Chapter Summaries

Rumors about Yu Xiaogang spread through Nuoding Academy and the surrounding cities, prompting the dean to call an assembly to correct them. The assembly began with the dean praising the academy, but a wealthy fatty interrupted him to demand that he address the rumors.

• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San heard increasingly outrageous rumors about Yu Xiaogang and hurried away without answering.
• Nuoding Academy's dean ordered a teachers-and-students assembly to address the rumors.
• A teacher told Han Yu to lead his class to the playground, where students and staff gathered.
• Han Yu gave Xiao Wu a fan while privately considering how to persuade the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python to perform Sacrifice.
• The dean began a lengthy speech about Nuoding Academy, but a wealthy fatty interrupted and asked when he would discuss the matter at hand.

At Nuoding Academy, a royal-connected fat man’s speech worsened rumors about Yu Xiaogang and cast suspicion on Tang San. After the assembly, Han Yu reassured Xiao Wu about Tang San, then privately reflected on the danger of her feelings for him.

• The academy head warned students and teachers to stop spreading rumors about Yu Xiaogang and insisted the stories were false.
• The fat man took the microphone and implied that people like Yu Xiaogang came from the Star Luo Empire, making the crowd more suspicious of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
• Tang San silently cursed the fat man while Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists until they bled, and the academy head struggled to stop the speech.
• The academy head dismissed the assembly as teachers and students began discussing the accusations.
• Xiao Wu asked Han Yu if he was worried about Tang San, and Han Yu told her it was fine before she took his hand and said she forgave him.
• Han Yu walked behind Xiao Wu and privately hoped she would not make things difficult for him at a crucial moment.

Han Yu reached level thirty and considered how to obtain a third Soul Ring, coveting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s abilities but lacking a plan to defeat it. He decided to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest soon, and Xiao Wu asked to go with him to visit Da Ming and Er Ming.

• Han Yu reflected on the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and its bead, but worried that its Alternate Dimension Life-and-Death Battle skill and strength would make it difficult to defeat.
• Han Yu told Xiao Wu he wanted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and she teased that she would sacrifice herself if he called her Sister Xiao Wu.
• Han Yu explained that his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul already had three black Soul Rings, while his displayed Clear Sky Hammer still had two.
• Han Yu decided to head to the Star Dou Great Forest in a couple of days after failing to think of another suitable Soul Beast.
• Xiao Wu asked Han Yu to take her along so she could see Da Ming and Er Ming again.

Han Yu traveled into the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang Hao, asking about the Clear Sky Hammer and learning that Tang Hao would teach him Ring Detonation. Meanwhile, a golden three-eyed Soul Beast slipped out of the forest's core area, unaware that a black winged tiger had caught its scent and was following it.

• Han Yu refused Xiao Wu's request to accompany him and promised to take her home another time.
• Han Yu entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Tang Hao and asked him about facing powerful Soul Beasts and choosing a Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao said he would teach Han Yu Ring Detonation when the opportunity arose, while reflecting on the Great Sumeru Hammer's power and risks.
• A golden, three-eyed Soul Beast left the forest's core area, complaining that Di Tian, Bi Ji, and the others never let it play outside.
• A black winged tiger arrived at the Soul Beast's trail and raced after it.

Han Yu and Tang Hao encountered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fleeing from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and Han Yu persuaded Tang Hao to attack the tiger instead. As Tang Hao fought the beast, Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched together and shared snacks and a drink.

• Han Yu spotted the Three-Eyed Golden Lion fleeing from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and recognized the danger of provoking her.
• Tang Hao prepared to attack the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, but Han Yu redirected him toward the pursuing tiger.
• Han Yu’s Blue Silver Grass briefly restrained the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, allowing Tang Hao to strike it with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Han Yu judged that Tang Hao probably could not defeat the tiger, while the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched the fight beside him.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion pounced on Han Yu to take his snacks, then accepted a bottle of drink from him.

Tang Hao fought the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger while Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched, and Scarlet King arrived as both combatants neared exhaustion. The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger then exploited the confusion to strike at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

• Tang Hao and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger clashed, with the tiger using its speed and black blades to attack.
• Tang Hao struck the tiger with the Clear Sky Hammer and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, but the backlash from his Great Sumeru Hammer left him badly hurt.
• Both Tang Hao and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger grew exhausted, and the tiger considered retreating.
• Scarlet King arrived and ordered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion to return with him, then mistook Tang Hao for her attacker.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion corrected Scarlet King, who turned his anger toward the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger as it lunged toward her.

Han Yu, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger were trapped in the Life and Death Arena, where only one side could survive. Han Yu and the Blue Silver Emperor bound the weakened tiger, and Han Yu began battering him with the Clear Sky Hammer.

• The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger pulled Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion into the Life and Death Arena despite the Scarlet King's presence.
• Han Yu discovered that the God Tree protected him and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion from the arena's restraint, but recalled it when its attacks drained too much Soul Power.
• Han Yu joked that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion should let the tiger swallow her, then dodged the tiger's attack while holding her.
• Han Yu summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, which restrained the lunging tiger with its vines.
• Han Yu struck the bound Dark Demon Evil God Tiger repeatedly in the face with the Clear Sky Hammer.

Han Yu and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion remained trapped in the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s space while the Blue Silver Emperor restrained the dying tiger. Outside, Di Tian learned the Auspicious Beast had vanished and questioned the Scarlet King, while Tang Hao fled after sensing Di Tian’s danger.

• Han Yu sat with the frightened Three-Eyed Golden Lion as the Blue Silver Emperor continued crushing the bound Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Di Tian told Bi Ji and the other Ferocious Beasts that he could no longer sense the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and suspected she was in another space, then went to find the Scarlet King.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python reproached the Titan Giant Ape for charging the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and letting it escape, while Di Tian silently appeared beside them before leaving.
• At the battle site, Di Tian spoke with the Scarlet King as Tang Hao watched in terror, then Tang Hao fled into the forest.

Han Yu figured out that the Life and Death Arena would only vanish when one of its remaining occupants died, then used the God Tree to absorb the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and escape. He released her in the Star Dou Great Forest, where she returned to her original size and pinned him beneath her.

• Di Tian learned from Scarlet King that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had taken the Auspicious Beast, and they decided to wait for now.
• Han Yu absorbed the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's Soul Ring with the God Tree and realized the arena would remain until either he or the Three-Eyed Golden Lion died.
• Han Yu covered the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes with Blue Silver Emperor vines, then had the God Tree absorb her into his spiritual space.
• The arena shattered, and Han Yu returned to the Star Dou Great Forest before releasing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.
• The Three-Eyed Golden Lion excitedly leaped onto Han Yu, crushing him beneath her restored full-sized body, then teased him about stroking her.