Recaps

The Sun Moon Empire’s new flying-friendly tournament rules and elaborate venue favored Soul Engineers, while Freedom Gate received a remote outdoor seating area. As the teams gathered for the drawing ceremony, Ji Lin and his companions prepared to scout the competition and save their frustration for the matches.

• The Sun Moon Empire imposed rules that favored Soul Engineers and gave Shrek Academy a bye as the previous tournament’s champion.
• Ji Lin led Freedom Gate to draw lots, then joined the other teams as soldiers escorted them from Mingdu to the competition grounds.
• The teams arrived at a venue featuring a high metal platform, a towering Soul Tool Shield, and large screens for spectators.
• Ji Lin and his team were assigned a remote bench area, frustrating Nan Qiu Qiu and Xiao Xiao, while Ji Lin urged them to focus on competing.
• Ji Lin spotted Zhang Lexuan’s group and several familiar faces as Shrek Academy and other teams observed their potential opponents.

Ji Lin observed the assembled tournament teams as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps secured the viewing platform for Xu Tianran’s arrival as Regent Prince. With Ju Zi preparing to address the crowd, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament was about to begin.

• Meng Hongchen searched for Ji Lin among the teams, but Xiao Hongchen pulled her over to wait with him.
• Ji Lin spotted the Heaven Dragon Sect led by Yu Tianlong, the Earth Dragon Sect led by Nan Shui Shui, and a veiled team that included Tang Ya.
• The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Corps surrounded the viewing platform and deployed Soul Tools to guard it.
• Xu Tianran arrived in a dragon carriage pushed by Ju Zi, while Jing Hongchen accompanied him, and the officials knelt to greet the Regent Prince and Regent Princess.
• Ju Zi stepped toward the Soul Tool amplifier, but an overwhelming voice demanded silence and pressed down on the venue.

Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao publicly demonstrated the Sun Moon Empire’s strength as Ju Zi opened the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament. The first match began between the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and the Dragon Slaying Sect, where Meng Hongchen revealed she was a seven-ring Soul Saint and faced Bi Nian’s charge.

• Long Xiaoyao silenced the venue with his Limit Douluo pressure, and Ju Zi announced the tournament on behalf of Regent Xu Tianran.
• The tournament rules were read, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was matched against the Dragon Slaying Sect in the first preliminary elimination round.
• Meng Hongchen and Bi Nian entered the individual match as their teams’ first contestants.
• Bi Nian charged at Meng Hongchen with five soul rings, but she revealed seven rings and shocked the competing teams.
• Bi Nian transformed, growing horns and bulging muscles as he reached Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect’s first fighter with her Ultimate Ice abilities, then went on to defeat all seven opponents in the opening match. She left the arena acclaimed by the Sun Moon Empire’s spectators, while Ji Lin watched proudly.

• A Dragon Slaying Sect youth attacked Meng Hongchen, but her Frost Ring slowed him and her Ice Breath froze him before he could use his fifth Soul Skill.
• Meng Hongchen told the referee she would thaw the youth only if the sect guaranteed he would not compete in the team match, and the captain agreed.
• Meng Hongchen thawed the youth after securing the promise, while the other Dragon Slaying Sect fighters prepared to face her.
• Meng Hongchen defeated all seven Dragon Slaying Sect opponents using only her first three Soul Skills.
• The arena crowd cheered Meng Hongchen, and Ji Lin smiled as he watched her from the contestants’ resting area.

Meng Hongchen reunited with Ji Lin after the tournament’s first day, and the two spent the night together while the competition grew increasingly dangerous. On the second day, Freedom Gate prepared to face Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, the same school Ji Lin had defeated in the previous tournament.

• Meng Hongchen became a sensation after leading Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to advance with a perfect individual-round victory, while Vina’s Snow Demon Sect also advanced.
• After the first day’s matches, Ji Lin met Meng Hongchen at the Mingyue Grand Hotel, and she persuaded him to spend the night with her.
• As the second day’s matches brought serious injuries and deaths, Xiao Xiao worried that sect disciples were risking too much for tournament victories.
• Freedom Gate was paired against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, which Ji Lin had eliminated in the first round of the previous tournament.

Ye Guyi showcased Freedom Gate’s strength by defeating Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy’s Han Feng with ease after revealing that she was a Four-Winged Angel Soul Saint. Her Sacred Angel Martial Soul drew the Imperial Tutor’s hostility, and Xu Tianran decided that she would be killed after the tournament.

• Ji Lin sent Ye Guyi to represent Freedom Gate in its first individual match against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy.
• Ye Guyi revealed her Sacred Angel Martial Soul and seven soul rings, shocking the audience and revealing her Soul Saint cultivation.
• The Imperial Tutor recognized Ye Guyi’s Martial Soul and concealed his killing intent, while Xu Tianran decided not to protect her from the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Ye Guyi defeated Han Feng with a single slash of her Holy Sword, sending him off the arena.
• Xu Tianran asked about Freedom Gate, and Ju Zi reported that it came from the Star Luo Empire and had an unclear connection to the Liyue Chamber of Commerce.

Ye Guyi led Freedom Gate to a one-sided victory, then the Holy Spirit Sect revealed its cruelty when one of its Evil Soul Masters killed a Tiandu Academy contestant. Ji Lin resolved that Freedom Gate would kill the Holy Spirit Sect fighters if they met, while sparing Tang Ya because she had acted under control.

• Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy conceded after Ye Guyi defeated all five of its contestants without using a Soul Skill, giving Freedom Gate another flawless victory.
• Ji Lin and the others stayed to watch the final match of the morning, Holy Spirit Sect versus Tiandu Academy.
• A Holy Spirit Sect youth used a cloud of tiny insects to devour the Tiandu Academy contestant's soul and brain matter, leaving him dead.
• Ye Guyi wanted to attack the Evil Soul Master, but Ji Lin stopped her because they were in public and in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Ji Lin identified the Holy Spirit Sect youth's technique and vowed that Freedom Gate would kill its members if they faced them, while deciding Tang Ya could still be saved because Holy Spirit Cult had controlled her.

The Holy Spirit Sect killed a Tiandu Academy contestant, prompting Tiandu Academy to withdraw and drawing outrage from spectators and other teams. After Freedom Gate advanced through the first knockout round and moved to the sixth floor of the Mingyue Hotel, the remaining teams drew their second-round opponents that night.

• A Holy Spirit Sect youth devoured the soul of a Tiandu Academy contestant and killed him during their match.
• Tiandu Academy's leading teacher protested, withdrew the team from the tournament, and took the remaining students away.
• Xu Tianran warned the Imperial Tutor not to let the Holy Spirit Sect go too far, while other teams and spectators condemned them.
• Ji Lin, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Nan Qiu Qiu, and the others returned to the Mingyue Grand Hotel, ate together, and went sightseeing instead of watching the afternoon matches.
• The first knockout round ended with half of the 167 teams eliminated, and Freedom Gate moved from the second floor to the sixth floor because Ye Guyi was a Soul Saint.
• The remaining eighty-four teams, including Shrek Academy, drew their second-round matches that night.

Shrek Academy began its first match of the tournament’s second round against Iron Sword Sect, while Ji Lin and Freedom Gate drew attention from the Snow Demon Sect. The chapter ended as Xu Sanshi stepped onto the stage and faced a young woman from Iron Sword Sect.

• Ji Lin led Freedom Gate into the VIP rest area, where Vina told Mu Xue that the team held the Tianquan Star position and that Ji Lin was its captain and a powerful fighter.
• Ji Lin used Spirit Detection to notice Vina, Mu Xue, and concealed members of the Body Sect nearby.
• The tournament host announced Shrek Academy’s first match against Iron Sword Sect amid boos from the spectators.
• Bei Bei selected Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Ning Tian, and He Caitou to compete, while he and the remaining students stayed off the stage.
• Xu Sanshi stepped forward to face a young woman from Iron Sword Sect and reacted with surprise at his opponent.

Xu Sanshi faced Wang Chengxi of the Iron Sword Sect in the tournament, first embarrassing himself with flirtation before demonstrating his strength as a Soul Emperor. He countered her opening attacks and interrupted her fifth Soul Skill, but Wang Chengxi launched another powerful strike as the chapter ended.

• Xu Sanshi introduced himself to Wang Chengxi with a boastful title, drawing the referee's rebuke and Jiang Nannan's cold stare.
• Xu Sanshi revealed six Soul Rings, while Wang Chengxi summoned her iron sword and displayed five Soul Rings.
• Xu Sanshi blocked Wang Chengxi's sword attacks with his Mysterious Nether Turtle Shell Shield and trapped her in Mysterious Nether Tremor.
• Xu Sanshi combined Mysterious Nether Tremor with Mysterious Underworld Power, interrupting Wang Chengxi's fifth Soul Skill and flinging her away.
• Wang Chengxi recovered and charged again, leaping into a spinning attack as her fifth Soul Ring lit and a black-and-silver sword formed.

Xu Sanshi defeated Wang Chengxi and the Iron Sword Sect’s next contestant, then Shrek used the remaining matches to give its younger members tournament experience. Shrek advanced to the third round after defeating the Iron Sword Sect, while Wang Chengxi woke to find her team eliminated.

• Wang Chengxi revealed her Medusa Martial Soul and attacked Xu Sanshi with petrification light and snake hair, but Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to evade her strikes.
• Xu Sanshi suppressed Wang Chengxi’s Medusa’s Gaze with his Black Tortoise bloodline, trapped her in a Shield Wall, and knocked her unconscious.
• Xu Sanshi defeated the Iron Sword Sect’s second contestant, then conceded so Dai Huabin could take the field.
• Bei Bei sent Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and others into the remaining matches and team battle, which Shrek won easily.
• Shrek advanced to the third round, and Wang Chengxi woke as the Iron Sword Sect faced elimination.

Ji Lin led Freedom Gate into its second-round elimination match against Heavenly Armor Sect, where Nana revealed her Soul Emperor strength and overwhelmed Han Yu in their opening clash. Nana launched a three-pronged follow-up attack as Han Yu struggled to defend.

• Ji Lin brought Freedom Gate to the competition grounds, where Bei Bei and the Shrek Academy team watched their match.
• Freedom Gate drew Heavenly Armor Sect, whose leader Han Zhanhu worried after learning that the team had already revealed Soul Saint-level strength.
• Nana took the first individual match against Han Yu and revealed six soul rings, marking her as another Soul Emperor.
• Nana drew a powerful sixth-rank Soul Tool blade and sent Han Yu flying with a single slash against his Heavenly Armor Shield.
• Nana split into three illusory figures and converged on Han Yu with simultaneous slashes.

Nana defeated Han Yu and the Heavenly Armor Sect with her Crimson Flame Blade before handing the next match to Wang Dong'er. Wang Dong'er revealed her six-ring cultivation, and Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen what he knew about Freedom Gate's contestants.

• Nana used Ghost Possession to evade Han Yu's Meteor Fire Armor, then shattered his Heavenly Armor Shield and defeated him.
• Nana won her next two matches against the Heavenly Armor Sect before voluntarily stepping down.
• Wang Dong'er entered the arena as Freedom Gate's second contestant and faced another Heavenly Armor Sect fighter.
• Wang Dong'er unfurled her Light Goddess Butterfly wings and revealed six soul rings, astonishing the spectators.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi about Freedom Gate, and Jing Hongchen offered to share what he knew about its contestants.

Wang Dong'er defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect contestant, giving Freedom Gate enough points to win and advance toward the round-robin stage. After the match, Ji Lin took Xu Jiujiu to Youthful Hotel, where she reluctantly tried on the custom outfits he had ordered.

• Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that Wang Dong'er had fought for Shrek Academy and that Nana had once been a reserve member of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Wang Dong'er dodged the Heavenly Armor Sect contestant's attacks and shattered his Heavenly Armor Needle with Butterfly God's Light.
• Wang Dong'er won four consecutive matches, and the referee declared Freedom Gate the winner with six points to Heavenly Armor Sect's zero.
• Other teams grew wary of Freedom Gate's strength as the team returned to the hotel to rest.
• Ji Lin took Xu Jiujiu to Youthful Hotel and had custom outfits made for her.
• Xu Jiujiu reluctantly put on the outfits for Ji Lin as the night grew late.

Freedom Gate and Earth Dragon Sect drew each other in the third-round elimination match, so Ji Lin and Nan Qiu Qiu arranged for Earth Dragon Sect to earn enough minor points to advance. Freedom Gate won while preserving its undefeated record, and Earth Dragon Sect narrowly qualified for the round-robin stage.

• Ji Lin drew Earth Dragon Sect as Freedom Gate's opponent, and Ye Guyi suggested letting them earn points so they could advance despite losing.
• Nan Shui Shui told Earth Dragon Sect's disciples that their safety mattered more than winning, while Ji Lin and Nan Qiu Qiu planned to help them qualify.
• Nan Qiu Qiu dominated Xu Shenshu with Annihilation Light, then surrendered; Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Nana also traded victories and surrenders with Earth Dragon Sect's competitors.
• Freedom Gate forfeited the individual elimination match and won the match overall, eight to seven, after Earth Dragon Sect surrendered the team battle.
• Earth Dragon Sect used its seven minor points from the match to barely advance to the round-robin stage, while Freedom Gate kept its undefeated record.

After the tournament’s brutal eliminations, the thirty-two remaining teams entered the round-robin stage, and Freedom Gate was grouped with Earth Dragon Sect and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. The chapter ended as the Sun Moon Team and Freedom Gate prepared to face each other in the opening match, with Regent Xu Tianran asking Jing Hongchen for his thoughts.

• The third-round eliminations ended with five deaths and more than twenty serious injuries, while Freedom Gate deliberately scored eight points to help Earth Dragon Sect advance.
• Ye Guyi and Nan Qiu Qiu drew Earth Dragon Sect and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy into Freedom Gate’s group, and Ji Lin accidentally sprayed tea over Wang Dong'er before tickling her and Nan Qiu Qiu into submission.
• Ji Lin reassured Nan Qiu Qiu that Earth Dragon Sect had drawn a favorable group because Meng would keep the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy from attacking them too harshly.
• The thirty-two teams were divided into four round-robin groups, with Freedom Gate, Earth Dragon Sect, and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy placed together in the first group.
• Xiao Hongchen warned Meng Hongchen not to throw the match against Ji Lin, and the teams gathered at the competition grounds for the opening showdown.
• Regent Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen what he thought of the coming match between the Sun Moon Team and Freedom Gate.

Sun Moon Team’s Shi Xing faced Freedom Gate’s Wang Dong'er in the opening round-robin match, while both sides appeared to be holding back. Shi Xing attacked with a tracking High-Explosive Shell, which Wang Dong'er destroyed in midair as their battle continued.

• Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that the teams might conserve their strength and let their younger members choose their own tactics.
• The referee announced the match between Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy Team and Freedom Gate, and Shi Xing and Wang Dong'er entered the arena.
• Wang Dong'er and the Sun Moon Team members noticed that the referee had signaled the start in a way that seemed to favor the home team.
• Shi Xing took to the air with his Flying Soul Tool wings and fired a tracking High-Explosive Shell at Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er flew upward and used her second Soul Ring to destroy the shell, while Shi Xing's five-Soul-Ring configuration was explained.

Wang Dong'er evaded Shi Xing's tracking high-explosive shells while turning the referee's favoritism into a frantic chase, then faced Shi Xing's fully charged Crimson Fire Cannon. As his massive fireball reached her, Wang Dong'er activated her fifth soul ring and transformed into translucent golden crystal.

• Shi Xing's tracking shells drove Wang Dong'er toward the referee, whom she chased until he fled across the arena.
• Shi Xing fired three high-explosive shells that blasted apart the reinforced arena floor, while Wang Dong'er escaped their explosions unharmed.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to strip the referee of his officiating qualification for showing favoritism.
• Shi Xing used a Positioning Soul Tool to aim his sixth-grade Crimson Fire Cannon at Wang Dong'er and fired a massive crimson fireball.
• Wang Dong'er stopped in midair, illuminated her fifth soul ring, and transformed into translucent golden crystal as the fireball reached her.

Wang Dong'er defeated Shi Xing by turning his Crimson Fire Cannonball back against him, then began a second match against Zhou Xinghao. She forced Zhou to spend his Invincible Shield before his artillery platform was assembled, but he completed the platform and began searching for her.

• Wang Dong'er used God of Light Possession to catch Shi Xing's Crimson Fire Cannonball and hurl it back at him.
• Wang Dong'er overwhelmed Shi Xing with a golden pillar and orb, and Shi Xing conceded the match.
• The referee declared Wang Dong'er the winner, and she faced the Sun Moon Team's second contestant, Zhou Xinghao.
• Wang Dong'er rushed Zhou Xinghao with a Level 6 Soul Tool Thruster and attacked while his artillery platform was still assembling.
• Wang Dong'er baited Zhou Xinghao into activating his Invincible Shield, then moved behind him as his artillery platform finished assembling.
• Zhou Xinghao enhanced his Soul Power and rotated the artillery platform to search for Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er defeated Zhou Xinghao by exploiting his Soul Cannon platform's blind spot and teleporting behind him, then began fighting the Sun Moon Team's third competitor, Xiao Ping. She and Xiao Ping traded attacks in midair, and he raised a Rank 7 Soul Tool Shield against her massive Butterfly God Slash.

• Wang Dong'er stayed behind Zhou Xinghao's rotating Soul Cannon platform until he used a Shockwave Bomb to force her away and unleash a Metal Storm.
• Wang Dong'er used a Teleportation Ring to reappear behind Zhou Xinghao and dismantled his Soul Tools, making him surrender; Meng Hongchen guiltily realized she had supplied the ring.
• Wang Dong'er restored her Soul Power with a Milk Bottle, then faced the Sun Moon Team's third competitor, Xiao Ping, a close-combat Soul Engineer.
• Xiao Ping evaded Wang Dong'er's Hexagram Array, dodged her golden light attacks with his thrusters, and charged at her with his spear.
• Wang Dong'er combined 108 golden slashes into a massive Butterfly God Slash, and Xiao Ping formed a Rank 7 Soul Tool Shield to defend himself.

Wang Dong'er defeated Xiao Ping with her Butterfly God Dance, giving Freedom Gate a three-match lead over the Sun Moon Team. Xiao Hongchen then conceded the individual elimination match to preserve his team's strength for the tournament's later rounds, leaving Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen to recognize his strategic judgment.

• Xiao Ping used his armor's Rank 7 Soul Tool Shield to withstand Wang Dong'er's attacks and charge toward her.
• Wang Dong'er unleashed Butterfly God Dance, shattered Xiao Ping's shield, and defeated him after he crashed into the arena barrier.
• The referee declared Wang Dong'er the winner, and the crowd reacted to the Sun Moon Team's three consecutive losses.
• Xiao Hongchen conceded the match, explaining that he wanted to conserve his team's strength rather than risk injuries against Freedom Gate.
• Xu Tianran praised Xiao Hongchen for knowing when to yield, while Jing Hongchen privately approved of his grandson's growth.

Freedom Gate’s victory over the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy made the team famous in Mingdu, while Ji Lin provoked Wang Qiuer into buying uniforms like those owned by Xu Jiujiu and the others. The next morning, Freedom Gate arrived to face the mysterious Mingyu Sect, and chief referee Zheng Zhan took charge of the match.

• Freedom Gate defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and the other six sects realized their chances of qualifying had disappeared.
• Ji Lin brought Wang Qiuer to Youthful Hotel and provoked her into buying all the uniforms she had refused to wear.
• The first round of the round-robin stage ended, and Freedom Gate became a popular topic across Mingdu.
• Freedom Gate traveled through the rain to the competition grounds for its match against Mingyu Sect.
• Mingyu Sect arrived with its veiled captain, who had not yet entered the field during the tournament.
• Zheng Zhan introduced himself as the tournament’s chief referee and announced that he would preside over all subsequent matches.

Wang Dong'er fought You Chen of Mingyu Sect in the first individual match between Freedom Gate and Mingyu Sect. After You Chen damaged her butterfly wings and overwhelmed her with speed, Wang Dong'er countered with her Hexagram Array and drove him back with a net of light blades.

• Indestructible Douluo Zheng Zhan announced the Freedom Gate versus Mingyu Sect match and warned Wang Dong'er and You Chen against killing their opponents.
• Wang Dong'er and You Chen opened the match, and You Chen used his spike Soul Tools and astonishing speed to pierce her butterfly wings.
• You Chen activated his third Soul Skill, creating seven afterimages that surrounded Wang Dong'er.
• Wang Dong'er activated her fourth Soul Skill, the Hexagram Array, and repelled You Chen's seven figures.
• Wang Dong'er unleashed one hundred and eight Butterfly God Slash blades in a net, forcing You Chen to retreat.

Wang Dong'er defeated You Chen in the first individual match, revealing her Clear Sky Hammer to counter his strongest attack. She remained on the arena and faced Mingyu Sect's next competitor, whose strange, sickly appearance caught her off guard.

• Wang Dong'er used the Hexagram Array and Butterfly God's Light to slow You Chen while he relied on an Invincible Shield to close in.
• You Chen unleashed Ghostly Soul Stab with his fifth Soul Skill and twin High-Frequency Vibration Blades, but Wang Dong'er blocked him with her Clear Sky Hammer.
• Wang Dong'er trapped You Chen with the Hexagram Array and knocked him back with the hammer, prompting him to surrender.
• Zheng Zhan stopped Wang Dong'er, declared Freedom Gate the winner, and recognized her Clear Sky Hammer; Wang Dong'er restored her Soul Power as You Chen left the arena.
• A new Mingyu Sect competitor stepped onto the arena, and Wang Dong'er noticed his pale, sickly appearance and cold gaze.

Wang Dong'er fought Ade of Mingyu Sect, whose Blood Bat Martial Soul gave him powerful senses and evasive ability. Wang Dong'er gained the upper hand in their aerial clash, while the Imperial Tutor took an interest in Ade and ordered Xiao Feng to bring him over after the match.

• Ade revealed his Blood Bat Martial Soul and flew into the arena to face Wang Dong'er.
• The Imperial Tutor identified Ade's mutated Martial Soul and ordered Xiao Feng to bring him to him after the match.
• Ade dodged Wang Dong'er's Butterfly God's Light and attacked her chest and face with his claws.
• Wang Dong'er repelled Ade with her wing-blades and pressed him back with superior strength.
• As his third Soul Skill's boost neared its end, Ade shrieked and activated his second Soul Ring.