Chapter Summaries

Tang San survived the violent effects of the Soul Devouring Flower, but it mutated his Blue Silver Grass and strengthened his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances. After recovering, he led the group back into Sunset Forest to find Spirit Rings for Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Tianheng.

• Tang San writhed in agony as the Soul Devouring Flower’s chaotic power spread through him, turning his Blue Silver Grass black and darkening his aura.
• Yu Xiaogang learned that the others had gained little soul power from their Immortal Herbs, while Tang San endured the night’s ordeal as Xiao Wu worried over him.
• Tang San woke at noon and said his External Soul Bone had helped him absorb the herb; he had gained a rank and felt major improvements to his Soul Bone and Spirit Soul.
• Tang San explained that the Immortal Herbs’ effects might benefit Dai Mubai and Oscar during later cultivation, then took the group back to Sunset Forest to seek Spirit Rings.
• The group found a fifteen-hundred-year Wind Flame Bird, and Tang San’s mutated Blue Silver Grass bound it while absorbing its flames, astonishing Ma Hongjun.

Tang San’s group completed their spirit-ring hunt, while Ning Rongrong grew suspicious of the Immortal Herbs’ uneven effects and told Ning Fengzhi. Ning Fengzhi traced the herbs’ possible origins to Tang Hao and Zhuang Zhou, then visited Dugu Bo with Bone Douluo to ask about the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

• Tang San secretly used his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances to drain life force from Ning Rongrong’s Jade Spirit Colt, and Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun both reached Rank 31 after absorbing their Third Spirit Rings.
• After Yu Tianheng obtained a four-thousand-year Tyrant Dragon Beast for his Fourth Spirit Ring, Yu Xiaogang gave the group a day off, and Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi had Sword Douluo examine Ning Rongrong, then questioned her about the Immortal Herbs and suspected Tang San’s herbs came from Tang Hao while Zhuang Zhou knew how to identify them.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Shi Quan taught the Heaven Dou Battle Team members martial arts suited to their abilities, and Zhu Zhuqing grew closer to the team.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo visited Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi asked whether he knew of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

Shi Quan and Dugu Bo staged the discovery of the ruined Herb Garden to mislead Bone Douluo and turn Ning Fengzhi’s suspicion toward Tang Hao and Tang San. As the Shrek Team began Yu Xiaogang’s demanding training, Dai Mubai broke through to Rank Forty.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Dugu Bo to find the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Shi Quan realized Ning Fengzhi was testing him after Ning Rongrong consumed the weakened herb.
• Dugu Bo staged his discovery of the ravaged Herb Garden while Bone Douluo secretly followed him and reported the scene to Ning Fengzhi, who blamed Tang Hao and Tang San.
• Shi Quan told Dugu Bo that the deception had cleared suspicion from their allies, then planned new medicinal baths and potions as they prepared for the coming team assessment.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned Shrek Team demanding training plans, allowing Ning Rongrong and Xiao Ao to reduce their workloads while requiring the other combat Spirit Masters to follow theirs strictly.
• A month later, Dai Mubai announced that he had advanced to Rank Forty, strengthening Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his training methods.

After a grueling semester, the academy began winter vacation, and Shi Quan shortened his team’s break so they could prepare for the Spirit Master Competition. He remained troubled by his feelings for Ye Lingling and the dangers ahead, while Dugu Bo urged him to worry less and live more freely.

• Dai Mubai reached Rank Thirty-Nine after taking an Immortal Herb, while Shi Quan’s team continued progressing under his training.
• When winter vacation began, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Yu Tianheng, and Oscar sneaked out to seek entertainment, but most of them found themselves unusually exhausted.
• Shi Quan reported the team’s cultivation progress and arranged a twenty-day vacation, asking everyone to keep cultivating before their next battle against Shrek.
• Shi Quan asked Ye Lingling to spend the New Year with Dugu Yan and the others, and Zhu Zhuqing agreed to join them.
• Dugu Bo reassured Shi Quan that Ye Lingling’s clan was unlikely to awaken another Nine Hearted Begonia Martial Soul soon, then encouraged him to stop putting so much pressure on himself.

After reaching Soul Ancestor, Shi Quan obtained and began cultivating the Spirit God Art, then searched for the Blue Silver King to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor. He found the Blue Silver King in an ancient forest, where it mistook him for its king.

• Shi Quan visited his parents in Heavenfall City, then broke through to Soul Ancestor and received the Spirit God Art from the system.
• Shi Quan shared the Spirit God Art with Xiao Meng, and they discovered she could cultivate it as well.
• Shi Quan practiced the art's first level, taught it to his parents, and set out to search for the Blue Silver King.
• Shi Quan searched several forests for three days before sensing the Blue Silver King's aura in an ancient forest.
• The Blue Silver King called Shi Quan its king and guided him to its lair, where Shi Quan cautiously asked whether it had called him.

Shi Quan completed the awakening of his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, gaining a powerful devouring ability and the Blue Silver Domain while helping the Blue Silver King ascend. After discovering a new Origin Spirit Ring reward in the System Space, he considered how it could help his Thick Earth Spirit Soul evolve.

• The Blue Silver King recognized Shi Quan as its Emperor and drew on the forest's Blue Silver Grass to awaken his bloodline.
• Shi Quan's Spirit Rings transformed as his Blue Silver Emperor awakened with immense life force and a powerful devouring attribute, draining energy from plants across the forest.
• The Blue Silver King also gained a devouring ability and approached the hundred-thousand-year threshold by absorbing energy gathered for Shi Quan.
• Shi Quan awoke with four Spirit Rings, increased Soul Power, and the Blue Silver Domain, which could transform nearby Blue Silver Grass and devour surrounding energy.
• Shi Quan found an Origin Spirit Ring in the System Space that could help a Spirit Soul evolve and awaken an innate domain.

Shi Quan absorbed an Origin Spirit Ring into his Thick Earth Spirit Soul, triggering a fusion with his Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Soul that brought him new powers and a surge in strength. The Blue Silver King’s bloodline advanced to the hundred-thousand-year level, and Shi Quan began asking it to leave with him.

• Shi Quan asked the Blue Silver King to guard him while he absorbed the Origin Spirit Ring into his Thick Earth Spirit Soul.
• The Blue Silver Emperor and Thick Earth Spirit Soul fused through a cycle of withering and rebirth, awakening Shi Quan’s Earth Spirit Soul and Earth Domain.
• Shi Quan regained consciousness with five spirit rings, emerald-gold hair, and his Soul Power Level raised to the forty-seventh level.
• The Blue Silver King said Shi Quan’s blessing had advanced its bloodline and raised its strength to the hundred-thousand-year level.
• Shi Quan asked the Blue Silver King whether it would leave with him.

Shi Quan gained the Blue Silver King's loyalty, brought ancient Blue Silver Grass to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There, he confessed to Ye Lingling, who agreed to become his girlfriend.

• Shi Quan asked the Blue Silver King to protect him and eventually become his Fifth Spirit Ring, and the Blue Silver King agreed while asking to remain with him as a Spirit Soul.
• The Blue Silver King parasitized Shi Quan's arm, and Shi Quan gathered the ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass and transplanted it at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• The Blue Silver King sensed a terrifying aura beneath the spring, and Shi Quan recognized it as the remains of the Ice Fire Dragon King but decided not to investigate yet.
• Shi Quan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing left Ye Lingling alone to greet him.
• Shi Quan asked Ye Lingling to be his girlfriend and promised to support her, and Ye Lingling accepted before they kissed.

Shi Quan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Ye Lingling, revealed his Fourth Spirit Ring and Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, and resumed training with his team. A week later, he faced Shrek in the selection match for the Heaven Dou Empire’s Seed Team position, but sent only himself and Ye Lingling onto the stage, prompting Yu Tianheng to warn Shrek about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Shi Quan reunited with his friends, announced his relationship with Ye Lingling, and showed them his External Soul Bone and black Fourth Spirit Ring.
• Shi Quan and Ye Lingling grew closer as he added Spirit God Art and other practices to his daily training.
• Grandmaster prepared Shrek for its match against Heaven Dou Battle Team, while Shi Quan’s team continued its usual routine.
• Shi Quan led Heaven Dou Battle Team to the selection match, where Dugu Bo, Xue Qinghe, Xue Xing, and Ning Fengzhi watched.
• Shi Quan and Ye Lingling alone released their Martial Souls on the stage, and Yu Tianheng warned Shrek that they had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Shi Quan and Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill overwhelmed the opposing team, and Shi Quan learned that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass bloodline was close to being destroyed. Shi Quan then revealed his External Soul Bone and attacked Xiao Wu in midair, leaving Tang San eager to exploit his apparent disadvantage.

• Shi Quan and Ye Lingling unleashed Wrath of the God of Life, engulfing Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng while Tang San’s team escaped into the air with Flying Sausages.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to advise Tang San’s team from beneath the stage, but Dugu Bo knocked him aside and Meng Shenji warned the teachers not to interfere.
• Tang San ordered Ma Hongjun to attack as the light faded, but Shi Quan’s Blue Silver Emperor used the Phoenix Fire Wire to pull Ma Hongjun down and knock him unconscious.
• The Blue Silver King told Shi Quan that Tang San’s emperor bloodline was nearly worn away, and Shi Quan considered pushing Tang San toward becoming a Fallen Spirit Master.
• Shi Quan revealed an External Soul Bone and flew up to attack Xiao Wu; Xiao Wu teleported away, and Tang San believed the aerial advantage had shifted to his team.

Shi Quan revealed his ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword and severely wounded Tang San, but held back before delivering a fatal strike. Tang San refused to surrender and revealed a second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu launched a coordinated attack on Shi Quan, but Shi Quan resisted their tactics and manifested his Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword.
• Shi Quan's sword strike shattered Tang San's Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances and Blue Silver Grass, split the arena, and left Tang San badly injured.
• Shi Quan offered Tang San the choice to surrender or continue, and Tang San refused despite Xiao Wu's concern.
• Xiao Wu escorted the unconscious Ma Hongjun and the others away while Oscar gave Tang San Recovery Big Sausages.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted that Shi Quan had exhausted his spirit power, while Dugu Yan and others ridiculed his confidence in Tang San.
• Tang San dismissed his Blue Silver Grass and summoned a small black hammer in his left hand, revealing his second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.

Shi Quan overwhelmed Tang San after Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, then accused him of damaging his Blue Silver Grass bloodline by following Grandmaster’s teachings. The revelation left Tang Hao furious at Grandmaster and prompted Ning Fengzhi to investigate Tang San’s mother and Tang Hao’s past.

• Xue Xing, Dugu Bo, and Ning Fengzhi recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer as his second Spirit Soul, and Shi Quan challenged him to use it.
• Tang San attacked with Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Shi Quan evaded his heavy swings and wounded him repeatedly with the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword.
• Tang San threw and resummoned the Clear Sky Hammer to lessen its burden, but Shi Quan pressed his attack, broke through Tang San’s defense, and sent him flying.
• Shi Quan told Tang San that his Spirit Rings and mutations had muddled the bloodline of his Blue Silver Grass, ruining what had been a top-tier Spirit Soul.
• Yu Xiaogang turned deathly pale, while Tang Hao released killing intent toward Grandmaster after hearing Shi Quan’s accusation.
• Dugu Bo said Shi Quan’s Spirit Soul theories had so far been correct, and Ning Fengzhi decided to investigate Tang San’s mother and Tang Hao’s past.

Shi Quan defeated Tang San and devoured the remaining Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline in his body, then learned that Tang Hao had witnessed the match. Back at the Shrek courtyard, Tang Hao examined Tang San’s changed Blue Silver Grass and confronted Yu Xiaogang about what had happened to it.

• Shi Quan pierced Tang San’s shoulder and drained the remaining Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline before Flender could surrender, and Meng Shenji declared the Heaven Dou Battle Team the empire’s seed team.
• Ning Fengzhi healed the fighters, while Xue Xing promised to investigate Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi told Xue Qinghe to maintain ties with Shi Quan rather than court Tang San.
• Dugu Bo told Shi Quan that Tang Hao had been nearby and revealed that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass had lost its potential to become the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang San defended Yu Xiaogang’s teaching to the Shrek members, but Tang Hao summoned them and examined Tang San’s body and Spirit Soul.
• Tang Hao noticed the faint evil aura in Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and demanded that Yu Xiaogang explain what had happened to it.

Tang Hao took Tang San to find the Blue Silver King and test whether Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline was intact, while Yu Xiaogang defended his choices in selecting Tang San’s spirit rings. The Blue Silver King had disappeared, leaving Tang Hao unable to verify the bloodline and uncertain about Tang San’s upcoming fourth spirit ring.

• Tang Hao confirmed that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass contained an unawakened Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, while Yu Xiaogang argued that Shi Quan’s Sacred Dragon Bloodline explained why Tang San’s spirit soul had felt suppressed.
• Yu Xiaogang defended choosing devouring abilities and animal spirit rings for Tang San, and Tang San apologized and knelt after doubting his teacher.
• Tang Hao took Tang San away from the academy to visit the Blue Silver King, hoping it could examine Tang San’s bloodline.
• Tang Hao found the Blue Silver King’s home empty and realized it had left months earlier, possibly around the time Tang San consumed the Immortal Herbs.
• Tang Hao concluded that Tang San’s bloodline might not be verifiable until he reached the Seventieth Rank, then returned with him while questioning what spirit ring to choose for his approaching Fortieth Rank.

Tang San returned to the academy after Tang Hao failed to determine whether his Blue Silver Emperor was abnormal, while the Shrek and Heaven Dou teams continued training toward the tournament. After Zhu Zhuqing reached the Fortieth Rank, Shi Quan used his newly awakened Blue Silver Domain to scout Sunset Forest for suitable Spirit Beasts, leaving the group ready to follow his lead.

• Yu Xiaogang learned that Qin Ming had replaced him as Shrek Team leader, but Flender reassured him that Shrek still regarded him as their leader.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng trained hard, with Yu Feng reaching the Fortieth Rank first and Zhu Zhuqing reaching it half a month later.
• The Shrek Team took half a month off before the tournament, and Yu Xiaogang explained the competition format and Seed Teams.
• Shi Quan joined Dugu Bo and the others in Sunset Forest to find Spirit Beasts for Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng.
• Shi Quan awakened his Blue Silver Domain to scout through the forest's plants, and Dugu Bo warned everyone to keep the domain secret.
• After about half an hour, Shi Quan opened his eyes, pointed toward one side of the forest, and told Dugu Bo to follow him.

Shi Quan’s team obtained powerful fourth spirit abilities for Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Feng before returning to Heaven Dou City for the tournament’s opening ceremony. At the designated hotel, they encountered rival academies, while the Shrek Team argued over its mismatched uniforms.

• Shi Quan led the Heaven Dou Battle Team in defeating a Blood Shadow Panther, and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed its Spirit Ring to gain Netherworld Blood Shadow and reach level forty-one.
• The team captured a Wind Spirit Eagle, and Yu Feng gained the Wind Spirit ability and reached level forty-one.
• After training until the day before the tournament, Shi Quan and the others followed Dugu Bo to the designated hotel in Heaven Dou City.
• The Heaven Dou Battle Team encountered Skywater Academy, Blazing Academy, and Thunder Academy, whose members discussed the team and watched Shi Quan and Dugu Bo arrive.
• At the hotel, Flender distributed uniforms bearing both Heaven Dou and Shrek emblems, and Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong objected to the design.

The Spirit Master Competition opened with the Heaven Dou Battle Team entering first, followed by the Shrek Team in uniforms that provoked laughter from the crowd. Xue Ye demanded an explanation for the humiliation, while Flender prepared to take responsibility for altering the uniforms.

• Shi Quan and his companions arrived at the arena and saw spectators whispering about the Shrek Team's conspicuous uniforms.
• The Shrek Team endured ridicule in the rest area, and Flender told them to look spirited during the opening ceremony.
• The Heaven Dou Battle Team, led by Shi Quan, entered first and received cheers from the spectators and praise from Ning Fengzhi.
• The Shrek Team entered second, drawing laughter from the audience and angering Xue Ye, who ordered Meng Shenji to explain the uniforms or withdraw the team.
• Qin Ming warned Flender that the uniforms had caused trouble, but Flender said he would handle the consequences.

Meng Shenji rebuked Flender and Qin Ming for altering the Shrek Team’s uniforms, warning that the Emperor could revoke their competition qualification if they failed to impress. As the opening ceremony began, Shrek drew Blue Tyrant Academy as its first opponent, and the team learned why their uniform choice had caused such a crisis before preparing for the match.

• Meng Shenji condemned Flender’s unauthorized uniform changes and warned that the Shrek Team could lose its qualification if the Emperor was dissatisfied.
• Qin Ming accepted blame, while Yu Xiaogang urged everyone to focus on restoring the empire’s dignity through a strong exhibition match.
• Xue Ye opened the competition, and Salas announced the preliminary-round matchups, including the Shrek Team against Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Salas promised Spirit Hall membership to any competitor who advanced to the Finals, angering Xue Ye before Ning Fengzhi calmed him.
• Tang San led the Shrek Team away to discuss their match, and Yu Xiaogang explained Meng Shenji’s rebuke before they turned to tactics.

Shrek prepared to prove its strength in the tournament’s opening match against Blue Tyrant Academy. Tang San’s team overwhelmed their opponents in under a minute, winning decisively and leaving the arena to a stunned, cheering crowd.

• Tang San and Flender agreed that Shrek would fight at full strength while avoiding serious injuries, and the team vowed to win quickly.
• Dugu Yan and Shi Quan discussed the backlash over Shrek’s uniforms and predicted that its match against Blue Tyrant Academy would end fast.
• Tai Long flirted with Xiao Wu, and the two teams exchanged insults before the match began.
• Ning Fengzhi defended his decision to send Ning Rongrong with Shrek after Salas questioned his support for the team.
• Shrek revealed two Soul Ancestors, then Tang San’s team launched a coordinated assault that trapped Tai Long and overwhelmed Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Blue Tyrant Academy surrendered; its team members were mostly unconscious but not seriously injured, and the crowd cheered Shrek.

After learning that the Spirit Master Competition champion would receive three spirit bones, Shi Quan arranged for Shrek Team to hear the news, hoping to push Tang San toward risky methods of growth. Tang San resolved to seek power in Sunset Forest, while Shi Quan considered whether Shi Nian would still target him and coveted the illusion soul bone Shi Nian had once possessed.

• Dugu Bo told Shi Quan and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation were three Soul Kings and that the championship prize was three spirit bones.
• Shi Quan asked Dugu Bo to leak the prize news to Shrek Team, and Qin Ming later told Flender and the others about the three top-grade spirit bones.
• Tang San coveted the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and suspected Shi Quan had grown stronger by devouring Soul Power.
• Tang San decided to test whether his Soul Devouring Eight Spider Lances could absorb Spirit Beasts in Sunset Forest.
• Shi Quan considered whether Shi Nian would attempt to assassinate Tang San and thought about obtaining Shi Nian’s Illusion Wisdom Left Arm Soul Bone.