Chapter Summaries

Hu Jiu and the others fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, whose teleportation and Dark Demon Evil Thunder made it dangerous even against the powerful Titled Douluo. Liu Erlong’s attack and the tiger’s own outburst left it badly injured and collapsed, while the group recovered from the blast.

• Hu Jiu and Ning Rongrong buffed the group as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger advanced and spread its icy evil aura.
• Sword Douluo attacked the tiger, but it teleported away, and Bone Douluo trapped it in a Bone Prison that it shattered.
• Bone Douluo restrained the tiger long enough for Liu Erlong to hit it with Fire Dragon Armor-Piercing Shell, which exploded inside its body.
• The injured Dark Demon Evil God Tiger unleashed Dark Demon Evil Thunder, blasting the group and destroying much of the surrounding forest.
• Da Ming sensed Xiao Wu and Xiao Jiu nearby but stayed back because Xiao Wu had told him not to intervene.
• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger collapsed with worsening injuries, and Zhao Wuji climbed up and cursed the beast.

Hu Jiu killed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger after warning the others that it was pretending to be dead, but its pearl vanished into a black hole. He absorbed its Soul Ring and gained an External Soul Bone shaped like the tiger’s hooked tail.

• Hu Jiu warned Zhao Wuji that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was pretending to be dead, and the tiger attacked with its Evil God Hook.
• Hu Jiu struck the tiger with Mental Shock, killing it and ending the black hole that had nearly swallowed Zhao Wuji, but the tiger’s pearl disappeared into it.
• Hu Jiu drew in the tiger’s Soul Ring and absorbed it, suppressing its rampaging Soul Power and finishing the process in two hours.
• Hu Jiu felt sharp pain in his tailbone as an External Soul Bone emerged from his back in the shape of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s tail.
• Hu Jiu celebrated his good fortune and said he would rather give up the pearl than lose the External Soul Bone.

After absorbing the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s Soul Ring, Hu Jiu became a rank-81 Soul Douluo and gained an offensive Soul Skill. He also discovered that its External Soul Bone, the Evil God Hook, carried the Life and Death Arena ability, and the group prepared to return at dawn.

• Hu Jiu learned that the Evil God Hook could extend like a whip or spear and use the Life and Death Arena to weaken and age its opponent while trapping them.
• Hu Jiu announced that absorbing the Soul Ring had made him a rank-81 Food System Soul Douluo, and Zhao Wuji, Flender, and the others congratulated him.
• Zhao Wuji and Flender argued over whether Hu Jiu was primarily Zhao Wuji’s disciple or a Shrek Academy student.
• Hu Jiu explained that his Eighth Soul Skill, Dark Demon Evil Thunder Bomb, empowered his ginseng with wind, thunder, and evil attributes to produce powerful attacks.
• Ning Rongrong welcomed Hu Jiu’s offensive Soul Skill, and Hu Jiu joked that he was no longer a Food System Soul Master.
• Liu Erlong said the group should return as dawn approached, while Hu Jiu stayed to claim the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s valuable corpse.

Hu Jiu stayed near the Star Dou Great Forest with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong so they could cultivate and advance their Soul Ranks. After spending time with Da Ming and Er Ming, Zhu Zhuqing reached level 61 and gained a new Soul Skill from a Nether Spirit Tiger.

• Hu Jiu stayed behind with Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong while Flender, Bone Douluo, Sword Douluo, Zhao Wuji, and the others returned home.
• Hu Jiu and the girls entered the Star Dou Great Forest, where Xiao Wu revealed that she was a Soul Beast and summoned Er Ming to guide them.
• Da Ming welcomed them and said Hu Jiu's Cultivation Ginseng had helped him surpass two hundred thousand years of cultivation; Er Ming was nearing one hundred and eighty thousand years, and Xiao Bai and Little Gray had also grown stronger.
• After more than a month in Da Ming and Er Ming's territory, Zhu Zhuqing reached level 60, Ning Rongrong reached level 59, and Xiao Wu reached level 68.
• Hu Jiu and the others defeated a twenty-thousand-year Nether Spirit Tiger, and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed its Soul Ring, becoming a level 61 Agility Attack System Soul Emperor with the Nether Possession Soul Skill.

Hu Jiu’s soul skills advanced, Ning Rongrong reached level 61 after obtaining her Sixth Soul Ring, and Hu Jiu’s Seventh Soul Ring ability became available again. He chose Xiao Wu for the next martial soul evolution, and she revealed that evolving before level 70 would let her raise her Seventh Soul Ring’s age to a hundred thousand years when absorbing her origin.

• Hu Jiu’s Heart Separation Control and Hand Blade advanced, letting him overwhelm Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong in a spar.
• Hu Jiu used his freed Idle Slots on the Petrifying Mammoth Right Hand Bone and Gale Demonic Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Ning Rongrong broke through level 60, obtained her Sixth Soul Ring, and became a Level 61 Support Soul Emperor with Attribute Amplification.
• After two months, Hu Jiu’s Seventh Soul Ring cooldown reached one year, and he decided to use its martial soul evolution ability on Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu explained that evolving her martial soul before level 70 would let her Seventh Soul Ring reach a hundred thousand years when she absorbed her origin.

Hu Jiu used an Evolution Ginseng to help Xiao Wu evolve her Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul into a Moonlight Rabbit. Xiao Wu learned that her new God-Tier Martial Soul could absorb moonlight to increase her soul power, and she no longer needed to cultivate actively.

• Hu Jiu created an Evolution Ginseng and gave it to Xiao Wu, leaving himself weakened.
• Xiao Wu ate the ginseng and entered a cocoon as moonlight gathered around her Martial Soul.
• A moonlight rabbit phantom appeared above Xiao Wu before the cocoon broke apart, revealing her evolved appearance.
• Xiao Wu announced that her Soft Bone Rabbit had evolved into a Moonlight Rabbit, a God-Tier Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu learned that her Martial Soul absorbed moonlight at night, raising her soul power at Ten Times Cultivation Speed without active cultivation.

After Xiao Wu reached Level 70, she created and absorbed a Hundred Thousand Year Seventh Soul Ring, ending her fear of being exposed as a Soul Beast. Her new Martial Soul Avatar took the form of a colossal rabbit with overwhelming strength, leaving the group amazed by her power.

• Xiao Wu performed a transformation ritual and condensed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring from her Moonlight Rabbit Martial Soul.
• Xiao Wu endured the pressure as the new Soul Ring merged with her other rings and became her Seventh Soul Ring.
• Xiao Wu celebrated reaching Level 70, saying she no longer needed to fear others discovering her identity as a Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu summoned a moon-white rabbit fifty meters long, then shrank it to ordinary size and called it her Martial Soul Avatar and Soul Beast true form.
• Xiao Wu explained that the avatar could remain summoned permanently and was powerful enough to defeat Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, though it could not be revived if killed.

After Xiao Wu gained her Martial Soul Avatar, Hu Jiu returned to Heaven Dou City and pursued relationships with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing. Xue Qinghe summoned him from his romantic retreat, and Qian Renxue prepared to introduce him to her followers as a rare Food System Soul Douluo.

• Xiao Wu, Hu Jiu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong left the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Heaven Dou City after a week.
• Hu Jiu began relationships with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, then used a celebration banquet to bring Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong together.
• Hu Jiu spent his days with the three women until Xue Qinghe summoned him to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
• Qian Renxue congratulated Hu Jiu for becoming the first known Food System Soul Douluo and praised his future prospects.
• Qian Renxue invited Hu Jiu to a celebration banquet where she planned to introduce him to her followers.

Qian Renxue held a grand banquet at the Crown Prince's Mansion to celebrate Hu Jiu's breakthrough to Soul Douluo and introduced him to her powerful followers. After the feast, she proposed setting him up with a beautiful younger sister, and Hu Jiu wondered if she meant herself.

• Hu Jiu arrived early at Qian Renxue's banquet and sensed that the guests were powerful soul masters, including two Titled Douluo.
• Porcupinefish Douluo greeted Hu Jiu warmly and introduced himself and Snake Lance Douluo as Qian Renxue's Guest Elders.
• Qian Renxue arrived and introduced Hu Jiu as her good brother, a Food System Soul Douluo, prompting the guests to praise and toast him.
• After the banquet, a drunken Hu Jiu put his hands on Qian Renxue's shoulders while she endured his closeness to preserve her male disguise.
• Qian Renxue offered to introduce Hu Jiu to her beautiful younger sister, and Hu Jiu wondered whether she planned to introduce herself.

Hu Jiu met Xue Ke at Swan Lake after Qian Renxue arranged to introduce them, but he felt little interest in her. Their meeting was interrupted by Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng, whose confrontation with Qian Renxue sharpened her resolve to act sooner.

• Qian Renxue told Hu Jiu she would introduce him to her younger sister, leaving him excited and sleepless.
• Hu Jiu met Qian Renxue and Xue Ke at Swan Lake, where Xue Ke was captivated by him.
• Hu Jiu spent half the day with Xue Ke and Qian Renxue, then prepared to leave because he was not interested in Xue Ke.
• Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng arrived, and Xue Beng criticized Qian Renxue for neglecting her duties.
• Qian Renxue and Xue Beng argued over her conduct and the transfer of authority, prompting Qian Renxue to decide that she needed to speed up her plans.

Hu Jiu secretly followed Bibi Dong to Qian Renxue’s chambers and learned that Bibi Dong wanted to control him with a parasite. Qian Renxue received the Thousand Silk Myriad Soul Gu but reacted with disgust, leaving Bibi Dong’s scheme unresolved.

• Hu Jiu learned that Prince Xue Xing’s army gave him and Xue Beng confidence to defy Qian Renxue.
• Hu Jiu sensed Bibi Dong nearby and secretly followed her as she trailed Qian Renxue and Princess Xue Ke to the palace.
• Princess Xue Ke asked whether Hu Jiu liked her, and Qian Renxue promised to invite him to spend time with her.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue whether Hu Jiu had become a Soul Douluo, then ordered her to make him eat a box’s contents.
• Qian Renxue recognized the box’s contents as the Thousand Silk Myriad Soul Gu, which could control its victim’s will, and condemned Bibi Dong.

Hu Jiu discovered that Bibi Dong wanted Qian Renxue to use a powerful gu to control him, then secretly saw Qian Renxue reveal her true appearance while bathing. Several days later, Ning Fengzhi visited and insisted Hu Jiu formally secure Ning Rongrong’s status, leaving their engagement arrangements in his hands.

• Hu Jiu overheard Bibi Dong order Qian Renxue to plant the Thousand Silk Ten Thousand Soul Gu in him, and Qian Renxue resisted the plan.
• After Bibi Dong left, Qian Renxue transformed into her true appearance while bathing, and Hu Jiu saw her before departing.
• Several days later, Ning Fengzhi visited Ning Rongrong and reproached her for staying with Hu Jiu without a formal commitment.
• Hu Jiu offered to propose marriage, but Ning Rongrong said they were too young to marry.
• Ning Fengzhi demanded an engagement, and Hu Jiu agreed as Ning Fengzhi offered to arrange the ceremony.

Rumors spread that Ning Rongrong was becoming one of Hu Jiu’s concubines, and she and Hu Jiu traced the story to Xue Beng. Qian Renxue visited Hu Jiu and brought up Xue Ke’s interest in him, leaving Hu Jiu suspicious that Qian Renxue might be hiding her true intentions.

• Rumors about Ning Rongrong’s engagement and Hu Jiu’s other women spread through Heaven Dou City, angering Ning Rongrong.
• Hu Meier reported that the rumors traced back to Fourth Prince Xue Beng, and Hu Jiu asked Ning Rongrong to handle the matter.
• Qian Renxue visited Hu Jiu and teased him about Xue Ke’s apparent interest in him.
• After Qian Renxue left, Hu Jiu decided to visit her mansion that night and investigate what she was really thinking.

Qian Renxue refused Bibi Dong’s order to plant a gu in Hu Jiu, convincing him of her loyalty. After Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue dealt with Xue Beng, Hu Jiu reviewed the growth of his soul bones and abilities, including his improving capacity for flight.

• Bibi Dong confronted Qian Renxue for not planting a gu in Hu Jiu, but Qian Renxue endured her attack and refused to let her hurt him.
• Hu Jiu watched from outside the mansion and felt moved by Qian Renxue’s defense of him.
• Ning Rongrong spread stories about Xue Beng’s alleged misdeeds, while Qian Renxue used her authority to confine him to his residence for a year and entangle Prince Xue Xing in the scandal.
• Hu Jiu reviewed how his six soul bones had grown, noting that the Illusionary Space Left Arm Bone had reached eighty thousand years and the Demon Wind Right Leg Bone could now carry him through the air.
• Hu Jiu also assessed his eight soul rings and their abilities, including his powerful Berserk enhancement, Entity Clone, Martial Soul Avatar, and Dark Demon Evil Thunder Bomb.

Hu Jiu reflected on his growing strength and learned that Oscar and Ma Hongjun would return for his engagement to Ning Rongrong. He planned to travel to the Star Luo Empire to find Dai Laoda, then take his companions to Sea God Island after the engagement.

• Hu Jiu’s First Soul Ring boosted his cultivation speed to forty-three times, and his Rampage Ginseng could increase all attributes by 130 percent.
• Xiao Wu told Hu Jiu that Oscar and Ma Hongjun had promised to return before his engagement to Ning Rongrong, and that Meng Yiran would soon visit.
• Hu Jiu noted that Tang San was in Slaughter City and Dai Laoda had sent no news, so he decided to travel alone to the Star Luo Empire and bring Dai Laoda back.
• Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu discussed their future, and Hu Jiu planned to go to Sea God Island with his companions after the engagement, then marry after Tang San returned.

Hu Jiu traveled to the Star Luo Empire to find Dai Mubai and invite him to his engagement with Ning Rongrong. After reuniting, Hu Jiu heard how Dai Mubai had become Crown Prince, and Dai Mubai declared he wanted to leave the position and follow Hu Jiu.

• Hu Jiu crossed into the Star Luo Empire and reached its imperial city after five days of travel.
• Dai Mubai learned that Ning Rongrong was getting engaged and decided to prepare a congratulatory gift himself.
• Hu Jiu appeared in Dai Mubai's palace, where Dai Mubai recognized him and welcomed him as a friend.
• Dai Mubai told Hu Jiu how he had defeated Dai Weisi, become Crown Prince, received three hundred-thousand-year soul bones, and reached level sixty-five.
• After Hu Jiu criticized his cultivation progress, Dai Mubai angrily said he would give up being Crown Prince and asked to follow Hu Jiu.

Hu Jiu returned to Heaven Dou City with Dai Mubai, who had abandoned his claim to the throne to cultivate alongside him. They reunited with the Shrek Eight Monsters and began preparing for Hu Jiu and Ning Rongrong’s engagement ceremony.

• Dai Mubai told Hu Jiu he would rather cultivate with him than become emperor, then left the palace and named Dai Weisi as his successor to the crown-prince position.
• Hu Jiu and Dai Mubai traveled back to Heaven Dou City and arrived three days before the engagement ceremony.
• Hu Jiu reunited with Oscar and Ma Hongjun, and eight of the Shrek Eight Monsters gathered at his residence while Tang San remained absent.
• The group compared their cultivation levels, and Hu Jiu teased Oscar and Ma Hongjun for their slow progress and failure to find women.
• Hu Jiu and Ning Rongrong’s engagement preparations began, with Ning Fengzhi agreeing to preside over the ceremony and pay the expenses.

Hu Jiu and Ning Rongrong completed their engagement ceremony amid a gathering of friends, sect leaders, and political figures. The next day, Xiao Wu tested Oscar and Ma Hongjun in a sparring match and easily defeated them, while Dai Mubai declined Hu Jiu’s invitation to fight.

• Guests gathered at Hu Jiu’s mansion, where Hu Jiu and Ning Rongrong completed their engagement ceremony with Ning Fengzhi and Hu Rui hosting.
• The next day, Xiao Wu challenged Oscar and Ma Hongjun to show what they had learned during their journey.
• Oscar gave Ma Hongjun Buff Sausages, then teamed up with him as Ma Hongjun unleashed his Phoenix skills against Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu dodged Ma Hongjun’s attacks, resisted his Phoenix Howling Heaven Strike with her Invincible Golden Body, and knocked both men to the ground before slamming them around.
• Hu Jiu invited Dai Mubai to spar, but Dai Mubai refused, saying Xiao Wu’s Spirit Sage rank and Agility Attack style countered his Power Attack style.

After six months of rapid cultivation in Heaven Dou City, Hu Jiu’s Seventh Soul Ring evolved into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, raising him to Level 87 and granting him a powerful defensive ability. He planned to seek a god-bestowed Soul Ring at Sea God Island for his final ring.

• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun spent half a year visiting Hu Jiu’s home and improving their strength with his Cultivation Ginseng, while the Shrek teachers also grew stronger.
• Zhao Wuji celebrated that Hu Jiu had surpassed him, while Flender complained that Hu Jiu had helped Zhao Wuji advance.
• Hu Jiu’s Seventh Soul Ring reached the hundred-thousand-year level, and he endured three hours of rampaging Soul Power while activating his body-tempering skills.
• Hu Jiu discovered that his Seventh Soul Ring still evolved a martial soul once a year and now also boosted ginseng’s production and effects while letting each person block one attack per day.
• Hu Jiu rose to Level 87 and considered making a god-bestowed Soul Ring at Sea God Island his final Soul Ring.

Hu Jiu made the Sea God's Heart recognize him as its master and learned its awakened abilities. The Sea God invited him to seek the Sea God's traces and pass its trial, while Hu Jiu left with new powers but no further guidance from the phantom.

• Hu Jiu sent Soul Power into the Sea God's Heart, but his spiritual power was repelled and the crystal struck his forehead.
• The Sea God's Heart absorbed Hu Jiu's blood, and a phantom appeared, claiming to be the Sea God Poseidon and inviting him to seek the Sea God's traces and pass its trial.
• Hu Jiu's powerful spiritual strength thwarted the phantom's attempt to drain him, and the exhausted Sea God returned to the crystal.
• Hu Jiu forced Soul Power into the Sea God's Heart, received its information, and successfully made it recognize him as its master.
• Hu Jiu learned that the Sea God's Heart could create an invisibility and aura-concealing shield, immobilize enemies, and unleash two powerful attacks.