Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi met with Dugu Bo and revealed what he knew about Tang San, Shrek Academy, and the rival clans while proposing that their families cooperate. Dugu Bo rejected an immediate alliance but shared that Tang San’s mother had been the Blue Silver Emperor, leaving Ning Fengzhi to consider the implications as Dugu Bo departed.

• Yu Xiaogang considered how lightning or greater explosive force might counter Yang Yunhai, while Ning Fengzhi urged Xue Qinghe to approach Yang Yunhai after the competition.
• Ning Fengzhi summoned Dugu Bo and told him that Shrek’s students had suffered hidden injuries from Yu Xiaogang’s training and that Tang San had revealed his Clear Sky Hammer identity.
• Ning Fengzhi explained his misgivings about the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Spirit Hall, and proposed that he and Dugu Bo cooperate for their families’ future.
• Ning Fengzhi said he suspected Tang San had become a Fallen Soul Master by devouring Soul Masters, and inferred that Dugu Bo and Yang Yunhai had been provoking Tang Hao and the rival clans.
• Dugu Bo declined to trust Ning Fengzhi yet, but revealed that Tang San’s mother had been the Blue Silver Emperor; afterward, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo watched Dugu Bo leave.
• Yang Yunhai sneezed while bathing, wondered who was talking about him, and then walked toward the bedside.

Godwind Academy defeated Shrek Academy with a coordinated tornado tactic, leaving Tang San and three teammates badly injured. At Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s suggestion that the team practice fusion by hugging, and Dai Mubai began explaining Martial Soul Fusion Skills instead.

• Yang Yunhai watched as Godwind Academy formed a tornado that swept aside Tang San’s vines and forced Shrek Academy’s fighters to take flight.
• Tang San led Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tai Long into the tornado’s eye, but Feng Xiaotian’s team escaped upward and attacked them from above.
• Godwind Academy knocked the four Shrek fighters into the tornado and struck them in midair until Qin Ming surrendered; Tang San passed out after the fall, and Godwind Academy won.
• Yang Yunhai enjoyed an extra bowl of rice after the match, while both Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy won their next matches.
• Yu Xiaogang suggested that Shrek Academy’s members hug to help merge their Soul Power, but Ning Rongrong refused and argued that fusion depended on spiritual recognition.
• Flender backed Ning Rongrong, and Yu Xiaogang asked Dai Mubai to explain Martial Soul Fusion Skills; Dai Mubai began sharing his knowledge.

Yang Yunhai and his teammates watched Skywater Academy defeat Shrek Academy after Tang San’s desperate attempt to counter Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Tang San survived but was carried away in critical condition, while Yang Yunhai left the arena with his team.

• Meng Shenshou told Yang Yunhai that their opponent had forfeited, and Yang Yunhai led his teammates to watch Shrek Academy face Skywater Academy.
• Ma Hongjun’s flames helped Skywater Academy build water vapor and speed up Xue Wu’s preparation, while Shui Bing’er’s ice countered Tang San’s control skills.
• Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, forcing Shrek Academy to retreat behind Tang San’s vine cocoon.
• Tang San used the team’s combined Soul Power to perform the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and struck the falling Ice Phoenix with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Ice Phoenix froze Tang San and collapsed into the arena, and Skywater Academy won after Shui Bing’er warned him to retreat.
• Liu Erlong and the others dug Tang San out alive and rushed him away, while Yang Yunhai led his teammates back to the hotel.

Tang San recovered from his injuries, reached level 40, and prepared to obtain his Fourth Soul Ring while Yu Xiaogang and the others considered the risks of cross-level absorption. As they secretly traveled toward Sunset Forest, Tang Hao watched them and considered extracting Yang Yunhai’s theory for the sect.

• Tang San woke injured and blamed himself for losing, while Yang Yunhai celebrated Zhu Zhuqing’s breakthrough with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan.
• Tang San revealed he had reached level 40 after the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Yu Xiaogang assigned Qin Ming to oversee the team’s matches and training.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong secretly took Tang San from the academy toward Sunset Forest to find his Fourth Soul Ring.
• Tang San proposed a Poison Widow soul ring and asked to attempt cross-level absorption, but Flender and Liu Erlong estimated he could withstand only about 5,500 to 6,000 years of soul-ring power.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender speculated that Yang Yunhai had developed a cross-level absorption theory, while Tang Hao watched from the trees and considered capturing Yang Yunhai to obtain it.

Tang San returned from absorbing a 6,200-year-old Poison Widow soul ring at level 42, then used his new poison skill to help Shrek Academy defeat Thunder Academy. The chapter ended with Tang San secretly draining life force from Thunder Academy’s poisoned members while Yu Tianheng’s position as successor grew more secure.

• Tang San absorbed the Poison Widow’s soul ring, gained the Blue Silver Poison Mist skill, and used his Eight Spider Lances to absorb poison and life force from its corpse.
• Tang San returned to the academy and told his teammates he had reached level 42 after absorbing a 6,200-year-old Red Spotted Ghost Spider soul ring.
• Yu Xiaogang announced Shrek Academy would face Thunder Academy, and Yu Tianheng thanked the team for their support.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Poison Mist poisoned Thunder Academy’s ground team during the match, while Yu Tianheng’s amplified attacks overwhelmed them and secured Shrek Academy’s victory.
• Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances to absorb poison and secretly siphon life force from Thunder Academy’s members, hoping to strengthen Yu Tianheng’s position as successor.

Yang Yunhai faced Thunder Academy alone in the final day of the Preliminary Competition, provoking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and claiming he would win without taking a step back. Thunder Academy unleashed its strongest attacks, but Yang Yunhai and his Blue Silver Grass remained unharmed, leaving the match unresolved.

• Tang San used his third and fourth soul skills to poison Star Glow Academy, then drew out the poison with his Eight Spider Lances.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo discussed Tang San’s increasingly obvious use of devouring and decided they lacked proof to stop him.
• Thunder Academy’s opponents forfeited on two consecutive days, and Yang Yunhai announced he would face Thunder Academy alone.
• Yang Yunhai confronted Yu Tianxin on the arena and challenged Thunder Academy to make him take even one step back.
• Thunder Academy launched its strongest soul skills at Yang Yunhai, but his vine shield held, his Vine Snakes caught the Thunder Eagle, and neither he nor his Blue Silver Grass was harmed.

Yang Yunhai overwhelmed Thunder Academy in the tournament with his Thunder Attribute Martial Soul and Self-Created Soul Skills, winning the match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The victory left the other teams shaken, while Tang San resolved to use the coming month to find a way to defeat him.

• Yang Yunhai revealed that his Blue Silver Grass was a mutated Thunder Attribute Martial Soul, and Xue Ye explained that absorbing Life Attribute Spirit Rings had helped him counter its dangerous effects.
• Yang Yunhai defeated Yu Tianxin and Thunder Academy's other fighters with a controlled Thunder Ball and a series of powerful Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Yang Yunhai unleashed his fourth soul skill, Thunder Hell, and incapacitated the entire Thunder Academy team while avoiding their vital points.
• Yang Yunhai used vines to carry the seven fighters to safety, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner.
• The other teams reacted with shock and despair, while Tang San resolved to train during the next month's rest period and Yu Feng praised Yang Yunhai.

After the Preliminary Competition ended, Yang Yunhai set a short break before specialized training, while Tang San learned to strengthen his Eight Spider Lances by absorbing poison and Qian Renxue resolved to approach Yang Yunhai. The chapter left Tang San preparing to leave Heaven Dou City that night and Qian Renxue planning to visit Yang Yunhai the next day.

• Yang Yunhai received the championship rewards with Dugu Yan, then heard Xue Ye grant noble titles and promise further honors to the eventual competition winners.
• Yang Yunhai led his team back to the hotel and gave them three days off before they returned for specialized training.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that his Eight Spider Lances had grown more toxic after absorbing poison, and Yu Xiaogang warned him not to use their devouring ability to restore Soul Power or aid cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged for Liu Erlong to take Tang San to hunt poison-attributed soul beasts that night, while he told Tang San to claim he had entered seclusion.
• Qian Renxue admitted that Yang Yunhai surpassed her in combat and Martial Soul understanding, then decided to visit him the next day and try to recruit him.

After revealing Yin'e’s identity and his plans to reshape her body, Yang Yunhai proposed using Qian Renxue and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to prepare for a future journey to Sea God Island. He planned to win Qian Renxue’s cooperation with the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, while Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo discovered its awkward effect on her; the chapter ended with them caught in a storm.

• Liu Erlong left Heaven Dou City with Tang San while Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar walked through the busy streets.
• Yang Yunhai introduced Yin'e to Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo, explaining that she was the newly independent soul of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and his partner.
• Yang Yunhai proposed sending Dugu Yan to try the Sea God inheritance and seeking the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud through cooperation with Qian Renxue.
• Yang Yunhai outlined his plan to leave Spirit Hall publicly with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then secretly support Qian Renxue in exchange for her help and access to the imperial treasure.
• Yang Yunhai offered Qian Renxue the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower as proof of his sincerity, and Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that its Great Yang Supplement could cause dangerous excess heat in her fire-affinity body.
• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo flew away to replant the rare treasures, while Ghost Douluo returned to the Spirit Hall Holy Temple; a violent storm broke out afterward.

Qian Renxue visited Yang Yunhai, who revealed how he had deduced her identity and negotiated for her support in exchange for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud. After the team resumed training, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan debated how to deal with Yang Yunhai and decided to wait until the Soul Master Competition ended.

• Qian Renxue visited Yang Yunhai, and he explained the clues that led him to suspect she was impersonating Xue Qinghe.
• Qian Renxue offered Yang Yunhai status and Soul Bones if he joined the Worship Hall, and agreed to give him the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud if he helped her ascend the throne.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo learned that Yang Yunhai had already consumed the Ink Jade Divine Bamboo, while Dugu Bo revealed that Xiao Wu was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast in human form.
• Dugu Bo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Yang Yunhai discussed capturing Xiao Wu after the competition, then Yang Yunhai encouraged the others to cultivate and grow stronger.
• Yang Yunhai devised targeted training plans for the returning team, while Yu Yuanzhen and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elders decided to postpone their plans against him until after the Soul Master Competition.

Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena that Yang Yunhai would be a formidable opponent, while Tang San returned from training confident in his new powers. Yang Yunhai’s team arrived at the Advancement Tournament, where they were set to face Shrek Academy in their opening match.

• Bibi Dong showed Hu Liena a report about Yang Yunhai and identified him as a dangerous opponent for the finals.
• Tang San and Liu Erlong left the Soul Hunting Forest after Tang San’s training, and Tang San resolved to defeat Yang Yunhai with his strengthened abilities.
• Yu Feng and Osler reached Rank 41, and Yang Yunhai’s team set out for the Advancement Tournament with seven Soul Ancestors and Ye Lingling at Rank 39.
• Yang Yunhai’s team arrived at the Royal Knights’ Grand Training Field and took their viewing platform among the sixteen competing teams.
• Yu Feng asked how the team would handle its opening match against Shrek Academy.

Yang Yunhai defeated Xiao Wu in the opening match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy after her Charm soul skill failed against him. Tang San carried the badly injured Xiao Wu away and conceded, leaving him furious at Yang Yunhai.

• Yang Yunhai chose to compete first so he could face Tang San and give his teammates a chance to fight afterward.
• Xue Ye declared the Advancement Tournament open, and the first match was announced as Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Shrek Academy.
• Yang Yunhai entered the arena first, and Xiao Wu volunteered to fight him for Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu used Teleport and Charm, but Yang Yunhai resisted her soul skill and knocked her unconscious with a kick.
• Tang San rushed into the arena, carried away the bloodied Xiao Wu, conceded the match, and glared at Yang Yunhai with murderous intent.

Yang Yunhai defeated Tai Long and Dai Mubai in the Advancement Tournament, leaving both badly injured while Shrek Academy grew furious. The chapter ended with Liu Erlong threatening Yang Yunhai and nearby teams after he taunted Shrek about whether Dai Mubai had died.

• Liu Erlong protested the referee's call, but Tai Long entered the arena to avenge Xiao Wu.
• Yang Yunhai pierced Tai Long's shoulder with lightning, paralyzed him, and tossed him aside after Yu Xiaogang conceded.
• Dai Mubai attacked Yang Yunhai with ranged soul skills, but Yang Yunhai trapped him in a cage of vines and overwhelmed his protective barrier.
• Yang Yunhai retracted the vines after Yu Xiaogang conceded, revealing Dai Mubai bloodied and badly injured.
• Yang Yunhai mocked Shrek Academy by asking whether Dai Mubai had died, and Liu Erlong released a threatening aura toward him and members of Blazing Academy and Barak Academy.

Liu Erlong was punished for interfering with the match, and Yang Yunhai defeated Yu Tianheng with two Thunder Balls. Tang San entered the arena after forfeiting Shrek's first two matches and confronted Yang Yunhai, whose spirit detected that Tang San had reached level 45.

• Dugu Bo struck Liu Erlong with pressure after she disrupted the match, and Salas barred her from entering for three days and recorded a major demerit.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Yang Yunhai, but Yang Yunhai shattered his attacks and knocked him unconscious with a Thunder Ball.
• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang to let him fight, then entered the arena after forfeiting Shrek's first two matches.
• Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and used his first soul skill, Entangle, while Yin'e warned Yang Yunhai that Tang San had reached level 45.

Yang Yunhai defeated Tang San in the academy competition after neutralizing his poison and countering his lethal hidden-weapon assault with Thunder Hell. Tang San was badly injured and taken to the medical room as Heaven Dou Royal Academy claimed victory.

• Yang Yunhai resisted Tang San’s poison and drained the Soul Power from his vines, while Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and prepared a poisoned hidden-weapon attack.
• Tang San attacked Yang Yunhai from every direction with poison-tipped needles, but Yang Yunhai’s Vine Armor and Spiritual Power let him withstand the barrage.
• Yang Yunhai trapped the fighters inside a vine cage and unleashed Thunder Hell, using the gathered Thunder Element to blast Tang San and destroy most of his Eight Spider Lances.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded a complaint and accused Yang Yunhai of trying to kill Tang San, but Yang Yunhai said he had held back and Tang San would survive.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner; Flender carried Tang San to the medical room, and Bai Baoshan cleared the arena’s remaining lightning before the matches resumed.

After Yang Yunhai defeated several Shrek Academy members, Tang San and four others were taken away for treatment, while Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect considered the danger he posed. Yang Yunhai prepared his team for its match against Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu arrived asking for him.

• The physician said Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tai Long had serious injuries, and Flender arranged to move them to camp to recover.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San being carried away and resolved to find an opportunity to eliminate Yang Yunhai.
• Tang Yuehua warned Tang Xiao that Spirit Hall might target Tang San, and Tang Xiao said he would discuss bringing Tang San back to the sect with the elders.
• Tang Xiao asked Tang Yuehua to keep watching Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo before she returned to Heaven Dou City.
• Meng Shenshou told Yang Yunhai that his team would face Blazing Academy while Shrek Academy faced Plant Academy, and Yang Yunhai assigned Yu Feng to go first.
• Huo Wu called from outside Yang Yunhai's tent and asked whether he was there.

Yang Yunhai agreed to Huo Wu’s request for a one-on-one match, then defeated her in the arena without injury and left her academy able to continue. The other academies watched as Shrek Academy’s weakened team suffered two consecutive losses.

• Huo Wu asked Yang Yunhai to face her first in their match, and he agreed to do so.
• Ma Hongjun defeated four Soul Elders for Shrek Academy before a Soul Ancestor injured him, and Jing Ling and Huang Yuan were also defeated.
• Yang Yunhai and Huo Wu fought using their soul skills, and he bound her with vines as their attacks collided in a powerful explosion.
• The explosion carried Huo Wu’s vine cocoon out of the arena, but both she and Yang Yunhai emerged unharmed, and Yang Yunhai left the field.
• Huo Wushuang helped Huo Wu back to the stands as spectators reflected on Shrek Academy’s losses.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Blazing Academy in the tournament, with Yu Feng and Zhu Zhuqing winning decisive fights. Ning Fengzhi watched Zhu Zhuqing and regretted not sending Ning Rongrong to study under Yang Yunhai.

• Yu Feng defeated Huo Yun and then fought Huo Yu to a double knockout, exhausting himself while securing the win.
• Ye Lingling healed Yu Feng and Huo Yu as the spectators praised the Heaven Dou fighters, and Meng Shenji credited Yang Yunhai with transforming the academy team.
• Osler defeated Huo Lie but lost to Huo Wushuang, who then conceded after Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed him with her speed.
• Ning Fengzhi regretted that Ning Rongrong had not attended Heaven Dou Royal Academy under Yang Yunhai's guidance.
• Yu Feng woke up relieved that his face was unharmed, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy celebrated after Blazing Academy conceded.

Tang San woke with devastating injuries from his match against Yang Yunhai and vowed to kill him after recovering and gaining strength. Meanwhile, Huo Wu thanked Yang Yunhai for saving her, but he rejected her advances and returned to Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Tang San woke with extensive fractures and internal injuries, learned Xiao Wu was still unconscious but would recover, and blamed Yang Yunhai for his condition.
• Tang San resented Yang Yunhai’s strength and planned to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and the Clear Sky Hammer to kill him in the arena.
• Huo Wu asked Yang Yunhai to speak privately and thanked him for saving her and sparing Blazing Academy further humiliation.
• Yang Yunhai kept his distance from Huo Wu, explained that sincerity and loyalty mattered to him, and tried to leave when their conversation ended.
• Huo Wu stumbled and lunged at Yang Yunhai, but he steadied her and stopped her from embracing him; she called him a block of wood and ran off.
• Dugu Bo watched Yang Yunhai return to Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, while Feng Xiaotian left the grove in frustration.

Xiao Wu and several Shrek Academy students were severely injured in a brutal match against Barak Academy, while Ye Lingling healed Barak’s wounded and strengthened her academy’s connections. Tang San blamed Yang Yunhai for Xiao Wu’s injuries and vowed revenge as his increasingly extreme thoughts worsened.

• Yang Yunhai’s teammates defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s morning opponents before Yu Feng could compete.
• Xiao Wu severely injured her first Barak Academy opponent, then was poisoned and badly burned by a Soul Ancestor with a Sun Flower martial soul.
• Ma Hongjun defeated the Sun Flower Soul Ancestor, but Barak Academy’s fighters traded injuries with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai until all three Shrek students were down.
• Ye Lingling healed injured Barak Academy students, following Yang Yunhai’s plan to build goodwill and protect the Ye Family.
• Tang San learned that Xiao Wu was injured, blamed Yang Yunhai, and vowed to kill him as the effects of Devouring intensified his thoughts.