Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan defeated Tang San with her poison, and Qin Ming explained that her evolved Martial Soul enabled her to use Dragon Transformation and absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring. Yu Xiaogang refused to believe him, while the Shrek group left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Dugu Bo stayed behind to speak with Yanyan.

• Dugu Yan defeated Tang San, whose poisoned body was treated with Oscar's Little Sausage.
• Qin Ming explained that Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Evolution let her use Dragon Transformation and absorb a ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring.
• Yu Xiaogang insisted that Dugu Yan's ring was disguised and rejected the idea that his theory could be wrong.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Qin Ming discussed the Shrek group's departure, and Oscar carried Tang San as the group left the academy.
• Dugu Yan returned to the education board's office, where Prince Xue Xing left with Xue Beng and Dugu Bo stayed to talk with Yanyan.

After the Shrek party left Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming accepted responsibility for the dispute while Meng Shenji offered him compensation and hinted at a future committee position. Dugu Bo explained the imperial family’s ruthless politics to Dugu Yan, who then received a letter from Jun Yi.

• Qin Ming returned to the education committee and took responsibility for the conflict that had driven Flender and the others away.
• Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin regretted losing the talented Shrek students, while Meng Shenji said Prince Xue Xing had handled the incident more reasonably than before.
• Meng Shenji offered Qin Ming compensation and said a good result for the academy could lead to another committee member being appointed.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that Emperor Xue Ye had eliminated his seven brothers and explained why Prince Xue Xing’s survival and conduct showed his political skill.
• Dugu Bo revealed that he had once planned to kill Jun Yi, but had become his friend and apologized to him.
• Dugu Yan collected Jun Yi’s letter and returned to her dormitory to read about his recent experiences.

Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing continued training in the Mist Grand Canyon, where Zhu Zhuqing grew more accustomed to killing and resolved to stay with Jun Yi for two years. They encountered Yan and Xie Yue fighting two Evil Soul Masters, and went to help them.

• Zhu Zhuqing killed a lecherous middle-aged man who had threatened her, then told Jun Yi she wanted to keep training with him in the canyon.
• Zhu Zhuqing confirmed she had informed her teacher and would remain with Jun Yi for the next two years despite the dangers.
• Jun Yi sensed Yan and Xie Yue battling two Evil Soul Masters in a nearby forest, but found no sign of Hu Liena.
• Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing decided to help Yan and Xie Yue as fellow students from Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yan and Xie Yue began to fall behind against the two Evil Soul Masters, while Yan declared that Spirit Hall members had a duty to eliminate them.

Yan and Xie Yue fought two Evil Soul Masters whose Martial Soul Fusion Skill overwhelmed them, until Jun Yi and Zhu Zhuqing arrived to intervene. Zhu Zhuqing faced the monster and revealed a red Soul Ring, leaving it stunned.

• Yan and Xie Yue attacked the two Evil Soul Masters, but their opponents joined forces with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill and forced them onto the defensive.
• The two-headed monster wounded Xie Yue, and Yan stepped in to take its next attack while asking Xie Yue to escape and pass a message to Nana.
• Before Yan could finish his farewell, a red-clad man extinguished his flames and carried him back to Xie Yue, while a black-clad figure rushed to confront the monster.
• Xie Yue recognized the black-clad fighter as Zhu Zhuqing, and she returned his greeting before he warned her that the Evil Soul Masters could use a powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned five Soul Rings, including a red one, and the monster stared at it in shock.

Zhu Zhuqing revealed her new Soul King strength and saved Xie Yue and Yan from the Evil Soul Masters. Jun Yi used a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to heal Yan, then began changing his face as Yan recovered.

• Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind the two-headed Evil Soul Master and killed him with her icy claws.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Xie Yue that she had reached Soul King and absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, then asked him to keep her breakthrough secret.
• Xie Yue found Yan gravely burned after Yan had sacrificed himself to protect him.
• Jun Yi took Yan away and used a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to restore his body and improve his talent.
• Jun Yi began changing Yan's facial features while Yan remained unconscious.

Yan confronted a spider-headed giant in a strange afterlife and explained his loyalty to Spirit Hall and his determination to become stronger. Jun Yi approved of Yan’s answers and revived him, leaving Yan bewildered by his recovery and startled to find himself naked.

• Yan worried whether Xie Yue had escaped and told the giant that he had no regrets about dying to defend Spirit Hall’s glory.
• Yan said he would obey Spirit Hall even if ordered to kill ordinary people, because he regarded it as his family, and revealed that he had sacrificed himself so Xie Yue could live.
• Yan vowed to grow stronger and eliminate Evil Soul Masters, while resolving to stop pestering Hu Liena and focus on cultivation.
• The giant seized Yan, and Jun Yi guided Yan’s soul back to his body after deciding that his answers satisfied him.
• Yan awoke before Jun Yi, mistook him for the god of death, and discovered that he had recovered without scars but was completely naked.

Jun Yi saved Yan, healed his injuries, and helped his Martial Soul evolve, while Yan discovered he had reached rank 50. Jun Yi reunited Yan with Xie Yue, who was stunned by Yan’s changed appearance.

• Yan woke, found Jun Yi beside him, and thanked him for saving his life.
• Jun Yi revealed his identity, and Yan learned that his injuries had healed and his Soul Power had reached rank 50.
• Yan discovered that his Martial Soul had gained fiery wings, and Jun Yi urged him to keep pursuing his goal of fighting Evil Soul Masters.
• Jun Yi brought Yan to Xie Yue, who initially dodged Yan’s attempt to hug him.
• Xie Yue held up a mirror, saw Yan’s handsome new face, and exclaimed in surprise.

After Jun Yi saved Yan from an Evil Soul Master, Yan recovered with a transformed appearance, evolved Martial Soul, and a Soul Power breakthrough. Xie Yue and Yan prepared to leave the Mist Grand Canyon to obtain Soul Rings, while Jun Yi learned Hu Liena had been sent to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool branch.

• Yan examined his newly handsome face, and Xie Yue teased him about setting himself on fire to improve his looks.
• Xie Yue thanked Jun Yi for saving Yan, and Jun Yi explained that he and Zhu Zhuqing had happened upon the fight.
• Xie Yue claimed that he, Yan, and Jun Yi had killed the Evil Soul Master, concealing Zhu Zhuqing’s strength.
• Yan explained his Martial Soul evolution and breakthrough, and Xie Yue revealed that he had also reached rank 50.
• Yan and Xie Yue agreed to leave the Mist Grand Canyon to obtain Soul Rings and later return to train.
• Jun Yi learned that Hu Liena had been assigned to Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool branch and planned to focus on producing high-end Soul Tools himself.

After leaving the Mist Grand Canyon, Yan resolved to keep training through battle and spent the journey back to Spirit City cultivating constantly, startling Xie Yue with his changed behavior. Hu Liena recognized Yan despite his drastically changed appearance, leaving both Yan and Xie Yue shocked.

• Yan burned away robbers who tried to block him and Xie Yue as they traveled out of the Mist Grand Canyon.
• At a frontier town, Yan said he planned to return to the canyon to train, and Xie Yue proposed they spend a year training there before returning to Spirit Hall Academy.
• Yan declined Xie Yue's invitation to sleep in the carriage and spent the journey cultivating, prompting Xie Yue to wonder why he had changed so much.
• Outside Spirit City's gates, Xie Yue and Yan met Hu Liena, who immediately recognized Yan despite his changed appearance.

Yan and Xie Yue returned to Spirit Hall and reported that a mysterious stranger had saved them in the Mist Grand Canyon. Bibi Dong suspected the rescuer was Tang Chen, while Yan and Xie Yue prepared to return to the canyon for another year of training.

• Hu Liena recognized Yan by the small birthmark below his left ear and welcomed him and Xie Yue into the carriage to meet Bibi Dong.
• Xie Yue told Hu Liena that he and Yan had barely survived the Mist Grand Canyon, while Yan quietly cultivated during the ride.
• Yan described how a masked stranger had saved him and asked him to pass a message to the Great Enshrined, concealing Jun Yi's and Zhu Zhuqing's names.
• Bibi Dong agreed to pass on the message, and Yan and Xie Yue requested Soul Rings before returning to the Mist Grand Canyon to train and fight Evil Soul Masters for a year.
• After Yan and Xie Yue left, Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Tang Chen, founder of the Clear Sky Sect, was likely the stranger who had saved Yan.

Two years after Tang Chen saved Yan and Xie Yue, the Martial Soul Team still had not finalized its lineup for the upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Yan and Xie Yue defended Zhu Zhuqing’s place against the substitutes, and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the training grounds at the end.

• Bibi Dong told Hu Liena that Tang Chen was a level 99 Soul Master and had likely saved Yan and Xie Yue because they were Spirit Hall juniors facing Evil Soul Masters.
• Two years passed, and Sun Chuantao and two other substitutes challenged Xie Yue’s decision to reserve a starting spot for Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yan and Xie Yue explained that Zhu Zhuqing’s talent and Soul Power justified her place, while Ning Rongrong said she expected Zhu Zhuqing to be stronger than herself.
• Xu Yu mocked Zhu Zhuqing’s disappearance, and Xie Yue pressed his Moon Blade to Xu Yu’s throat before Yan reminded him that academy rules forbade killing.
• A black-clad figure returned to the training grounds, took Ning Rongrong’s hand, and said, “I’m back.”

Zhu Zhuqing returned to Spirit City and revealed that she had become a Soul Emperor with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings. She secured her starting spot on the tournament team and left to visit her teacher, while the others resumed training.

• Ning Rongrong joyfully reunited with Zhu Zhuqing, and Hu Liena interrupted their conversation so the group could finish training.
• Xie Yue explained that three substitutes had challenged Zhu Zhuqing for a starting spot on the team.
• Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Soul Fighting challenge and summoned her Hell Spirit Cat, revealing six Soul Rings, including two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• The three substitutes immediately withdrew their objections, and Yan praised Zhu Zhuqing's progress while Xie Yue expressed confidence in winning the tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to visit her teacher before training again the next day, and Xie Yue agreed while ordering the others to continue training.

Bibi Dong confirmed that Zhu Zhuqing possessed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and learned that a masked man had helped her obtain them. She asked Zhu Zhuqing to become her disciple, leaving Zhuqing stunned.

• Hu Liena told Bibi Dong that Zhu Zhuqing had two genuine Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, and Bibi Dong summoned Zhuqing to the Papal Palace.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo brought Zhu Zhuqing before Bibi Dong, who examined her and learned that she had severed ties with her father and no longer used the Zhu surname.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Martial Soul and six Soul Rings, including two red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, confirming Hu Liena's report.
• Bibi Dong asked whether the masked man was Tang Chen, and Zhu Zhuqing explained that he had forced two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to sacrifice themselves for her.
• Bibi Dong suspected the masked man was Tang Chen and invited Zhu Zhuqing to become her disciple, leaving Zhuqing shocked.

Zhu Zhuqing refused Bibi Dong’s offer to become Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden but agreed to join Spirit Hall as an elder once she reached Soul Douluo. Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and learned that Shrek Academy had come to challenge it.

• Zhu Zhuqing refused Bibi Dong’s offer to make her Spirit Hall’s Holy Maiden, choosing freedom over the position.
• Bibi Dong offered Zhu Zhuqing a place in Spirit Hall as an elder once she reached Soul Douluo, and Zhu Zhuqing accepted.
• Jun Yi’s plans had led Zhu Zhuqing to join Spirit Hall for protection from the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Netherworld Zhu Family.
• Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and found the campus crowded with students heading to the Soul Fighting training grounds.
• A student told Jun Yi that Shrek Academy had come to challenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Tang San challenged Heaven Dou Royal Academy after defeating four of its students, then faced Jun Yi, who had returned to the academy. Jun Yi revealed five extraordinary Soul Rings, leaving the spectators and Yu Xiaogang stunned as their confrontation began.

• Tang San defeated four Heaven Dou Royal Academy students and taunted the academy, declaring that even Dugu Yan could not stop him.
• Tang San revealed his four Soul Rings and said Heaven Dou Royal Academy should give up its first-seed qualification for the upcoming tournament.
• Jun Yi appeared and exchanged pointed remarks with Tang San, who still blamed him for Xiao Wu's injury.
• Jun Yi asked Teacher Sun for permission to challenge Tang San, and the referee agreed.
• Tang San introduced himself as a rank forty-one control-type Soul Master, while Jun Yi revealed five Soul Rings: three black and two red.
• Yu Xiaogang stared at Jun Yi's Soul Rings and exclaimed that they were impossible.

Jun Yi overwhelmed Tang San in the academy match, disabling him with ease and freezing the poisoned hidden weapon Tang San used against him. Tang San was left unconscious and near death after Jun Yi kicked him from the stage.

• Jun Yi revealed three black and two red Soul Rings, then announced his rank and Martial Soul before the match began.
• Tang San attacked with Blue Silver Grass and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, but Jun Yi vanished into cold air and reappeared beside him.
• Jun Yi broke Tang San's left forearm and injured his lower leg, then continued toward him despite Yu Xiaogang's attempt to surrender on Tang San's behalf.
• Tang San fired Yama's Invitation into Jun Yi's chest, but Jun Yi pulled out the needle and froze it before kicking Tang San off the stage.
• Flender caught the unconscious Tang San and found his breastbone caved in, four ribs broken, and internal organs severely damaged; Jun Yi said he spared Tang San to avoid trouble for the students.

Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and decisively defeated Tang San in an exchange match, leaving him gravely injured. After Ye Lingling treated Tang San, Jun Yi learned that Dugu Yan had left to search for him, while Qin Ming defended Jun Yi and the academy against Yu Xiaogang’s accusations.

• Jun Yi rejected Yu Xiaogang’s protest over Tang San’s injury and challenged the Shrek teachers to fight him instead.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Qin Ming to end the match, and Qin Ming agreed, declaring it concluded and arranging a welcome feast for Jun Yi.
• Jun Yi asked Ye Lingling why Dugu Yan was absent, and Ye Lingling said she had gone with Poison Douluo to search for him after his letters stopped.
• Jun Yi thanked Ye Lingling and left, while she wondered why he had become so cold and distant.
• Qin Ming apologized to Flender and asked Ye Lingling to treat the unconscious Tang San.
• Qin Ming defended Jun Yi to Yu Xiaogang, saying Tang San had insulted Heaven Dou Royal Academy and had no right to demand its tournament berth.

Jun Yi returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy after revealing his extraordinary Soul Rings, and Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to persuade him to stay in the empire at any cost. Jun Yi met with Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji, leaving his response to the recruitment offer unresolved.

• Qin Ming rebuffed Yu Xiaogang's criticism, and Flender calmed the dispute before Qin Ming offered to treat the group to a meal.
• News of Jun Yi's return and his three black and two red Soul Rings spread through the empire.
• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had lost Bone Douluo and ordered him to offer Jun Yi anything except the throne to keep him in the empire.
• Jun Yi meditated in his dormitory, realized his Op-Op Fruit ability was gone, and went to meet Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji.
• Xue Qinghe welcomed Jun Yi warmly, and Jun Yi told Meng Shenji that his travels had shown him the world was one where the weak were meat for the strong.

Jun Yi revealed that he knew Qian Renxue’s identity and promised to keep her secret. He proposed helping her take control of the Heaven Dou Empire in exchange for funding and cooperation on a Soul Tool business.

• Jun Yi met Xue Qinghe and Meng Shenji at the education committee’s office and discussed his travels.
• After Meng Shenji left, Jun Yi identified Xue Qinghe as Qian Renxue and recited details of her origins and mission.
• Qian Renxue maintained her disguise and questioned Jun Yi about how he learned her identity; he promised not to expose her.
• Jun Yi asked whether Qian Renxue had heard about events in the Mist Grand Canyon, and she said she had not.
• Jun Yi proposed helping Qian Renxue become crown prince and emperor in return for startup funding for his blacksmith Soul Tool organization and a share of its profits.

Jun Yi negotiated with Qian Renxue over a new faction, revealed the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s connection to the Sea God, and asked to see it so Zhu Zhuqing could pursue the Sea God’s trials. Qian Renxue agreed to relay his request to Xue Ye and left, urging Jun Yi to smile again.

• Jun Yi offered blueprints for powerful Soul Tools, and Qian Renxue demanded decision-making authority and access to the new faction’s information in exchange for cooperation.
• Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance to Jun Yi, who praised her beauty and admitted he feared falling for her.
• Qian Renxue explained that Xue Ye wanted Jun Yi to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family and might appoint her crown prince if the arrangement succeeded.
• Jun Yi asked Xue Ye to let him examine the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and explained to Qian Renxue that it was the Sea God’s Heart, which Zhu Zhuqing needed to undertake the Sea God’s Nine Trials.
• Jun Yi said he wanted Zhu Zhuqing to become the Sea God because he owed her so much, and he told Qian Renxue he would not resist if she ever wanted to take his life.
• Qian Renxue agreed to pass Jun Yi’s request to Xue Ye, then left after telling him she preferred him when he smiled.