Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yi used the Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream and her control techniques to evade and counter the attacks of Si Yijing’s five-person team. As the opponents coordinated a barrage of arrows, bee stings, dives, and phosphorescent powder against her, the battle remained unresolved.

• The narration explained why Support and Control Dual Cultivation was rare, then revealed that Xiao Yi had trained as a control specialist and inherited the Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream.
• Si Yijing recognized Xiao Yi as a genuine Soul King-level Control Type Soul Master, but insisted she could not defeat five opponents alone.
• Caught in the Mystic Mud Torrent’s attacks, Ji Bochang used Sonic Boom and Feather Character Art to send sound waves toward Shen Yuan and Lu Kun.
• Han Poqiong’s Iron Eagle Thousand Drop Kill struck Xiao Yi’s barrier, but Xiao Yi used her agility and Flying Willow Force to evade him and Ronan Bloodwing.
• Xiao Yi dodged Duan Juekong’s homing Arrow of Annihilation and shattered it with a leaf whip technique.
• Duan Juekong, Jing Wuying, Ronan Bloodwing, Han Poqiong, and Bai Huansha attacked Xiao Yi together with arrows, bee stings, dives, and phosphorescent powder.

Xiao Yi used her newly developed One Thousand and One Nights to defeat all five members of the Sky Peak Team. The chapter explained how she and Chen Xiaojun had adapted the technique for her leaf-control arts, leaving Xiao Yi with a powerful new trump card.

• Xiao Yi unleashed a storm of leaves that overwhelmed the Sky Peak Team and knocked all five opponents from the air.
• Life Vines caught the falling fighters, and Han Poqiong asked Xiao Yi what secret technique she had used.
• Xiao Yi arranged leaves into the words “One Thousand and One Nights.”
• The narration explained that Xiao Yi’s version combined techniques from the Nine Yin Manual Hidden Weapons Chapter with Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream and used far more than one thousand and one leaves.
• Chen Cong assessed One Thousand and One Nights as a Second Order technique with the potential to reach the Fourth Order.

Xiao Yi’s spectacular counterattack overwhelmed Tian Feng Academy, and Si Baining explained to Si Yijing why Chen Xinyi’s talent had made their carefully planned tactics futile. Tian Feng conceded, and Xiao Yi healed their injured members before revealing the name of her vine-leaf technique.

• Xiao Yi’s display of “One Thousand and One Nights” stunned the spectators and convinced the other academies that Chang'an Academy’s strength had been underestimated.
• Si Baining told Si Yijing that Chen Xinyi’s power placed her among the top geniuses and that Tian Feng’s tactics could not overcome such a gap in talent.
• Chang'an Team broke free from the Mudslide, and Shen Yuan and Lu Kun suffered backlash from their prolonged Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Si Baining conceded for Tian Feng Academy, and the referee announced the result.
• Xiao Yi used Heavenly Rain Dew to restore half of Tian Feng Academy’s members’ Life Force and revealed that her technique was called “Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream.”

After Chang'an Academy defeated Tian Feng Academy, Xiao Yi treated the injured team members while Si Baining and Si Yijing discussed Xiao Yi’s mysterious healing art. Chang'an Academy assessed its depleted roster and upcoming rivals as other teams revised their tactics, and Ping An Academy emerged as a five-win dark horse.

• Si Baining told Si Yijing that Xiao Yi’s Myriad Leaves Flying Flower Stream was mysterious, then lamented that Xiao Yi was mute.
• Xiao Yi explained that Ma Liang’s injuries and Desolation Power had been serious, but that her Spring Return Cocoon had cleared the toxins and foreign Soul Power.
• Chen Xiaojun and the others discussed the injuries and limited lineup left after their match against Tian Feng Academy, then watched Qing Lin Academy face Marseille Academy.
• Chang'an Academy reviewed its difficult schedule and agreed to prepare for Nice Academy and Skywolf Academy before facing Qing Lin Academy.
• Other teams discarded their plans for targeting Xiao Yi after learning how powerful she was, while Ping An Academy joined seven other teams with five straight wins.

Chang'an Academy defeated Nice Academy with the Whirlwind Fire Prison Array, a coordinated fire-and-poison tactic designed to overcome the opponents’ muddy terrain defense. After the match, the team discussed their revealed tactics and Chen Xiaojun’s ongoing tournament preparations, while Ma Wencai confirmed he still had an unrevealed ability.

• Bai Ruoshui, Lin Jingshu, Yan Chengyi, Chen Xiaojun, and other academy officials discussed preparations for an important follow-up matter.
• Chang'an Academy’s team used Xiao Yi’s support, Ma Wencai’s illusion, Neil Severn’s quicksand, and Wang Baoqiang’s earth attacks to disrupt Nice Academy’s muddy defense.
• Zhu Wuneng, Su Ningxia, and Du Gu Fu formed the Whirlwind Fire Prison Array, scorching Nice Academy’s field and attacking its members with fire and poison.
• Ma Wencai absorbed the team’s wind, fire, and toxins into his Eclipse Shadow Burst and defeated Nice Academy with an explosive attack.
• Chen Mu praised Ma Wencai and the team reviewed their tactics, while Gao Cuilan explained that Chen Xiaojun was observing other matches.
• Ma Wencai confirmed to Zhu Wuneng that he had not yet used the ability he was saving.

Chang'an Academy’s rising popularity brought lucrative sponsorship and merchandise sales, even as its players complained about the sponsor name stitched onto their uniforms. The chapter introduced Skywolf Team’s strong all-Soul Sect lineup and its traditional attack-focused formation as the match against Chang'an Academy was about to begin.

• Zhu Wuneng, Gao Cuilan, Chen Mu, Chen Shurui, and Du Gu Fu joked about the uncomfortable “Chain Market” nameplates on their uniforms and blamed Chen Xiaojun for the idea.
• Chen Xiaojun and Liu Ruyan secured a sponsorship deal worth up to five million gold coins, while Chang'an Academy’s uniforms and merchandise—including Xiao Yi’s figurine—sold in huge numbers.
• Yue Lexing, Lu Jingcheng, and Belon Parker teased Wei Xinzhi about Skywolf Team’s winning streak and powerful lineup, while Wei Xinzhi defended his academy’s decline.
• Yang Guisan asked Wei Xinzhi about his grandson Wei Yelin’s mutated Nether Blood Wolf Martial Soul, and Yue Qiansong mocked the Wei family for aligning with the authorities and Chen Clan.
• Skywolf Team lined up in a traditional attack-focused formation against Chang'an Academy’s Chen Xinyi, Chen Mu, Zhu Wuneng, Du Gu Fu, Su Ningxia, Wang Baoqiang, and Ma Wencai.

Chang'an Academy faced Skywolf Team in a revenge match, with both teams using matching formations. Xiao Yi overwhelmed Xiao Tianjin with her Zhaojun Sword and left him frozen and unable to move, while the other duels were still underway.

• Chang'an Academy and Skywolf Team entered the arena in matching Christmas Tree Offensive Formations, though Chang'an's unusual placements puzzled the spectators.
• Su Yiner boosted Skywolf Team's critical hit rate with Battle Intent Rhapsody, and Wang Baoqiang raised Chang'an Team's attack power with Group War Cry.
• Chen Mu charged at Wei Yelin, while Du Gu Fu faced Ye Wuchen, Ma Wencai faced Fu Zhuiyun, and Zhu Wuneng faced Shi Tieshan.
• Xiao Yi applied Life Force Awakening to Ma Wencai, then approached Xiao Tianjin with the Zhaojun Sword and dodged through his Hellfire Scorching Plains.
• Xiao Yi countered Xiao Tianjin's attacks with sword techniques that froze his flames, wounded him through his armor, and trapped his legs in ice.
• Xiao Yi's Yin Fiend Ice Seal shattered Xiao Tianjin's charge, froze him from head to toe, and left him kneeling helplessly.

Chen Xinyi’s team overwhelmed Tianlang in the Gao Ying Competition as Chen Xinyi’s identity as the Azure Emperor was revealed to the crowd. Chang’an Academy’s victory appeared certain, while the spectators and academy leaders looked ahead to the other major matches.

• Chen Xinyi defeated Xiao Tianjin quickly, and Chang’an spectators recognized her as the Azure Emperor, the masked swordswoman who had earned a thirty-seven-win streak in the Chang'an Great Soul Arena.
• Su Ningxia supported her teammates with healing, control, and attacks while Xiao Yi pressured Cen Hanyi and helped turn the fight against Tianlang.
• Zhu Wuneng broke Shi Tieshan’s defenses with three Heart Shattering Palms and sent him crashing to the ground.
• Su Ningxia joined Du Gu Fu against Ye Wuchen as Wang Baoqiang and Ma Wencai pursued Fu Zhuiyun, leaving Tianlang’s fighters overwhelmed.
• Chen Mu erased Wei Yelin’s nine wolf shadows with Solitary and Absolute Skyfall, while Cen Hanyi surrendered and admitted defeat.
• Yue Qiansong and the other academy leaders discussed Tianlang’s hidden trump card, and Zhong Feng predicted that Wei Xinzhi’s team would not advance from the group.

Chang'an Academy prepared for its match against Qing Lin Academy as Chen Xiaojun explained the rival team's powerful spear formation. After Yang Yanlang used the Qing Lin Absolute Spear Array to overwhelm Soren Team, Chen Xiaojun recognized it as a major threat to Chang'an Academy.

• Chang'an Academy's members discussed their victory over Skywolf Academy and the demanding matches ahead, including their upcoming fight with Qing Lin Academy.
• Chen Xiaojun introduced Qing Lin Academy's key Soul Masters, led by level 53 Soul King Yang Yanlang, and outlined their weapons and roles.
• Guan Qinghe enhanced Qing Lin Academy's spear fighters with Azure Wood Crying Blood, and Yang Yanlang's linked spear formation devastated Soren Team in a brief assault.
• Du Gu Fu asked about the formation, and Chen Xiaojun identified it as the Qing Lin Absolute Spear Array, a Yang Family secret inheritance.
• Chen Bin and Su Ningxia interpreted Qing Lin's display as a response to Chang'an Academy's tactics, while Xiao Yi noted that Yang Yanlang had only been testing the array.
• Chen Xiaojun judged that the array's coordinated strength might rival or surpass the Wind Fire Sword Vortex and noted that Yang Family branches supported several of its users.

The chapter recounted how Chen Xiaojun’s brutal training put the youths through nearly a hundred defeats, then described the tournament’s major clashes and current rankings. It ended with Yang Yanlang preparing the Yang Family’s spear formation for a contest with the Chen Clan.

• Chen Xiaojun raised the difficulty of the youths’ training until they suffered thirty straight losses against Soul Emperors and Soul Saints, while gradually improving their teamwork and resolve.
• Zhong Weifeng and Yang Yanyu defeated Zhu Mobai and Zhu Luoxi of Ping An Academy, ending the Zhu siblings’ run in the tournament.
• Canghui Academy defeated Mystic Yellow Academy with its Gemstone Reflecting Sun technique, burning through Zhong Liwei’s Mystic Iron Soul Suppressing Bell.
• Chang’an, Canghui, Yue Si, and Qing Lin remained undefeated, while Tian Feng and Five Mountains continued to perform strongly among the teams with one loss.
• Yang Yanlang told Yang Tiexin that the Yang Family would demonstrate its spear formation to the Chen Clan, and Yang Yanyu wished him luck.

Chen Xiaojun warned Chang'an Academy that Qing Lin Academy had replaced two fighters and might unveil a trump card. During the match, Qing Lin’s seven spear users launched a powerful assault, then Yang Yanlang revealed a dangerous Blood Spear Formation that threatened the Chang'an team.

• Chen Xiaojun briefed Chang'an Academy on Qing Lin Academy’s changed lineup and urged his teammates to stay alert.
• Chang'an Academy sent Xiao Yi, Chen Mu, Chen Bin, Chen Shurui, Zhu Wuneng, Su Ningxia, and Wang Baoqiang into the match.
• Yang Yanlang led Qing Lin’s seven spearmen in a storm of spear shadows, but Chang'an’s formation pulled its fighters clear.
• Wang Baoqiang boosted the team, and the Three Sons of the Chen Clan combined their wind technique with Su Ningxia and Zhu Wuneng’s fire to break through Qing Lin’s spear barrage.
• Yang Yanlang manifested a blood-colored law-body and thrust its enormous Soul Breaking Spear toward Chang'an Academy.
• Qin Xihui identified the move as General Soul Possession in the Blood Spear Formation and warned that, despite Yang Yanlang’s limited power, it posed an extreme danger to Xiao Yi and her teammates.

At Qing Lin Academy, the Yang and Qin families demonstrated the Blood Spear Formation’s General Soul Possession, whose seven-person Soul Burial Strike rivaled a Soul Saint. After the first strike broke Chen Mu, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui’s defense and was weakened by Su Ningxia and Xiao Yi, Yang Yanlang launched a second strike directly at Xiao Yi.

• Qin Xihui and Qin Huameng helped prepare Qing Lin Academy for experiments expanding the Blood Spear Formation and recruiting Brocade-Clad Guards.
• Yang Yanlang and Qin Huameng led Qing Lin Team’s seven-person formation, achieving the synchronization needed to summon its General Soul True Body.
• Yang Yanlang’s Soul Burial Strike shattered the Three Sons of the Chen Clan’s Golden Bell Shield and injured Chen Mu, Chen Bin, and Chen Shurui.
• Su Ningxia and Xiao Yi combined their defenses to weaken the spear strike, which still forced them back and damaged the arena.
• Yang Yanlang summoned a second blood-colored spear and sent another Soul Burial Strike straight at Xiao Yi.

Zhu Wuneng tried to stop Yang Yanlang’s Soul Saint-level strike, but Xiao Yi faced the follow-up attack herself and froze the blood spear with her sword technique. The attack’s recoil sent Xiao Yi sliding backward as coaches argued over her abilities and their teams.

• Yang Yanlang launched the Blood Spear Formation’s True Soul Burial Strike at Xiao Yi, and Zhu Wuneng intercepted it with his Wrath Wheel and Nine-Toothed Rake.
• Yang Yanlang’s spear attack overwhelmed Zhu Wuneng’s defense, injured him, and continued toward Xiao Yi as a locked-on strike.
• Xiao Yi drew the Zhaojun Sword, raised her Soul Power to level 59, and used Sword Pointing to Stars and Moon to freeze the blood-weeping spear in midair.
• The frozen spear’s force burst outward, sending Xiao Yi sliding backward across the arena.
• Yue Qiansong, Wang Wei, Zhong Feng, Lian Changzhi, and Lu Jingcheng discussed Xiao Yi’s techniques and traded barbs about their academies and teams.

Xiao Yi and Wang Baoqiang attacked the Blood Spear Battle Array while Yang Yanlang and Qin Huameng fought to keep it intact. Xiao Yi stopped Yang Yanlang’s deadly spear strike with the Subduing Demon Seal, but its explosion blasted her from the arena, gravely injured in Chen Xiaojun’s arms.

• Wang Baoqiang battered the Blood Spear Battle Array while Xiao Yi sent green leaf strips against its barrier and Yang Yanlang’s Dharma Body.
• Yang Yanlang used his spear skills and Qin Huameng activated Thousand Mechanisms Guidance to stabilize the formation under the assault.
• Yang Yanlang unleashed Nine Soul Burial Spears and then Heaven and Earth Perish Together, sending a blood dragon spear toward Xiao Yi.
• Zhu Wuneng tried to shield Xiao Yi with the Golden Bell Shield, while Chen Bin and Chen Shurui’s Azure Sea Sky Swords weakened the spear but failed to stop it.
• Xiao Yi formed the Subduing Demon Seal and froze the blood dragon spear, but Yang Yanlang’s ensuing explosion blasted her out of the arena.
• Chen Xiaojun caught Xiao Yi as she landed; she spat blood and collapsed into his arms.

The chapter listed Chang'an Academy's match schedule and explained the tournament draw, tier groups, and fixed matchups among the top three teams. It ended with the rounds in which the top teams would face each other and their scheduled byes.

• The chapter listed the academies, their previous rankings, and Chang'an Academy's opponents across twenty matches.
• The draw divided the teams into tiers, with every three teams forming a group.
• The top three teams received fixed positions, placing third versus first in Round 10, third versus second in Round 15, and second versus first in Round 20.
• First had a bye in Round 11, third in Round 14, and second in Round 16.

Xiao Yi’s parasitic vines disabled Qing Lin Team and helped Chang’an win after Qing Lin’s Blood Spear Formation collapsed. The coaches assessed the formation’s weaknesses and the challenges it would face at the national competition.

• Xiao Yi activated the Life Vine Spores hidden in her leaves, binding Qing Lin’s fighters and draining their Soul Power and vitality until the Blood Spear Formation collapsed.
• Qin Huameng and the other Qing Lin fighters fell from the formation’s backlash, while Yang Yanlang admitted they had already exhausted their strength; the referee declared the match over.
• Chen Xiaojun offered to carry Xiao Yi to the infirmary, but she refused because so many people were watching.
• Chang’an fans celebrated the victory and praised Xiao Yi’s range and techniques, while discussing the teams’ prospects in the tournament.
• Qin Xihui reviewed the Blood Spear Formation’s tactical weaknesses with Qin Ximing and agreed that national competition would test whether it could withstand stronger teams.

After Qin Xiaoyi was badly injured breaking the Blood Spear Formation, Chen Xiaojun and Chen Mu planned for the next match and sought help treating her. Yang Tiexin and Qin Xihui entered the infirmary to remove the Blood Fiend Energy, while Chen Xiaojun summoned additional healers and warned Yang Yanlang not to lose control again.

• Qin Ximing urged Qin Xihui to advance to Soul Sage and promised him priority access to cultivation resources.
• Chen Xiaojun told Chen Mu that Qin Xiaoyi would need about ten days to recover, and they planned to face Starfall using the TT Tactic despite several teammates' injuries.
• Qin Ximing, Yang Tiexin, and Qin Xihui arrived and offered to draw the Blood Fiend Energy out of Qin Xiaoyi's body.
• Chen Xiaojun sent Chen Mu to invite Uncle Shiyuan and Sister Ru Yan to help treat Qin Xiaoyi.
• Yang Yanlang apologized for injuring Qin Xiaoyi, and Chen Xiaojun forgave him while warning that any repeat offense would bring double punishment.

Chen Xiaojun decided to let the Yang Family heir’s offense go, while the chapter surveyed the provincial tournament’s academy rankings and major results. Chang'an Academy then used its new Soul Skill Chain Conduction Tactic to defeat Starfall Academy in its longest match yet.

• Chen Xiaojun weighed the Yang Family’s cooperation and Xiao Yi’s recovery and chose not to pursue a heavier punishment for Yang Yanlang.
• The chapter described the Three-Seven Phenomenon, the regional distribution of academies, and the strengths and weaknesses of the tournament’s tiers.
• Qing Lin Academy’s Blood Spear Formation impressed its rivals before Chang'an Academy defeated it, while Mystic Yellow Academy beat Skywolf Academy and Ping An Academy defeated Marseille Academy.
• Chen Xiaojun replaced Meiji Bo with Ma Wencai, finalizing Chang'an Academy’s seven-member lineup.
• Chang'an Academy chained control skills and targeted attacks to wear down Starfall Academy and win a ten-minute match.

Chang'an Academy defeated Starfall Academy in the ninth round, while Xiao Yi recovered from the Blood Fiend Energy and Chen Mu prepared for the coming match. The chapter ended as Chang'an Academy faced Yue Si Academy in the tournament’s peak showdown, with Chen Mu set to challenge Zhong Weifeng.

• Chen Mu used Sunless and Dark to disrupt Starfall Academy’s defenses, helping Chang'an Academy win, though Starfall Academy injured Wang Baoqiang in a desperate counterattack.
• Five Mountains Academy defeated Pyroxene Academy by exploiting its plant attributes and Xia Shuyao’s illusions against Pyroxene Academy’s Earth Attribute defenses.
• Chen Xiaojun visited the recovering Xiao Yi and insisted she rest for a week after the Blood Fiend Energy had been removed.
• Chen Mu told Chen Xiaojun he was eager to face a real opponent, and they exchanged jokes and wine beneath the moon.
• Chang'an Academy and Yue Si Academy entered the anticipated showdown, and Chen Mu exchanged confident words with Zhong Weifeng before their match.

Chen Mu overwhelmed Yang Yanyu with a rapid series of sword attacks while the academies’ teams clashed across the field. Zhong Weifeng intervened, and Yang Yanyu turned to stop Su Ningxia from reaching Sheng Yingying.

• Chen Mu crossed the field in a burst of speed and drove Yang Yanyu backward with lightning- and wind-based sword attacks.
• Zhong Weifeng attacked Chen Mu with his Golden Bell, but Chen Mu dodged and wounded Yang Yanyu with his Nine Yin Divine Sword Finger.
• Zhong Weifeng told Yang Yanyu to intercept Su Ningxia as the other fighters engaged across the arena.
• Sheng Yingying healed Yang Yanyu, who launched his Shatter Art spear attack at Su Ningxia.