Chapter Summaries

Jun Yi reunited with Dugu Yan after more than a year away and admitted that someone had hunted him, though he asked her not to press him for details. After Dugu Yan discovered the dangerous scar left by his pursuer, Jun Yi seemed a little more like himself the next morning, but suddenly dragged her out of the dormitory.

• Jun Yi left the education committee office and brushed off the female students crowding around him.
• Dugu Yan embraced Jun Yi at the dormitory entrance, and he apologized before she reassured him that she was glad he was safe.
• Dugu Bo watched Jun Yi and Dugu Yan return to the dormitory together, then flew away from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dugu Yan asked Jun Yi what had happened during his absence, and he told her someone had hunted him but asked to handle the matter himself.
• Jun Yi fell asleep with Dugu Yan beside him, and she found a long, thin scar from his neck to his waist that held a terrifying energy fluctuation.
• The next morning, Jun Yi invited Dugu Yan to get food, then abruptly took her by the hand and ran outside.

Jun Yi confronted Bone Douluo at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, believing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had come to kill him over Sword Chen Xin’s attack. Bone Douluo insisted the sect had never ordered the hunt and began explaining how he learned of it, leaving Jun Yi unconvinced.

• Jun Yi rushed Dugu Yan to the education committee’s office and asked the committee members to keep her safe before hurrying back outside.
• Jun Yi confronted Bone Douluo as he appeared above the academy square, accused the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect of trying to kill him, and drew Demon Sword Kikoku.
• Jun Yi declared that he had severed Sword Chen Xin’s arm as a Soul Ancestor and warned that he could do worse now.
• Dugu Yan realized Sword Chen Xin had hunted Jun Yi in the Mist Grand Canyon and wept as she understood how deeply the betrayal hurt him.
• Bone Douluo said Sword Chen Xin had acted alone and that the sect had never ordered the attack; Jun Yi demanded that Sword Chen Xin be expelled before he would believe him.
• Bone Douluo explained that he had learned of Sword Chen Xin’s lost arm after returning to the sect, questioned him, fought him, and left in anger.

Jun Yi rejected Bone Douluo’s apology and vowed to kill Sword Douluo for pursuing him and mortally wounding Zhu Zhuqing. After the system vanished and Zhu Zhuqing’s life was saved at the cost of Jun Yi’s Op-Op Fruit, he made revenge his reason to keep growing stronger; Bone Douluo left, warning that they would become enemies if Jun Yi threatened the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Bone Douluo apologized for Sword Douluo’s attack, but Jun Yi refused to forgive him and vowed to take his head.
• Jun Yi recalled how Zhu Zhuqing shielded him from Sword Douluo’s sword Qi, and how he used the Op-Op Fruit’s power to save her while losing the fruit and the system disappeared.
• Jun Yi explained that Sword Douluo’s pursuit had cost him dearly, and vowed to grow stronger and take revenge.
• Bone Douluo tried to change Jun Yi’s mind by bringing up Ning Rongrong, but Jun Yi repeated Sword Douluo’s insults and rejected any reconciliation.
• Jun Yi released his five Soul Rings and warned Bone Douluo they would fight if he tried to kill him; Bone Douluo said they would be enemies if Jun Yi endangered the sect, then left.
• Jun Yi watched Bone Douluo vanish and renewed his vow to cut Sword Douluo into pieces.

Jun Yi found comfort in Dugu Yan after surviving Sword Douluo’s attack, while news of the clash spread through Heaven Dou City. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had survived and joined Spirit Hall, leaving the sect facing enemies on both fronts.

• Dugu Yan embraced Jun Yi and promised that she and her grandfather would always stand by him.
• News spread that Jun Yi had survived Sword Douluo’s pursuit and severed his arm, prompting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to close its gates.
• Bone Douluo told Sword Douluo that Jun Yi still could not forgive him, and challenged him over the harm he had done to Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ning Fengzhi revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had survived, returned to Spirit Hall, become a provisional elder, and reached Soul Emperor with two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Ning Fengzhi said Sword Douluo’s secret pursuit of Jun Yi had left the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect surrounded by enemies, and that its cooperation with Spirit Hall might help it withstand retaliation.

Xue Ye ordered Xue Qinghe to give Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and use the rift between Jun Yi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to draw him into the imperial family’s camp. Bibi Dong questioned Qian Renxue’s decision to help Jun Yi, while Jun Yi confided in Dugu Yan before Xue Qinghe arrived.

• Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe that Jun Yi’s break with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect benefited the empire and tasked him with reconciling Jun Yi and Ning Fengzhi.
• Xue Ye gave Xue Qinghe the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to present to Jun Yi and said the crown prince position would soon be settled.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue’s request that Spirit Hall refrain from targeting Jun Yi and wondered why the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sent Sword Douluo after him.
• Jun Yi recounted his experiences, including Zhu Zhuqing taking Sword Qi for him, and told Dugu Yan that he had revived her by sacrificing part of himself.
• Dugu Yan comforted Jun Yi, and when someone knocked at his door, Jun Yi recognized the visitor as Brother Xue.

Qian Renxue brought Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which Xue Ye had sent as a gift. Jun Yi activated it with Zhu Zhuqing’s blood essence, causing it to fly off in search of her.

• Xue Qinghe visited Jun Yi and teased him about Dugu Yan before delivering his father’s message and gift.
• Dugu Yan left, and Qian Renxue revealed her true appearance and spoke confidently about eliminating Xue Luochuan.
• Qian Renxue gave Jun Yi the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and said Xue Ye hoped to bring him into the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Jun Yi used Zhu Zhuqing’s preserved blood essence to activate the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• A projection of the Sea God’s consciousness appeared, recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s talent, and the Shroud flew out to find her.

A blue divine light struck Zhu Zhuqing, awakening a mysterious artifact and prompting Bibi Dong to conclude that a god had chosen her. Qian Daoliu appeared in the Papal Palace as Bibi Dong questioned why he had left the Worship Hall.

• During training, a blue light entered Zhu Zhuqing's brow and left her unconscious, so Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo carried her to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong sensed an unfamiliar divine presence in Zhu Zhuqing and assured Chrysanthemum Douluo that the light was a blessing.
• Zhu Zhuqing woke and, guided by the Snow Empress, told Bibi Dong and the two Douluo that her spiritual power had grown and something new had appeared between her brows.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned a three-colored triangular artifact, which she identified as a powerful object that seemed to have chosen her, while concealing how to use it.
• Bibi Dong said Zhu Zhuqing had been chosen by a god, and Qian Daoliu suddenly appeared in the Papal Palace.

Zhu Zhuqing met Qian Daoliu in Spirit Hall, where he identified the Sea God’s Heart and urged her to visit Sea God Island. Their encounter exposed the conflict between Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, while Qian Renxue stayed with Jun Yi and admitted she had three days to persuade him to join her.

• Qian Daoliu recognized Zhu Zhuqing as Zhu Ao’s descendant and told her the Sea God’s Heart qualified her to undertake the Sea God Trial on Sea God Island.
• Qian Daoliu asked Zhu Zhuqing to tell the island’s High Priestess that he had let go of his obsession, and Bibi Dong taunted him about his son.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu clashed over who had authority in Spirit Hall, but Qian Daoliu withdrew and left after repeating his request to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Qian Renxue remained at Jun Yi’s residence and teased him when he asked whether she would return before Xue Ye became suspicious.
• Qian Renxue told Jun Yi that she had three days to persuade him to join her, so she planned to stay longer to make her recruitment effort convincing.

Qian Renxue stayed with Jun Yi at Heaven Dou Royal Academy for three days, and he revealed how much he knew about her identity and Spirit Hall’s plan. After learning her father had made her a miniature Angel Holy Sword when she was little, Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi to tell her about her parents’ past.

• Qian Renxue told Jun Yi she would stay at Heaven Dou Royal Academy until she persuaded him to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Qian Renxue changed back into Xue Qinghe before the servants entered with dinner, then announced she would sleep in Jun Yi's room that night.
• After dinner, Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi how he had discovered her identity, and he said memories gave him people’s backgrounds and connections.
• Jun Yi named Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong, She Long, and Pufferfish as the other people who knew Qian Renxue’s true identity.
• Jun Yi explained Spirit Hall’s plan to slowly poison Xue Ye, and Qian Renxue playfully held a miniature Angel Holy Sword to his neck.
• Qian Renxue said her father had made the little sword for her and asked Jun Yi to tell her about her parents’ past.

Jun Yi told Qian Renxue a story that revealed the abuse, separation, and revenge in her parents’ past, leaving her struggling to reconcile the cruel teacher with her gentle father. Qian Renxue wiped away her tears and turned away from Jun Yi.

• Qian Renxue asked Jun Yi to explain the story behind her parents, so he began recounting a romance between a gifted girl and a weak man.
• Jun Yi revealed that the girl’s teacher raped her, forced her to bear his child, and threatened her lover into leaving her.
• Jun Yi said the lover later fell in love with his paternal cousin, while the girl gave birth to a daughter who was taken away by the teacher’s father.
• Jun Yi explained that the girl eventually killed her teacher, became the faction’s ruler, and sent her daughter on a dangerous mission while secretly arranging protection.
• Qian Renxue realized the story described her parents and herself, but could not accept that her father had committed such acts.
• Jun Yi offered Qian Renxue a handkerchief and said it was only a story, and she wiped her tears before turning away.

Jun Yi helped Qian Renxue decide to repair her relationship with her mother after completing her mission, then accompanied her to advance her plan to become crown prince. Meanwhile, Spirit Hall changed the tournament rules to allow inspected external items and lower the minimum contestant age, prompting concern at Shrek Academy.

• Qian Renxue resolved to mend her relationship with her mother after returning to Spirit Hall and vowed to become its Pope and pull her mother back from the abyss.
• Qian Renxue resumed Xue Qinghe's appearance and hurried Jun Yi to the palace so he could tell Xue Ye he would join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.
• Spirit Hall announced that tournament contestants could use up to three inspected external items and that the minimum age had been lowered from fifteen to thirteen.
• The new rules drove demand and auction prices for Soul Tools sharply upward.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Spirit Hall of using the rule changes to profit from Soul Tool sales and give its own students an advantage, while Oscar worried Shrek Academy could not afford the equipment.
• Tang San assured the Shrek Academy group that they could still achieve good results without Soul Tools.

Tang San equipped the Shrek contestants with Hidden Weapons, while Xue Ye named Xue Qinghe crown prince and granted Jun Yi the title of Prince Jun. After avoiding the crowds drawn by his sudden fame, Jun Yi prepared with Dugu Yan to attend the tournament’s opening ceremony.

• Tang San gave each Shrek contestant a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow, a Silent Sleeve Arrow, and a King of Hell's Invitation, then taught them how to use the Hidden Weapons.
• Xue Ye named Xue Qinghe crown prince and dean of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, warning the ministers that he had chosen his successor.
• Xue Ye made Jun Yi a prince of a different surname, causing Jun Yi's fame to spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Jun Yi wore an angel mask to return to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but crowds gathered around his dormitory, so he stayed with Dugu Yan for a week.
• Dugu Yan prepared for the tournament's opening ceremony with Jun Yi, who planned to make his first public appearance as Prince Jun.

Jun Yi and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team attended the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament’s opening ceremony, where the crowd’s attention centered on Jun Yi. As they reached the rest area, someone mocked another academy’s appearance.

• Jun Yi, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling left the dorm and joined the others heading to the opening ceremony.
• The Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena opened to a massive crowd, with soldiers deployed to maintain order.
• Fifteen guards escorted Qin Ming and the academy group into the arena as spectators recognized Heaven Dou Royal Academy and asked which member was Jun Yi.
• Osler grew excited at the attention, while Yu Feng teased him, and Qin Ming encouraged the team to make their names known through the tournament.
• The academy group reached the rest area, where someone laughed mockingly about another academy looking as if it had crawled out of a cesspit.

Shrek Academy arrived at the tournament in bizarre uniforms and became the target of ridicule from the other academies and the spectators. The opening ceremony introduced Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s seeded team and ended with Shrek’s students enduring jeers as they entered the arena.

• The academies mocked Shrek Academy’s green uniforms and advertising messages while Dugu Yan asked Qin Ming whether they should help during Shrek’s dispute with Canghui Academy; Qin Ming declined, trusting his teacher to handle it.
• Tournament staff brought the assembled students into the arena, and Jun Yi’s seeded Heaven Dou Royal Academy team entered first to loud cheers.
• Salas praised Jun Yi to Emperor Xue Ye and said he looked forward to a future clash between Spirit Hall Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s First Team.
• Shrek Academy entered last in its unusual uniforms, and the host announced its eleven competitors and slogan, “Champions without rivals.”
• The spectators laughed and jeered at Shrek Academy as Tang San and the others blushed and remained silent.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s tournament opened with Shrek Academy drawn against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, prompting Tang San and his teammates to prepare for a crushing victory. As the match began, the Heaven Dou team revealed that they were equipped with defensive Soul Tools.

• Emperor Xue Ye declared the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament open, while Jun Yi noticed that Qian Renxue was absent.
• The lot drew Shrek Academy against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, and Platinum Bishop Salas denied any manipulation.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai vowed to defeat the Heaven Dou team decisively, and Jun Yi sensed an unusual medicinal-herb scent from Xiao Wu.
• Both academies sent seven competitors into the arena, where Shrek faced the Heaven Dou team’s unusual single-line formation.
• The referee started the match, and the Heaven Dou Second Team activated blue defensive Soul Tools.

Shrek Academy’s first match against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team turned into a struggle against expensive Soul Tools that blocked their attacks. As the second team drew Soul Tool Pistols, a Soul Guidance Ray struck Tai Long, leaving the fight in immediate danger.

• Tang San trapped all seven members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team in Blue Silver Cages while Shrek’s fighters launched their attacks.
• The second team’s protective Soul Tools absorbed Shrek’s attacks, and its captain revealed that each barrier could withstand attacks from Soul Elders and below.
• Jun Yi mocked the match as pay-to-win after seeing the second team’s costly equipment give them the advantage.
• The second team recognized Shrek as the group that had injured Prince Xue Beng and decided to retaliate for him.
• The second team drew Soul Tool Pistols, Tang San ordered Shrek to retreat, and a Soul Guidance Ray pierced Tai Long’s shoulder, knocking him unconscious.

Tang San used the King of Hell’s Invitation to defeat the Heaven Dou Second Team after Soul Guidance Rays incapacitated most of Shrek Academy. Shrek won the match, but Tang San and Xiao Wu were left standing while their teammates were seriously injured.

• Soul Guidance Rays struck Tai Long, Jiang Zhu, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling, leaving Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai to fight on.
• Tang San asked Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu to cover him while he prepared the King of Hell’s Invitation.
• Dai Mubai charged the Heaven Dou Second Team and endured repeated Soul Guidance Rays until he lost consciousness and the referee carried him out.
• Tang San threw the King of Hell’s Invitation through the team’s barrier, and its poisoned needles incapacitated all seven opponents.
• Spectators condemned Tang San’s sneak attack, but the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu showed no joy over the victory as Tang San worried about his seriously injured teammates and the matches ahead.

After Salas asked Jun Yi to reveal the Soul Rings rumored to be his, Jun Yi used the opportunity to display his overwhelming strength and challenge the tournament’s academies. When none dared accept, he challenged the Soul Saint referee instead, and the referee agreed to fight.

• Jun Yi explained to Dugu Yan that her Soul Tool’s stronger barrier could withstand Tang San’s King of Hell’s Invitation, making her one of the tournament’s biggest beneficiaries.
• Salas stopped the crowd from leaving and asked Jun Yi to show his rumored Soul Rings.
• Jun Yi stepped onto the arena, revealed three black Soul Rings and two red ones, and challenged any student or academy to force him back half a step or make Heaven Dou Royal Academy surrender its seeded spot.
• No academy accepted Jun Yi’s challenge, and Tang San held back because his strongest hidden weapon had been destroyed.
• Jun Yi invited the referee, a Soul Saint, to fight him, and the referee agreed after Salas gave his approval.

Jun Yi defeated Soul Saint referee Yang Fengzhi in one move, then revealed Zhu Zhuqing’s remarkable strength during a conversation with Bishop Salas. After leaving the arena, Jun Yi parted ways with Dugu Yan to confront a Titled Douluo who had taken the bait.

• Yang Fengzhi challenged Jun Yi, but Jun Yi froze him and drained his Soul Power, ending the match almost instantly.
• Jun Yi told Salas that Zhu Zhuqing had reached Soul Emperor and possessed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, astonishing the spectators and Dai Mubai.
• Jun Yi left the Great Soul Arena with Dugu Yan, then told her he would handle a dangerous matter alone.
• Jun Yi reassured Dugu Yan that he had prepared for the Titled Douluo targeting him and intended to ensure the enemy never returned.
• Dugu Yan agreed to wait for Jun Yi at the academy, and Jun Yi left Heaven Dou City on foot.

Jun Yi lured Tang Hao into the woods and, with the help of She Long and Pufferfish Douluo, captured him alive. He then asked the Ice Dragon King to search Tang Hao’s memories for everything about the Blue Silver Emperor.

• Jun Yi confronted Tang Hao in the forest and revealed that he had noticed Tang Hao watching him while he beat Tang San.
• Jun Yi baited Tang Hao into turning around, then used Kikoku to cut through the Clear Sky Hammer and grievously injure him.
• She Long and Pufferfish Douluo emerged and subdued Tang Hao with Pufferfish Douluo’s venom.
• Jun Yi asked the awakened Ice Dragon King to search Tang Hao’s memories for information about the Blue Silver Emperor.