Chapter Summaries

As the academies traveled toward Spirit City, Shui Binger asked Li Chang'an for help after Prince Zhenbei threatened Heaven Water Academy. Li Chang'an agreed to intervene after the tournament, leaving Shui Binger relieved but still stunned by how easily he accepted.

• Divine Wind Academy and Blazing Fire Academy secretly agreed to cooperate, while Rouge Academy continued its peaceful journey toward Spirit City.
• Li Chang'an cooked scallion noodles at the outdoor camp, and Shui Binger provided water before joining the group for dinner.
• Li Chang'an asked why Shui Binger had come, and she explained that Prince Zhenbei had demanded that she and Xue Wu serve in his residence or he would reclaim Heaven Water Academy's land.
• Shui Binger offered to join Rouge Academy in exchange for help, but Hu Liena told her that Li Chang'an was teasing and would help her anyway.
• Li Chang'an promised to deal with Prince Zhenbei after the tournament, and Shui Binger thanked him.

Li Chang'an and the Heaven Dou Empire delegation were ambushed in a gorge by thousands of black-clad Soul Masters whose strange auras suggested they were controlled by the Abyss. As the battle escalated and more powerful enemies appeared, the attackers threatened to kill everyone who had uncovered their identities.

• Li Chang'an sensed an icy aura as rocks began falling from both sides of the gorge, and the Royal Knights formed a defensive line while the academies hurried to escape.
• Thousands of black-clad attackers charged from the hills, and Li Chang'an sensed that something was controlling them and suspected the Abyss had returned.
• The attackers used coordinated group tactics to overwhelm the Soul Masters from the fifteen academies, while Li Chang'an searched for their unseen mastermind.
• A soldier claimed the attackers bore the marks of the Star Luo Empire, and Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi confronted three powerful enemies.
• Three more Titled Douluo appeared, and one attacker declared that no one from the Heaven Dou Empire would leave alive.

Li Chang'an killed the Abyss mastermind behind an ambush on the Heaven Dou teams, then the group reached Spirit City. The chapter ended with the soul masters marveling at the city’s defenses, including its Soul Guidance Cannons.

• Li Chang'an left the others to confront a terrifying presence behind the mountain while Chen Xin and the other Titled Douluo fought the remaining attackers.
• Li Chang'an used several soul skills and Lawful Utterance to kill the Rank 97 black-robed Abyss lord and disable the black-clad attackers.
• Li Chang'an returned to the carriage and endured the backlash, while Ning Fengzhi, the Titled Douluo, and Qian Renxue discussed the Abyss threat with him.
• Qian Renxue arranged additional escorts and Abyss inspections as the Heaven Dou teams continued their journey without further incidents.
• Xue Qinghe brought the fifteen soul master teams into Spirit City, where Ning Rongrong and the others saw its hexagonal walls and Level 4 Soul Guidance Cannons.

Rouge Academy arrived in Spirit City and learned the finals format before Liu Erlong drew Blazing Fire Academy as its first-round opponent. Blazing Fire Academy withdrew, leaving Rouge Academy with byes in the first two rounds and a place in the top ten without fighting.

• Rouge Academy arrived in Spirit City, where its members saw the city’s new rail vehicles and settled into their hotel.
• Liu Erlong explained the finals’ elimination format, the seeded teams’ byes, and the schedule leading to the final three-team round.
• The academies gathered at the arena, and Liu Erlong returned from the draw with news that Rouge Academy would face Blazing Fire Academy.
• Liu Erlong announced that Blazing Fire Academy had withdrawn, giving Rouge Academy consecutive byes in the first two rounds.
• A Spirit Hall bishop announced the finals’ start and matchups while the first match began.

Divine Wind Academy used a rules loophole to field four Blazing Fire Academy students, while Rouge Academy prepared to face the powerful Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy in the third round. As the teams took the arena, Bibi Dong spotted Li Chang’an and vowed to punish him when he returned.

• Divine Wind Academy defeated its opponent with a lineup of seven Soul Ancestors, and Li Chang’an explained that its roster changes did not violate the tournament rules.
• Flander and the other Heaven Dou Empire academy heads protested to Spirit Hall, but Spirit Hall refused to intervene, and the first two rounds produced the top ten teams.
• The third-round draw paired Rouge Academy with Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy and matched Spirit Hall Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Li Chang’an that her sister Zhu Zhuyun and Davis were strong and possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so Li Chang’an reassured her that they could counter it with their own.
• Rouge Academy and Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy entered the arena, where Davis and Zhu Zhuyun led a team with six Soul Ancestors.
• Bibi Dong watched Li Chang’an from the Papal Hall and vowed to make him stay in bed for three days when he returned.

Rouge Academy faced Star Luo Imperial Academy in a tournament match, where Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Muxi overwhelmed their opponents. Hu Liena revealed that she was a five-ringed Soul Emperor, helped secure the victory, and left the story with Rouge Academy advancing after winning without Li Chang'an needing to fight.

• Davis and Zhu Zhuyun attacked, but Zhu Zhuqing intercepted Zhu Zhuyun while Xiao Wu confronted Davis.
• Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body and Waist Bow to hurl Davis toward his teammates, while Muxi restored her Soul Power and Meng Yiran's poison paralyzed the opposing team.
• Hu Liena kissed Li Chang'an, then revealed her five soul rings and Soul Emperor cultivation before using her Sky Fox ability to confound the Star Luo Imperial Academy team.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked while Meng Yiran intensified her poison, knocking the opposing team members off the arena.
• Rouge Academy won the match without Li Chang'an making a move.

After the four semifinalists were announced, Li Chang'an reassured Xiao Wu that he had found a way to revive her mother. The finalists gathered before Papal Hall the next morning, where the Pope was about to arrive.

• Spirit Hall Academy defeated Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and Shrek Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Spirit Hall Academy, and Rouge Academy advanced to the semifinals.
• Pope Bibidon ordered the semifinals to be held before Papal Hall, with the two winners advancing to the finals.
• Li Chang'an visited Xiao Wu, warned her to stay calm when meeting the Pope, and demonstrated his Soul Ring Return to Spirit skill as proof he could revive her mother.
• Xiao Wu thanked Li Chang'an and spent the night with him.
• The four finalist teams assembled before Papal Hall the next morning, and the bishops announced the Pope's arrival.

Bibidon opened the Spirit Hall tournament semifinals by appearing before the contestants and announcing that three soul bones would go to the ultimate victor. Li Chang'an exchanged a private, flirtatious moment with Bibidon, while the other contestants fixated on the extraordinary prize.

• Bibidon emerged from Papal Hall with Chen Xin, Bone Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and honorary elder Ning Fengzhi, while Dugu Bo stayed aside.
• The assembled soul masters, including Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu, knelt before Bibidon.
• Bibidon congratulated Li Chang'an on his strength despite having only two rings and warned him not to let the girls around him distract him from cultivation.
• Bibidon welcomed the twenty-eight semifinalists and summoned three soul bones as the tournament's ultimate reward.
• The contestants and Spirit City residents reacted with greed and excitement, while Li Chang'an remained unfazed because he already possessed powerful soul bones.

Rouge Academy and Shrek Academy faced off for the final place in the championship after the other teams conceded their matches. Shrek began using a mysterious Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique, leaving the outcome of the afternoon battle unresolved.

• Bibidon announced that the three soul bones would go to the championship team and explained the semifinal format.
• Flander forfeited Shrek Academy’s individual match against Rouge Academy, and Divine Wind Academy conceded to Spirit Hall Academy, sending Spirit Hall directly to the final.
• Li Chang'an and Rouge Academy met Shrek Academy in the afternoon team match, where Xiao Wu noticed Yu Xiaogang watching her with pity and greed.
• Shrek Academy formed a circle and gathered Soul Power around Jiangzhu and Oscar, surprising the spectators and putting Rouge Academy under pressure.
• Tang San led Shrek’s formation through a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Technique, as the team channeled its power into him.

Shrek’s seven performed a Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, empowering Tang San to wield the Clear Sky Hammer against Li Chang'an. Li Chang'an revealed the Pangu Axe and his Martial Soul Avatar, and the two immense weapons clashed as the battle reached its peak.

• The spectators recognized Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Technique as Tang San gathered the team’s power.
• Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer and struck at Li Chang'an, who casually knocked the enlarged hammer aside with the Pangu Axe.
• Tang San activated the Clear Sky Hammer’s Weapon Soul Avatar, surprising the spectators.
• Li Chang'an revealed his Pangu Axe Martial Soul Avatar, Pangu Creates the Heavens, and the crowd realized he was a Soul Sage.
• Li Chang'an’s giant axe met Tang San’s giant hammer in a thunderous clash.