Chapter Summaries

Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong'er led the Ming Sect to defeat the Snow Demon Sect through strong coordination, securing at least second place before the final against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Huo Yuhao then brought Nana to the Qingse Hotel for the underground world’s Soul Engineer competition final, where the competitors faced valuable rewards.

• Tang Ya broke Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill by using Parasitism to bind them, while Huo Yuhao struck Gu Tong with Soul Impact and Wang Dong'er knocked Chen Yu from the air.
• Long Aotian surrendered the Snow Demon Sect match after Qiu'er attacked him, giving the Ming Sect at least second place and leaving the Snow Demon Sect likely to finish third.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy, setting up its final against the Ming Sect three days later.
• Xiao Hongchen asked Meng Hongchen about the Ming Sect’s close coordination, and she reminded him of the team’s relationship with Huo Yuhao before punching him.
• Huo Yuhao brought Nana to the Qingse Hotel for the final round of the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition, where the three underground factions’ Soul Engineers competed for Rare Metals and a Level 9 Soul Tool.

Huo Yuhao joined the other finalists in the Golden Hall beneath Qingse Hotel, where Chen An explained the final’s crafting and combat rules. Nangong Wan revealed the Xishui Alliance’s championship reward, a Level 9 Fixed-Load Soul Cannon Shell called Storm of Destruction, and Huo Yuhao quietly considered an unusual use for it.

• Chen An explained that the finalists would craft one Soul Tool in three shichen before competing in a skill test and combat rounds, with the last-ranked contestant eliminated in the first round.
• Nangong Wan promised an extra reward to any of the three Xishui Alliance contestants who won the championship.
• Nangong Wan unlocked a high-explosive password box while the Third Elder protected everyone with a shield.
• Nangong Wan revealed the Level 9 Fixed-Load Soul Cannon Shell Storm of Destruction and said only the champion would learn its effects and how to use it.
• Huo Yuhao thought of an interesting way to use the shell and remained focused on inviting his wayward wing back to the Ming Sect and claiming the first-place reward.

Huo Yuhao and the other contestants traveled with the Xishui Alliance to the Western Suburbs, where the competition was about to begin. Nangong Wan and the Third Elder discussed recruiting Huo Yuhao into the Holy Sect, while Huo Yuhao and Nana arrived at the venue and saw the rival factions gathered there.

• Nangong Wan announced that the competition champion would receive the Level 9 Fixed-Load Soul Cannon Shell, then led the group toward the Western Suburbs.
• In the carriage, Nangong Wan and the Third Elder discussed Huo Yuhao's potential as an Evil Soul Master and agreed that Nangong Wan would take him as a Personal Disciple if he won.
• Nangong Wan reprimanded Merk for his restless behavior and ordered him to focus on crafting Soul Tools instead of reclaiming the Dark Azure Dragon Carving Knife.
• Huo Yuhao told Nana that the Xishui Alliance hoped to recruit him and reassured her that he was not afraid of being exposed.
• The convoy reached the Western Suburbs, where Huo Yuhao saw the Aodu Chamber of Commerce and the Ordinary Alliance gathered alongside the Xishui Alliance.

At the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition’s final round, the leaders of the Ordinary Alliance, Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and Xishui Alliance gathered amid rising tensions. The competition was part of Xu Tianran’s plan to reshape the underground powers, though their shared pursuit of Rare Metal profits remained central.

• The Third Elder warned Nangong Wan that the Ordinary Alliance and Aodu Chamber of Commerce had recruited Ninth-Grade Soul Engineers and held an advantage among the judges, but Nangong Wan said the Vice Leader would arrive soon.
• Host Lu Qi introduced the final round and invited the three organizers’ presidents to speak, naming the Ordinary Alliance first and the Xishui Alliance last.
• Nangong Wan angrily went onto the stage as An Litong and Shangguan Wei'er also arrived to represent their factions.
• The narration explained that the factions’ struggle centered on control of underground business and Rare Metal smuggling, while the Sun Moon Empire tolerated organized underground powers to keep disorder manageable.
• Xu Tianran had orchestrated the reshuffling to establish the Xishui Alliance as the new local boss, believing he could later destroy the Holy Spirit Cult with the Sun Moon Empire’s Soul Tool technology.

At the Soul Engineer competition, the leaders of the underground powers announced extravagant wagers, including 100 million Gold Soul Coins and three Dragon Girl slaves. The chapter ended with the crowd learning about the Dragon Girls’ powers and the lethal curse tied to capturing them.

• The Aodu Chamber of Commerce president wagered 100 million Gold Soul Coins on its contestants, promising the winnings to any one of them who won the championship.
• Shangguan Wei'er wagered three Dragon Girl female slaves with ancient bloodlines on an Ordinary Alliance contestant winning the championship.
• Nana grew wary of Shangguan Wei'er and the Ordinary Alliance after hearing her speak of beautiful women as resources.
• Lu Qi explained that Dragon Girls could grant cultivators dragon-blood traits and potentially improve their martial souls, but that capturing one brought a curse of certain death.

The final round of the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition was about to begin, with the Level 9 Sun-Moon Divine Needle revealed as its champion’s prize. Huo Yuhao and the other contestants prepared to compete as Nangong Wan warned them of the weapon’s dangers.

• Lu Qi introduced the seven high-ranking Soul Engineer judges, and staff prepared the nine workbenches with Rare Metals supplied by the Three Major Powers.
• The Xishui Alliance displayed more Rare Metals than the other two powers combined, upsetting An Litong and Shangguan Wei'er.
• Ye Yulin revealed the Sun-Moon Divine Needle, a Level 9 Soul Tool that could make up for the Solar Divine Needle’s inability to operate at night.
• The Third Elder explained that the Sun-Moon Divine Needle required three days to charge, could attack only three times, and consumed enormous Soul Power.
• Nangong Wan warned Huo Yuhao, Huang Zheng, and Lucky Kid not to use or dismantle the Soul Tool before they were strong enough to withstand its backlash and self-destruction device.
• Lu Qi called the nine contestants onto the stage for the final round.

Huo Yuhao showcased his Soul Tool design skills in the final’s opening round and advanced through the first elimination assessment in first place. The next round began with him matched against a frightened contestant from the Ordinary Alliance.

• Lu Qi announced the three-hour Soul Tool creation round, and Ye Yulin started the competition behind a soundproof barrier.
• Huo Yuhao completed his Soul Tool after two hours and impressed most of the judges with its design and creativity.
• The Xishui Alliance Vice Leader ordered the Third Elder to keep Huo Yuhao under close watch and try to recruit him without brainwashing him.
• All nine contestants passed the Soul Tool inspection, then Huo Yuhao advanced in first place after the skill assessment eliminated one contestant.
• After the Lucky Kid was eliminated in the next round, Huo Yuhao was paired with a frightened girl from the Ordinary Alliance wearing a yellow-and-blue dress.

Huo Yuhao defeated Lan Ruoruo in one strike during the Soul Engineer competition, revealing his Seventh-level Soul Tool, Traditional Virtue, which could unleash an attack with Eighth-level power. The matches continued, leaving Ye Guyi and the Red-Yellow Dress Girl among the Ordinary Alliance contestants in the final four.

• Lan Ruoruo used provocative movements and her concealed short sword to approach Huo Yuhao, but he remained unmoved.
• Huo Yuhao knocked Lan Ruoruo away with a casual wave, then threatened her with the charged attack from his arm armor.
• Lan Ruoruo conceded, and Huo Yuhao named his Soul Tool Traditional Virtue before Ye Yulin declared him the winner.
• The competition continued, with only one of the Aodu Chamber of Commerce's three Soul Engineers reaching the final four.
• The Red-Yellow Dress Girl defeated and killed Lucky Kid with her beauty offensive, while Huang Zheng defeated an Aodu Chamber of Commerce contestant.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wu Chu in the first semifinal, while Ye Guyi revealed her sacred Holy Angel power and overcame Huang Zheng’s Evil Servant abilities. As Huo Yuhao rushed onto the platform to protect Ye Guyi, the Holy Spirit Cult’s leaders allowed the match to continue, leaving him facing her.

• Huo Yuhao defeated Wu Chu without killing her, securing Xishui Alliance a place in the final.
• Ye Guyi used her golden, seven-starred longsword to block Huang Zheng’s Soul-Chasing Claws and evade their explosion.
• Huang Zheng weakened Ye Guyi with Darkness Descent and Soul Stripping, then attacked with a poisoned Soul-Chasing Claw.
• Ye Guyi revealed her sacred Holy Angel power, dispelled Huang Zheng’s darkness, and engulfed him in holy light.
• Huo Yuhao rushed onto the Competition Platform as Ye Guyi pointed her sword toward Xishui Alliance, and Nangong Wan stopped the Third Elder from intervening.

Huo Yuhao fought Ye Guyi inside a darkness that concealed the match from the spectators, using illusions to make her believe she had killed him. He revealed himself alive after she realized she had received no feedback for killing an Evil Soul Master, leaving Ye Guyi unable to tell what was real.

• Ye Guyi attacked Huo Yuhao, convinced he was an Evil Soul Master, while Ye Yulin watched for a chance to trade her for him.
• Huo Yuhao used Simulation to cloak the arena in darkness and created illusions of himself as he dodged Ye Guyi's attacks.
• Ye Guyi rejected Huo Yuhao's offer to help her escape the Holy Spirit Cult's pursuit and unleashed her sixth soul skill, Angel's Dance.
• Huo Yuhao's illusion appeared to reveal a powerful light attribute before Ye Guyi's greatsword split it apart, making her believe she had killed him.
• Huo Yuhao dispelled the corpse illusion and revealed himself nearby, leaving Ye Guyi shocked and confused.

Huo Yuhao defeated Ye Guyi in the tournament, secretly rescued her from the Holy Spirit Cult, and claimed the competition rewards before escaping their grasp. He brought Ye Guyi and the three Dragon Girls to the Silver Deer Hotel, where Ye Guyi agreed to consider joining his Ming Sect if they hunted Evil Soul Masters together.

• Huo Yuhao told Ye Guyi he would protect her by pretending to devour her, revealed his holy aura, and persuaded her to stay close and trust him temporarily.
• Huo Yuhao staged Ye Guyi's death in the arena, winning the competition for the Xishui Alliance and receiving the Sun-Moon Divine Needle and other rewards.
• After Huo Yuhao collected the wager and the three Dragon Girls, he escaped the Holy Spirit Cult's attempt to seize him by using a simulated duplicate.
• Huo Yuhao ended his Simulation at the Silver Deer Hotel, revealed his real name to Ye Guyi, and freed the three Dragon Girls.
• Ye Guyi said she might join the Ming Sect if Huo Yuhao helped her kill Evil Soul Masters, and Huo Yuhao agreed while asking her to stay until the matter in Bright Capital was settled.

As the Soul Master Tournament final approached, Huo Yuhao’s pursuers failed to find him, while black-clad figures carried out a blood ritual at West Mountain’s lake. In the final, Huo Yuhao faced Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and prepared to counter it with copied abilities; the outcome remained unresolved.

• Nangong Wan blamed Huo Yuhao for escaping with the three Dragon Girls, but the Holy Spirit Cult could not locate him.
• Two black-clad figures sacrificed a newlywed couple at a lake in West Mountain, then drained their blood for a ritual before the tournament ended.
• The Soul Master Tournament final began between Ming Sect and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, with Huo Yuhao facing Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen alone.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen fused into a giant toad and gathered power for Mortal World's Affection, while Meng Hongchen returned Red Dust's Blessing to Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao summoned the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, used Light God Possession, and merged an Eighth-level Soul Tool into butterfly wings to imitate Ye Guyi's Angel's Dance.
• Huo Yuhao told the fused siblings he had many ways to withstand their attack, as the match’s decisive strike approached.

Huo Yuhao defeated Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to win the tournament for the Ming Sect, then received a Level 9 Soul Cannon as his championship prize. The tournament ended with the crowd celebrating Huo Yuhao while Shrek Academy faced renewed criticism for its poor showing.

• Huo Yuhao's combined Soul Skills overwhelmed Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen's Mortal World's Affection, ending their hopes of reclaiming their pride.
• Xiao Hongchen congratulated Huo Yuhao, and the tournament concluded with Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect as champions.
• Xu Tianran chose a Level 9 Soul Cannon as Huo Yuhao's prize, believing its limitations made it an unsuitable weapon for him.
• Huo Yuhao accepted the Soul Cannon, unaware to Xu Tianran that he already possessed a Level 9 Fixed-Load Soul Cannon Shell called Storm of Destruction.
• The audience discussed Huo Yuhao and the Ming Sect's victory, while Shrek Academy's quarterfinal exit and Beibei's condition damaged its reputation.

The Sun Moon Empire’s forces funneled the tournament teams toward a mysterious western valley while Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu planned to capture their rivals and trap them there. Yan Shaozhe led Shrek Academy into the valley after encountering Feng Ling, unaware of the danger awaiting them.

• Xu Tianran ordered Zhongli Wu to capture people on his list, including Xu Tianran’s fifth brother, and Zhongli Wu reported that Prince Xu He was among his captives.
• Zhongli Wu revealed that the Sun Moon Empire had activated a mysterious western valley where even powerful soul masters could be trapped, and said Little Feng’s forces would guard its exit.
• Yan Shaozhe encountered Feng Ling, who rebuffed him, while he was escorting Shrek Academy and the injured Beibei.
• Yan Shaozhe led Shrek Academy into the valley to rest.

Xuan Zi arrived to help Yan Shaozhe and the Shrek Academy group, but found that a mysterious force had trapped them in a cage-like valley. As the group considered how to escape, Beibei and Cao Jinxuan warned that the maze could be a trap and that the Sun Moon Empire might only know how to activate it.

• Yan Shaozhe recognized Xuan Zi, who said he had sensed danger and come to investigate.
• Xuan Zi explained that even his power could not break through the ground, leaving the group trapped beneath a hazy mist.
• Cao Jinxuan urged Cui Yajie and Nanmen Yun'er to stay cautious, and the group quietly separated into smaller sections.
• Dai Huabin suggested splitting up to search for a way out, but Beibei warned that enemies could ambush them one by one.
• Cao Jinxuan suggested that the Sun Moon Empire had activated the mysterious place rather than created it.

Xu Tianran weighed the political turmoil across the empires and suspected Huo Yuhao was behind the Fifth Prince’s impeachment of him. Outside the Valley of Questions and Love, Huo Yuhao’s group rescued Xu Jiujiu while Xuan Zi’s team remained trapped inside, seemingly walking in circles.

• Xu Tianran warned Zhongli Wu against foolishness, while Zhongli Wu insisted the Holy Spirit Cult would continue supporting him.
• Xu Tianran considered how the Star Luo Duchess’s rebellion would weaken Duke White Tiger and the Star Luo Empire, then wondered who was backing the Fifth Prince’s impeachment.
• Xu Jiujiu and Star Cloud Douluo Manyi thanked Huo Yuhao for rescuing their group from Evil Soul Masters near the Valley of Questions and Love.
• Huo Yuhao sensed the valley’s state and wondered whether its rules were still ownerless or under Tang San’s or Tang Hao’s control.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe led their team through a silent forest inside the valley, where they realized they seemed to be walking in circles.
• Cui Yajie asked Cao Jinxuan what he had meant by his earlier remark.

Cao Jinxuan warned Cui Yajie that people had repeatedly died during missions led by Xuan Zi, leaving her afraid that death would come for the group in the Valley of Questions and Love. As thick fog separated three students from the others, a golden-silver light swept everyone away, and Xuan Zi tried to keep them together as they were dragged off.

• Cao Jinxuan recounted past missions in which people died after Xuan Zi became separated from his team, making Cui Yajie fear for her life.
• Cui Yajie resolved to stay near Xuan Zi, but thickening fog enveloped her, Cao Jinxuan, and Nanmen Yun'er at the rear of the group.
• Xuan Zi noticed that Cao Jinxuan, Cui Yajie, and Nanmen Yun'er were missing, and he ordered the group to search together along their original route.
• A wave of golden-silver light enveloped the group and pulled Zhu Lu, Dai Huabin, and the others away, then swept up the three students in the fog.
• Xuan Zi unleashed the power of the Godly Taotie Bull and tried to gather everyone together as the light dragged them away.

Xuan Zi and the Shrek Academy group were swept to the Golden Sun Silver Moon lake, where a mysterious force carried everyone toward the water. In the Divine Realm, Tang San contacted a Divine Sense Clone and was confronted by the God of Destruction, who accused him of secretly sending his daughter Xiao Qi into the lower realm.

• Xuan Zi transformed into his Godly Taotie Bull Martial Soul Avatar and tried to protect the group as the fog drew them onward.
• The group reached the Golden Sun Silver Moon lake, where its radiance overwhelmed Xuan Zi and carried everyone inside golden-and-silver barriers toward the water.
• Tang San connected to a Divine Sense Clone, sent a blue silhouette through a water mirror, and wondered why a mysterious power had sealed the lower realm.
• The God of Destruction barged into Tang San's divine hall with the Life Goddess and accused Tang San of secretly opening a passage and using Xiao Qi as a pawn.
• Xiao Wu asked Tang San whether he had deliberately sent Xiao Qi to the lower realm, and Tang San remained silent.

Tang San tried to deflect the God of Destruction’s accusations by offering him control of the God Realm Core, while a weakened power descended into the Valley of Questions and Love on Douluo Star and began testing its participants. Yan Shaozhe was chosen for the first question, and the valley’s events were broadcast across the continent.

• Tang San accused the God of Destruction of rushing to seize power and offered to entrust him with the God Realm Core, leaving Xiao Wu and the Life Goddess shocked and uncertain.
• The people gathered in the Valley of Questions and Love found themselves on a pale-gold Circular Platform inside bubble-like shields as a weakened voice began the trial.
• The valley’s power selected Yan Shaozhe and asked whether he had a lover, threatening death if he failed to answer after three questions.
• Feng Ling saw Yan Shaozhe in a vision of the valley and reported the strange event, which became a live broadcast across the continent.
• Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth and answered that he had a lover.

Tang San's questioning exposed Yan Shaozhe's lovers and forced Shrek Academy figures to reveal their secrets before the gathered factions. As more bubbles were questioned, Shrek's reputation suffered, while the Divine Realm's God Kings arranged to watch over the God of Destruction and Tang San.

• Yan Shaozhe named Cai Mei'er, Xian Lin'er, and Feng Ling as his lovers before Tang San erased his bubble.
• Tang San's beam selected Xu Sanshi, and Xu Sanshi and another person exchanged places in the questioning as the voice asked about taking injuries for a lover.
• Wang Yan was questioned next, further embarrassing Shrek Academy before the assembled academies and sects.
• Zhongli Wu wondered whether Xuan Zi might have been planted in Shrek Academy because strange coincidences followed him.
• The Life Goddess agreed to watch over the God of Destruction, Xiao Wu was asked to watch over Tang San, and the God of Evil and God of Goodness took control of the Divine Realm's overall situation.