Chapter Summaries

After defeating Tian Chao, Ning Tianchen learned about the hidden Snow Mountain Sect and received a guest token, but the sect declined involvement in continental affairs. Shrek Team impressed the tournament audience, and the chapter ended with Xue Qinghe asking to speak with Ning Tianchen privately.

• Ning Tianchen defeated Tian Chao, and the two left the arena on friendly terms after Beast Academy surrendered.
• Tian Chao told Ning Tianchen about the Snow Mountain Sect, its location near the Northernmost Icefield, and its powerful disciple Tian Guozhen, then gave him a guest token.
• Ning Tianchen told Ke Jie that the Snow Mountain Sect was unwilling to ally with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ke Jie advised caution around hidden sects.
• Dai Mubai swept four opponents before Yu Tianheng crushed the Barak Team, drawing attention to Shrek Team.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited the Seven Treasures Battle Team, and Xue Qinghe took Ning Tianchen aside to discuss something privately.

Ning Tianchen refused Xue Qinghe’s offer to serve as Crown Prince’s Tutor, while Xue Qinghe considered how to deal with him. The Seven Treasures Battle Team prepared to face the Barack Academy Team, whose members entered the match after their teacher pressured them to fight.

• Xue Qinghe offered Ning Tianchen the position of Crown Prince’s Tutor, but Ning Tianchen declined and offered to arrange protection instead.
• Xue Qinghe decided to wait and see what Ning Tianchen would do, while Azure Luan Douluo warned him against acting against Ning Fengzhi’s associate.
• Ning Tianchen and Feng Xiaotian discussed who would attempt One Against Seven, and Ning Tianchen assigned Feng Xiaotian to lead off with Fatty following.
• The Barak Captain wanted to surrender against the Seven Treasures Battle Team, but the Team Leader Teacher pressured him with the king’s promised rewards.
• The referee announced the Seven Treasures Academy Battle Team versus the Barack Academy Team, and both sides sent out their first contestants.

Feng Xiaotian swept aside six Barak Team members in the Heaven Dou Empire’s Advancement Tournament and prepared to face their captain for a chance to complete a One Against Seven. As the final match approached, Tang San resolved that he could accomplish the same feat.

• The Barak vice-captain underestimated Feng Xiaotian, who knocked him out of the arena in seven seconds without using his Spirit.
• Feng Xiaotian defeated three more Barak Team contestants in quick succession, conserving most of his Soul Power.
• Tang San and Yu Tianxin noted that Feng Xiaotian might make tournament history by defeating all seven opponents, while Flender cautioned the Shrek Team not to feel pressured by the prospect.
• Feng Xiaotian eliminated the Barak Team’s sixth contestant, and the Barak captain chose to fight rather than surrender.
• Ning Tianchen and Ke Jie considered Feng Xiaotian’s remaining Soul Power and depleted stamina as the Barak captain entered the arena.
• Tang San clenched his fists and resolved that if Feng Xiaotian could complete a One Against Seven, he could do so as well.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Barak Academy’s team alone with his Fifth Spirit Ability, while Tang San decided to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer and pursue a One Against Seven victory for Shrek Academy. The chapter left Tang San attacking Portland Academy’s first contestant as the arena was smashed apart.

• Feng Xiaotian used his Fifth Spirit Ability, Tornado Blade, and Barak Academy surrendered to avoid serious injuries.
• The Seven Treasures Battle Team congratulated Feng Xiaotian, who returned exhausted after completing the tournament’s first One Against Seven in the Heaven Dou Empire division.
• Tang San persuaded Yu Xiaogang to let him attempt One Against Seven against Portland Academy, arguing that it would promote Shrek Academy and that he could save his stronger hammer abilities for Ning Tianchen.
• Tang San entered the match against Portland Academy and revealed the Clear Sky Hammer with four Spirit Rings, shocking the audience and prompting Salas to send word to Spirit City.
• Tang San struck Portland Academy’s fire-attribute contestant with the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed the arena apart.

Ning Tianchen and Ke Jie discussed the risks of cultivating Twin Martial Souls and Tang San’s unusual Blue Silver Grass inheritance as Tang San fought the Portland Academy Team. Tang San won five matches before Portland conceded, leaving him exhausted but praised by Yu Xiaogang.

• Ke Jie warned that rapidly cultivating a second martial soul could damage a Spirit Master, and Ning Tianchen revealed that he and Ning Rongrong both possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Ning Tianchen explained that his Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda had no soul rings yet, while the group discussed how rare and varied Twin Martial Soul users could be.
• Tang San won four consecutive matches with his Clear Sky Hammer, and Ke Jie reasoned that his Blue Silver Grass came from his mother’s special bloodline.
• Ke Jie explained that Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass could be cultivated because it was exceptionally rare, while Ning Tianchen considered why Tang San had followed a control-system path instead of his mother’s healing path.
• Tang San won his fifth match but was badly fatigued, so the Portland Academy Team conceded rather than risk sending out another intimidated fighter.
• Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu supported Tang San as he left the arena, and Yu Xiaogang praised his performance.

Tang San discussed the limits of his One Against Seven performance with Shrek Academy, while Ning Tianchen and Dugu Bo investigated Yu Luomian’s suspected ties to Spirit Hall. The chapter ended with Dugu Bo warning Ning Tianchen that Meng Shu wanted to give him his granddaughter.

• Yu Xiaogang explained Tang San’s physical weakness and defended his decision to use the Clear Sky Hammer Spirit against Portland Team.
• Dai Mubai praised Tang San for defeating five opponents, and Flender told him to rest before future matches.
• Dugu Bo told Ning Tianchen that Tang Hao and Tang San had visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and that Kunlin Soul Douluo had been killed by an expert with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Spirit.
• Ning Tianchen suspected Yu Luomian had killed Kunlin under Spirit Hall’s orders to help it take over the Balak royal family, and he and Dugu Bo agreed to watch for more information.
• Dugu Bo warned Ning Tianchen that Meng Shu seemed intent on giving him his granddaughter.

Dugu Bo warned Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang not to scheme against Ning Tianchen, forcing them to abandon their plans for Meng Yiran and consider Tang San instead. The Seven Treasures Battle Team then learned that its next opponent had surrendered, leaving the team with another uneventful day in the tournament.

• Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang urged Meng Yiran to pursue Ning Tianchen and began planning to arrange a private meeting between them.
• Dugu Bo confronted Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, warned them that Ning Tianchen was his brother, and threatened them against scheming against him.
• Meng Shu decided Meng Yiran would have to give up on Ning Tianchen and that they would guide her toward Tang San instead.
• Sun Buyu told the Seven Treasures Battle Team that its opponent had surrendered, and Chen Huayu complained that the tournament was boring.

Tang San used Shrek’s deliberately staged losses against Exotic Beast Academy to set up an attempt at One Against Seven. He defeated Meng Yiran and prepared to face the remaining opponents, while she accused him of being despicable.

• Ning Tianchen told Chen Huayu to study other teams and said he would face Plant Academy first in their next match.
• Tang San volunteered to attempt One Against Seven against Exotic Beast Academy, and Yu Xiaogang agreed after warning him not to overexert himself.
• Yu Xiaogang sent Huang Wu and Jing Ling out first to lose deliberately, and both were quickly eliminated.
• Tang San entered the arena and defeated three opponents before facing Meng Yiran, whose grandparents urged her to cultivate a connection with him.
• Meng Yiran attacked Tang San over the spirit ring he had supposedly stolen, but Tang San dodged her attacks and eventually kicked her off the arena.

Tang San defeated six members of the Alien Beast Academy Team but was close to exhaustion when their leader conceded to protect the team’s reputation. After Meng Yiran confronted him, Shrek Academy prepared for its upcoming match against Beast Academy, whose team was also studying Shrek.

• Tang San fought off the Alien Beast Team’s captain and continued through six matches, exhausting his Soul Power and stamina.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to stop before he injured himself, but the Alien Beast Team’s leader had already ordered his team to concede.
• The referee suspended the competition again to repair the damaged arena, while other teams discussed Tang San’s strength.
• Meng Yiran visited Shrek’s rest area to confront Tang San, but Yu Xiaogang sent her away and Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun taunted her.
• Tang San told Shrek to prepare for its match against Beast Academy, and Yu Xiaogang said Tang San was their strongest fighter.
• Beast Academy analyzed Shrek’s strengths as both teams prepared for a match that could decide second place.

Seven Treasures Academy defeated Skywater Academy, and Ning Tianchen discussed Skywater’s team strength before the tournament’s next major match began. Shrek Academy faced Beast Academy, where Ma Hongjun entered first and struggled to land an attack on Xue Ao.

• Huang Wu eliminated two Skywater Academy opponents, then Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Huayu nearly defeated the rest of the team.
• Ning Tianchen explained that team coordination and defined roles could matter more than individual strength, and said Beast Academy had an advantage against Skywater because of its resistance to ice and snow.
• Ke Jie told the Seven Treasures team to watch Shrek Academy’s match against Beast Academy, and Feng Xiaotian wondered which team would win.
• Yu Xiaogang assigned Ma Hongjun to test Beast Academy while Tang San defended the arena, and Flender warned Ma Hongjun to surrender if he could not win safely.
• Ma Hongjun taunted Xue Ao before the fight, then used his Phoenix abilities, but Xue Ao dodged his attacks and mocked his martial soul.

Ma Hongjun was badly wounded when Xue Ao struck him out of the air, leaving his life in danger. As Flender begged Ning Fengzhi to save him, Ning ordered a Healing Spirit Master to be brought from the sect.

• Ma Hongjun lost his temper after Xue Ao insulted his martial soul, while Yu Xiaogang criticized his lack of restraint.
• Ma Hongjun's Phoenix attacks failed to seriously hurt Xue Ao, who wounded him with a powerful claw strike and sent him crashing headfirst onto the arena floor.
• Ke Jie warned that Ma Hongjun would die without treatment within ten minutes, and Ning Tianchen said Beast Academy could be expelled if he died.
• The Beast Academy Team Leader Teacher revealed his Soul Douluo strength, while Ning Fengzhi said he could only keep Ma Hongjun alive temporarily with the Seven Treasures Divine Light.
• Flender begged Yu Xiaogang and then Ning Fengzhi to save Ma Hongjun, and Ning Fengzhi ordered Bone Uncle to summon a Healing Spirit Master from the sect.

Ma Hongjun was saved after Xue Ao seriously injured him, while Ning Fengzhi’s intervention created an opening for closer ties with the Snow Mountain Sect. The match resumed, and Tang San defeated Tian Guocheng before the decisive clash between the teams’ strongest members.

• When Ma Hongjun lay near death, Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasure True Body to keep him alive, and Ning Tianchen agreed to Dugu Bo’s offer to help if needed.
• Tian Chao told Xue Ao to claim he had only meant to eliminate Ma Hongjun, while Tang San convinced Dai Mubai not to seek revenge and said Ma Hongjun had brought the injury on himself.
• Ke Jie returned with two Soul Emperor-level Healing Spirit Masters, who saved Ma Hongjun’s life, and the referee suspended Xue Ao for two matches while eliminating him from the current match.
• After the match resumed, Tai Long lost, Tang San defeated Tian Guocheng, and the teams prepared for a clash between their strongest members.

Ning Tianchen represented the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in talks with Snow Mountain Sect after Beast Academy lost to Shrek. The sects exchanged gifts, and Ning Tianchen began discussing a future formal exchange with Elder Tian Chen.

• Tian Chao lost narrowly to Tang San, and Ke Jie sent a healer to treat Beast Academy while inviting its leader to meet the sect master.
• Beast Academy’s Team Leader Teacher agreed to offer treasures from the Northernmost Land and let Ning Tianchen represent the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in negotiations.
• Ning Fengzhi instructed Ning Tianchen to seek at least a verbal promise for a formal exchange between the sects within ten years.
• Ning Tianchen arrived at Beast Academy’s camp, where Elder Tian Chen gave him valuable medicinal herbs from the Northernmost Land.
• Ning Tianchen presented Elder Tian Chen with sunglasses and explained how they blocked strong light.

Ning Tianchen gave the Snow Mountain Sect sunglasses and instructions for making them in exchange for its promise to consider a formal meeting with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Back at Shrek Academy, Flender wanted to repay Ning Fengzhi for saving Ma Hongjun, but Yu Xiaogang argued that no favor was owed.

• Ning Tianchen gave Tian Chen sunglasses, design drawings, and lens-grinding techniques, asking that the method remain exclusive to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tian Chen promised to convey Ning Fengzhi’s request for a formal meeting and said the Snow Mountain Sect would reply after the competition.
• Ning Tianchen reported back to Ning Fengzhi, who praised him and let him keep some rare treasures as a reward.
• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi speculated that the Snow Mountain Sect had many powerful experts, while admitting they did not know how its rankings worked.
• Flender searched his Soul Tool for something to give Ning Fengzhi in repayment for saving Ma Hongjun, but Yu Xiaogang insisted Ning Fengzhi had acted to recruit the Beast Academy and had done Shrek no favor.

As the undefeated Shrek Academy and Seven Treasures Academy teams prepared to compete for first place in the Advancement Tournament, Ning Tianchen and Tang San each insisted on facing the other. Yu Xiaogang arranged Shrek’s lineup to conserve Tang San’s strength, leaving the match’s outcome undecided.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Flender to hire Healing Spirit Masters before Shrek’s match against Seven Treasures Academy, and Flender resolved to repay Ning Fengzhi for saving his life.
• Ning Tianchen predicted that Shrek would not surrender and declared that he would defend the Seven Kill Sword’s reputation by defeating Tang San.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed that Ning Tianchen lead Seven Treasures’ lineup and then hold the ring, and Ning Tianchen set the order for the remaining fighters.
• Tang San agreed to follow Yu Xiaogang’s arrangements but insisted that he must fight Ning Tianchen; Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai supported the need to save Tang San’s strength for that duel.
• Yu Xiaogang chose Tai Long to fight first and drain Ning Tianchen, while Huang Yuan replaced the recovering Ma Hongjun; Xiao Wu questioned the plan, and Flender reassured the team that Spirit King-level healers were ready.

Ning Tianchen defeated Tai Long in the Advancement Tournament without using a spirit ability, while Tang San prepared to face him in a showdown between the Seven Kill Sword and the Clear Sky Hammer. The chapter ended as Tang San entered the arena and summoned his hammer.

• Ning Tianchen faced Tai Long after Tang San sent him out instead of accepting Ning Tianchen's challenge.
• Tai Long tried to drain Ning Tianchen's Soul Power, but Ning Tianchen feinted, wounded him severely, and eliminated him with ordinary swordsmanship.
• Yu Xiaogang considered sending Dai Mubai next, but Tang San volunteered to fight Ning Tianchen himself.
• Tang San entered the arena and summoned the Clear Sky Hammer as the assembled academies watched the two great Weapon Spirits prepare to clash.

Ning Tianchen steadily suppressed Tang San in their match, demonstrating the Seven Kill Sword’s strength against the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang San struggled to use the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer effectively, leaving the contest in Ning Tianchen’s control.

• Tang San opened with the Clear Sky Hammer while Ning Tianchen defended with a Sword Qi Barrier, then countered with sword qi that left Tang San at a disadvantage.
• Yu Xiaogang defended Tang San’s chances, while Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Xue Qinghe discussed the rivalry between the two weapon spirits and the importance of Ning Tianchen winning.
• Ning Tianchen continued to suppress Tang San without using powerful spirit abilities, and Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang urged Meng Yiran to spend time with Tang San.
• Ning Tianchen’s Azure Dragon Sword Qi broke through Tang San’s Clear Sky Body Protection, though Tang San managed to neutralize the weakened attack.
• Tang San attempted the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Ning Tianchen’s Swift Sword Style disrupted his swings and prevented the technique from building beyond a little over twenty layers.

Tang Hao secretly instructed Tang San during his fight with Ning Tianchen, helping him steady the Clear Sky Hammer and exploit openings. Tang San’s attack ultimately failed against Ning Tianchen’s Fifth Spirit Ability, leaving him near death while Tang Hao stayed hidden.

• Feng Xiaotian and Ke Jie discussed how Tang San’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer differed from the properly mastered technique.
• Hidden nearby, Tang Hao transmitted advice to Tang San about how to swing and grip the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Following Tang Hao’s instructions, Tang San improved and repeatedly caught openings in Ning Tianchen’s attacks, drawing suspicion from Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang San stacked the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to sixty strikes and launched his Fourth Spirit Ability, Clear Sky Shakes the Mountain.
• Ning Tianchen used his Fifth Spirit Ability, Quake the Four Directions, to knock Tang San back and cut him with sword aura, leaving him barely alive.
• Tang Hao realized his advice had led Tang San into Ning Tianchen’s attack, but remained hidden because Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Spirit Hall were present.

Ning Tianchen recovered on the arena after defeating Tang San, while Ke Jie warned him that someone powerful had secretly guided Tang San. Dai Mubai challenged Ning Tianchen next, but Ning Tianchen outlasted him and forced him to surrender, leaving the Seven Treasures Battle Team with the advantage.

• Flender carried the injured Tang San back to Shrek Academy’s tent, while Yu Xiaogang struggled to accept his defeat.
• Ke Jie warned Ning Tianchen that someone had secretly guided Tang San, and Ning Tianchen concluded that the person was Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang sent Dai Mubai to challenge Ning Tianchen after Shrek’s team had time to recover.
• Ning Tianchen avoided Dai Mubai’s attacks as the sky darkened, conserving his strength while Dai Mubai grew increasingly frustrated.
• Ning Tianchen struck Dai Mubai with his sword techniques, and Dai Mubai conceded defeat before the blade reached his neck.

Ning Tianchen defeated Xiao Wu, Huang Yuan, and Yu Tianheng as he continued his nighttime battle against Shrek Academy, bringing him to a One Against Six. With Yu Tianxin stepping up as Shrek’s final challenger, Ning Tianchen’s chances depended on his remaining strength and advantage in the dark.

• Yu Xiaogang sent Xiao Wu to fight Ning Tianchen, who outmaneuvered her and left her badly injured; the depleted Healing Spirit Master then had to treat her after Tang San threatened him.
• Ning Tianchen eliminated Huang Yuan, while Tang San restrained himself from seeking revenge after realizing an attack could provoke the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.
• Yu Tianheng fought Ning Tianchen conservatively until Yu Xiaogang urged him to attack; Ning Tianchen defeated him and achieved a One Against Six.
• Flender urged Yu Xiaogang to surrender, but Yu Tianxin volunteered to fight Ning Tianchen as Shrek Academy’s last challenger.
• As Yu Tianxin took the arena, Ke Jie noted that Ning Tianchen had trained for nighttime combat and that the darkness was his only advantage.