Chapter Summaries

Dai Mubai brought Zhu Zhuqing to the ruins where he had imprisoned an eighty-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, hoping to claim its Evil God Pearl and use its bloodline to transform Zhu Zhuqing’s Martial Soul. He explained his plans and offered the tiger a chance to become a god, then gave it ten seconds to decide whether to cooperate or die.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing traveled for more than ten days to the remote Soul Beast Forest where he had hidden the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Dai Mubai found the tiger still held by his restraints and told Zhu Zhuqing to wait while he went to speak with it.
• Dai Mubai offered the tiger the opportunity to become a god and placed Oscar’s prepared food before it.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger accused Dai Mubai of wanting it to sacrifice itself for its Soul Ring, but Dai Mubai said he wanted its Evil God Pearl instead.
• Dai Mubai revealed his Soul Rings and explained his origins, plans, and belief that Soul Beasts could not become gods, promising to resurrect the tiger in the Divine Realm if it cooperated.
• Dai Mubai gave the tiger ten seconds to decide whether to accept his offer or face death.

Dai Mubai oversaw the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s sacrifice to Zhu Zhuqing and seized the Evil God Pearl, absorbing its power to activate his second martial soul. Three days later, he awakened with a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger martial soul and a transformed body, while discovering that his two martial souls might one day enable a Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger agreed to cooperate with Dai Mubai in exchange for a promise of resurrection in the Divine Realm.
• Dai Mubai brought Zhu Zhuqing to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and told her the tiger would become her soul ring.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger sacrificed himself to Zhu Zhuqing while Dai Mubai guarded her and waited for the Evil God Pearl.
• Dai Mubai froze the Evil God Pearl when it emerged, then absorbed its power as it entered his body.
• After three days, Dai Mubai awakened his second martial soul, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and sensed a possible connection between his two martial souls.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing completed their martial soul transformations and formed the Darkgolden Demon God Tiger, a powerful martial soul fusion skill. After testing it and finding Zhu Zhuqing’s power still limited its duration, they prepared to return to the academy.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s sacrifice had transformed her martial soul into the Dark Demon Netherworld Tiger and raised her soul power to rank 50.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing fused their martial souls into the Darkgolden Demon God Tiger, which could fly and wield elemental and spatial powers.
• Dai Mubai tested the fusion skill and judged that it could defeat an uninjured Tang Hao, but ended the transformation because Zhu Zhuqing could not sustain it for long.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing tried to fuse her martial soul with his Dark Demon Evil God Tiger but failed, leaving the possibility for future study.
• Dai Mubai proposed creating a physique-strengthening cultivation method for Zhu Zhuqing, and the two set off to return to the academy.

Black Panther brought Xiao Wu back to Tang San after the Titan Giant Ape took her, then the group resumed Soul Hunting. Oscar’s questions about Tang San’s third Soul Ring made Tang San reconsider taking one now, as he remembered Dai Mubai’s suspicion that his Blue Silver Grass might not be simple and recalled that his second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer.

• Oscar made recovery, resistance-boosting, and healing sausages for Tang San, who rushed off to find Xiao Wu.
• Black Panther followed Tang San, disrupted his attempt to absorb the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Ring, and later found Xiao Wu under the watch of a mysterious presence.
• Black Panther brought Xiao Wu back to the others, where Tang San was relieved to see her, and the group prepared to continue Soul Hunting in another direction.
• Oscar asked Tang San what kind of Soul Beast he wanted for his third Soul Ring, prompting Tang San to consider waiting before absorbing it.
• Tang San remembered Dai Mubai’s remarks about his Blue Silver Grass and the fact that his second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang San questioned why Yu Xiaogang had concealed that his second martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer and delayed choosing a third soul ring. Oscar absorbed a 7,900-year ink jade bamboo soul ring as his fourth, leaving Tang San doubting his teacher’s theories.

• Tang San told Flender he would postpone obtaining a third soul ring until he had contacted Yu Xiaogang.
• Oscar hunted a 7,900-year-old ink jade bamboo to gain a soul skill that could transform his body into jade.
• Tang San watched Oscar begin absorbing the soul ring and worried that its age exceeded the limit Yu Xiaogang had taught him.
• Flender tried to interrupt Oscar’s dangerous absorption, but Black Panther stopped him.
• Oscar stabilized and successfully absorbed the soul ring, prompting Tang San to wonder whether Yu Xiaogang lacked genuine knowledge and ability.

Tang San reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s teachings after seeing Oscar gain two ranks of soul power from absorbing an over-age Soul Ring, then left the Star Dou Great Forest with Flender. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang mistook Ning Rongrong’s new construction for preparations in his honor and clashed with Ma Hongjun when he tried to enter the villa.

• Oscar absorbed his fourth Soul Ring and discovered that his soul power had reached rank forty-two, prompting Tang San to doubt Yu Xiaogang’s theories.
• Tang San declined to obtain a Soul Ring for now, and Flender took him and the others back to the town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy, mistook the villa and nearby construction for Flender’s arrangements for him, and decided to inspect the villa.
• Ning Rongrong watched as Ma Hongjun confronted Yu Xiaogang, who claimed he was a specially appointed teacher invited by Flender.
• Ma Hongjun challenged Yu Xiaogang’s authority and questioned what qualified him to teach the students.

Yu Xiaogang tried to assert his authority over Ma Hongjun, but Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong mocked him and exposed his reputation as a good-for-nothing. Ning Rongrong saw the confrontation as a chance to get closer to Oscar's circle.

• Yu Xiaogang claimed he could guide Ma Hongjun to become a Titled Douluo and told him to address him as Grandmaster.
• Ma Hongjun rejected Yu Xiaogang's offer and insulted him, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious but unwilling to retaliate without Flender present.
• Ning Rongrong joined the argument, called Yu Xiaogang a good-for-nothing, and said even his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan background could not intimidate her.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized Ning Rongrong as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's little princess and worried that Flender had failed to temper her attitude.
• Ning Rongrong explained Yu Xiaogang's reputation to Ma Hongjun and hoped the exchange would help her approach Oscar and his group.

Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong blasted Yu Xiaogang unconscious with a combination of their soul skills, then hung him at Shrek Academy’s gates as a thief. Dai Mubai returned with Zhu Zhuqing, learned what happened, and encouraged Ma Hongjun to defend the academy while kicking him for claiming Dai Mubai’s residence.

• Ma Hongjun attacked Yu Xiaogang, but Yu Xiaogang’s foul soul skill combined with Ma Hongjun’s attack and exploded, knocking them both unconscious.
• Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong washed up, then hung Yu Xiaogang at Shrek Academy’s entrance with a sign calling him a thief.
• Dai Mubai returned to the academy with Zhu Zhuqing and saw the battered figure hanging at the gates, but entered without stopping to investigate.
• Ma Hongjun told Dai Mubai that Yu Xiaogang had tried to take his residence, and Dai Mubai approved of the lesson and warned Ma Hongjun that Yu Xiaogang wanted the academy.
• Ma Hongjun vowed to defend the academy and asked Dai Mubai for help, but Dai Mubai kicked him away for already claiming his house.

After returning from the Star Dou Great Forest, Flender and the others overlooked Yu Xiaogang, who had been left hanging at the academy entrance, while Dai Mubai assigned Oscar to handle the situation. Oscar then demonstrated his powerful Ink Jade Emerald Sausage to Dai Mubai.

• Ning Rongrong decided to build relationships with Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others before approaching Dai Mubai, who returned to seclusion with Zhu Zhuqing.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and their party returned from the Star Dou Great Forest, where Zhao Wuji had reached level 82 and gained his eighth Soul Ring.
• Flender and Tang San walked past the injured Yu Xiaogang without noticing him, and Yu Xiaogang passed out after his last hope of rescue vanished.
• Oscar confirmed to Dai Mubai that the man hanging at the entrance was Yu Xiaogang, and Dai Mubai left Oscar to arrange what came next.
• Oscar gave Dai Mubai an Ink Jade Emerald Sausage, whose jade transformation greatly enhanced his physical strength, defense, and resistances.

Oscar demonstrated the full-body jade transformation granted by his fourth soul skill, prompting Dai Mubai to set him a demanding cultivation goal and give him a ninety-thousand-year Emerald Demon Bird right arm bone. The chapter left Oscar holding the precious gift and facing a year of training to become a stronger ally for Dai Mubai.

• Oscar explained how his jade-transformation soul skill affected different people, while Dai Mubai tested its half-hour duration and praised its defensive value.
• Oscar told Dai Mubai he planned to train at the Soul Fighting Arena and improve his Mysterious Jade Glazed Body.
• Dai Mubai ordered Oscar to reach rank fifty and minor accomplishment in the Mysterious Jade Glazed Body within one year, saying he needed Oscar's help.
• Dai Mubai revealed that he needed allies to overcome Bo Saixi, whose power at sea stood between him and becoming the Sea God.
• Dai Mubai gave Oscar a ninety-thousand-year Emerald Demon Bird right arm bone, explaining its benefits and how Di Tian had killed the beast.

Dai Mubai weighed his plans to gather hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones, then received the Man Faced Demon Spider corpse containing the Eight Spider Lances. He offered Black Panther two Soul Bones to help him become a Titled Douluo, leaving their purpose and effect to be revealed.

• Dai Mubai reasoned that he had little need for ordinary Soul Bones and planned to seek powerful Soul Beasts across the ocean and other continents.
• Oscar vowed to become a Soul King within a year and bring Suotuo City's forces under his control for the Star Luo Empire.
• Dai Mubai sent Oscar away with a Soul Bone and accepted the Man Faced Demon Spider corpse Black Panther had retrieved.
• Dai Mubai confirmed the corpse still contained the Eight Spider Lances because Tang San had not absorbed its Soul Ring.
• Dai Mubai asked how long Black Panther needed to become a Titled Douluo, then took out two Soul Bones to help him advance.

Dai Mubai rewarded Black Panther with two Soul Bones and fused the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bones into his own body. Meanwhile, Flender discovered Yu Xiaogang hanging injured from Shrek Academy’s gates, and Ma Hongjun fled with Ning Rongrong after the truth came out.

• Dai Mubai gave Black Panther two Soul Bones as a reward and ordered him to retrieve the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud from Heaven Dou City after reaching the Titled Douluo realm.
• Dai Mubai tested the Man Faced Demon Spider’s External Soul Bones on two mountain bandits, found they fused beside his spine, and absorbed them as the Eight Spider Lances.
• Flender found Yu Xiaogang alive but near death, hanging from Shrek Academy’s gates, and hurried to get help.
• Ma Hongjun realized the matter had been exposed, quietly took Ning Rongrong, and fled to Suotuo City to lie low.

Oscar watched Flender promise to expel Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong after Yu Xiaogang demanded their removal, and realized how completely Flender sided with Yu Xiaogang. As Oscar went to Suotuo City and Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy, Tang San arrived and reacted fiercely to Yu Xiaogang’s injuries.

• Flender brought the gravely injured Yu Xiaogang to Oscar, who treated him with recovery Big Sausages.
• After waking, Yu Xiaogang demanded that Flender expel Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong, and Flender promised to do so.
• Oscar resented Flender’s unquestioning promise and concluded that Yu Xiaogang had too much influence over Shrek Academy.
• Oscar left for Suotuo City, where he had arranged a hero-rescues-the-beauty performance and a gift.
• Dai Mubai returned to the academy and saw Tang San urgently asking who had injured Yu Xiaogang.

After Yu Xiaogang recovered, Flender took him to Suotuo City, where he learned that Dai Mubai held great influence at Shrek Academy and had fought Tang Hao to a draw. Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in taking control of the academy collapsed as he realized he had no way to challenge Dai Mubai.

• Flender took Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu to Suotuo City to find a healing-type Soul Master.
• Li Yusong told Zhao Wuji and Shao Xin about Flender’s changed behavior and his willingness to act against Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong at Yu Xiaogang’s request.
• Shao Xin reassured Li Yusong and Zhao Wuji that Oscar and Dai Mubai could handle any trouble, and the three teachers set their worries aside.
• Yu Xiaogang questioned whether Flender still controlled Shrek Academy after hearing how much influence Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had gained.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to hand him control so he could drive Dai Mubai away, but Flender instead sent Tang San and Xiao Wu to arrange a banquet.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Dai Mubai had fought Tang Hao to a draw, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned and despairing over his inability to oppose him.

Yu Xiaogang abandoned his plan to target Dai Mubai and convinced Flender to help him approach Dai’s group for benefits. When Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang about his second martial soul and the nature of Blue Silver Grass, Yu Xiaogang struggled to answer without contradicting himself.

• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender whether Dai Mubai’s methods could improve cultivation, and Flender warned him that Dai helped only those he liked.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed working with Flender to secure Dai Mubai’s help, and Flender agreed despite his misgivings.
• Xiao Wu and Tang San returned to a private room where Yu Xiaogang ate with Flender and Xiao Wu, while Tang San remained troubled by his recent discoveries.
• Tang San demanded to know the truth about his second martial soul, and Yu Xiaogang said its origins were complicated and that Tang Hao had asked him to keep quiet.
• Tang San questioned whether twin martial souls had to be similar in quality and asked what was exceptional about his Blue Silver Grass, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to respond without undermining his earlier claims.

Yu Xiaogang deflected Tang San’s doubts about his innate full soul power, leaving a crack in their relationship, while Oscar won Ning Rongrong’s affection and returned to Shrek Academy with rare metals for Dai Mubai. Before entering seclusion, Dai Mubai revealed his path to godhood to Oscar and explained that Yu Xiaogang’s former lover, Bibi Dong, was a successor to a deity.

• Yu Xiaogang redirected Tang San’s questions toward his own unusual circumstances, and Tang San reconsidered his theory while their relationship remained strained.
• Oscar staged a rescue that impressed Ning Rongrong, then sent Ma Hongjun back to the academy while he collected rare metals from the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun returned to Shrek Academy with the rare metals, and Dai Mubai ordered Zhu Zhuqing and Ma Hongjun to handle academy matters while he entered seclusion.
• Oscar asked Dai Mubai whether Yu Xiaogang had connections to Spirit Hall, and Dai Mubai told him that he held a path to godhood and hoped Oscar would ascend with him.
• Dai Mubai explained that the Clear Sky Sect and Spirit Hall also had potential successors to deities, including Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang’s former lover.

Dai Mubai arranged for Oscar to handle Yu Xiaogang’s death, then secluded himself to cultivate with rare metals. At Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing’s ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring shattered Yu Xiaogang’s theories and deepened Tang San’s doubts about his teacher.

• Dai Mubai told Oscar how deeply Bibi Dong might care for Yu Xiaogang, and Oscar promised to arrange Yu Xiaogang’s death at the hands of someone deserving.
• Dai Mubai gave Oscar more secrets and instructions, then entered seclusion to cultivate using rare metals gathered by Oscar.
• Zhu Zhuqing sparred with Zhao Wuji after Black Panther could not train with her during his breakthrough.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Zhu Zhuqing’s ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring and shouted that it was impossible, while Flender said increasing Soul Ring age was common knowledge.
• Tang San heard Flender’s remarks, began doubting Yu Xiaogang’s abilities, and asked Xiao Wu what she truly thought of his teacher.

Tang San asked Xiao Wu for her honest opinion of Yu Xiaogang, then sought out Oscar and received a dossier that raised doubts about his teacher and his Blue Silver Grass martial soul. Oscar withheld a dossier about Tang San’s origins, leaving Tang San desperate to learn what happened to his mother.

• Xiao Wu told Tang San that Yu Xiaogang seemed arrogant, untested, and possibly interested in using him.
• Tang San decided to investigate Yu Xiaogang and later secretly visited Oscar.
• Oscar gave Tang San a dossier suggesting his Blue Silver Grass might be a king or emperor variant, and Tang San recognized that ordinary Blue Silver Grass did not transform the same way.
• Oscar handed Tang San a detailed dossier on Yu Xiaogang but withheld his speculation about Tang San’s origins.
• Tang San suspected the withheld information concerned his mother and swore to protect Oscar if he revealed the truth.

Tang San grew suspicious of Yu Xiaogang after reading Oscar’s information and began testing whether his teacher could help him change his martial soul’s development. Determined to obtain Oscar’s remaining information about his mother, Tang San drugged the others and broke into their courtyard, where he found Xiao Wu awake.

• Tang San read Oscar’s information about Yu Xiaogang and began distancing himself from his teacher.
• Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong continued harassing Yu Xiaogang, while Tang San ignored Yu Xiaogang’s attempts to get him to intervene.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang for a solution to changing his martial soul’s development, treating the request as a final test of his teacher’s ability.
• Tang San drugged the dinner at Oscar and the others’ gathering, then entered their courtyard to steal Oscar’s remaining information.
• Tang San found Xiao Wu awake and told her he had drugged the food because he needed information about his mother.

Tang San stole documents and a mind map from Oscar, learning more about his parents and becoming convinced that Spirit Hall killed his mother. The mind map enraged him and drove him to leave Shrek Academy and head alone for the Star Dou Great Forest to seek strength and test a conjecture.

• Xiao Wu agreed to help Tang San search Oscar’s belongings and left while he looked through them.
• Tang San found a document about his parents and concluded that Spirit Hall had caused his mother’s death, swearing to destroy it.
• Tang San read Oscar’s mind map and another document, became furious, and left with the mind map while returning the document about his parents.
• Oscar revealed that he had remained conscious and had arranged for Tang San to find the mind map, hoping it would set father and son against each other.
• Tang San stopped trusting everyone except Xiao Wu and headed alone to the Star Dou Great Forest to pursue strength and verify his conjecture.