Chapter Summaries

A black-robed Star Luo royal family servant told Dai Mubai he would be escorted home in three days, and Oscar decided to go with him in hopes of saving his life. Meanwhile, Moffett called Mo Mo back to help restore the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena after the tournament.

• A black-robed man told Dai Mubai he would return in three days to escort him to the Star Luo Empire, and Dai Mubai asked to have a drink with his brother before leaving.
• Dai Mubai explained his situation to Oscar, who offered to accompany him and use his talent as a Food-Type Soul Master to bargain for Dai Mubai's life.
• Dai Mubai accepted Oscar's offer, and the black-robed man reconsidered whether the Third Prince needed to die.
• At the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena, Moffett told Mo Mo that the Heaven Dou Royal Family would cover the restoration costs and urged him to understand his grandfather's intentions.

Neuvillette and Focalors agreed to visit the Royal Knights' Military Camp after “Xue Qinghe” invited them, offering spring water and cakes to win them over. They arrived to a massive welcome from the knights, leaving the visiting contestants startled by the honorifics used for them.

• After their two-and-a-half-year agreement with the Heaven Dou City Soul Arena ended, Neuvillette and Focalors prepared to leave, while Dou Dou returned to the Suotuo City Soul Arena.
• “Xue Qinghe” invited Neuvillette and Focalors to the Royal Knights' Military Camp, and Neuvillette agreed to go that day.
• “Xue Qinghe” offered Neuvillette many kinds of spring water and promised small cakes for Focalors, and both accepted the invitation.
• Neuvillette and Focalors packed their belongings and traveled with “Xue Qinghe” to the military camp near Heaven Dou City.
• More than ten thousand Royal Knights welcomed the three at the gates, while contestants from smaller kingdoms and duchies wondered why Neuvillette and Focalors were addressed as Your Excellencies.

Xue Qinghe introduced Neuvillette as the Promotion Tournament referee and Focalors as its host, prompting them to declare their titles. Neuvillette left his title undecided, while Tang San realized Neuvillette had concealed his true strength and resolved to learn from his disguise.

• Xue Qinghe welcomed the contestants and introduced Neuvillette and Focalors as the referee and host of the Promotion Tournament.
• Focalors announced that her title was Water God, startling the contestants and making Xue Qinghe wonder whether she was connected to the Sea God.
• Neuvillette struggled to choose a title, considered several possibilities, and admitted that he had not decided on one.
• Tang San recalled challenging Neuvillette while believing he was a Soul Elder and realized Neuvillette had been hiding his immense strength.
• Tang San decided to learn how Neuvillette concealed his soul rings as he planned to recruit him into the Tang Sect.

Tang San trusted Neuvillette not to steal the Tang Sect's secrets, while Focalors and Neuvillette's revealed strength stirred the Promotion Tournament's academies. Qian Renxue hosted the pair in a secluded tent, where Neuvillette appreciated her hospitality but remained opposed to her methods.

• Tang San concluded that Neuvillette would never seize the Tang Sect's secret techniques or capture Xiao Wu, and Focalors joked that he only bullied honest people.
• The contestants hoped to attract Neuvillette and Focalors's attention, while Skywater Academy's headmistress and Shui Bing'er regretted having invited Focalors to become their student.
• Skywater Academy's headmistress told the women to let the embarrassing encounter go, and teams from other academies discussed competing for the two powerful guests' notice.
• Qian Renxue arranged a secluded tent for Neuvillette and Focalors, then shared food and drink with them while explaining her offerings.
• Neuvillette thanked Qian Renxue for her consideration but privately remained opposed to her methods.

Focalors exposed Qian Renxue’s disguise and revealed herself as the Hydro God, while Neuvillette and Focalors made clear they would remain friendly but would not support Spirit Hall’s ambitions. Qian Renxue left with her identity revealed, excited to have met deities but frustrated that Salas’s past actions had harmed Spirit Hall’s chances with them.

• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, told Neuvillette she sincerely wanted to be friends with him and Focalors.
• Focalors asked whether she wanted friendship with Xue Qinghe or with Qian Renxue, startling Qian Renxue by seeing through her disguise.
• Qian Renxue dropped her disguise, identified herself as Spirit Hall’s Saintess, and bowed to Focalors and Neuvillette as deities.
• Focalors helped Qian Renxue stand and said friends need not observe formalities, while confirming that she and Neuvillette would not help Spirit Hall.
• Focalors warned Qian Renxue not to repeat Salas’s despised conduct, and Qian Renxue blamed Salas for Spirit Hall’s lost chance to gain their support.

Qian Renxue visited Neuvillette and Focalors in her true identity, while Yu Xiaogang set out for Spirit City to ask Bibi Dong about cultivating Twin Martial Souls. Ten days later, the Promotion Tournament began, and Tang San chose to represent Canghui Academy in its opening match against Barak Academy.

• Tang San tried to visit Neuvillette and Focalors but turned back after Royal Knights told him Crown Prince Xue Qinghe was meeting with them.
• Qian Renxue left the tent after talking with Neuvillette and Focalors, then remained in the military camp beside them as Xue Qinghe.
• Yu Xiaogang departed for Spirit City to seek Bibi Dong's guidance on Twin Martial Soul cultivation.
• The Promotion Tournament began ten days later, with Canghui Academy drawn against Barak Academy in the first match.
• Tang San dismissed his captain's doubts and took the arena as Canghui Academy's first contestant.

Neuvillette laid out the Promotion Tournament rules before Tang San faced the Barak captain. Tang San quickly knocked his opponent unconscious, and the match ended with Neuvillette’s judgment still to come.

• Neuvillette reminded both contestants that they could use only their Martial Souls, could not receive replenishment, and had to stop attacking when an opponent surrendered; he promised to intervene.
• Tang San and the Barak captain released their Martial Souls, and the captain was startled to see Tang San’s ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring.
• The Barak captain revealed his sunflower Martial Soul and charged Tang San with a giant weapon after his first soul ring made it grow.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the strike, then knocked the Barak captain unconscious with a hand chop.
• Tang San glanced at Neuvillette, puzzled when the judge showed no change in expression.

Tang San’s Canghui Academy defeated Barak Academy after its captain was knocked out, and Barak conceded. Huo Wu then challenged Skywater Academy in the next match, demanding a fight with Shui Bing’er, but Shui Yue’er stepped forward to face her first.

• Tang San wondered whether Neuvillette had recognized him as Tang San, while Barak’s team found its captain had only fainted and chose to concede.
• Barak Academy conceded, giving Canghui Academy the win in the first match.
• Huo Wu prepared to face Skywater Academy, and Huo Wushuang urged her to mind her manners as Feng Xiaotian cheered her on.
• Huo Wu challenged Shui Bing’er to a one-on-one fight, but Shui Yue’er told her she would have to defeat her first.

Huo Wushuang advised Feng Xiaotian to defeat Huo Wu decisively before confessing his feelings, and Feng Xiaotian agreed despite worrying about hurting her. Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er began their match, which ended with Shui Yue'er narrowly dodging Huo Wu's first soul skill, Flame Meteor.

• Huo Wushuang asked Feng Xiaotian if he truly wanted to marry Huo Wu, and Feng Xiaotian swore that he loved her.
• Huo Wushuang told Feng Xiaotian to beat Huo Wu in a direct fight before confessing, and Feng Xiaotian agreed to go easy on her.
• Neuvillette instructed Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er to spread out and reminded them not to inflict severe injuries before their match began.
• Huo Wu and Shui Yue'er summoned their Martial Souls and cautiously waited, with Shui Yue'er trying to drain Huo Wu's Soul Power.
• Huo Wu launched her first soul skill, Flame Meteor, and Shui Yue'er barely dodged the fireball.

Huo Wu conserved her Soul Power to help Blazing Academy defeat two members of Tianshui Academy before Shui Bing'er secured the match for her team. After the day’s matches ended, Tang San approached Neuvillette and Focalors and asked to speak with them outside the military camp.

• Huo Wu tricked Shui Yue'er into exhausting her Soul Power, then defeated her and later fell to Xue Wu, trading two Blazing Academy fighters for two from Tianshui Academy.
• Tianshui Academy rallied and Shui Bing'er defeated Blazing Academy’s remaining fighters to win the match.
• The tournament announced Blazing Academy’s bye for the second round, and the team discussed the advantages and risks of receiving it early.
• Tang San stopped Neuvillette and asked to speak with him and Focalors privately.
• Neuvillette agreed to leave the military camp with Tang San and Focalors.

Tang San visited Neuvillette and Focalors, revealed his identity, and discovered they already knew about his hidden Martial Soul secrets. Neuvillette explained that Twin Martial Souls were a curse that could make Tang San’s body explode if he added soul rings recklessly, then confirmed that the problem had a solution.

• Neuvillette led Tang San and Focalors to a safe place outside the military camp and addressed him by his alias, Tang Yin.
• Tang San thanked Neuvillette, revealed his identity, and admitted he had come to speak with them.
• Focalors told Tang San that she knew about his Twin Martial Souls and second awakening, leaving him shocked that his secrets were obvious to experts.
• Neuvillette explained that Twin Martial Souls could overload the body and demonstrated that Tang San could explode if he added powerful soul rings to his second Martial Soul.
• Tang San asked whether the danger could be resolved, and Neuvillette said it could.

Neuvillette told Tang San that Bibi Dong had solved the danger of conflicting Twin Martial Souls and revealed Yu Xiaogang’s true background and flawed theories. Grateful for the information, Tang San offered Neuvillette his Tang Sect Mystic Jade Hand, leaving Neuvillette and Focalors bewildered.

• Neuvillette said Bibi Dong knew how to handle Twin Martial Souls and explained that her two martial souls had nearly identical attributes.
• Tang San asked about Yu Xiaogang, and Neuvillette revealed that Yu Xiaogang was the son of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan sect master Yu Yuanzhen and had only half a rank of Innate Soul Power.
• Neuvillette explained that Yu Xiaogang had drawn on knowledge from his clan and Spirit Hall but published theories riddled with flaws, leaving Tang San shocked.
• Tang San offered Neuvillette the Tang Sect secret technique Mystic Jade Hand as payment for the information that could save his life.
• Tang San mistook Neuvillette’s hesitation for proof of his good character, while Neuvillette and Focalors exchanged confused looks.

Tang San tried to entice Neuvillette with another Tang Sect technique, but Neuvillette and Focalors left without interest. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang entered Papal Hall to confront Bibi Dong and was forced to kneel before her.

• Focalors refused to decide for Neuvillette, and Tang San could not understand why they showed no interest in Mystic Jade Hand.
• Tang San offered to challenge Neuvillette again for Mystic Jade Hand, but Neuvillette and Focalors transformed into streams of light and left.
• Tang San resolved to show Neuvillette more Tang Sect techniques so he could recruit him and learn the secret of Twin Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded to see Bibi Dong outside Papal Hall, and the guards let him in after she gave the order.
• Bibi Dong pressured Yu Xiaogang to his knees and demanded that he address her as Your Holiness the Pope.

Yu Xiaogang confronted Bibi Dong in the Papal Hall, but she revoked his Spirit Hall honorary elder status and refused to give him knowledge about Twin Martial Souls. After he left, he encountered Flender and Ma Hongjun in Spirit Hall uniforms and accused Flender of betraying Tang San and Tang Hao.

• Bibi Dong forced Yu Xiaogang to address her as Your Holiness the Pope and warned him that his honorary elder title had been revoked.
• Bibi Dong took Yu Xiaogang's Clear Sky Sect Elder Token, explaining that it could no longer be used because Clear Sky Douluo had killed the previous Pope.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong for knowledge about cultivating Twin Martial Souls for Tang San, but she refused because Tang San was Tang Hao's son and Spirit Hall's enemy.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Yu Xiaogang, and he left the Papal Hall without obtaining the knowledge he wanted.
• Yu Xiaogang met Flender and Ma Hongjun wearing Spirit Hall uniforms and accused Flender of reporting Tang San and Tang Hao.

Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang over Tang San’s attack on his disciple and rejected their former friendship, while Bibi Dong questioned why she had ever liked Yu Xiaogang. Outside Heaven Dou City, Neuvillette suspected Tang San’s offer of secret techniques was a scheme, but Focalors turned their conversation toward a much more personal subject.

• Flender admitted that he had reported Yu Xiaogang, condemned him for Tang San’s attack, and left with Ma Hongjun.
• Ma Hongjun mentioned that Yu Xiaogang’s teachings matched ancient texts in the Spirit Hall Library, and Yu Xiaogang resolved to burn the library to hide the truth.
• Bibi Dong overheard Flender and Ma Hongjun, reconsidered Yu Xiaogang’s supposed talents, and wondered why she had ever liked him.
• Focalors and Neuvillette suspected Tang San’s offer to share Tang Sect Secret Techniques was a ploy to recruit them.
• Focalors flirted with Neuvillette, who nervously tried to change the subject by suggesting they admire the moon.

Dugu Bo joined the Soul Arena as a retainer of Neuvillette and agreed not to aid outsiders, while the Eight Great Families welcomed him and discussed the terms of his membership. He revealed that Neuvillette and Focalors had given him a God-given Martial Soul, leaving Lakesius to boast proudly about his grandson.

• Lakesius told Dugu Bo that he must not help outsiders if he joined the Soul Arena, and Dugu Bo said he had already settled matters with Xue Xing.
• The Eight Great Families welcomed Dugu Bo as a new member, and Moffett warned that Dugu Yan would forfeit her inheritance rights if she married Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Bo said Yu Tianheng had approached Dugu Yan for the sake of gaining his support for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and he promised not to make trouble if she married him.
• Lakesius noticed Dugu Bo's hair resembled Neuvillette's, and Dugu Bo revealed a Martial Soul resembling the dragon Neuvillette had once summoned.
• Dugu Bo said Neuvillette and Focalors had given him a God-given Martial Soul, and Lakesius proudly understood it as his grandson repaying a favor.

Dugu Bo joined the Soul Arena, accepted a post guarding Vast Sea City, and negotiated an eight-percent share for the Dugu Family while pledging part of the profits to reward Soul Masters. His departure from the Heaven Dou Empire left Qian Renxue and her protectors surprised, and the chapter ended with Neuvillette and Focalors receiving a lavish breakfast at the Royal Knights' camp.

• Dugu Bo agreed to guard Vast Sea City and bring Dugu Yan there, while declining the initial ten-percent share offered to the Dugu Family.
• Dugu Bo accepted an eight-percent family share after Lakesius proposed that the other families each give up one percent, and he pledged three percentage points of total profits to reward outstanding Soul Masters.
• Qian Renxue and She Long learned that Dugu Bo had joined the Soul Arena after its announcement, leaving them stunned by how quickly he had left the Heaven Dou Empire.
• The chapter explained that Dugu Bo had served Xue Xing as a Guest Elder only to repay a life debt and that his departure left She Long and Ci Xue without their former counter to him.
• The Royal Knights prepared breakfast, and Neuvillette and Focalors received carefully selected food made by a Food System Soul Douluo.

Tang San entered the Promotion Tournament determined to demonstrate his ultimate techniques to Neuvillette and Focalors. He overwhelmed Plant Academy’s first contestant without releasing his martial soul, leaving Neuvillette wondering what Tang San was trying to prove.

• Focalors teased Neuvillette over breakfast before they headed to the competition venue together.
• Tang San ignored the Canghui Battle Team captain’s cautious advice and took the arena alone against Plant Academy’s first contestant.
• Tang San asked Neuvillette whether shouting out soul skills broke the rules, then introduced himself as Tang Yin and challenged his opponent.
• Tang San used Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade the contestant’s vines without releasing his martial soul.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect the vines, astonishing the crowd with yet another Self-Created Soul Skill.

Neuvillette and Focalors reflected on the Soul Master system while Tang San continued his one-on-one match against Plant Academy. After defeating five opponents without summoning his Martial Soul, Tang San faced captain Yao Zi and revealed the Blue Silver Emperor, whose Innate Domain stunned the arena.

• Neuvillette judged that martial arts techniques were less valuable than raising Soul Power, while he and Focalors discussed the unusual powers of Martial Souls and Soul Skills.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to knock out another Plant Academy contestant, bringing his consecutive victories to five.
• Yao Zi challenged Tang San and pointed out that his Soul Power was nearly exhausted; Tang San admitted he had less than twenty percent left but said it was enough to defeat the team.
• Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Emperor, and Yao Zi felt the pressure of its imperial aura.
• After Neuvillette started the match, Tang San released blue light across the arena without using a Soul Ring, revealing an Innate Domain.

Tang San revealed his Blue Silver Domain and defeated Yao Zi when Plant Academy conceded, prompting powerful figures to seek his allegiance. Later, Neuvillette told Focalors about a novel in which Morax and Paimon transmigrated to Douluo Continent.

• The judges and faction leaders recognized Tang San’s Blue Silver Domain and considered recruiting him, while Xue Ye suggested offering Xue Ke in marriage.
• Calhoun left the competition to report Tang San’s abilities, and Xue Ye let him go despite suspecting his purpose.
• Yao Zi struggled against Tang San’s Blue Silver Domain and conceded, giving Canghui Academy the victory.
• The Canghui Seven resolved to kill Tang San and take his abilities for themselves.
• Focalors played with earth-elemental energy as Neuvillette recalled a novel about Morax and Paimon transmigrating to Douluo Continent.