Chapter Summaries

Lan Changsheng sent Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu onward while he stayed behind to recover, and Dugu Bo continued defending the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well from Spirit Hall. As Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluos Tang Zong and Li Hanshuang attacked together, Dugu Bo unleashed his Human-Snake Aspect and charged Tang Zong.

• Lan Changsheng revealed that his uninjured self was a Blue Silver Grass clone and remained behind to recover while Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu departed.
• Dugu Bo killed wave after wave of Spirit Hall fighters while Tang Zong watched and restored his Soul Power.
• Tang Zong sent more Soul Saints and Soul Douluos against Dugu Bo, who was wounded in the ensuing attack.
• Li Hanshuang arrived, and Tang Zong explained that Dugu Bo was now level ninety-five and had mastered a powerful new form.
• Tang Zong and Li Hanshuang attacked Dugu Bo together, prompting him to assume his Human-Snake Aspect and charge at Tang Zong.
• Li Hanshuang changed direction and brought his sword down on Dugu Bo’s serpentine body.

Dugu Bo burned his essence to keep attacking Tang Zong while Li Hanshuang tried to stop him. After Li Hanshuang pierced him with Bloodfall, Dugu Bo returned to human form but continued advancing toward Tang Zong.

• Li Hanshuang wounded Dugu Bo with the Frost Sword, but Dugu Bo endured the strike and pressed his attack on Tang Zong.
• Dugu Bo knocked Tang Zong's hammer aside and repeatedly attacked him, while Li Hanshuang's sword strikes and attempts to intervene failed to halt the assault.
• Tang Zong used Iron Wall to defend against Dugu Bo's claws as Dugu Bo burned his essence and grew increasingly exhausted.
• Li Hanshuang cut his hand and unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, Bloodfall, piercing Dugu Bo through the body.
• Dugu Bo regained clarity, returned to human form, and continued inching toward Tang Zong as the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor pushed him forward.

Dugu Bo used Cold Ash Soul Separation to strip Tang Zong of his Martial Soul, forcing Li Hanshuang to retreat with him. After recovering at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo warned Ah Yin that Spirit Hall would likely target him again.

• Dugu Bo concealed Cold Ash Soul Separation in poisonous mist and used it to make Tang Zong lose his Martial Soul and Soul Rings.
• Li Hanshuang carried the howling Tang Zong away, while Dugu Bo collapsed unconscious after the battle.
• Li Hanshuang reported the failed mission to a purple-robed bishop and explained that Dugu Bo's poison could strip Soul Masters of their Martial Souls.
• Dugu Bo woke at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well with his wounds being repaired by Lan Changsheng's Life Divine Power and Ah Yin's help.
• Dugu Bo told Ah Yin that Spirit Hall might try to kill, recruit, or capture him after learning about Cold Ash Soul Separation.

After Spirit Hall ordered Dugu Bo captured alive, Demon Subduing Douluo and three other Titled Douluo led an army to surround Sunset Forest. Dugu Bo tried to escape with Ah Yin’s help but ran into Dark Crow, who attacked him as he fled.

• Dugu Bo reassured Ah Yin and reflected on how little time they might have left.
• A Purple-Robed Bishop reported that Spirit Hall’s operation had failed and that Tang Zong had lost his Martial Soul, so the Pope ordered Demon Subduing Douluo and three Titled Douluo to capture Dugu Bo alive.
• Demon Subduing Douluo received the order but struggled to find his way, while the Purple-Robed Bishop waited for the other Titled Douluo.
• The four Titled Douluo and their forces surrounded Sunset Forest, and Ah Yin sensed their approach and found a direction where the enemy was weaker.
• Dugu Bo put Ah Yin, transformed into a seed, in his Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch and fled, but Dark Crow intercepted him.
• Dugu Bo used Human-Snake True Form to break through, while Dark Crow transformed into crows and kept attacking him as he ran.

Dugu Bo tried to escape Dark Crow’s pursuit but was trapped at Sunset Forest’s edge by Demon Subduing Douluo, Qin Zhen, and the other Spirit Hall Douluos. Facing defeat, Dugu Bo burned his blood essence, immobilized all four with his eighth soul skill, and unleashed his ninth soul skill at them.

• Dugu Bo used poison and deception to evade Dark Crow’s crow clones and race toward the edge of Sunset Forest.
• Qin Zhen trapped Dugu Bo in softened earth and struck him with steel balls while Dark Crow and two other Titled Douluos arrived.
• Dugu Bo fought back with his shield and venomous fangs, but Qin Zhen deflected his poison with an invisible force field.
• Dugu Bo burned his blood essence and used his eighth soul skill to immobilize Qin Zhen, Dark Crow, and the other two Douluos.
• Dugu Bo fired his ninth soul skill, Jade Phosphorous Divine Light, at the four Spirit Hall Douluos.

Dugu Bo fought Qin Zhen to protect Ah Yin, but Qin Zhen subdued him after the poison and battle weakened his transformed body. The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King then unleashed a crushing pressure across Sunset Forest, leaving everyone unconscious, while Ah Yin heard the Dragon Kings say their injuries were not enough.

• Dugu Bo threw the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch into the grass, then attacked Qin Zhen with his Human-Snake True Form as Time Freeze ended.
• Qin Zhen endured Dugu Bo’s drilling attack, restrained him, and refused his request to be released in exchange for detoxifying Dark Crow and the others.
• Qin Zhen fought Dugu Bo with his Soul Skills until Dugu Bo’s transformation collapsed and Qin Zhen captured him, while the poison spread through Qin Zhen’s shoulder.
• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King released immense pressure throughout Sunset Forest, causing Qin Zhen, Demon Subduing Douluo, and the others to collapse unconscious.
• Ah Yin reached the Dragon Kings through the loosened Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch, and they told her that their injuries were not enough.

After the battle in Sunset Forest, the Dragon Kings stabilized Ah Yin’s divine soul, while she continued caring for Dugu Bo and securing Qin Zhen. In Spirit City, a Purple-Robed Bishop reported that Spirit Hall’s forces had vanished and were likely lost.

• The Ice Dragon King and Fire Dragon King overwhelmed Ah Yin with their voices, causing her to faint and drop Dugu Bo.
• The Dragon Kings merged their origin powers into a Yin-Yang Disc in Ah Yin’s divine soul, stabilizing and restoring her.
• Lan Changsheng contacted Ah Yin, learned what the Dragon Kings had done, and hurried back after calming his anger.
• Ah Yin dragged Dugu Bo toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, bound Qin Zhen in Blue Silver Grass cages, and noted that Dark Crow and two other Titled Douluo had become fertilizer.
• A Purple-Robed Bishop brought intelligence to the Great Hall, reporting that no Spirit Hall fighters had returned from Sunset Forest and that four Titled Douluo, including Demon Subduing Douluo, were likely lost.

Bibi Dong learned that the mission to capture Dugu Bo had gone silent and sent Wen Wen to negotiate for the poison formula and any surviving Spirit Hall members. At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Lan Changsheng healed Ah Yin and began restoring Dugu Bo, then asked Ah Yin to explain what the two Dragon Kings had done.

• A Purple-Robed Bishop reported that the team sent to capture Dugu Bo had not returned, and Bibi Dong ordered Wen Wen to come to her.
• Wen Wen offered to negotiate with Dugu Bo, and Bibi Dong also ordered him to stop the Blue Silver Grass eradication operation and track Tang San.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she planned to use someone Lan Changsheng cared about to make him appear.
• Lan Changsheng returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, comforted Ah Yin, and used life divine power to heal her and restore Dugu Bo.
• The immortal herbs helped Lan Changsheng mend Dugu Bo and the valley, improving Lan Changsheng’s understanding of the Law of Life to 18%.
• Lan Changsheng asked Ah Yin to tell him in detail what the two Dragon Kings had done.

Lan Changsheng discovered that the Ice Dragon King had secretly marked Ah Yin’s Divine Soul and neutralized the thread while strengthening her recovery. He confronted both Dragon Kings, demanded they guard the valley and protect Ah Yin, and offered them enough Life Divine Power to preserve their essences.

• Ah Yin told Lan Changsheng that the Dragon Kings had demanded payment and stunned her unconscious after helping her recover.
• Lan Changsheng found the Ice Dragon King’s hidden thread in the Yin-Yang Disc, bound it with his Life Divine Power, and kept the discovery from Ah Yin.
• Lan Changsheng reinforced Qin Zhen’s Seal and descended into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to confront the Dragon Kings.
• Lan Changsheng exposed the Ice Dragon King’s attempt to bind Ah Yin’s Divine Soul, and the Fire Dragon King accused him of scheming.
• Lan Changsheng promised both Dragon Kings a chance at revival if they guarded the valley and protected Ah Yin, then gave them golden light to preserve their essences.
• The Fire Dragon King asked whether Lan Changsheng feared the Ice Dragon King would bully Ah Yin after he left.

After recovering from the battle, Dugu Bo met Bai Wen, who came on Bibi Dong’s orders to negotiate for the formula of Dugu Bo’s soul-stripping poison. Dugu Bo rejected Spirit Hall’s offers and waited as energy rippled from the spring.

• Lan Changsheng threatened the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King with his spear, then gave them life divine power to strengthen their consciousnesses.
• Ah Yin told the recovering Dugu Bo that Lan Changsheng was visiting the Dragon Kings and that Demon Subduing Douluo remained bound outside.
• Bai Wen arrived alone to negotiate with Dugu Bo, offering Spirit Hall’s withdrawal from Sunset Forest, resources, a soul bone, and help hunting soul beasts in exchange for the poison formula and the release of captured Spirit Hall personnel.
• Dugu Bo rejected Bai Wen’s offer and ignored his attempts to reopen negotiations.
• Energy rippled from the spring as Bai Wen pressed Dugu Bo to keep talking.

Lan Changsheng negotiated Spirit Hall’s ransom for Demon Subduing Douluo and the others, while Tang San and Tang Hao arrived at Shrek Academy and confronted its staff. Flender appeared to welcome Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo.

• Dugu Bo demanded Immortal Herbs, a rare skull Soul Bone, and Spirit Hall’s withdrawal from Sunset Forest, but Bai Wen rejected his terms.
• Lan Changsheng revealed himself, took over the negotiations, and agreed to release the captives for five Immortal Herbs and a forty-thousand-year-old skull bone, with another Immortal Herb required to cure the poison.
• Bai Wen promised to deliver the agreed payment within three days and left without requesting a cure for the poison.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived at Shrek Academy, where Li Yusong doubted Tang San’s claim that Yu Xiaogang had sent him.
• Tang Hao confronted Li Yusong with his Clear Sky Hammer, and Flender appeared to welcome the Clear Sky Douluo.

Tang Hao brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to Shrek Academy, where Flender agreed to assess the children and teach them according to his own principles. Tang Hao stayed behind to guard against Spirit Hall, while Tang San overheard Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussing the danger to his disciple.

• Tang Hao entered Shrek Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu after Flender welcomed them and showed them the shabby grounds.
• Flender argued with Yu Xiaogang about the academy’s poor state and explained that he had spent their former team’s earnings on land and buildings.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San and Xiao Wu both had innate full soul power, and Flender recognized them as promising students.
• Flender said he would assess the children the next morning and insisted they follow his teaching methods, which Tang Hao accepted.
• Tang Hao chose to keep watch from the roof in case Spirit Hall followed them, while Tang San and Xiao Wu settled into the back courtyard.
• Tang San overheard Flender and Yu Xiaogang speaking quietly about Spirit Hall and whether Yu Xiaogang could protect his disciple.

Tang San and Xiao Wu passed Flender’s tests and began endurance training at Shrek Academy. In the Sunset Forest, Bai Wen delivered Spirit Hall’s compensation to Lan Changsheng, while Bibi Dong planned to spare him for now and search for Tang San.

• Tang San demonstrated the strength and control of his Blue Silver Grass, and Flender declared that he passed without testing his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xiao Wu used her agility to reach Flender, passed his test, and was ordered to run ten laps with Tang San before eating.
• Flender told Zhao Wuji that he trusted Tang San because he was Clear Sky Douluo’s child, while Zhao Wuji spotted a black-cloaked figure on the roof.
• Bai Wen delivered a forty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone, five Immortal Herbs, and other supplies to Lan Changsheng in the Sunset Forest.
• Bai Wen recalled that Bibi Dong had approved the deal, ordered the release of imprisoned Blue Silver Grass Soul Masters, and planned to search for Tang San.
• Bai Wen left after confirming that the Blue Silver Emperor was no longer in the valley.

Lan Changsheng gave Dugu Yan a rare herb and a powerful Soul Bone from Spirit Hall, then helped her absorb both at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. The Life Dragon Snake gained a third Soul Ring, while Lan Changsheng continued worrying about Tang San’s training and his stalled divine trial.

• Lan Changsheng told Dugu Bo he did not trust Bibi Dong, then gave him the Immortal Herb and Soul Bone for Dugu Yan.
• Lan Changsheng reassured Ah Yin that Tang San had reached Shrek Academy and considered how to train him without hunting Soul Beasts.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Lan Changsheng presented her with a nearly fifty-thousand-year-old Shadow Python Head Soul Bone and the Immortal Herb Azure Fallen Radiance.
• Lan Changsheng used a formation to help Dugu Yan absorb the Soul Bone and guide its excess energy into crystals for her future cultivation.
• Dugu Yan absorbed Azure Fallen Radiance, and her Life Dragon Snake manifested with a third Soul Ring.

Dugu Yan gained an unusual Soul Ring through a connection with the Shadow Python, prompting Lan Changsheng to consider a new way for Soul Masters to obtain Soul Rings. At Shrek Academy, Flender intensified Tang San and Xiao Wu’s training and sent them to seek bounty missions, but they found none they could handle.

• Dugu Yan asked Lan Changsheng about her new Soul Ring, and he discovered that the Shadow Python’s weakened soul lived within it and had connected itself to her.
• The Shadow Python explained that it had formed the connection after sensing Lan Changsheng’s aura, and Lan Changsheng told it to rest and treat Dugu Yan well.
• Lan Changsheng explained the unusual Soul Ring to Dugu Yan, who agreed to work with the Shadow Python and explore this way of gaining Soul Rings.
• At Shrek Academy, Flender made Tang San run extra laps and planned practical combat training with missions, while Zhao Wuji agreed to help keep the children in danger without revealing his presence.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu waited outside a Spirit Hall Branch in a town near the Star Dou Great Forest because its bounty board had no missions they could handle.

Tang San and Xiao Wu accepted a village’s bounty to drive away three Red Boars, then prepared traps in the damaged vegetable field. As dusk fell, the Red Boars arrived and the pair waited in hiding to confront them.

• Tang San met an old village chief seeking help against three Red Boars and persuaded him to accept Tang San and Xiao Wu for the mission.
• Tang San demonstrated his Blue Silver Grass to convince the villagers that he was a Soul Master capable of handling the threat.
• After eating at the village chief’s home, Tang San and Xiao Wu went to the damaged vegetable field and set traps.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu hid in haystacks as dusk approached, and three Red Boars emerged from the road south of the village.

Tang San and Xiao Wu drove off three Red Boars after learning that their leader was searching for its family, and Tang San promised to help find them. As the villagers celebrated, Tang San noticed reddish patches of soil that looked like blood, while Flender wondered about the influence of Tang San’s uncle.

• Tang San used traps and Blue Silver Grass to fight the Red Boars, while Xiao Wu helped attack their leader.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu struggled against the leader until Xiao Wu hesitated to hurt it, and Tang San chose to restrain it instead of killing it.
• Xiao Wu conveyed that the Red Boars were anxiously searching for their family, and Tang San promised to look for signs of them in the village.
• The Red Boars left, and the villagers cheered and carried Tang San and Xiao Wu toward a feast.
• Tang San noticed reddish patches of soil that looked like blood, while Flender reflected on Tang San’s decision to spare the Red Boars.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were poisoned by the villagers after saving them from three Red Boars, but Tang San pretended to fall unconscious and trapped everyone with Blue Silver Grass. He confronted the old village chief and demanded to know why the boars had attacked.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu joined the village feast, and Tang San secretly spread Blue Silver Grass beneath the courtyard.
• Lao Sun served the children drugged wild boar meat, and Tang San recognized the poison but let Xiao Wu eat it while neutralizing its effects in himself.
• Xiao Wu collapsed, and Tang San pretended to pass out as the villagers revealed plans to refine him into medicine and keep Xiao Wu for the village.
• Tang San bound the villagers with Blue Silver Grass, and Flender revealed that he had watched the poisoning without intervening.
• Tang San silenced the Bow-Hunting Burly Man and demanded that the old village chief explain why the three Red Boars had attacked.

Tang San killed the villagers who had planned to turn him and Xiao Wu into medicine, then Lan Changsheng arrived to comfort him and discuss their hope of reconciling humans and soul beasts. Lan Changsheng left Tang San in Flender’s care, pointing to Dugu Yan’s soul-bone connection as a possible first step toward that goal.

• The old village chief explained that he had refined a Red Boar cub into medicine for children and that the hunter later persuaded him to target Tang San and Xiao Wu.
• Tang San rejected the chief’s plea to spare the villagers and told Flender that the village could not be allowed to remain.
• Tang San used his Blue Silver Grass to kill the villagers, then killed the surviving old village chief with the Blue Silver Dagger.
• Lan Changsheng appeared, comforted the shaken Tang San, and told him to kill those who preyed on others while recognizing the kindness of people and soul beasts.
• Lan Changsheng explained that Dugu Yan’s bond with the Shadow Python soul in her soul bone might help reduce conflict between soul masters and soul beasts.
• Lan Changsheng left Tang San in Flender’s care and said Tang Seng could contact him if anything was needed.

After Lan Changsheng left, Tang San and Xiao Wu said goodbye to the grieving Red Boars before Flender took them back. Lan Changsheng began restoring the damaged Sunset Forest with the Dragon Kings’ ice-and-fire energy, then learned that Dugu Yan had found a way for a Soul Spirit to fight outside its Soul Ring.

• Tang San hid the old village chief’s corpse from Xiao Wu, and Flender urged them to return after they failed to finish their task.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu found the Red Boars and told them the child they sought was gone; Xiao Wu asked Tang San if they would ever be separated.
• Lan Changsheng planned his Second Trial and persuaded the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King to supply energy in exchange for life energy.
• Lan Changsheng infused the Sunset Forest’s soil and withered wood with converted ice-and-fire energy, and new shoots appeared after sixteen days.
• Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan to visit, and Dugu Yan told Lan Changsheng that the recovering Shadow Python could leave her Soul Ring and fight independently.