Chapter Summaries

The Grandmaster recounted how his love for Liu Erlong had been shattered when they learned they were half-siblings, but Tang San, Xiao Yan, and Liu Erlong urged him to stop denying their feelings. Their reunion was interrupted when Dugu Bo broke into Blue Tyrant Academy and attacked Xiao Yan, leaving the gathered teachers facing a dangerous confrontation.

• The Grandmaster told Tang San and Xiao Yan that he and Liu Erlong had discovered they were half-siblings on their wedding day, and explained why he had stayed away from her for twenty years.
• Tang San and Xiao Yan encouraged the Grandmaster to follow his feelings, and Liu Erlong emerged to tell him she had never stopped searching for him.
• Xiao Yan sensed a deadly presence, fused with the Soul Division Martial Soul, and used white flames to shield himself and Tang San, but the hidden attacker extinguished them.
• Liu Erlong arrived with the Grandmaster, and Dugu Bo appeared, revealing that he had targeted Tang San and was now interested in Xiao Yan as well.
• Flender, Zhao Wuji, and others gathered as Dugu Bo confronted them, and the Grandmaster told Zhao Wuji to seal off the area and keep the other teachers away.

Dugu Bo confronted Grandmaster, Liu Erlong, and Flender at Blue Tyrant Academy, prompting the three to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and transform Luo Sanpao into a golden dragon. The battle’s power drew the attention of a young man in Heaven Dou City, who sent a subordinate to investigate.

• Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong kept the Blue Tyrant Academy teachers away while Grandmaster tried to persuade Dugu Bo to leave.
• Dugu Bo insulted Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong and Flender stepped forward to defend him.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Grandmaster activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, combining their sixteen Soul Rings into Luo Sanpao.
• Luo Sanpao transformed into a twenty-meter golden dragon, surprising Dugu Bo with its strength.
• A young man in Heaven Dou City sensed the confrontation, identified Poison Douluo’s presence, and sent a dark-robed subordinate to investigate.

Grandmaster used the Golden Holy Dragon to force Dugu Bo to negotiate, and Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer convinced Dugu Bo to leave the Shrek group alone for now. After Dugu Bo departed, Tang San discovered that Xiao Yan had been poisoned, leaving the group facing a three-day deadline.

• Grandmaster asked Dugu Bo to stop targeting Shrek, using the Golden Holy Dragon and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to strengthen his case.
• Grandmaster had Tang San reveal his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and Dugu Bo recognized its significance before leaving.
• Dugu Bo told Tang San he had three days, then vanished as Heaven Dou Empire experts arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong went to explain the situation to the experts while Zhu Zhuqing and the others entered the academy.
• Tang San realized Dugu Bo had poisoned Xiao Yan, whose body showed purple energy flowing beneath his skin.

Tang San assessed Xiao Yan’s poison and left with Ning Rongrong to gather herbs from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s storehouse. While Grandmaster watched over the unconscious Xiao Yan, he noticed that Xiao Yan’s Soul Power was circulating as rapidly as it had after his Second Martial Soul fusion.

• Tang San found that Poison Douluo’s poison had spread through Xiao Yan’s meridians and warned Grandmaster not to send Soul Power into him if it reached his flesh and blood.
• Tang San told the Shrek members that Xiao Yan was not in immediate danger and that he needed herbs to treat him.
• Ning Rongrong agreed to take Tang San to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s storehouse in Heaven Dou City to obtain the herbs.
• Grandmaster blamed himself for Xiao Yan’s condition and examined Xiao Yan’s Soul Power while avoiding his poisoned meridians.
• Grandmaster compared Xiao Yan’s condition with his notes and realized that Xiao Yan’s Soul Power was circulating about four times faster than usual, as it had after his Second Martial Soul fusion.

Grandmaster discovered that Xiao Yan’s Soul Power remained in the same state as when he had fused with his Second Martial Soul, but Dugu Bo’s poison prevented further examination. As Tang San gathered herbs to treat Xiao Yan, Xue Qinghe visited Blue Tyrant Academy to discuss the confrontation, and Tang San sensed a coldness in the prince’s eyes as they passed.

• Grandmaster found Xiao Yan’s Soul Power matched its fused state, but stopped examining him because of Dugu Bo’s poison.
• Tang San and Ning Rongrong searched the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s medicinal herb storeroom, and Tang San chose over a hundred herbs for Xiao Yan.
• Xue Qinghe visited Blue Tyrant Academy on the Imperial Family’s behalf and offered to mediate between the academy and Poison Douluo.
• Liu Erlong told Xue Qinghe that Blue Tyrant Academy would be renamed Shrek Academy and introduced Flender as the Golden Iron Triangle’s Horn of Flight.
• Zhu Zhuqing stayed beside the unconscious Xiao Yan while Dai Mubai left, and Tang San returned with Ning Rongrong after passing Xue Qinghe at the academy gates.

Tang San treated Xiao Yan’s poison by forcing the venom from his meridians and using medicinal herbs to draw out the poison hidden in his body. He left Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to watch over Xiao Yan for four hours while the treatment continued.

• Tang San asked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong to prepare tubs of water and firewood, then began treating Xiao Yan alone.
• Tang San used the Mysterious Heaven Skill and a silver needle to drive the poison in Xiao Yan’s dantian into a vial.
• Tang San placed Xiao Yan in a heated medicinal bath, which drew more poison from his body through his pores.
• Tang San told Flender and Zhu Zhuqing that the water temperature needed to stay constant for four hours while the remaining poison was expelled.
• Tang San left with the vial of venom, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stayed with Xiao Yan.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong washed and dressed the unconscious Xiao Yan after Tang San confirmed his toxins had been purged. Oscar later watched over him until Grandmaster arrived at night and took his place, leaving the reason for his examination of Xiao Yan unclear.

• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong realized Xiao Yan needed to be moved into clean water and, despite their embarrassment, washed him and put his clothes back on.
• Oscar relieved Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong before dinner, and the others found Xiao Yan breathing more steadily though he remained unconscious.
• Tang San explained that Xiao Yan still needed to rest because medicinal power remained in his body.
• Grandmaster returned at night and persuaded Oscar to leave and rest before training began again.
• Grandmaster examined Xiao Yan at the bedside and gently touched his chest.

Grandmaster investigated Xiao Yan’s unconscious state and concluded that his Second Martial Soul was using Mental Power rather than Soul Power to remain fused with him. As Grandmaster began separating it, a severed portion fused into his own body and broke the level-thirty limit that had confined him.

• Grandmaster examined Xiao Yan and realized that his Second Martial Soul had stayed fused while Xiao Yan was unconscious without consuming his Soul Power.
• Grandmaster concluded that Xiao Yan’s Mental Power was sustaining the fusion and that separating the Second Martial Soul could wake him.
• Grandmaster applied spirit liquid and used Soul Power to separate the Martial Soul from Xiao Yan’s right arm.
• A pitch-black severed arm rose above Xiao Yan’s arm, and Grandmaster touched it.
• The black arm fused into Grandmaster, invigorating his Soul Power and breaking through his level-thirty limit.

Grandmaster used the spirit liquid from Xiao Yan’s Second Martial Soul to break through his level-thirty limit, then hid his conflicted actions while treating Xiao Yan. After Xiao Yan’s toxins were cleared, Tang San encountered Dugu Bo, who confirmed the cure and demanded to know how it was done.

• Grandmaster discovered that the spirit liquid had broken his cultivation limit, but struggled with the temptation to claim Xiao Yan’s Second Martial Soul for himself.
• Grandmaster kept Xiao Yan unconscious while balancing his Soul Power, then told Shrek’s members that Xiao Yan’s toxins were gone and announced training would resume the next day.
• Tang San went into Heaven Dou City to find a blacksmith, while Xiao Wu stayed behind to cultivate.
• Dugu Bo confronted Tang San and challenged his claim that he had cured Xiao Yan.
• Dugu Bo checked Xiao Yan at Shrek Academy, confirmed the toxins had been cleared, and asked Tang San how he had done it.

Tang San challenged Dugu Bo over the poison afflicting him and Dugu Yan, then agreed to help in exchange for Dugu Bo’s protection of Shrek Academy and a favor. Dugu Bo took Tang San to his base in Sunset Forest, where Tang San discovered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and its Immortal Herbs.

• Tang San described Dugu Bo’s symptoms and warned that the poison would eventually kill him and spread to Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo offered to owe Tang San a favor and leave Shrek Academy alone if Tang San treated his granddaughter, and Tang San accepted.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy to tell Grandmaster he was safe, then left with Dugu Bo; Xiao Wu did not come to see him off.
• At Grandmaster’s request, the six remaining Shrek Eight Monsters began the next stage of their training while Xiao Yan remained unconscious.
• Dugu Bo brought Tang San to his Sunset Forest base, where Tang San recognized the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and the Immortal Herbs growing around it.
• Dugu Bo warned Tang San not to approach the pool, then asked him to demonstrate his abilities.

Six months after Tang San left with Dugu Bo, Shrek’s students and Grandmaster had advanced in cultivation, but Xiao Yan remained unconscious from severe damage to his Martial Soul. Tang San returned at level thirty-seven and learned of Xiao Yan’s condition, then offered medicinal herbs he had selected to help the others cultivate.

• Zhu Zhuqing visited Xiao Yan and reflected on her advancement to level thirty-two and his continued unconsciousness.
• Ning Rongrong told Zhu Zhuqing that Tang San had returned and wanted everyone to gather at the training field.
• Tang San reunited with Grandmaster and Xiao Wu, revealed that he had reached level thirty-seven, and learned that Dai Mubai was nearing level forty.
• Oscar told Tang San that Xiao Yan had not awakened, and Grandmaster explained that Dugu Bo’s attack had severely damaged Xiao Yan’s Martial Soul.
• Tang San said he would visit Xiao Yan and offered to give the others medicinal herbs he had chosen for them; Grandmaster sent Ma Hongjun to fetch Dai Mubai.

Tang San gathered the Shrek group at Liu Erlong’s old residence and distributed Immortal Herbs suited to each of them. Zhu Zhuqing tried to claim the Lovesick Heartbreak Red by thinking of Xiao Yan and spitting blood onto its petals, and the flower trembled.

• Tang San led the group to Liu Erlong’s old residence so they could absorb the Immortal Herbs without disturbance.
• Tang San gave Dai Mubai the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Oscar the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid to help their cultivation.
• Tang San handed Ma Hongjun the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower and Ning Rongrong the Aromatic Silk Beauty, explaining how each herb worked.
• Tang San gave Zhu Zhuqing the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained that she had to focus sincerely on her beloved to pick it.
• Zhu Zhuqing remembered Xiao Yan’s past actions and his six-month sleep, then spat blood onto the flower, which trembled gently.

Tang San distributed Immortal Herbs to Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Grandmaster, and himself, and the Shrek group cultivated for three hours as their bodies and strength changed. They awoke to major breakthroughs, while Xiao Yan remained unconscious and Zhu Zhuqing still had medicinal power left for further growth.

• Zhu Zhuqing accepted and consumed the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, Xiao Wu took Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone, and Grandmaster accepted Tang San's Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma.
• Tang San consumed Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, and the group cultivated as their Immortal Herbs caused dramatic changes.
• Oscar awoke at rank thirty-eight, and Ning Rongrong reached rank thirty-seven as her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda grew from seven levels to nine.
• Tang San awoke with golden and purple light in his eyes and reacted strangely when he looked at Xiao Wu; Grandmaster then woke and left to wash.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai awakened amid fiery and bestial transformations, and Zhu Zhuqing reached rank forty with more medicinal power remaining.
• The group assessed their gains: Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai were rank forty, Zhu Zhuqing rank forty, Oscar rank thirty-eight, Tang San and Ning Rongrong rank thirty-seven, Ma Hongjun and Grandmaster rank thirty-six, while Xiao Yan remained unconscious.

Tang San discovered that Xiao Yan's prolonged sleep came from dormant medicinal power sealing his Soul Power, and gave Zhu Zhuqing a Nine-Heart Soul-Cleansing Glazed Lotus to help him. As Zhu Zhuqing administered the herb, the Grandmaster finished consolidating his breakthrough and resolved not to be humiliated again.

• Tang San learned that the Grandmaster had broken through level thirty, while the Shrek Eight Monsters continued cultivating to absorb their Immortal Herbs.
• Troubled by a secret he could not share, Tang San visited the sleeping Xiao Yan and used his Purple Demon Eye to find dormant medicinal power locking down Xiao Yan's Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined Tang San and explained that she could not progress further until she obtained her fourth Soul Ring.
• Tang San gave Zhu Zhuqing the Nine-Heart Soul-Cleansing Glazed Lotus and explained how its petals and Soul Purifying Pearl could cleanse Xiao Yan and repair soul injuries.
• Zhu Zhuqing fed Xiao Yan the Nine-Heart Soul-Cleansing Glazed Lotus and guided his Soul Power as he began to absorb it.
• The Grandmaster completed his cultivation with the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma, noticed Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing were gone, and vowed never to be reduced to dust again.

After taking the Nine-Heart Soul-Cleansing Glazed Lotus, Xiao Yan awakened and urged Zhu Zhuqing to flee Shrek with him. He revealed that the Grandmaster had imprisoned his consciousness and spent six months devouring his Second Martial Soul, while the Grandmaster left the academy to carry out an undisclosed plan.

• Tang San explained that the Nine-Heart Soul-Cleansing Glazed Lotus would protect Xiao Yan from poison and leave him weak for two days, and Zhu Zhuqing stayed to watch over him.
• The Grandmaster arranged for Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to seek their fourth Soul Rings, while Ning Rongrong left to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Liu Erlong found the Grandmaster's letter and rushed out of Shrek, with Flender following; the Grandmaster watched them leave, put on a black hood, and departed as well.
• Xiao Yan awakened and told Zhu Zhuqing to leave Shrek immediately, so she carried him out of the academy and toward the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
• Xiao Yan recalled that the Grandmaster had used spiritual liquid to confine his consciousness and had spent six months devouring his Second Martial Soul.

After waking from his half-year sleep, Xiao Yan realized Yu Xiaogang had stolen his Soul Division and was trying to kill him, so Zhu Zhuqing carried him out of Shrek Academy. As they escaped Heaven Dou City, an attacker with a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow ambushed them, and Zhu Zhuqing suspected Yu Xiaogang.

• Xiao Yan woke and resolved to flee before Yu Xiaogang could kill him, while Yu Xiaogang found his bed empty and chased after him with Luo Sanpao.
• A spy told Xue Qinghe that Liu Erlong and Flender had left Shrek, Zhu Zhuqing had carried Xiao Yan out, and Yu Xiaogang was pursuing them; Xue Qinghe decided to watch what happened.
• Zhu Zhuqing carried Xiao Yan through Heaven Dou City's south gate as he suffered severe pain from the division of his soul.
• Dai Mubai spotted a black-robed figure at the south gate and followed it out of the city.
• An attacker fired a Zhuge Repeating Crossbow at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Yan, forcing Zhu Zhuqing to escape into the woods, where she suspected the Grandmaster.

Zhu Zhuqing confronted the Grandmaster after he tried to kill Xiao Yan, and fought him while trying to protect her unconscious companion. The Grandmaster revealed that he had stolen Xiao Yan’s Second Martial Soul and used it to break through his own limits, while hidden observers learned that Xiao Yan possessed Twin Martial Souls.

• Zhu Zhuqing left Xiao Yan hidden by a tree and charged the Grandmaster, but he dodged her Hell Stab and countered with Luo Sanpao’s poisonous mist.
• The Grandmaster told Zhu Zhuqing that Xiao Yan’s Twin Martial Souls had transformed him over the past six months.
• Xue Qinghe and his concealed companion watched from the shadows, while Dai Mubai hid nearby.
• The Grandmaster revealed a dismembered-looking black Martial Soul behind him and admitted he had taken Xiao Yan’s Second Martial Soul.
• The Grandmaster tearfully claimed he had no choice, but Zhu Zhuqing recognized his words as an excuse.

Xiao Yan confronted Grandmaster and reclaimed the Martial Soul Grandmaster had stolen, while Zhu Zhuqing helped him defeat him. Xiao Yan collapsed from the injuries caused by using Soul Power before the two-day restriction had passed.

• Grandmaster transformed Luo Sanpao and attacked Zhu Zhuqing, but she avoided its blast with her Flying God Claw.
• Xiao Yan emerged in cold white flames and declared that his bond with Grandmaster was severed.
• Xiao Yan used Cold Fire: Netherworld Lock to separate Grandmaster's Martial Soul from him and draw it back into himself.
• Xiao Yan restrained Grandmaster, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to strike with Netherworld Slash and sever his right arm and right leg.
• Xiao Yan collapsed after his meridians ruptured, and Zhu Zhuqing ran to help him as an unseen attacker launched White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.

Qian Renxue arrived with a Titled Douluo and took control of the fight, rescuing Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing after Dai Mubai attacked them. She claimed both as her people and left Grandmaster alive, saying she wanted to see another woman's reaction.

• Dai Mubai ambushed Zhu Zhuqing, then stomped on her hand and threatened to kill her while taunting Xiao Yan about her engagement to him.
• A Titled Douluo's pressure immobilized Dai Mubai and Xiao Yan as Qian Renxue entered with Elder She.
• Qian Renxue kicked Dai Mubai away and offered to save Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Yan agreed to any condition.
• Qian Renxue gave Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing potent spirit liquid, stabilizing Zhu Zhuqing's breathing, and declared them her people.
• Qian Renxue pulverized Grandmaster's severed limbs, treated his wounds, and told Elder She to leave with her.

Dai Mubai and the Grandmaster plotted to pass themselves off as victims after Qian Renxue left them behind. Flender and Liu Erlong found the mutilated Grandmaster and brought him to Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai began recounting a deceptive version of events.

• After Qian Renxue departed with Xiao Yan and Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai considered killing the injured Grandmaster to conceal what had happened.
• The Grandmaster warned Dai Mubai that Liu Erlong and Flender would return and urged him to make them appear to be victims.
• Liu Erlong and Flender realized a letter had lured them away, then turned back toward Shrek Academy after seeing a signal firework.
• Flender and Liu Erlong found Dai Mubai carrying the mutilated Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong nearly attacked Dai Mubai before Flender stopped her.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San stabilized the Grandmaster's injuries, and Dai Mubai began claiming that he had followed Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Yan out of the city.