Chapter Summaries

Yang Yunhai identified the reddish-gold bear as a likely relative of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, and Dugu Bo subdued it so Zhu Zhuqing could absorb its Spirit Ring. Zhu Zhuqing survived the absorption and gained an External Soul Bone in her palm.

• Yang Yunhai estimated that the bear had about 2,500 years of cultivation and had recently killed a 7,000-year Scaled Armor Beast.
• Dugu Bo petrified, poisoned, and beat the bear into submission, then Zhu Zhuqing killed it and began absorbing its Spirit Ring.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo scattered odor-removing powder around the pit in case the bear's parents were nearby.
• Zhu Zhuqing endured violent convulsions and a crimson-gold glow in her right palm during the absorption.
• Dugu Bo concluded that Zhu Zhuqing had gained an External Soul Bone in her palm, and Yang Yunhai thanked him for helping her.

Yang Yunhai advised Dugu Bo on developing his soul skills while Zhu Zhuqing absorbed a soul ring and External Soul Bone, then the group set out for the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom. Zhu Zhuqing awakened at Level 36 with the Crimson Gold Terror Claw and a metal attribute inherited by her martial soul.

• Yang Yunhai proposed traveling directly to the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom and shared his secondary soul skill development theory with Dugu Bo.
• Zhu Zhuqing awakened at Level 36, and Yang Yunhai explained that her soul ring, soul bone, and medicinal treasures had greatly increased her cultivation and physical strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing revealed her External Soul Bone, the Crimson Gold Terror Claw, and described its enhancements and soul skill.
• Yang Yunhai noticed golden glimmers on Zhu Zhuqing’s claws and concluded that her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul had inherited part of a metal attribute.
• Dugu Bo urged the group to hurry toward the Häagen-Dazs Kingdom, and they packed up and set off.

Shrek Academy arrived at Heaven Dou Royal Academy and was accepted into its second team after a smooth meeting with the Education Committee. Prince Xue Xing then challenged the group over their behavior and Dai Mubai’s attack, leaving Flender and the others silent under accusations of insulting the academy and royal family.

• Flender led the Shrek group toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dai Mubai attacked Xue Beng’s students after they insulted the visitors, and instructor Sun Buyu escorted the group inside.
• Xue Beng vowed to drive Shrek Academy out, but the next day the Education Committee welcomed the group and assigned them to the second team, which included Yu Tianheng.
• Prince Xue Xing arrived with Xue Beng and accused the Shrek group of disrespecting the academy and royal family through their appearance, Dai Mubai’s attack, and Flender’s remarks about the students.
• Prince Xue Xing asked why the Shrek group had come to an academy they considered trash, and the instructors and students fell silent.

Prince Xue Xing drove Shrek Academy away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, prompting Qin Ming to resign and leave with them. At Blue Tyrant Academy, Tang San encouraged Yu Xiaogang to stop avoiding Liu Erlong, and Yu Xiaogang finally accepted the idea of becoming her Spiritual Couple.

• Prince Xue Xing rejected Shrek Academy and asserted his authority, so Flender led the group away despite the Education Committee members’ protests.
• Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and hurried after Shrek Academy.
• Yu Tianheng learned that Qin Ming had left, while the Heaven Dou First Team decided to train separately until their captain and Yan Jie returned.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San why he had avoided Liu Erlong, and Tang San urged him to face public judgment and pursue a Spiritual Couple with her.
• Liu Erlong joined Yu Xiaogang in the woods, and he embraced the idea of their pure union as a Spiritual Couple.

Ning Rongrong returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with Tang San’s concealed weapons, prompting Ning Fengzhi and the elders to consider recruiting him and using their connection to obtain the weapons. After hearing about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang’s conduct, Ning Fengzhi chose to meet Tang San before deciding whether to share the sect’s secret art, while Sword Douluo advised the sect to stay out of the conflicts involving Dugu Bo and Yang Yunhai.

• Ning Rongrong demonstrated Tang San’s concealed crossbow to Ning Fengzhi and the elders, and Sword Douluo was poisoned after catching a bolt in his mouth.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo about Shrek Academy, Tang San’s attack on Dugu Yan, and Yu Xiaogang’s request for Heart Separation Control.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Ning Rongrong what she thought of Tang San, then decided to meet him the next day before considering whether to teach him the sect’s secret art.
• After Ning Rongrong left to see her mother, Bone Douluo questioned whether Tang San was worth investing in, and Ning Fengzhi cited his likely heritage, talent, and concealed weapons as reasons to cooperate.
• Sword Douluo urged Ning Fengzhi and Bone Douluo not to get involved in Tang San’s conflicts with Dugu Bo, Yang Yunhai, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Ning Fengzhi tested Tang San’s willingness to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and negotiated a Hidden Weapons deal while keeping the sect’s interests protected. Tang San received only the beginner version of Heart Separation Control, and Ning Rongrong returned to Shrek Academy wary of trusting him too deeply.

• Ning Fengzhi decided to keep his distance from Tang San and visited Blue Tyrant Academy with Bone Douluo and Ning Rongrong to discuss business.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to exchange Heart Separation Control for Tang San’s Hidden Weapons manufacturing methods, but Tang San refused and proposed a limited production arrangement instead.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered 500 sets of Hidden Weapons from Tang San for 1,000 Gold Soul Coins each, with a Silent Sleeve Arrow replacing the Flying God Claw.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to teach Tang San only the beginner version of Heart Separation Control and warned her not to trust Tang San or Yu Xiaogang blindly.
• Ning Rongrong taught Tang San the beginner method, and Tang San felt it was less impressive than he had expected.

Tang San made an early breakthrough in sensing Blue Silver Grass but failed to control it deliberately, while Yu Tianheng ended his relationship with Dugu Yan and decided to join Yu Xiaogang's team. The chapter left Yu Tianheng withdrawing from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Tang San asking him about Yang Yunhai's abilities.

• Yu Xiaogang guided Tang San in practicing Heart Separation Control, and Tang San briefly sensed nearby Blue Silver Grass and extended three strands of his own.
• Tang San failed to reproduce the sensation in an open area, grew resentful of Yang Yunhai, and resolved to reclaim his losses and avenge Xiao Wu's injury.
• Yu Tianheng told Yu Xiaogang that he and Dugu Yan had broken up, then asked to join his team and train under him.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted Yu Tianheng but told him not to bring up returning to the family again.
• Yu Tianheng withdrew from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Meng Shenji planned to give Yang Yunhai authority over the team when he returned.
• After training, Tang San asked Yu Tianheng to explain Yang Yunhai's abilities, while Ning Rongrong listened.

Dugu Bo took Yang Yunhai across the dangerous waters of the Devil's Triangle, where they encountered a Sea Enchantress Snake and learned that its abilities could benefit Dugu Yan. They reached the pitch-black shore after dodging storms, hail, lightning, and reefs.

• Dugu Bo explained why the Empire had abandoned efforts to explore or settle the Devil's Triangle, then flew Yang Yunhai into its outer waters.
• Dugu Bo and Yang Yunhai detoured around a thunderstorm and spotted the storm-wracked Devil's Triangle ahead.
• A Sea Enchantress Snake's song failed to affect Yang Yunhai, and Dugu Bo praised his Spiritual Power.
• Yang Yunhai suggested the Sea Enchantress Snake's Spirit Ring could enhance Dugu Yan's poisonous abilities, and Dugu Bo planned to bring her back when she reached Rank 50.
• Dugu Bo flew low through hail and lightning and landed with Yang Yunhai on the shore.

Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo crossed a storm-lashed island and discovered a powerful Thunder Hell Vine in a valley. Yang Yunhai insisted he could withstand its roughly twenty-thousand-year Spirit Ring, and Dugu Bo began petrifying the vine so Yang Yunhai could claim it.

• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo crossed the barren island and spotted unusually frequent lightning over a distant island.
• A 50,000 Year Sea Serpent Emperor attacked them from the trench, but Dugu Bo used Medusa's Gaze to petrify its head and drive it underwater.
• Lightning pursued Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo through a narrow pass, leading them to a valley where a dark-purple Thunder Hell Vine unleashed a fierce thunderstorm.
• Dugu Bo used his Eighth Soul Skill, Time Freeze, to halt the Thunder Arcs and the vine, then warned Yang Yunhai that the vine's cultivation might exceed his limit.
• Yang Yunhai declared he could withstand the Thunder Hell Vine's Spirit Ring, and Dugu Bo used Medusa's Gaze to turn the vine to stone.

Yang Yunhai killed the Thunder Hell Vine, drank its juice, and began absorbing its Spirit Ring. Lightning struck him during the process, and as Yin'e helped him endure the pain, his Spiritual Power broke through and allowed him to communicate with her mentally.

• Yang Yunhai used his Blue Silver Grass to spear the Thunder Hell Vine and drain its juice while Dugu Bo stopped it from gathering lightning.
• Yang Yunhai drank the Thunder Hell Vine juice and began absorbing its black Spirit Ring as Dugu Bo stood guard.
• Yin'e expelled a strange icy aura from Yang Yunhai, who continued absorbing the ring and monitoring the juice's effects.
• Lightning struck Yang Yunhai repeatedly as the juice's effects clashed with the hot and cold forces in his body.
• Yin'e channeled life energy into Yang Yunhai to help him endure, and his Spiritual Power broke through, letting him communicate with her mentally.

Yang Yunhai endured the pain of absorbing a soul ring as lightning poured into his body and Yin'e, then discovered that the lightning had awakened a new ability in his eyes. He and Dugu Bo tested his golden eyes and lightning blasts, but Yang Yunhai suspected the power was an innate ability rather than a Soul Bone.

• Yang Yunhai endured the soul ring energy and repeated lightning strikes while his body healed and grew stronger, and Yin'e endured the same lightning within the soul bone space while assuring him she was safe.
• The soul ring moved onto Yang Yunhai's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, and the lightning continued to strike even after the dangerous absorption stage had passed.
• Yang Yunhai realized the lightning was flowing into the soul ring and wondered whether it could increase the ring's age and power.
• Yang Yunhai's Spiritual Power surged toward his eyes, and he released two bolts of golden lightning into the sky.
• Dugu Bo asked whether Yang Yunhai had obtained an eye-type External Soul Bone, and Yang Yunhai tested his golden vision and shot lightning from his eyes again.
• Yang Yunhai told Dugu Bo that the power felt like an innate ability, and they speculated that it might be related to the juice he had drunk.

Yang Yunhai discovered that absorbing his fourth Soul Ring had raised his Soul Power to Level 45 and evolved his lightning-attraction ability. After returning to Stormwind City, he reunited with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, then prepared to return to Heaven Dou City while keeping his new Soul Ring secret.

• Yang Yunhai told Dugu Bo that he had reached Level 45 and gained the area-effect Soul Skill Thunder Hell.
• Yang Yunhai demonstrated that he could gather Thunder Element in the air and call down lightning at a chosen spot.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo left the lightning-struck area, retrieved their sailboat, and reached Stormwind City the next day.
• Yang Yunhai and Dugu Bo recounted his gains to Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, and Dugu Yan congratulated him.
• Dugu Bo told everyone to return to Heaven Dou City in the morning and warned Yang Yunhai to hide his Fourth Soul Ring until the Soul Master Competition.

After absorbing his Fourth Soul Ring, Yang Yunhai learned that Yin'e had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and comforted her about her lost memories and the difficulty of humans and soul beasts coexisting. The group left Stormwind City for Heaven Dou City, while Yang Yunhai planned to develop his new abilities and prepare his team for the Soul Master Competition.

• Yin'e appeared stronger after being tempered by lightning and concealed Yang Yunhai's Fourth Soul Ring at his request.
• Yang Yunhai considered how to strengthen himself, develop his new abilities, and win the Soul Master Competition's soul bone reward.
• Yin'e asked whether humans and soul beasts could coexist, and Yang Yunhai explained that their conflict was part of the world's natural balance, though individuals could still live together.
• Yang Yunhai told Yin'e that she had been the soul of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor and admitted that absorbing her soul bone and later lightning cultivation had caused her to lose her memories; Yin'e said she did not blame him.
• Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yin'e spent the night together, then Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing met Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan the next morning.
• Yang Yunhai, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Bo, and Dugu Yan departed Stormwind City by carriage for Heaven Dou City.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Yang Yunhai took charge of preparing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team for the Soul Master Competition and told Chrysanthemum Douluo about his breakthrough to Soul Ancestor. Chrysanthemum Douluo warned him to conceal his powerful fourth soul ring and explained that the Spirit Hall team was expected to win the competition and claim the soul bones.

• Yang Yunhai learned that Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng had left the academy, and Meng Shenji asked him to lead the team.
• Yang Yunhai requested funding for medicinal baths and training equipment, a rebuilt training ground, secrecy for team practice, and a separate dormitory in the valley.
• Salas reported Yang Yunhai's return to Chrysanthemum Douluo, who later met him in the forest.
• Yang Yunhai revealed that he had reached Soul Ancestor with a twenty-thousand-year fourth soul ring and level 45 Soul Power.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo urged Yang Yunhai to hide his fourth soul ring and said he would seek permission to protect him in Heaven Dou City.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that the Spirit Hall Golden Generation had reached Soul King and that the Pope had effectively reserved the Wisdom Skull for his disciple.

Yang Yunhai and Chrysanthemum Douluo planned to use the Soul Master Competition and Dugu Bo’s help to protect their allies and draw out enemies, while discussing Bibi Dong’s favoritism and the Spirit Hall team. Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Yang Yunhai a Wind Devil Tiger left arm bone and Ghost Douluo’s cultivation notes for Zhu Zhuqing, who began absorbing the bone.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Yang Yunhai that he believed the Heaven Dou Royal Team could win the championship under his leadership, then gave him a Wind Devil Tiger left arm bone from Bibi Dong’s exchange.
• Yang Yunhai and Chrysanthemum Douluo agreed to coordinate with Dugu Bo against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Tang Hao, while allowing Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan first choice of the resulting soul bones.
• Yang Yunhai explained that Zhu Zhuqing had consumed Lovesick Heartbreak Red and planned for her to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Soul Ring, while he and Chrysanthemum Douluo discussed keeping their strength concealed until the competition.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Yang Yunhai Ghost Douluo’s cultivation notes and said Ghost Douluo intended to take Zhu Zhuqing as his disciple.
• Yang Yunhai told Zhu Zhuqing about his ties to Spirit Hall and gave her the Wind Devil Tiger soul bone and Ghost Douluo’s notes, and Zhu Zhuqing began absorbing the soul bone.

Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed Bibi Dong’s plans for Dugu Bo and his granddaughter, then arranged with Dugu Bo to protect Yang Yunhai and prepare for the Soul Master Competition. They agreed to share any Soul Bones gained from confronting their enemies, and Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Dugu Bo a secret recipe.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo visited Dugu Bo and revealed that Yang Yunhai was his disciple, explaining how Yang had cured Dugu Bo and his granddaughter and shared rare treasures with them.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo warned Dugu Bo that Bibi Dong wanted to kill him and his granddaughter to investigate whether their evolved dragon-type Martial Souls could help Yu Xiaogang.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that he had told Bibi Dong the rare treasures’ medicinal power was exhausted, then revealed that she had traded a 35,000-year Soul Bone for the information.
• Dugu Bo urged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Gui Mei to leave Spirit Hall and form a faction, but Chrysanthemum Douluo said their positions could protect Yang Yunhai and that Gui Mei had taken Zhu Qing as his disciple.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Dugu Bo agreed to cooperate against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Tang Hao, leaving any recovered Soul Bones to each other as appropriate.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo gave Dugu Bo a secret beast-ingredient recipe, which Dugu Bo put away and promised to celebrate over drinks.

Yang Yunhai secured imperial support to prepare the Heaven Dou Royal Team for the Soul Master Competition and presented an intensive training program. The team accepted the demanding regimen, and training began under strict secrecy.

• Meng Shenji told Yang Yunhai that Emperor Xue Ye had approved the academy lockdown, assigned the Royal Knights to guard it, and pledged resources for the team's training.
• Yang Yunhai gave Meng Shenji his training guidelines and equipment and medicinal-herb requirements, proposing that the team forfeit its direct qualification to focus on training before the Preliminary Competition.
• Meng Shenji praised Yang Yunhai's physical-training methods, promised to keep them secret until the competition, and appointed his son Meng Shenshou to assist him.
• Yang Yunhai introduced Meng Shenshou to the team and warned the members that training would be grueling, mandatory, and classified as an imperial secret.
• The teammates accepted their individual schedules, learned that medicinal potions would support their training, and agreed to begin immediately.

Meng Shenji brought Yang Yunhai’s training manual to Xue Ye, who strengthened Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s security and directed Xue Qinghe to prepare for the team’s training. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi and the elders speculated about the security measures and lamented that Dugu Bo might arrange for Yang Yunhai to marry Dugu Yan.

• Meng Shenji gave Xue Ye a copy of Yang Yunhai’s training manual and outlined the need for security, training facilities, medicinal herbs, and supplies.
• Xue Ye ordered additional guards and resources for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then told Xue Qinghe to build a good relationship with Yang Yunhai and prepare the Royal Knights.
• Xue Qinghe read the manual and decided to keep it from Pope’s Hall until after the Soul Master Competition, considering his rivalry with Bibi Dong over Yang Yunhai.
• Yang Yunhai and Zhu Zhuqing moved back into the team dormitory so Yang Yunhai could train with the team and adjust its program.
• Bone Douluo told Ning Fengzhi that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had tightened security, and the elders discussed Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng leaking the team’s training information to Shrek Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo praised Yang Yunhai but concluded that Dugu Bo might match him with Dugu Yan, keeping him from marrying into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Chrysanthemum Douluo investigated Shrek Academy and learned that Yu Tianheng had leaked Heaven Dou Royal Academy's training methods, then departed after Xue Ye sealed the academy under Royal Knights guard. Tang Hao secretly approached Yang Yunhai's dormitory to investigate, but Yin'e detected him, and Yang Yunhai's signal flare alerted the academy as Tang Hao fled.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo ordered Salas to investigate Shrek Academy and learned Yu Tianheng had taken Heaven Dou Royal Academy's training methods to the team.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo showed Dugu Bo the report, and Dugu Bo concluded that Yu Tianheng had leaked training programs created by Xiao Hai.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Dugu Bo that Royal Knights had sealed Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then left him to keep watch over Yang Yunhai.
• Tang Hao approached the academy's hidden training-ground construction site, then turned toward the team dormitory after noticing the guarded work.
• Yin'e sensed Tang Hao nearing Yang Yunhai's dormitory, and Yang Yunhai fired a signal flare to alert the academy.
• Tang Hao fled as Meng Shenji and the Royal Knights responded to the alarm.

An intruder breached Heaven Dou Royal Academy and triggered Yang Yunhai’s Parasitic Spores, prompting the Education Committee and Chrysanthemum Douluo to respond. Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo suspected Tang Hao had come to investigate Yang Yunhai’s evolved Martial Soul, and Dugu Bo decided to reveal himself early to protect him.

• Yang Yunhai told his teammates that his Parasitic Spores had detected an intruder after the emperor deployed troops to seal off the academy.
• Meng Shenji and the other Education Committee members arrived, but Commander Wei reported that the Royal Knights had seen only a fleeting black shadow and failed to catch the intruder.
• Meng Shenji told the students to rest, while Bai Baoshan offered to guard the dormitory and Meng Shenji planned to report the break-in to the emperor.
• Salas informed Chrysanthemum Douluo of the intrusion, and Chrysanthemum Douluo sent a letter to the Pope before leaving to protect Yang Yunhai.
• Dugu Bo and Chrysanthemum Douluo concluded that Tang Hao was the likely intruder, and Dugu Bo decided he would have to reveal himself early to guard Yang Yunhai.