Chapter Summaries

“Xue Qinghe” warned Tang San that Spirit Hall would soon learn about his domain and tried to recruit him, but he refused to join any faction. After she left, Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived to see him.

• “Xue Qinghe” offered Tang San wealth, status, and the chance to marry a princess if he served the Heaven Dou Empire, but Tang San refused.
• “Xue Qinghe” warned Tang San that Spirit Hall would learn about his domain within ten days and might recruit or target him.
• Tang San declared that he would never join Spirit Hall or any other faction and planned to establish the Tang Sect.
• “Xue Qinghe” took her leave, and Tang San struggled to wish her well without implying that her father should die early.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived uninvited, and Tang San recognized them.

Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin tried to recruit Tang San into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but he refused and sensed their killing intent. The next morning, Neuvillette and Focalors fished beside the river, where “Xue Qinghe” joined them and began a question.

• Ning Fengzhi offered Tang San resources and a promise that he could marry Ning Rongrong if he reached Soul Sage before thirty.
• Tang San refused to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin left after exchanging a glance that revealed their killing intent.
• Tang San recognized the threat and vowed that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not survive if it tried to kill him.
• The next morning, Neuvillette and Focalors fished together and quickly filled a bucket with fish.
• “Xue Qinghe” arrived with a fishing rod, sat apart from Neuvillette, and asked whether she could ask him a question.

Neuvillette discussed Tang Yin’s talent and Spirit Hall’s threat with Qian Renxue, then asked what she planned to do after taking the Heaven Dou throne. Qian Renxue had no answer, and Focalors offered to advise her on governing if the time came.

• Qian Renxue told Neuvillette that Tang Yin had refused her offer to serve the Heaven Dou Empire and seemed to hold a grudge against Spirit Hall.
• Neuvillette warned that Tang Yin might struggle to leave Spirit City after the competition because of his talent and hostility toward Spirit Hall.
• Neuvillette asked Qian Renxue what she planned to do after Spirit Hall succeeded, and she realized she had never considered her future beyond seizing the throne.
• Neuvillette pointed out that Qian Renxue might unify the continent and inherit the Angel God’s legacy without securing lasting peace.
• Qian Renxue asked Neuvillette and Focalors for advice, and Focalors offered to help her with governing a nation.

Neuvillette considered holding more large competitions in Suotuo City after the all-continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, offering a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone as the champion’s prize. He left the idea unsettled, while the Barak Battle Team captain offered to seek his kingdom’s support.

• Qian Renxue wondered about Liyue and looked forward to exploring the world after becoming a god.
• Neuvillette gained strength from the tournament and decided he could hold more competitions himself.
• Neuvillette told Focalors and the contestants that he was considering competitions in Suotuo City with a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for the champion.
• Xue Ye learned of Neuvillette’s plan and wondered why he would host it in Suotuo City rather than Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Qinghe reminded Xue Ye that Neuvillette was from Suotuo City, and the captain of the Barak Battle Team offered to secure his father’s support.

The Barak Battle Team agreed to concede its remaining matches, while the tournament continued and Tang San refused to withdraw from a difficult match against Blazing Academy. The chapter ended as Tang San and Huo Wushuang charged at each other without releasing their Martial Souls.

• The Barak Battle Team's captain proposed conceding its remaining matches and returning home early to prepare for business opportunities in Suotuo City, and his teammates agreed.
• The Barak captain told Neuvillette that Barak Academy would concede all its remaining matches, and Neuvillette accepted while keeping its tournament slot intact.
• News spread that Neuvillette planned to hold a tournament with a soul bone as the champion's reward, while teams in the Promotion Tournament increasingly conceded to preserve their strength.
• Tang San refused to concede against Blazing Academy despite its fire-type Martial Souls countering his Blue Silver Emperor, and he went to face Huo Wushuang.
• Neuvillette began the match, and Tang San and Huo Wushuang charged at one another without releasing their Martial Souls.

Tang San used flight and a suspended Blue Silver Overlord Spear to force Huo Wushuang into a Soul Power-draining stalemate. His tactic left Soul Master Academy leaders thinking that flight would become a major direction for Soul Masters and future Soul Tools.

• Yu Xiaogang sought to secure his place as the core of the Golden Triangle by winning Liu Erlong over through marriage.
• Huo Wushuang charged at Tang San with his Martial Soul Possession, but Tang San took to the air using his soul bone.
• Tang San summoned the Blue Silver Overlord Spear but kept it aimed at Huo Wushuang without throwing it, forcing Huo Wushuang to stay on guard and waste Soul Power.
• Huo Wushuang called Tang San despicable and demanded a fair fight, but Tang San maintained that his strategy was wise and urged him to change fighters.
• Soul Master Academy leaders recognized the advantage of flight, and onlookers began to hope more for flight and eye Tang San's right leg with interest.

Tang San outlasted Huo Wushuang and the Blazing Fire team before facing Huo Wu, whose fused soul skills empowered a dangerous attack. Focalors’s irreverent commentary continued as Huo Wu prepared to unleash Fire Dance Shining Sun.

• Neuvillette considered adding a rule against contestants insulting one another’s families and friends.
• Tang San maintained his flight and domain until Huo Wushuang lost from exhaustion.
• The next Blazing Fire contestants used brief attacks before surrendering, leaving Huo Wu to face Tang San.
• Huo Wu fused her four soul rings and warned Tang San that her Fire Dance Shining Sun could become uncontrollable.
• Focalors called Huo Wu’s enormous fireball a Great Fireball, then Shui Bing’er learned that Focalors had described her ice skills as little ice lumps.

During the Soul Master competition, Huo Wu trapped Tang San alongside her uncontrollable Great Fireball, forcing him to concede before Neuvillette intervened. Neuvillette warned Huo Wu that deliberately injuring Tang San could get her removed from the tournament.

• Shui Bing'er reflected on how Neuvillette's Absolute Zero and Ice Burst Technique outclassed ordinary soul skills.
• Huo Wu relentlessly pursued Tang San with a controllable Great Fireball, and Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement to pull her in front of it.
• Huo Wu hugged Tang San and refused to stop the attack, while Tang San panicked and eventually conceded.
• Huo Wu admitted she could no longer control the Great Fireball and her numb hands kept her from letting go of Tang San.
• Neuvillette appeared unharmed after stopping the attack, then warned Huo Wu that intentional injury could disqualify her.

Neuvillette punished Huo Wu for using a forbidden attack intended to take Tang San down with her, while allowing Blazing Academy to remain in the tournament. The day’s matches ended with other teams unsuccessfully trying to copy Tang San’s flying strategy.

• Neuvillette declared that Huo Wu had deliberately tried to harm Tang San and imposed a tournament penalty.
• Huo Wu admitted her fault and accepted a fine of three thousand Gold Soul Coins and a ban from the Promotion Tournament.
• Huo Wu vowed to make Tang Yin regret it at the Finals, and Neuvillette added a rule against dragging opponents’ relatives and friends into insults.
• The day's matches ended, and other teams tried to imitate Tang San's flying endurance but could not match it.

After the Promotion Tournament ended, Bibi Dong received a report about Tang Yin and decided to assess him when he reached Spirit City. Neuvillette and Focalors arrived ahead of the tournament contestants to serve as judges and hosts, and began exploring the city after Spirit Hall arranged their stay.

• Canghui Academy took first place in the Promotion Tournament, with Kamikaze Academy in second, largely because Tang San had carried Canghui.
• Bibi Dong read Calhoun's letter about Tang Yin's Blue Silver Emperor, Blue Silver Domain, soul bone, and ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring, and considered recruiting him if he proved suitable.
• After resting for two days, the tournament teams set out for Spirit City under the escort of five hundred Royal Knights, while Neuvillette and Focalors traveled separately as invited judges and hosts.
• Neuvillette explained Spirit City's independence from the two empires and reflected on Spirit Hall's role in preventing wars and pursuing its own conflicts.
• Neuvillette and Focalors entered Spirit City with Spirit Hall's invitation, where a red-robed bishop showed them their hotel, the Papal Hall, and the Semi-Finals arena.
• After the red-robed bishop left, Neuvillette and Focalors discussed matters and then left the hotel.

Neuvillette and Focalors met Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun while exploring Spirit City, and the Star Luo royals treated the powerful neutral pair with great respect. After they parted, Dai Weisi considered the political implications of their neutrality, while Focalors remarked that he was more composed than Dai Mubai but had fallen behind in cultivation.

• Neuvillette and Focalors encountered Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi on the streets of Spirit City.
• Neuvillette and Focalors introduced themselves and said they were not contestants, prompting Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to bow and address them as honored Titled Douluo and the Water God.
• Neuvillette told Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun that he and Focalors had come at the Pope's invitation to preside over the semi-finals and finals.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun spoke with Neuvillette and Focalors for about two hours before the two pairs parted ways.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that gaining Neuvillette and Focalors's support was unlikely and that their neutrality benefited Star Luo.
• Focalors said Dai Weisi handled people better than Dai Mubai but had delayed his Soul Power cultivation.

Golden Crocodile Douluo escorted Neuvillette and Focalors to the Worship Hall at Qian Daoliu’s request. Bibi Dong learned of the meeting and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall, while Neuvillette and Focalors entered to meet the Grand Elder.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo revealed himself to Neuvillette and Focalors and invited them to the Worship Hall on Qian Daoliu’s orders.
• Neuvillette agreed, and Golden Crocodile led him and Focalors toward the Worship Hall.
• Yue Guan told Bibi Dong about the invitation, and she chose not to interfere.
• After Yue Guan left, Bibi Dong cursed Qian Daoliu and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall.
• Golden Crocodile brought Neuvillette and Focalors to the Worship Hall doors, and they went inside to meet Qian Daoliu.

Neuvillette and Focalors visited the Angel Temple, where Qian Daoliu realized they had become gods and welcomed them with respect. During their conversation, Neuvillette explained that Qian Daoliu could become a god if the Angel God released him and he gained another god’s inheritance, but Qian Daoliu refused to abandon the god he served.

• Qian Daoliu greeted Neuvillette and Focalors in the Angel Temple, then recognized that they had reached godhood.
• Neuvillette said their godhood had come through luck, leaving Qian Daoliu shocked and envious.
• Qian Daoliu explained that he had hoped to exchange insights about the demigod realm, and he spoke with the pair over tea.
• Neuvillette told Qian Daoliu that he could become a god if the Angel God released him and he obtained another god’s inheritance.
• Qian Daoliu refused to leave the Angel God, saying he owed everything he had achieved to his god.

After leaving the Worship Hall, Neuvillette and Focalors departed Spirit Hall without being obstructed, while Bibi Dong considered them possible threats to her ambitions. Bibi Dong warned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to follow the tournament rules and expected them to win the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

• Qian Daoliu declared that his descendants would surpass Tang Chen, then wondered when Qian Renxue would attain godhood.
• Neuvillette and Focalors left the Holy Mountain, and Bibi Dong decided not to summon them for a discussion yet.
• Bibi Dong concealed her killing intent and resolved to become the Rakshasa God and destroy Spirit Hall, the empires, and the nobility.
• Bibi Dong summoned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan and warned them not to break the rules in the upcoming tournament because Neuvillette would not ignore violations.
• Bibi Dong and the three students expected their powerful team to win the tournament and earn its three soul bones.

Bibi Dong reflected on her limits and her desire to settle old scores, while Neuvillette and Focalors discussed her Rakshasa God Power and left to explore Spirit City. As the Heaven Dou delegation arrived and the semi-finals approached, Tang San clashed with Canghui Academy over whether to rely on its team fusion technique.

• Bibi Dong resolved to settle her old scores after becoming a god, while Neuvillette told Focalors that Bibi Dong would have to listen to reason or physics if she came after them.
• Neuvillette and Focalors discussed the Rakshasa God Power within Bibi Dong, then set out to look around Spirit City.
• The Heaven Dou delegation arrived in Spirit City, and organizers arranged separate accommodations for the Heaven Dou and Star Luo groups before granting contestants two days to rest.
• Canghui Academy debated whether to field its seven members together or make room for Tang San, who warned them that their fusion technique could be interrupted.
• Tang San privately kept quiet about the Seven Shura Illusion Realm's weaknesses and looked forward to seeing how Canghui Academy would deal with him after the tournament.

Tang San wondered where Yu Xiaogang had gone while Yu Xiaogang sought out Liu Erlong and blamed Flender for betraying them. As the tournament semifinals began, Canghui Academy drew two consecutive byes and advanced straight to the top eight.

• Tang San searched for Yu Xiaogang in Heaven Dou City and wondered why his teacher had left without a word.
• Yu Xiaogang met Liu Erlong in Heaven Dou City, followed her to Blue Tyrant Academy, and claimed Flender had betrayed them for Spirit Hall's benefits.
• Liu Erlong doubted Yu Xiaogang's account of Flender but agreed to question him if she saw him again; Yu Xiaogang urged her not to.
• The semifinals opening ceremony took place at Spirit City's Great Soul Arena, where teams drew lots for the next day's matches and some received byes.
• Canghui Academy drew Barak Academy in the first round and received another bye in the second, advancing to the top eight without competing.

Neuvillette and Lady Focalors attended the tournament drawing ceremony, where Spirit Hall announced their roles in the Finals and publicized Neuvillette’s victory over two Grand Elders. After teasing Neuvillette, Focalors left the arena with him when the ceremony ended.

• A Spirit Hall bishop introduced Neuvillette and recalled that he had defeated Grand Elders Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, both rank-96 Title Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu explained that Qian Jun and Jiang Mo had survived a battle against a god, turning their defeat into a story of honor and helping reveal the Worship Hall to the public.
• The bishop announced that Neuvillette would referee the tournament Finals and Lady Focalors would commentate as the Water God, shocking the audience.
• Focalors teased Neuvillette about her safety shorts, and he regretted pretending to be too proper to look.
• Neuvillette and Focalors left the Great Soul Arena after the drawing ceremony ended, uninterested in Spirit Hall’s following performances.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan discussed the threats facing Spirit Hall's team and their plans for the championship. Neuvillette and Focalors left the arena and headed to a fruit shop, where Focalors hoped to find something that might help her.

• Hu Liena warned Yan not to underestimate Tang Yin, recalling their encounter in Suotuo City.
• Xie Yue said Spirit Hall had to eliminate threats to its championship victory and explained that Canghui Academy's Seven-in-One Soul Skill Fusion Technique took too long to charge.
• Neuvillette and Focalors discussed Qian Daoliu's efforts to prevent people from provoking them, since Spirit Hall could not withstand two gods' fury.
• Neuvillette teased Focalors about her earlier claim, then suggested they visit the fruit shop again.
• Focalors agreed to go, hoping the shop might have something that could help, and mentioned that the general from Inazuma liked Dango Milk.

Neuvillette and Focalors celebrated May 20th before Qian Renxue asked them about her plans for Heaven Dou. After Focalors questioned whether she should become a god first, Qian Renxue returned to the Worship Hall dispirited and confronted Qian Daoliu about supporting her plan.

• Focalors wished Neuvillette a happy May 20th, and he made her a bouquet of water flowers.
• Qian Renxue, back in her original appearance, told Focalors that Qian Daoliu had revealed her Angel God inheritance and that she still planned to finish her work in Heaven Dou.
• Focalors advised Qian Renxue to become a god before pursuing her Heaven Dou plan, arguing that divine power would make it easier to suppress opposition.
• Qian Renxue returned to the Worship Hall feeling dejected and asked Qian Daoliu whether he had merely indulged her ambitions.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that he supported her because she had her own ideas and was his only granddaughter.

Qian Renxue realized that Qian Daoliu’s unconditional support had enabled her to waste years undercover, and she broke down over her uncertain future. At the tournament, the Spirit Hall Team faced Thunder Academy in its first match, but its members retreated to the arena’s edge without releasing their Martial Souls as the battle began.

• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that he would support any decision she made, and she blamed his indulgence for ruining her.
• Two days later, the second round of the tournament began, and spectators and contestants focused on the Spirit Hall Team’s first appearance.
• Focalors introduced Spirit Hall Academy and Thunder Academy, while Tang San used his Purple Demon Eyes to study Spirit Hall’s lineup.
• Hu Liena mocked Yu Tianxin’s level, and Neuvillette started the match after both teams declined introductions.
• Thunder Academy formed its battle formation, but Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s teammates retreated to the arena’s edge and watched without releasing their Martial Souls.