Chapter Summaries

Shi Quan outmaneuvered Tang San, neutralized his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and Hidden Weapons, and tried to undermine his confidence. Tang San recovered after Yu Xiaogang’s encouragement and attacked with two Godly Zhuge Crossbows, but Shi Quan’s hardened Blue Silver King endured both volleys.

• Yu Xiaogang worried that Tang San might change his opinion of him, then felt relieved when Tang San angrily defended his teacher.
• Shi Quan evaded Tang San’s Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and used repeated clashes to weaken Tang San’s control of them.
• Shi Quan redirected Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and taunted him about his abilities and Yu Xiaogang’s theories, leaving Tang San shaken.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San not to be deceived by Shi Quan’s words, and Tang San regained his resolve.
• Tang San fired two Godly Zhuge Crossbows at Shi Quan, whose hardened Blue Silver King withstood the volleys before he knocked away the weakened bolts.

Shi Quan defeated Tang San with his evolved Blue Silver King and helped heal the Shrek team afterward. As the teams departed the arena, Yu Xiaogang approached Yu Tianheng and asked to speak with him alone.

• Tang San’s Soul Devouring Spider Web failed to bind Shi Quan, who trapped Tang San in Blue Silver Strangulation and revealed that his grass had evolved into the Blue Silver King.
• Tang San fainted from the vines’ strangling force, and the Royal Fight Team was declared the tournament winner.
• Shi Quan withdrew his vines, while Flender carried Tang San away; Ye Lingling then healed the Shrek team’s injuries.
• Qin Ming invited Flender and the Shrek team to the Soto City Grand Hotel, and Ye Lingling healed the injured Shrek members.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Yu Tianheng after the teams left the arena, and Yu Tianheng recognized him as his uncle and agreed to talk alone.

Yu Tianheng reunited with Yu Xiaogang, then explained Shi Quan’s abilities and rise in strength to his uncle. Yu Xiaogang envied Shi Quan’s opportunity and planned to adapt his methods for Tang San, while dismissing the skill and advantages that made them possible.

• Yu Tianheng parted from his teammates to speak with Yu Xiaogang, who reminisced about their family and declared that he would prove he could teach an unparalleled genius.
• Shi Quan told Dugu Yan and the others that Yu Xiaogang was Tang San’s teacher, a level-twenty-nine theorist expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang learned from Yu Tianheng that Shi Quan had reached level thirty-eight after obtaining an Immortal Herb from Dugu Bo and evolving his Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianheng described Shi Quan’s Martial Soul control and spirit abilities, and Yu Xiaogang resolved to have Tang San practice similar methods.
• Yu Xiaogang privately considered Shi Quan’s success a matter of luck and resented that the Immortal Herb had gone to him instead of Tang San.

Yu Tianheng revealed Shi Quan’s information to his uncle, Yu Xiaogang, who led the Shrek Team, prompting Dugu Yan to confront him about betraying a future competitor’s secrets. Their argument left Yu Tianheng trying to defend his choice while Dugu Yan remained deeply disappointed.

• Yu Tianheng asked Yu Xiaogang to teach him so he could surpass Shi Quan, but Yu Xiaogang refused, warning him about the consequences for his clan and team.
• Shi Quan and his teammates criticized Tang San’s vicious attacks and Yu Xiaogang’s failure to restrain him, while Ye Lingling pointed out that Yu Xiaogang should have known Yu Tianheng was on their team.
• Shi Quan warned Dugu Yan that Yu Xiaogang might use Yu Tianheng to learn about him, and Dugu Yan agreed to ask her boyfriend what he had disclosed.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the hotel and told Dugu Yan that he had discussed Shi Quan and the academy with Yu Xiaogang.
• Dugu Yan learned that Yu Tianheng had told Yu Xiaogang everything about Shi Quan and accused him of giving a future opponent confidential information, but Yu Tianheng insisted his uncle would not share it.

Dugu Yan confronted Yu Tianheng over his defense of Yu Xiaogang, then left after he dismissed her accusations as slander. Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to bring Shrek to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Tang San learned Shi Quan’s strength came from a rare treasure and grew jealous; Tang Hao decided to seek Dugu Bo for a treasure for his son.

• Dugu Yan warned Yu Tianheng that Yu Xiaogang had endangered them and urged him to stop associating with his uncle, but Yu Tianheng called her words slander and she left in hurt silence.
• Yu Xiaogang convinced Flender to accept an arrangement for the Shrek Team to go to Heaven Dou City in two months and continue discussions with Qin Ming.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Shi Quan’s Blue Silver King Spirit Soul and rapid growth came from an Ink Jade Divine Bamboo obtained from Dugu Bo.
• Tang San grew jealous and convinced himself that Shi Quan had won only because of luck, while Tang Hao overheard the explanation from upstairs.
• Tang Hao decided to approach Dugu Bo after Tang San reached Heaven Dou Royal Academy and seek a rare treasure for his son.

Shi Quan discovered that he could reshape the Xuanyuan Dragon Spine into a bladed whip and began developing a method to control its sections as flying swords. As his group left Suotuo City, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng remained at odds, while Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the hotel and learned Shi Quan had left a letter only for Zhu Zhuqing.

• Shi Quan experimented with refining his Inner Force and transformed the Xuanyuan Dragon Spine into a segmented golden blade whip.
• Shi Quan separated the tip into a Xuanyuan Short Sword, tested its piercing power, and began researching how to control the dragon-bone sections as flying swords.
• Shi Quan left the hotel a letter before joining the others, and the group departed Suotuo City by carriage.
• Yu Feng urged Yu Tianheng to reconcile with Dugu Yan, but Yu Tianheng said they should both calm down first.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling about Yu Tianheng revealing Shi Quan's information, and Ye Lingling urged her to reconsider their relationship.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing arrived at the hotel seeking Shi Quan and learned he had left only one letter, addressed to Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing received Shi Quan’s letter, while Tang San struggled to control his Blue Silver Grass and planned to secretly learn Ning Rongrong’s Heart Separation Control. After the group returned to Heaven Dou City, Shi Quan and Dugu Yan visited Dugu Bo, who revealed that his trip to the Breaking Clan had brought promising news about the poison in his body.

• Ning Rongrong gave Zhu Zhuqing Shi Quan’s letter, and Zhu Zhuqing decided to seek Shi Quan’s help to become stronger.
• Tang San failed to weave his Blue Silver Grass into armor, and Yu Xiaogang promised to find rare treasures and arrange for Tang San to learn Heart Separation Control.
• Tang San decided to secretly observe Ning Rongrong practicing Heart Separation Control before the group reached Heaven Dou City.
• Qin Ming brought the group back to Heaven Dou City and gave them a month to rest while continuing their training.
• Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng ended their cold war, and Dugu Yan told Shi Quan that Dugu Bo had summoned them.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan and Shi Quan that he had visited the Breaking Clan to study medicinal principles, then said Shi Quan’s claim about his poison might prove true.

Shi Quan guided Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan through consuming the Evil Moon Dragon Tongue Orchid, which began transforming Dugu Yan’s body and poison. After she survived the painful absorption, Shi Quan warned that her improvement and other planned herb gifts could attract powerful factions’ attention.

• Shi Quan told Dugu Bo that his supposed friend Zhuang Zhou had shared knowledge of immortal herbs and asked for the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone for a friend.
• Dugu Bo agreed to let Shi Quan take the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and brought Shi Quan and Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to find an herb for her.
• Shi Quan identified the Evil Moon Dragon Tongue Orchid and explained how Dugu Yan should consume its poisonous silver fruit flesh and leaves.
• Dugu Yan swallowed the fruit flesh and leaves, endured hours of convulsions, and eventually stabilized as the herb’s effects took hold.
• Shi Quan said the herb could help Dugu Yan reach the Fortieth Rank and improve her talent, then warned Dugu Bo that her transformation and Ye Lingling’s planned herb could draw the Upper Three Sects and Spirit Hall’s attention.

Shi Quan warned Dugu Bo that Tang Hao might target his Immortal Herbs and proposed a scheme to protect the Herb Garden while advancing his own rivalry with Tang San. Dugu Bo agreed to hear out the plan and stood firmly with Shi Quan against the risks posed by Tang Hao.

• Shi Quan told Dugu Bo about Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and suggested that Tang San's mother had been a 100,000-year Blue Silver Grass, explaining Tang Hao's rise and Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline.
• Shi Quan recounted the events at Shrek Academy, and Dugu Bo worried Tang Hao might seek Immortal Herbs to help Tang San take revenge.
• Shi Quan warned that the Herb Garden's Immortal Herbs could create at least thirty Titled Douluo, so they planned to hide the rarest herbs and misdirect other forces.
• Shi Quan proposed luring Tang Hao into appearing to loot the Herb Garden, using Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor inheritance to explain his own ambition to become the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Dugu Bo cautioned Shi Quan about Tang Hao's strength, then listened as Shi Quan laid out the plan and offered advice.

Dugu Yan absorbed the Evil Moon Dragon Tongue Orchid, while Shi Quan prepared the Snow Jade Saint Lotus for Ye Lingling and discussed their plans with Dugu Bo. As Ye Lingling began absorbing the lotus, Shi Quan and Dugu Bo harvested herbs and prepared for Dugu Bo’s detoxification.

• Dugu Yan woke to find she had reached Rank Forty and that the Evil Moon Dragon Tongue Orchid had begun changing her Jade Phosphor Serpent Martial Soul.
• Shi Quan estimated Dugu Yan could absorb a Spirit Ring of up to eight thousand years and explained that Dragon-blooded Spirit Beasts could help her Martial Soul evolve.
• Dugu Yan urged Shi Quan not to shoulder his troubles alone, and he agreed to explain his plans to her and Ye Lingling after they arrived.
• Shi Quan brought Ye Lingling the Snow Jade Saint Lotus and instructed her how to consume it to improve her healing ability and Martial Soul.
• Ye Lingling began refining the lotus while Dugu Yan stayed to watch over her, and Shi Quan accompanied Dugu Bo to harvest herbs and prepare for detoxification.

Shi Quan gathered the immortal herbs, prepared Dugu Bo’s detoxification treatment, and learned that Ye Lingling’s Nine Hearted Begonia had evolved into the Saint Heart Begonia with the power to cleanse negative conditions. After Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to obtain Spirit Rings, Shi Quan went to Heaven Dou City as Zhuang Zhou, where he built an undefeated record at the Great Soul Arena and drew Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi’s attention.

• Shi Quan reserved the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to strengthen his Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone and prepared Dugu Bo’s detoxification dose from the Infernal Delicate Apricot and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
• Dugu Bo confirmed that the treatment worked and planned to continue it while taking Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to obtain Spirit Rings.
• Ye Lingling awakened with her Soul Power increased from Level 36 to Level 40 and revealed that her evolved Nine Hearted Begonia could remove negative conditions.
• Shi Quan warned Ye Lingling to conceal her evolution from her family and Ning Fengzhi, and Dugu Bo pointed out that the change might let another Nine Hearted Begonia wielder emerge.
• Shi Quan left for Heaven Dou City as Zhuang Zhou, while Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling into the forest to search for Spirit Beasts.
• A month later, Zhuang Zhou remained undefeated in higher-ranked matches at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, and Xue Qinghe told Ning Fengzhi that he had earned enough points for a Purple Gold Soul Badge.

Shi Quan made Zhuang Zhou famous in Heaven Dou City, evaded Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There he encountered the arriving Shrek group, clashed with them, and left Zhu Zhuqing expecting help from Zhuang Zhou.

• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe tried to meet Zhuang Zhou at the Great Soul Arena, but Shi Quan refused and concealed his aura from Bone Douluo.
• Shi Quan left Heaven Dou City and secretly returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after deciding Zhuang Zhou had become famous enough.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling absorbed new Spirit Rings at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reaching Rank Forty-Four and Rank Forty-One respectively.
• Flender led the Shrek group to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Shi Quan confronted them and criticized their untidy arrival.
• Shi Quan restrained ten academy students, then told Zhu Zhuqing that Zhuang Zhou had found something for her and would give it to her later.

Shi Quan warned Xue Beng to leave Shrek Academy alone, then gave Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone to consume. After absorbing it overnight, Zhu Zhuqing reached Level 30, and Shi Quan estimated that her Third Spirit Ring could be around 2,500 years old, but no more than 2,700.

• Shi Quan released Xue Beng's men, confronted Xue Beng about targeting Shrek Academy, and told him to stay out of the matter.
• Shi Quan returned to the Royal Fight Team Dormitory and told Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the Shi Brothers that Shrek Academy was joining Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Tianheng left to visit his uncle Yu Xiaogang, while Shi Quan reassured Yu Feng that Shrek's arrival would not affect them.
• Shi Quan took Zhu Zhuqing to the Royal Fight Team's Training Ground and gave her the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone on Zhuang Zhou's behalf.
• Tang Hao watched Zhu Zhuqing absorb the Immortal Herb and concluded that Dugu Bo must possess more of them.
• Zhu Zhuqing awoke after absorbing the herb and discovered she had reached Level 30; Shi Quan examined her and estimated her Third Spirit Ring limit at about 2,500 years, with 2,700 as the maximum.

Shi Quan gave Zhu Zhuqing an Immortal Herb that helped her reach level thirty, while Shrek Academy officially merged into Heaven Dou Royal Academy. After leaving to draw Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling into his plans, Shi Quan’s gamble paid off when Tang Hao appeared in Grandmaster’s room that night.

• Shi Quan explained that the Immortal Herb would strengthen Zhu Zhuqing’s foundation, and she agreed to cultivate with him.
• The Three Great Education Committees accepted Shrek Academy after Tang San fused his External Soul Bone and advanced to level thirty-four.
• Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing met the Shrek group after the merger, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that she had reached level thirty.
• Flender planned to take Zhu Zhuqing to Sunset Forest for her Third Spirit Ring, while Shi Quan left for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Shi Quan gambled that Tang Hao was staying near Tang San, and Tang Hao appeared in Grandmaster’s room that night.

Tang Hao reunited with Tang San and revealed that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, while Tang San reaffirmed his determination to protect her. After Tang San identified the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, he and Tang Hao planned to investigate Dugu Bo’s hidden treasure land to obtain herbs that might conceal Xiao Wu’s aura.

• Tang Hao told Yu Xiaogang that Shi Quan had given Zhu Zhuqing the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and asked him to call Tang San in.
• Tang San reunited with Tang Hao, who tested his loyalty to Xiao Wu and revealed his Titled Douluo strength.
• Tang Hao explained that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form and warned that powerful experts could discover her identity.
• Tang San recalled a book about immortal herbs, identified the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and proposed using Aura Concealing Grass to hide Xiao Wu’s aura.
• Tang San inferred that Dugu Bo possessed a special treasure land containing multiple immortal herbs and advised investigating it before confronting him.
• Tang Hao agreed to ask Yu Xiaogang about Dugu Bo and then investigate the treasure land himself.

Ning Fengzhi learned about Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and planned to meet him, while Shi Quan’s group returned to the academy and confronted the growing divide between Yu Tianheng and his teammates. Shi Quan advised Dugu Yan to test whether Yu Tianheng could keep her and Ye Lingling’s breakthroughs secret, leaving her to reconsider their relationship if he betrayed her trust.

• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo about Tang San’s Hidden Weapons and behavior, prompting Ning Fengzhi to plan a meeting and consider a transaction.
• Ning Fengzhi and the elders discussed Tang San’s character and Shi Quan’s swordsmanship, while Sword Douluo lamented that Shi Quan did not have a sword-type Martial Soul.
• Shi Quan, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling returned to the academy and learned that Yu Tianheng had gone with Shrek Team to help Zhu Zhuqing hunt a Spirit Beast.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, and the Shi Brothers expressed their support for Shi Quan and criticized Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming for favoring Shrek Team.
• Ye Lingling revealed that she and Dugu Yan had both reached the Fortieth Rank, and Shi Quan asked the others to keep their breakthroughs secret.
• Shi Quan advised Dugu Yan to tell Yu Tianheng about the breakthroughs and judge whether he could keep the secret; Dugu Yan agreed to handle the matter carefully.

Shi Quan’s plan to teach Ye Lingling and weaken Yu Tianheng’s place in the Heaven Dou Battle Team led to Dugu Yan breaking up with Yu Tianheng after he revealed her and Ye Lingling’s secret to Yu Xiaogang. Meanwhile, Tang San and Tang Hao traced the Immortal Herbs to Sunset Forest, and Bone Douluo sensed Tang Hao near the Shrek group’s courtyard.

• Shi Quan began teaching Ye Lingling Mystic Wave Microstep and planned to teach martial arts to other teammates while transferring Zhu Zhuqing into the Heaven Dou Battle Team.
• Yu Tianheng returned to the academy and told Dugu Yan about Zhu Zhuqing’s spirit ring, while Dugu Yan reminded him to keep her and Ye Lingling’s strength increase secret.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned Yu Tianheng about Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng confirmed their strength had increased after Yu Xiaogang guessed they had consumed Immortal Herbs.
• Dugu Yan learned Yu Tianheng had told Yu Xiaogang about the secret and ended their relationship, leaving Yu Tianheng alone outside her room.
• Tang San told Tang Hao that Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s strength increase pointed to Immortal Herbs, and they chose Sunset Forest as their target after agreeing to wait for Ning Fengzhi’s visit.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo arrived at the Shrek group’s courtyard, where Bone Douluo sensed Tang Hao and identified Tang San as the reason he was there.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and agreed to a partnership while planning to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect neutral between Tang San and Shi Quan. At the Heaven Dou Battle Team’s training ground, Yu Xiaogang criticized Shi Quan’s training methods, and a clash over Dugu Yan’s insults led Yu Tianheng to leave the team.

• Ning Fengzhi confirmed Tang Hao’s identity with Bone Douluo, agreed to partner with Tang San, and decided to maintain ties with Shi Quan without interfering in their conflict.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that he would investigate Dugu Bo’s whereabouts in Sunset Forest while Tang San and the others trained at the academy.
• Qin Ming showed Shrek’s group the Heaven Dou Battle Team’s training equipment, and Yu Xiaogang was surprised to learn that Shi Quan had designed it.
• Yu Xiaogang criticized Shi Quan’s set-based training plan, while Shi Quan declined to engage and Dugu Yan argued with Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Tianheng confronted Dugu Yan and the others over her insults toward his uncle, then left the Heaven Dou Battle Team after Shi Quan challenged him.

Yu Tianheng left the Heaven Dou Battle Team for Shrek, while Shi Quan arranged for Zhu Zhuqing to take his place and secured independent control of the team with Dugu Bo as its nominal leader. With Dugu Bo arriving at the academy, Shi Quan began special training for the team.

• Yu Tianheng asked to transfer to Shrek, and Shi Quan told the Education Committee that Zhu Zhuqing would join the Heaven Dou Battle Team instead.
• Shi Quan requested to manage the Heaven Dou Battle Team independently, and Meng Shenji approved after Shi Quan revealed that Dugu Bo would serve as its leader; Qin Ming was assigned to Shrek.
• Zhu Zhuqing left Shrek and joined Shi Quan's team, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San welcomed Yu Tianheng and dismissed her departure as an even exchange.
• Dugu Bo arrived at the academy after reaching Level Ninety-Three, and Shi Quan began the Heaven Dou Battle Team's special training under his protection.

Tang Hao and Tang San discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in Sunset Forest, harvested many immortal herbs, and Tang San distributed them among his companions. As everyone began absorbing the herbs, one person grew increasingly distressed.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that he had found a hidden hollow inside Dugu Bo's Poison Array, and they uncovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well together.
• Tang San identified the rare herbs, harvested nearly half of the garden, and took them back to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Tang Hao.
• Tang San explained that he had chosen immortal herbs for his companions, including the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum for Dai Mubai and the Soul Devouring Flower for Xiao Wu.
• Tang San distributed the herbs, and his companions began absorbing them as one person's expression grew increasingly pained.