members questioned how he had earned a place, and Xiao Yan was about to face their judgment.

• An old man at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well noticed the pool boiling, then left to visit Yanyan at the academy.
• After passing the education committee's tests, Xiao Yan became a member of the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Qin Ming introduced himself to Xiao Yan as the team's rank-sixty-two instructor and led him to meet the members.
• Qin Ming told Xiao Yan about the team's captain, Yu Tianheng, and vice-captain, Dugu Yan, and warned him that the members might be arrogant.
• Yu Feng suspected Xiao Yan had joined through connections, while the purple-haired woman said she would judge him after meeting him.

Qin Ming introduced Xiao Yan to the Imperial Fighting Team, whose members challenged his claims until he displayed his Emperor Flame and Soul Rings. On the way to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, Xiao Yan impressed the team with his speed and learned that Sunset Forest lay east of Heaven Dou City, where he had sensed a Heavenly Flame.

• Qin Ming introduced twelve-year-old Xiao Yan as the Imperial Fighting Team's newest member, prompting the team to doubt his Soul Elder rank.
• At Qin Ming's request, Xiao Yan revealed his Emperor Flame Martial Soul and three Soul Rings, confirming he was a level thirty-four Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder.
• Yu Tianheng said Xiao Yan would need to prove his real strength, and Qin Ming led the team toward their usual training ground.
• Dugu Yan greeted her grandfather, while Xiao Yan's effortless running and sudden use of Explosive Step astonished the team as he caught up with Qin Ming.
• Qin Ming said they were heading to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and told Xiao Yan that Sunset Forest lay east of Heaven Dou City.

Xiao Yan entered the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with the Imperial Fighting Team to test his combat skills and was paired with Ye Lingling for two-on-two fights. After Yu Tianheng won his match, Xiao Yan drew Dugu Yan as his opponent, while students from Skywater Academy arrived at the arena.

• Qin Ming explained the Great Soul Arena's ranks and formats, then paired Xiao Yan with Ye Lingling for two-on-two soul fights.
• The team registered at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, and Qin Ming arranged their matches in the Eighth Zone.
• Dugu Yan doubted Xiao Yan's strength, and Yu Tianheng warned her not to use her poison recklessly.
• Yu Tianheng won his one-on-one match, and the next bout paired Xiao Yan against Dugu Yan.
• Seven young women from Skywater Academy arrived at the arena and drew the crowd's attention.

Xiao Yan faced Dugu Yan in a Soul Arena match arranged by Qin Ming to test his combat ability. Xiao Yan overwhelmed her with his palm techniques and burned away her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, leaving Dugu Yan stunned.

• Qin Ming told Yu Tianheng that he had arranged Xiao Yan’s match against Dugu Yan to test Xiao Yan and temper her pride.
• Dugu Yan attacked Xiao Yan with her first soul skill, but Xiao Yan repelled her with Blowing Flame Palm without using a soul ring.
• Xiao Yan used Suction Palm to pull Dugu Yan into the air, then blasted apart her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Orbs with another Blowing Flame Palm.
• Dugu Yan insisted the match was not over and released her third soul skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison.
• Xiao Yan summoned Green Lotus Core Flame and burned away the poison mist, leaving Dugu Yan unable to believe her poison had been overcome.

Xiao Yan defeated Dugu Yan by neutralizing her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, then registered for a two-on-two match with Ye Lingling as the Nine Heart Begonia Team. Their opponents were Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er of Skywater Academy, and Shui Bing'er recognized Xiao Yan’s flame as a threat to their Martial Souls.

• Xiao Yan resisted Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Purple Poison and told her his supreme-yang Martial Soul could counter poison.
• Dugu Yan admitted defeat and left the stage, where Yu Tianheng comforted her before they went to compete in a two-on-two match.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er watched Xiao Yan’s earlier fight, then registered for matches with the Skywater Academy team.
• Xiao Yan registered a two-on-two team with Ye Lingling under the name Nine Heart Begonia Team.
• Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling entered the arena to face Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue’er’s Frost Phoenix team, and Shui Bing’er frowned when she recognized Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling faced Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er in a two-on-two arena match, where Xiao Yan's Green Lotus Core Flame countered their ice attacks. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er unleashed their martial soul fusion skill, Ice and Snow Drifting, leaving Xiao Yan caught in a swirling storm of blade-like snow.

• Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling introduced themselves to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er before the match began.
• Shui Yue'er spread icy mist across the arena, but Xiao Yan burned it away with the Green Lotus Core Flame.
• Xiao Yan shielded Ye Lingling from Shui Yue'er's Zero-Degree Impact with his Black Ruler and melted the ice coating it.
• Shui Bing'er froze Xiao Yan, but he broke free with his flames and hurled the Black Ruler at her.
• Shui Bing'er deflected the Black Ruler with Repelling Ice Ring, then called on Shui Yue'er to use their fusion skill.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er activated Ice and Snow Drifting, sending a vortex of sharp snowflakes toward Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan defeated Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill with his self-created Azure Flames Fill the Sky, then showed mercy and let Ye Lingling heal them. After the Imperial Fighting Team returned to the academy, Qin Ming announced that they would travel to Suotuo City in three months, while Xiao Yan noticed a hostile old man watching him at the arena.

• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er merged and unleashed their Ice and Snow Vortex against Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used Azure Flames Fill the Sky to melt the vortex, then called on Ye Lingling to heal the sisters as his flames overwhelmed them.
• The vortex shattered, and Xiao Yan used a gust of air to help Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er land safely before they conceded defeat.
• Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling sensed an unusual momentary flow of Soul Power between them when Ye Lingling used her Nine Heart Begonia.
• Xiao Yan spotted a gloomy old man in green robes at the Great Soul Arena, then rejoined Qin Ming and the others.
• Qin Ming told Xiao Yan that the team would leave Heaven Dou City for Suotuo City in three months, and Xiao Yan thought of Tang San.

At Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong challenged Yu Xiaogang’s authority and exposed his painful past, leaving him in tears and fleeing to the teachers’ dormitory. Meanwhile, Xiao Yan reached the Crown Prince’s Residence in Heaven Dou City and gained entry by showing the guards a golden token.

• Flender praised Yu Xiaogang for Tang San’s achievements and gave him authority over the academy’s instruction.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang to the students, and Yu Xiaogang ordered them to run ten round trips to Suotuo City without using soul power.
• Ning Rongrong refused to run, mocked Yu Xiaogang over his expulsion from Spirit Hall, and challenged him to reveal his martial soul and soul power.
• Yu Xiaogang broke down in tears as he recalled his past, then demanded that Ning Rongrong leave Shrek Academy or he would leave.
• Flender warned Ning Rongrong against repeating the confrontation and chased after Yu Xiaogang when he ran to the teachers’ dormitory.
• Xiao Yan presented a golden Crown Prince’s Token at the Crown Prince’s Residence, and the guards respectfully let him enter.

Xiao Yan met Qian Renxue at the Crown Prince's Residence, received a storage ring, and later advanced to level 35 while traveling with the Imperial Fighting Team. After disguising himself as Yan Xiao, he arrived in Suotuo City with Ye Lingling, where two unusual young men entered their restaurant.

• Qian Renxue welcomed Xiao Yan in her true appearance, gave him the Star Ring, and ordered Snake Lance Douluo to investigate and protect him.
• Three months later, the Imperial Fighting Team defeated the Fierce God Team in Silves City, and Qin Ming noted that Xiao Yan had reached level 35.
• Xiao Yan asked Qin Ming to register him as Yan Xiao and supplied him with a face-changing mask to conceal his identity.
• At Shrek Academy, Grandmaster told Flender that Ning Rongrong needed to join the next phase of training or leave the academy.
• Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling entered Suotuo City and sat down to eat; a golden-haired young man with double pupils and a plump red-haired youth arrived.

Xiao Yan defended Ye Lingling from Ma Hongjun’s harassment and defeated both Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai in the restaurant. Ma Hongjun fled to get help while Dai Mubai lay badly injured, and Xiao Yan gave his name as Yan Xiao.

• Ma Hongjun harassed Ye Lingling, and Xiao Yan stepped in when she rejected him and Ma Hongjun reached for her veil.
• Ma Hongjun attacked with his phoenix flames, but Xiao Yan absorbed the fire into an azure lotus and knocked him down with a punch.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger possession and charged Xiao Yan, who broke his arm with Eight Extremes Collapse and sent him crashing across the restaurant.
• Xiao Yan kicked Dai Mubai in the lower abdomen as the onlookers cheered, and Ma Hongjun fled to seek help from Shrek Academy.
• When Dai Mubai demanded his name, Xiao Yan answered, “Yan Xiao.”

After Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy badly injured, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar set out with him to confront the person who had beaten him. They found Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling at a restaurant in southern Suotuo City, where Xiao Yan recognized Tang San and calmly waited for the confrontation.

• Tang San and Oscar encountered Ma Hongjun, who had been badly burned and beaten after harassing Ye Lingling with Dai Mubai.
• Oscar used his sausages to heal Ma Hongjun, who asked Tang San to avenge him and identified his attacker as someone called Yan Xiao.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar agreed to accompany Ma Hongjun to find the attacker, and Ma Hongjun revealed that Dai Mubai had been left lying on the restaurant floor.
• Tang San suspected the attacker was Xiao Yan and planned how the group would fight him, confident their numbers and abilities would give them the advantage.
• At the restaurant, Xiao Yan and Ye Lingling stayed behind after Dai Mubai left to seek treatment, and Xiao Yan said he was not worried about Ma Hongjun bringing help.
• Tang San and the others arrived at the restaurant, and Xiao Yan recognized Tang San beneath his disguise and sat back down to face them.