Chapter Summaries

After hearing Zhao Wuji’s report about the Star Dou Great Forest, Yu Xiaogang learned that Lin Kong possessed an External Soul Bone and urged Flender to kill him. Flender struggled between loyalty to Yu Xiaogang and his responsibility as dean of Shrek Academy.

• Zhao Wuji told Flender about the group’s dangers in the Star Dou Great Forest, and Yu Xiaogang identified the Sky Azure Bull Python as the creature that had driven off the Titan Giant Ape.
• Zhao Wuji revealed that Lin Kong had found a Man Faced Demon Spider Soul Bone, and Yu Xiaogang initially assumed it had been given to Tang San before accepting that Lin Kong had kept it.
• Yu Xiaogang asked what the Soul Bone did, and Zhao Wuji described its eight spider legs.
• After Zhao Wuji left, Yu Xiaogang told Flender to kill Lin Kong and explained that the so-called Soul Bone was an External Soul Bone.
• Flender recognized why Yu Xiaogang wanted Lin Kong dead but struggled to reconcile that demand with his duty as dean of Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang persuaded Flender to kill Lin Kong and take his suspected External Soul Bone for Tang San, while also insisting that Tang San become Shrek Academy’s student leader. At the next morning’s gathering, Lin Kong revealed he had reached level twenty-four, strengthening Yu Xiaogang and Flender’s belief that his Soul Bone was an External Soul Bone and bringing their plot against him closer.

• Yu Xiaogang pressured Flender to kill Lin Kong for the Soul Bone, and Flender agreed only if Yu Xiaogang confirmed what it was.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender to make Tang San the students’ leader, then reconsidered the plan after learning about Ning Rongrong, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing’s powerful backgrounds.
• Flender introduced Yu Xiaogang to the students and announced that Oscar, Tang San, and Xiao Wu had reached the Soul Elder realm.
• Lin Kong announced that he had advanced from level twenty-one to level twenty-four, attributing his rapid progress to the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San grew jealous, Yu Xiaogang saw Lin Kong’s advancement as proof of the Soul Bone’s value, and Flender became convinced it was an External Soul Bone.

Yu Xiaogang tried to undermine Lin Kong in front of Shrek’s students by criticizing his academy admission and classroom behavior. Lin Kong saw through the manipulation and openly challenged Yu Xiaogang’s authority.

• Yu Xiaogang had the students introduce themselves by level, subtly signaling Tang San to speak before Xiao Wu and Oscar, who shared his level.
• Lin Kong introduced himself as level twenty-four, and Yu Xiaogang questioned why his admission records showed no entrance assessment.
• Lin Kong said he had helped Flender make money, and Yu Xiaogang used the admission exception to lecture the students about following the rules.
• Lin Kong deliberately yawned to test whether Yu Xiaogang was targeting him, and Yu Xiaogang rebuked him for disrespecting classroom discipline.
• Yu Xiaogang invoked his status as a teacher and accused Lin Kong of having a base character, but Lin Kong called him trash with level twenty-nine Soul Power and asked why he deserved respect.

Lin Kong publicly humiliated Yu Xiaogang and challenged Tang San to a duel before leaving Shrek Academy. Flender approved the match and forbade Tang San from using Hidden Weapons, leaving the two to face off.

• Lin Kong repeatedly mocked Yu Xiaogang for being stuck at level twenty-nine, and Tang San could not refute him.
• Tang San declared that Lin Kong had no right to stay at Shrek Academy, and Lin Kong said he would leave after beating Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing showed concern or support for Lin Kong, while Yu Xiaogang panicked at the group's reaction.
• Lin Kong challenged Tang San to fight one-on-one, and Flender agreed to the duel so he could investigate whether Lin Kong had an External Soul Bone.
• Flender barred Tang San from using Hidden Weapons, and Lin Kong insulted Tang San as they prepared to fight.

Tang San's enhanced Blue Silver Grass initially matched Lin Kong's Dark Blue Silver Grass, but Lin Kong's Eight Spider Lances overwhelmed Tang San's attacks. The duel remained unresolved as Tang San evaded Lin Kong's grass, while Lin Kong revealed he planned to leave Shrek after the fight.

• Tang San used his strengthened Blue Silver Grass against Lin Kong's Dark Blue Silver Grass, and the two were initially evenly matched.
• Lin Kong revealed that his Dark Blue Silver Grass was still slowly devouring Tang San's grass, despite Tang San's resistance and higher Soul Power.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Entanglement, but Lin Kong revealed his Eight Spider Lances and used them to destroy the incoming vines.
• After Yu Xiaogang signaled him, Tang San withdrew his Blue Silver Grass and challenged Lin Kong to attack him directly.
• Lin Kong sent a narrow strip of Dark Blue Silver Grass after Tang San, who evaded it with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Lin Kong demonstrated that he had fully fused with the Eight Spider Lances, shattering Yu Xiaogang’s hopes of taking the External Soul Bone for Tang San. He overwhelmed Tang San with the lances and left him trapped and humiliated, while Flender refused Yu Xiaogang’s plea to help kill Lin Kong.

• Lin Kong showed that he could stand and move with the Eight Spider Lances as naturally as with his own limbs, making Yu Xiaogang realize the External Soul Bone could no longer be taken from him.
• Yu Xiaogang’s anguished outburst distracted Tang San, and Lin Kong seized the opening to attack with the Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San evaded Lin Kong’s repeated thrusts with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as the spectators watched and Ning Rongrong cheered for Lin Kong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Flender to help kill Lin Kong, but Flender refused and said no one in Shrek would help him.
• Lin Kong changed his attacks to horizontal sweeps, deflected Tang San’s Spider Web Restraint, and absorbed the web with the Eight Spider Lances.
• Lin Kong trapped Tang San between the spider legs and stopped another at his waist, declaring the fight over while Tang San flushed with humiliation.

After overpowering Tang San, Lin Kong decided to leave Shrek Academy, though he urged Ning Rongrong not to follow him impulsively. As Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing went to say goodbye, Tang San was left furious at Zhu Zhuqing for interfering.

• Lin Kong defeated Tang San and announced that he would pack his things and leave Shrek Academy.
• Ning Rongrong offered to leave with Lin Kong, but he advised her to contact her family and decide for herself; she chose to stay for now.
• Lin Kong called Xiao Wu over to say goodbye, but Tang San blocked her and tried to make her stay with him.
• Zhu Zhuqing struck Tang San aside and led Xiao Wu to Lin Kong, and Ning Rongrong hurried after them.
• Tang San watched the three girls walk away and silently raged at Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Kong left Shrek after giving Xiao Wu farewell notes for several people and warning her to read hers only in private. His note revealed that Tang San’s father was a Titled Douluo, leaving Xiao Wu terrified that her identity as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast had been discovered.

• Lin Kong asked Xiao Wu to distribute his farewell notes and secretly warned her to open her own note only when she was completely alone.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the square without Lin Kong, and Dai Mubai admitted he wished Lin Kong had stayed.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to resume the lesson, but Ning Rongrong cursed at him and left; Xiao Wu then handed Lin Kong’s notes to their named recipients, excluding Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong’s note told her about Tang San’s weapon, while Zhu Zhuqing’s note advised her to seek Teacher Zhao’s Gravity Enhancement Soul Skill instead of relying on weighted running.
• Xiao Wu read that Tang San’s father was a Titled Douluo, feared he had discovered her identity, and destroyed the note.

Lin Kong left Shrek Academy, gathered Whale Rubber across several cities to raise his Soul Power, and reached Heaven Dou City. At the Great Soul Arena, he used his Silver Soul Badge to request an opponent with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, setting up a clash with the Imperial Fighting Team and his former companions.

• After Lin Kong left Shrek, the Seven Devils trained and competed at the Great Soul Arena for four months before facing the Imperial Fighting Team, where Lin Kong revealed himself as their opponent.
• Lin Kong looked back on his eventful twelve days at Shrek Academy, then left with plans to gather Whale Rubber and increase his Soul Power.
• Lin Kong bought Whale Rubber from pharmacies across Suotuo City and other major cities, raising his Soul Power from rank twenty-four to rank twenty-five before reaching Heaven Dou City.
• At the Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena, Lin Kong presented his Silver Soul Badge and received priority service despite lacking official identification.
• Lin Kong requested an opponent with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, and the staff member eagerly agreed.

Lin Kong entered his first Silver Soul Fighter match in Heaven Dou City against Yu Feiyang, while the arena hyped him up as an arrogant, undefeated challenger. After Lin Kong stayed silent to conceal his Soul Power level, Yu Feiyang lost his temper and began the fight by summoning his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.

• The host introduced Yu Feiyang as a celebrated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan fighter and presented Lin Kong as the undefeated Black Prison Asura from Suotuo City.
• Lin Kong was embarrassed by the host’s exaggerated claims about his supposed road to invincibility, but stepped onto the platform to face Yu Feiyang.
• Yu Feiyang revealed that Lin Kong had specifically requested to fight a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master and threatened to make him beg for mercy.
• Yu Feiyang announced his level and martial soul, but Lin Kong stayed silent to hide that his Soul Power had risen to level twenty-five.
• The host portrayed Lin Kong’s silence as contempt, enraging Yu Feiyang and the spectators; Yu Feiyang summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul as Lin Kong began to invoke Dark Blue Silver Grass.

Lin Kong faced Yu Feiyang in the Heaven Dou City Soul Fighting Arena, using his Dark Blue Silver Grass and Eight Spider Lances’ poison to defeat the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master. He left Yu Feiyang alive after drawing out the poison, and the referee declared Black Prison Asura the winner.

• Lin Kong revealed a Ten-Year Second Soul Ring, and the host exaggerated his past into a tale of enduring slander and doubt.
• Yu Feiyang attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, while Lin Kong tested the lightning and evaded later strikes without wasting Soul Power.
• Yu Feiyang used Thunderous Might to charge through Lin Kong’s seemingly endless Dark Blue Silver Grass and struck him at close range.
• The Eight Spider Lances pierced Yu Feiyang’s palm during the exchange, poisoning him as Lin Kong concealed the wound and absorbed most of the attack’s force.
• Lin Kong drained the poison from Yu Feiyang with Dark Blue Silver Grass, and Yu Feiyang admitted defeat.
• The referee declared Black Prison Asura the winner, while Lin Kong told Yu Feiyang to ask his name after beating him.

Lin Kong defeated three Silver Soul Fighter disciples of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in succession, using the Eight Spider Lances' poison to win each match. The clan realized his victories threatened its reputation and discussed how to find qualified challengers for him.

• After Yu Feiyang lost to Lin Kong, the stunned crowd suspected the match had been fixed, while Lin Kong concealed his face and left the stage.
• Lin Kong asked Qiu Lan to arrange another match against a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Master, then defeated his second opponent with the Eight Spider Lances' poison.
• Lin Kong requested a support-type Soul Master to restore his Soul Power and went on to defeat a third Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon disciple.
• When Lin Kong asked to continue fighting, Qiu Lan explained that the arena had only three Silver Soul Fighter Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters from the clan, all of whom he had beaten; an elder confronted him, but Lin Kong chose to rest.
• Yu Tianheng and the injured disciples examined Lin Kong's records and noted that his level was higher than reported and that his poison was undocumented.
• The clan's elder warned that Lin Kong's victories would damage the clan's reputation, and Yu Tianheng ordered them to summon more fighters while the elder criticized disciples who lacked Silver Soul Badges.

Lin Kong defeated Huyan Geng by exploiting his slow Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul and poisoning him with the Eight Spider Lances’ toxin. He then challenged the Elephant Armor Sect to send three Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters against him.

• Huyan Geng accepted Lin Kong’s challenge, confident that his Diamond Mammoth Martial Soul could overpower Dark Blue Silver Grass.
• Lin Kong fought barehanded and evaded Huyan Geng while eating an apple, forcing him to waste Soul Power and then abandon his Martial Soul Possession.
• Lin Kong cut Huyan Geng with a sharpened fingernail coated in Eight Spider Lances poison, and Huyan Geng surrendered when the toxin overwhelmed him.
• Lin Kong drew the poison out with his Dark Blue Silver Grass, but Huyan Geng remained unconvinced that he had lost fairly.
• Lin Kong declared that he would fight three Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters from the Elephant Armor Sect.

Lin Kong defeated three Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters by poisoning them through their defenses, then faced Huyan Pan, the dean of Elephant Armor Academy. Huyan Pan formally invited Lin Kong to join the academy.

• Lin Kong faced three Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters as the crowd watched and the referee began the fight.
• Lin Kong advanced and attacked with Dark Blue Silver Grass, while the three opponents held their ground behind their powerful defenses.
• Lin Kong counted to three as the three Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters collapsed from poison that had entered through their wounded shoulders.
• Huyan Pan, the Elephant Armor Academy dean and an eighty-seventh-level Soul Douluo, surrendered on their behalf, and Lin Kong drew out the poison.
• Huyan Pan formally invited Lin Kong to join Elephant Armor Academy.

After Lin Kong defeated the Elephant Armor Academy team, Huyan Pan invited him to join, but Lin Kong declined and warned him about the team’s vulnerability to poison. Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian then tried to recruit Lin Kong for Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Godwind Academy, but he accepted neither invitation.

• Huyan Pan invited Lin Kong to join the Elephant Armor Academy, but Lin Kong politely refused.
• Lin Kong pointed out that the Elephant Armor Academy’s Diamond Mammoth-heavy lineup was vulnerable to poison, and Huyan Pan thanked him and promised the academy and sect would not retaliate.
• Yu Tianheng approached Lin Kong on behalf of Heaven Dou Royal Academy and offered him a drink while beginning his recruitment pitch.
• Feng Xiaotian invited Lin Kong to join Godwind Academy and said its rules could be changed for him, but Lin Kong declined both offers.
• Lin Kong suspected the academies and factions wanted to recruit him because they were interested in how his Soul Power had risen several levels in a month.

Lin Kong sought Ning Fengzhi’s support so he could pursue his goals in Heaven Dou City without attracting trouble. Ning Fengzhi gave him a signed recommendation bearing the words “Admit him!”, while Lin Kong remained free of any commitment to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Lin Kong explained that he had come to Heaven Dou City to reach Dugu Yan and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and had drawn attention to himself to bring Ning Fengzhi to him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived, prompting Yu Tianheng and Feng Xiaotian to abandon their attempts to recruit Lin Kong.
• Chen Xin invited Lin Kong to call him Grandpa Sword, but Lin Kong respectfully declined to commit himself to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Lin Kong told Ning Fengzhi that he wanted to join an Advanced Soul Master Academy and compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament four years later.
• Ning Fengzhi wrote “Admit him!” on a recommendation letter, signed his name, and handed it to Lin Kong.

Qin Ming and Zhi Lin struggled to process Lin Kong’s blank identity and Ning Fengzhi’s recommendation, while Lin Kong left the admissions office and encountered Xue Beng’s group. The chapter ended with Xue Beng ordering his companions to attack Lin Kong.

• Qin Ming examined Lin Kong’s nearly blank enrollment form and learned that Lin Kong had no birth records, family information, school history, or known way into Heaven Dou City.
• Qin Ming took Lin Kong’s form and Ning Fengzhi’s recommendation letter to Zhi Lin, who told him to contact Ning Fengzhi and arrange for Lin Kong to be shown around and fed.
• Qin Ming returned to find the admissions office empty and worried that Lin Kong might clash with the academy’s young masters.
• Xue Beng and several students stopped Lin Kong, dismissed his claim that he had come for the entrance examination, and threatened to throw him out.
• Lin Kong warned Xue Beng not to regret his actions, but Xue Beng laughed and ordered his companions to attack.

Lin Kong confronted Xue Beng at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where Dugu Yan intervened and then invited him to lunch. As they walked together, Lin Kong explained why he had come to enroll and hinted that his troubles were too much for Yu Tianheng to handle, deepening Dugu Yan’s curiosity about him.

• Xue Beng tried to drive Lin Kong away, but Lin Kong revealed his unusual Soul Rings and ignored the prince’s taunts.
• Dugu Yan arrived, recognized that Lin Kong was there to enroll, and ordered Xue Beng and his followers to leave him alone.
• Lin Kong swiftly kicked Xue Beng’s followers down without using a Soul Skill, and Xue Beng fled after threatening to get even.
• Dugu Yan noticed Lin Kong’s hands and playfully invited him to lunch, which he accepted while explaining that Teacher Qin Ming was handling his enrollment.
• Dugu Yan asked why Lin Kong had declined Yu Tianheng’s offer, and Lin Kong said Yu Tianheng could not handle the trouble he brought with him.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Lin Kong had concealed his identity and decided not to investigate his past, believing that Lin Kong had gone to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to pursue Dugu Yan and gain Dugu Bo’s favor. He gave Lin Kong two and a half days to succeed before planning to bring him back himself.

• A messenger reported that Lin Kong had revealed only basic details to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and was effectively an undocumented person.
• Ning Fengzhi chose not to send anyone to Shrek to investigate Lin Kong, since Ning Rongrong would discover the inquiry, and offered to support Lin Kong if the academy refused him.
• Ning Fengzhi guessed that Lin Kong wanted to get close to Dugu Bo through Dugu Yan, and complained that Lin Kong had tricked him into helping pursue another girl despite Ning Rongrong’s feelings.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to give Lin Kong three days, counting the current day, to win over Dugu Yan and Dugu Bo before going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to bring him back.

Lin Kong flirted with Dugu Yan over lunch at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then revealed his rapid Soul Power growth to Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team. He left them stunned by implying that he possessed both a Soul Bone and an External Soul Bone.

• Lin Kong interrupted Dugu Yan’s talk about poison to ask whether she had found him handsome in the Soul Fight.
• Lin Kong teased Dugu Yan about being poisoned, and she held his hand while checking it; he called her silly, and she blushed.
• Yu Tianheng arrived with Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Yu Feng, and Osler, found Dugu Yan holding Lin Kong’s hand, and asked whether Lin Kong was joining the academy.
• Lin Kong confirmed that Qin Ming was helping with his enrollment, and Yu Tianheng suggested he would be too young for the current team and asked his Soul Power level.
• Lin Kong said he was level twenty-five and had gained four levels in a month, stunning the group.
• When Dugu Yan hesitated over his apparent Soul Bone, Lin Kong claimed she already knew he had an External Soul Bone, leaving everyone speechless.