Chapter Summaries

Xiao Xuan revealed four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings and quickly killed Gu Qianshan, a peak Soul Saint who had attacked him. Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran fled into the forest, but Xiao Xuan caught up, and Chao Tianxiang prepared to hold him off so her granddaughter could escape.

• Xiao Xuan’s four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings stunned Gu Qianshan, Chao Tianxiang, and Meng Yiran.
• Xiao Xuan wounded Gu Qianshan with a lightning-charged spear thrust, then killed him when he begged for mercy.
• Chao Tianxiang fled with Meng Yiran while Xiao Xuan dealt with Gu Qianshan, and Xiao Xuan pursued them.
• Xiao Xuan intercepted Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran in the forest, where Chao Tianxiang told Meng Yiran to run and readied herself to fight.

Xiao Xuan killed Chao Tianxiang and Meng Yiran, ending the Meng Clan’s attempt to avenge Meng Shu. Afterward, he planned to loot the fallen experts’ Storage Soul Tools and visit the Meng Clan estate.

• Xiao Xuan refused Chao Tianxiang’s offer to spare Meng Yiran in exchange for the Meng Clan’s wealth.
• Xiao Xuan killed Chao Tianxiang with a single thrust of the Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo.
• Meng Yiran recalled how Meng Shu’s attempt to seize Xiao Xuan’s Soul Beast corpse had led to the Meng Clan’s ruin, then regretted provoking him.
• Xiao Xuan formed a lightning spear and killed Meng Yiran, leaving the Peerless Dragon Snake couple and their granddaughter dead.
• Xiao Xuan decided to empty the fallen experts’ Storage Soul Tools and visit the Meng Clan estate.

Xiao Xuan stormed the Meng estate, killed the guards with a Spiritual Power attack, and looted the clan treasury. As he prepared to leave, he found a strange seed radiating a powerful breath of life.

• Xiao Xuan kicked down the Meng estate's gates and faced the guards who rushed to stop him.
• The old steward recognized Xiao Xuan and learned that Snake Granny, the young miss, and their group had not returned.
• Xiao Xuan unleashed a Spiritual Power shock wave that killed the guards and the old steward.
• Xiao Xuan searched the estate, broke into its hidden treasury, and took its Gold Soul Coins, herbs, materials, and ores.
• Xiao Xuan discovered a patterned, thumb-sized seed in a wooden box and sensed powerful life energy within it.

After destroying the Meng Clan, Xiao Xuan inventoried its treasury and found a seven-star auxiliary material and two Thousand-Year Soul Bones. He fused the Soul Bones to strengthen his Head Soul Bone and spiritual power, then noticed a Soul Beast distribution atlas among the remaining spoils.

• Xiao Xuan found a seven-star auxiliary material in the Meng Clan treasury and stored it for upgrading his Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo.
• Xiao Xuan burned the Meng residence after confirming he had taken everything valuable, ending the Meng Clan.
• Xiao Xuan returned to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest and inventoried the Meng Clan's Storage Soul Tools.
• Xiao Xuan found two Thousand-Year Soul Bones in Chao Tianxiang's Storage Soul Tool and fused them into his Head Soul Bone, raising its age to the peak of two thousand years.
• Xiao Xuan tested his strengthened spiritual power and noticed the Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beast Distribution Atlas among the remaining spoils.

Xiao Xuan used the Meng Clan’s Soul Beast Distribution Atlas to locate a Lone Bamboo over three thousand years old in the Star Dou Great Forest. After collecting it and his other upgrade materials, he began fusing them to advance his Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo.

• Xiao Xuan found records in the Meng Clan’s atlas of several Lone Bamboo locations, including one with stalks over three thousand years old.
• Xiao Xuan memorized the locations and headed into the Star Dou Great Forest to find the Lone Bamboo needed for his Martial Soul upgrade.
• After searching for several days, Xiao Xuan located the three-thousand-year Lone Bamboo described in the atlas.
• Xiao Xuan cut down the Lone Bamboo and gathered it with his other upgrade materials before ordering the system to begin fusion.
• The two Lone Bamboo stalks began to break down as emerald light emerged, and the mysterious seed in Xiao Xuan’s hand glowed with pale-green patterns and released a powerful life presence.

Xiao Xuan fused the Lone Bamboo and a mysterious seed into his Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo, advancing it to seven stars and increasing his fragments of the Law of Life. In the Divine Realm, the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction discovered that he carried both the Laws of Life and Destruction in one Martial Soul, and worried the powers might hold each other back.

• Xiao Xuan fused the Lone Bamboo and mysterious seed into his Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo, greatly strengthening its lightning and life energies.
• The system announced that Xiao Xuan's Martial Soul had advanced to seven stars, and he examined its changed appearance.
• A fluctuation in the Martial Soul increased Xiao Xuan's fragments of the Law of Life.
• The Goddess of Life sensed the change from the Divine Realm, saw Xiao Xuan, and summoned the God of Destruction.
• The God of Destruction recognized both laws within Xiao Xuan's Martial Soul, and the two gods discussed how the powers might hinder each other as they grew.

The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction decided Xiao Xuan should separate the laws of life and destruction, using his Head Soul Bone to develop a Second Martial Soul. They contacted him in the Star Dou Great Forest and offered inheritance marks, but told him he must fulfill a condition before beginning the God Tests.

• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction noticed that the laws of life and destruction within Xiao Xuan could hinder his future if they remained in the same Martial Soul.
• The Goddess of Life proposed moving the Law of Life into Xiao Xuan's Head Soul Bone so it could develop into a Second Martial Soul, while the Law of Destruction stayed in his original Martial Soul.
• The God of Destruction agreed that they would each leave Xiao Xuan a godhood inheritance mark to guide him, but let him separate the laws and develop his Second Martial Soul himself.
• The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction contacted Xiao Xuan in the Star Dou Great Forest and explained why they had noticed him.
• The two God Kings offered Xiao Xuan inheritance marks but said he had to fulfill a condition before he could begin the God Tests.

Xiao Xuan learned that he could nurture a second martial soul by guiding the Law of Life into his Head Soul Bone, while the Goddess of Life and God of Destruction left him dormant inheritance marks. After testing the process, he left the Star Dou Great Forest for Heaven Dou City, looking forward to completing the transformation.

• The Goddess of Life told Xiao Xuan to channel life energy from his Purple Firmament Lightning Bamboo into his Head Soul Bone until it transformed into a second martial soul.
• The Goddess of Life said the God Tests would begin only after Xiao Xuan separated the two laws and his second martial soul was born.
• The Goddess of Life and God of Destruction placed two dormant inheritance marks in Xiao Xuan’s spiritual world, and his Head Soul Bone formed a special connection with his martial soul.
• Xiao Xuan successfully guided a small amount of life energy into his Head Soul Bone and realized the process would take time.
• Xiao Xuan put the Star Dou Great Forest Soul Beast Distribution Atlas into his Storage Soul Tool and headed toward the forest’s outskirts to return to Heaven Dou City.

The Imperial Fighting Team’s winning streak in Suotuo City drew the attention of the Soto Great Soul Arena, which recruited the Shrek Seven Devils to challenge them. The teams’ match was announced for that night, leaving both sides preparing to face each other.

• The Imperial Fighting Team celebrated its victories, and Qin Ming warned the members not to underestimate their opponents.
• Dugu Yan told Qin Ming that the recent matches had been easy, while reflecting on the strength of her external soul bone.
• The Soto Great Soul Arena asked Flender and Yu Xiaogang to have the Shrek Seven Devils fight the Imperial Fighting Team.
• Yu Xiaogang accepted, confident that the Shrek Seven Devils’ teamwork and tactics could counter the Imperial Fighting Team.
• The Soto Great Soul Arena announced that the Imperial Fighting Team would face the Shrek Seven Devils that night, exciting Suotuo City.

Xiao Xuan arrived in Suotuo City and went to watch the Shrek Seven Devils face the Imperial Fighting Team, curious about how Dugu Yan's External Soul Bone had changed the matchup. The Imperial Fighting Team quickly took control of the battle, and Tang San threw his Godly Zhuge Crossbows to his teammates as the Shrek Seven Devils struggled to fight back.

• Xiao Xuan heard that the Shrek Seven Devils would face the Imperial Fighting Team and changed course to watch the match.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San to restrain Dugu Yan and her Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison, while Dugu Yan looked forward to testing her External Soul Bone.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar boasted that the Shrek Seven Devils had prepared a way to counter Dugu Yan's poison, and Dugu Yan challenged them to prove it.
• Yu Tianheng and the Imperial Fighting Team attacked first, overwhelming Dai Mubai and pushing the Shrek Seven Devils back.
• Tang San saw that the Imperial Fighting Team's strength exceeded his expectations and threw his Godly Zhuge Crossbows to his teammates.

The Shrek Seven Devils turned the fight against the Imperial Fighting Team with the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and a tactic that burned away Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphor Purple Poison. Dugu Yan revealed her Eight Spider Lances and unleashed a different purple-black poison that passed through their flames, leaving the Shrek team in danger.

• Ma Hongjun fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, disrupting the Imperial Fighting Team’s attack and giving the Shrek Seven Devils an opening to counterattack.
• Dugu Yan used her Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, but Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun combined realgar liquor and fire to burn it away.
• Flender celebrated the Shrek team’s advantage while Yu Xiaogang credited their tactics and Tang San’s preparation.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar taunted the Imperial Fighting Team, prompting Dugu Yan to reveal the Eight Spider Lances on her back.
• Dugu Yan released purple-black poison from the Eight Spider Lances, and it passed through Ma Hongjun’s flames instead of being burned away.

Dugu Yan used her Eight Spider Lances and potent poison to defeat the Shrek Seven Devils single-handedly, forcing Ning Rongrong to surrender and giving the Imperial Fighting Team the victory. Afterward, Qin Ming questioned Dugu Yan about her new ability, while she dismissed the match as barely worth her effort.

• Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist and Eight Spider Lances overwhelmed Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San, despite Tang San’s attempts to counter her.
• Dugu Yan blocked Tang San’s Godly Zhuge Crossbow, struck him down, and then defeated Oscar, leaving Ning Rongrong as the last Shrek fighter standing.
• Ning Rongrong surrendered, and the referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team the winner.
• Flender lamented losing his Gold Soul Coins, while Yu Xiaogang was stunned that Dugu Yan’s strength contradicted his theory.
• Qin Ming asked Dugu Yan about her Eight Spider Lances, and she claimed the Shrek team had only made her exert a tiny bit of effort.

After the Imperial Fighting Team poisoned Shrek Academy’s students, Tang San and Oscar failed to remove the toxins. Flender recognized the opposing team’s teacher as his former student Qin Ming and went to ask him for help.

• Flender and Zhao Wuji found Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others suffering from Dugu Yan’s potent poison.
• Tang San admitted he could not neutralize the Eight Spider Lances’ poison, and Oscar’s Detoxifying Sausage only suppressed it temporarily.
• Flender decided to ask Dugu Yan for an antidote, then recognized Qin Ming as the Imperial Fighting Team’s teacher.
• Flender greeted Qin Ming and explained that the Shrek students who had just fought his team were from their academy.

After the Imperial Fighting Team defeated Shrek, Flender asked Qin Ming to persuade Dugu Yan to cure the poisoned Shrek students. Dugu Yan refused, and the chapter ended when she spotted Xiao Xuan.

• Flender told Qin Ming that Shrek's poisoned students could not be cured by detoxification Soul Skills and asked him to seek Dugu Yan's help.
• Dugu Yan refused to cure them, saying the poison would clear in half a month and that their arrogance had brought the suffering on themselves.
• Qin Ming urged Dugu Yan to be magnanimous, but she challenged him with his own lessons about setbacks and paying the price for arrogance.
• Dugu Yan pointed out that Qin Ming seemed to favor Shrek over the Imperial Fighting Team, leaving him embarrassed and unable to answer.
• Dugu Yan spotted Xiao Xuan nearby and lost interest in continuing the argument.

After Dugu Yan refused Qin Ming’s request to cure the Shrek students, Flender followed her, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Xuan through Suotuo City. Yu Tianheng spotted Xiao Xuan and was shocked to see him alive, while Flender continued shadowing the three as they headed down a secluded alley.

• Dugu Yan left Qin Ming and took Ye Lingling to join Xiao Xuan, while Flender told Qin Ming he would discipline her and followed the three from a distance.
• Yu Tianheng saw Xiao Xuan among the Imperial Fighting Team and was stunned that he was still alive.
• Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Xuan ate together at a restaurant and discussed the Shrek match and their academy experiences.
• After leaving the restaurant, Dugu Yan asked when Xiao Xuan planned to return to Heaven Dou City, and he said he would leave within a couple of days.
• Flender followed the three toward their hotel and waited until they entered a secluded alley before making his move.

Flender confronted Dugu Yan and demanded she cure the Shrek students’ poison, but she, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Xuan defended their actions in the Soul Fighting match. Enraged by Xiao Xuan’s rebuke, Flender released his Soul Power and revealed himself as a Seven-Ring Soul Sage, leaving the alley under his pressure.

• Flender blocked Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Xiao Xuan and demanded that Dugu Yan cure the Shrek students’ poison.
• Dugu Yan refused and argued that the Shrek Team had provoked her and fought ruthlessly first.
• Ye Lingling defended Dugu Yan, saying both teams had accepted the risks of Soul Fighting and that Dugu Yan had spared their lives.
• Xiao Xuan challenged Flender’s double standard and mocked the Shrek students for being unable to endure a few days of poison.
• Flender threatened Xiao Xuan, released a surge of Soul Power, and revealed seven Soul Rings as a Seven-Ring Soul Sage.

Flender threatened Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, but Xiao Xuan sensed the hidden presence of a powerful Titled Douluo and suspected Tang Hao was nearby. Dugu Yan revealed that her grandfather was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, forcing Flender to back down, and she left the alley with Ye Lingling and Xiao Xuan.

• Flender used his Soul Sage pressure and prepared to teach Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling a lesson on Qin Ming's behalf.
• Xiao Xuan sensed a dangerous Titled Douluo hidden nearby and suspected Tang Hao had come because Tang San was poisoned.
• Dugu Yan told Flender that her grandfather was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
• Flender recognized the danger of offending Dugu Bo, withdrew his Soul Rings, and ended the confrontation.
• Dugu Yan led Ye Lingling and Xiao Xuan out of the alley.

Xiao Xuan kept watch on a hidden presence after Dugu Yan drove Flender off by invoking her grandfather, Dugu Bo. Fearing the presence might be Tang Hao, Xiao Xuan decided to leave Suotuo City with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, while Flender returned to Shrek Academy and confronted Qin Ming with a cold stare.

• Xiao Xuan followed Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling out of the alley while keeping his spiritual power focused on a hidden presence that might have been Tang Hao.
• Flender cursed his bad luck and left after Dugu Yan revealed that Dugu Bo was her grandfather.
• Xiao Xuan waited until the dangerous presence disappeared, then urged Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to leave Suotuo City that night and return to Heaven Dou City.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling agreed to leave and supported reporting Qin Ming for siding with Shrek Academy instead of protecting his students.
• Flender returned to Shrek Academy, where Qin Ming asked whether Dugu Yan and the others would hand over the antidote, but Flender stared at him without answering.

Flender learned that Dugu Yan was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo’s granddaughter and admitted he had nearly attacked her while demanding an antidote. He and Yu Xiaogang recalled the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion skill, and Qin Ming asked whether their third member was Liu Erlong.

• Flender angrily scolded Qin Ming for failing to tell him that Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo’s granddaughter, and Qin Ming apologized for forgetting.
• Flender said he had released his Martial Soul but stopped when Dugu Yan revealed her grandfather’s identity, leaving Tang San and the others without an antidote.
• Flender and Yu Xiaogang lamented that the Golden Iron Triangle had split up and said their Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill could summon the Golden Sacred Dragon.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that he had coordinated the Golden Iron Triangle’s fusion skill, and the Shrek group praised his role.
• Qin Ming asked Flender whether the Golden Iron Triangle’s third member was Senior Liu Erlong.

After Qin Ming revealed that Liu Erlong was in Heaven Dou City, Flender decided to take Shrek Academy there to seek her out and find help for the poisoned students. Qin Ming also offered to introduce the Shrek students to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the group prepared to leave Suotuo City.

• Qin Ming told Flender that Liu Erlong had founded Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City, and Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to consider meeting her again.
• Flender proposed traveling to Heaven Dou City to reunite the Golden Iron Triangle and seek a Soul Master who could cure the poison in Tang San and the others.
• Qin Ming explained that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had superior resources, mimicry cultivation environments, and experienced teachers, and offered to make introductions.
• Qin Ming told the Shrek students that their loss to the Imperial Fighting Team came from inferior training and limited experience rather than a lack of talent.
• Flender decided that Shrek Academy would travel to Heaven Dou City so the students could see Heaven Dou Royal Academy and he could visit Liu Erlong.