Chapter Summaries

Chang'an Academy's Golden Generation arrived in Heaven Dou City ahead of the Advanced Elite Competition and took in the capital's intense preparations and powerful rivals. He Qiang warned the team not to underestimate their opponents as they headed toward the competition venue.

• The Golden Generation discussed Heaven Dou City's defenses and the powerful soul masters gathered there as their convoy approached the city.
• Chang'an Academy's procession passed a lengthy inspection and entered Heaven Dou City, where banners, advertisements, and crowds celebrated the upcoming competition.
• Chu Youwei and Gu Wuyan voiced confidence about defeating their rivals, while Chen Ze and Liu Ruyan noted the capital's strength and careful planning.
• Shen Youchu quietly remarked that Chang'an had felt freer, then looked away after seeing Ji Boda and Liu Ruyan holding hands.
• He Qiang cautioned the team that they had to prove their strength in the arena and avoid mistakes offstage as they traveled toward the Heaven Dou Grand Arena.

Chen Xiaojun and his companions arrived at the Chen Duke Residence in Heaven Dou City, where they learned that the unfamiliar Old Shi had recently been transferred from the ancestral lands. The group discussed the national semi-finals’ revised schedule and roster rules, leaving Chang’an Academy preparing for a demanding tournament.

• Chen Xiaojun arrived at the Chen Duke Residence and met Old Shi, its newly appointed Grand Manager, while Ding Bingming organized the luggage.
• Chen Xiaojun asked Xia Yun about Old Shi’s background, and Xia Yun said he had been transferred from the ancestral lands but was unknown to him and his mother.
• Ji Xiang told Wang Wei and the others that first-place academies would face strong opponents later in the semi-finals, while the schedule changes could affect weaker teams as well.
• Chen Xiaojun noted that all thirty-six teams would compete without byes, making bench depth and endurance more important.
• Ji Xiang confirmed that Chang’an Academy had submitted its twenty-one-person roster, and Wang Wei welcomed the new reserve-player rules despite objections from some judges.

The tournament opened with powerful figures debating the championship favorites, while a dispute broke out over Canghui Academy students joining other teams. Chang'an Academy prepared to face Elephant Armor Academy with several former Canghui students in its lineup, as the second round continued.

• Emperor Xue Yintao opened the tournament and asked the gathered leaders to name their championship favorites, with several backing traditional powerhouses and Chang'an Academy.
• Zhuo Qianren thanked the leaders for their confidence in Chang'an Academy and said that match performance and tactics would decide the champion.
• Bai Canhong and Zhi Lin accused Wang Wei, Lian Changzhi, and Xia Yun of unfairly recruiting former Canghui Academy students, but the Fasinuo academy representatives rejected their complaints.
• Xia Yun urged Bai Canhong and Zhi Lin to calm down, and the dispute in the box eased without fully disappearing.
• Chang'an Academy fielded He Qiang, Chen Xinyi, Zhu Wuneng, Lian Shouzhong, Shi Feiyang, Liu Ruyan, and Gu Wuyan against Elephant Armor Academy.
• Five Mountains Team defeated Heaven Dou Second Team with its illusionists, support, and attackers, while eleven former Canghui Academy students had joined various Fasinuo teams for the second round.

Chang'an Academy prepared to face Elephant Armor Academy by targeting its reliance on Diamond Mammoth strength, while its fans filled a dedicated section of the arena. At the match’s opening, Xiao Yi restrained Elephant Armor’s fighters with Life Vines, but Hu Yanwei and the other Mammoth Soul Masters broke free with trampling shockwaves as Chang'an’s fighters rushed in.

• Hu Yanzan became captain of Heaven Dou Second Team, which had lost its opening match to Five Mountains Academy’s illusionists.
• Chen Xiaojun explained that Elephant Armor Academy’s focused lineup could be weakened by suppressing its main strength, and Shi Feiyang recognized the lesson from Canghui Academy’s past.
• Thousands of Chang'an Academy fans gathered in their reserved arena section and loudly cheered as the team entered.
• He Qiang led Chang'an’s on-field team while Xiao Yi served as its tactical commander, and Xiao Yi’s Mental Power-guided Life Vines caught Elephant Armor’s five Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters before they formed their defense.
• Hu Yanwei and the other four Mammoth Soul Masters shattered the vines with trampling shockwaves as He Qiang, Zhu Wuneng, and Lian Shouzhong charged toward them.
• Xiao Yi used Life Force Awakening on Zhu Wuneng as he advanced through the shockwave turbulence.

Chang'an Academy decisively defeated Elephant Armor Academy through Zhu Wuneng’s Weak Waters, powerful support buffs, and coordinated attacks. Afterward, Wang Wei taunted Hu Yankui and Zhi Lin over the victory and Chen Xinyi’s remarkable plant control.

• Zhu Wuneng’s Soul Power surged to level 59, and his Weak Waters skill trapped and weakened Elephant Armor Academy’s five fighters.
• Gu Wuyan and Xiao Yi strengthened Chang'an Academy’s attackers, allowing He Qiang to blast the Hu Yan fighters apart with Dragon Halberd Whirlwind.
• Shi Feiyang, Liu Ruyan, Zhu Wuneng, and He Qiang disabled the scattered opponents and cleared the opposing support master and healer.
• Hu Yanwei admitted defeat after his teammates lost the ability to fight, giving Chang'an Academy a swift victory.
• Wang Wei mocked Hu Yankui and challenged Zhi Lin’s doubts about Chen Xinyi, whose long-range control Zhi Lin recognized as exceptionally difficult.

Chang'an Team encountered Ice Sealed Academy in the passage, where Zhan Ruoxi confronted Xiao Yi about her Twin Martial Souls and Bo Huaiyu tacitly confirmed he wanted to compete against them. After Ji Bingyan challenged Du Gu Fu, Chen Xiaojun accepted a team battle between the academies, leaving Su Jingming apologizing for her bluntness.

• Yan Nanfei praised Zhu Wuneng's Weak Waters Law Domain, and Chen Xiaojun recognized how its abilities fit the evolution of his Marshal Canopy martial soul.
• Chang'an Team met Ice Sealed Academy, and Du Gu Fu introduced Teacher Su Jingming and Ji Bingyan to Chen Xiaojun.
• Zhan Ruoxi accused Xiao Yi of possessing Twin Martial Souls and declared her interest in facing her again, while Xiao Yi calmly answered that her Life Vine was simply there.
• Du Gu Fu and Bo Huaiyu discussed Bo Huaiyu's interest in competing against Chang'an Team, and Ji Bingyan mocked Du Gu Fu for being a substitute.
• Ji Bingyan challenged Du Gu Fu to face her in a team battle, and Chen Xiaojun accepted on behalf of Chang'an Team despite Du Gu Fu's warning that she was baiting them.
• Su Jingming apologized to Chen Xiaojun and Yan Nanfei for Ji Bingyan's conduct, while Chen Xiaojun said the team battle could settle the rivalry between her and Du Gu Fu.

Chen Xiaojun and the Heaven Dou Three Heroes clashed wills in a tournament passage before Xiao Yi and Ye Zijun helped defuse the confrontation. The rivals withdrew without settling their challenge, and Chen Xiaojun left with the Chang'an group, promising to discuss the encounter back in their box.

• Xue Shiming and Tang Chen challenged Chen Xiaojun to compete against them in the tournament.
• Xue Shiming and Tang Chen joined their auras against Chen Xiaojun, and Xiao Yi supported him with a united intent.
• Ning Zhongtian added his Holy Light to strengthen the Heaven Dou Three Heroes, but Chen Xiaojun and Xiao Yi held their ground with their True Love Intent Realm.
• Ye Zijun interrupted the standoff by greeting Xiao Yi, prompting both groups to withdraw their auras.
• Ye Zijun spoke warmly with Xiao Yi, then Chen Xiaojun led the Chang'an group away and told Zhu Wuneng they would talk back in the box.

Bo Saixi and Long Ma discussed the mystery of Xiao Yi’s changed martial soul, while Chen Xiaojun’s team analyzed Heaven Dou Team One’s intent clash and possible combination skill. The chapter ended as Heaven Dou Team One’s first match began.

• Bo Saixi told Long Ma that Xiao Yi’s Life Vine was not a second martial soul, though she could not explain its transformation, and decided to observe more matches before approaching the team.
• Zhu Wuneng, Du Gu Fu, and Chen Xiaojun’s teammates concluded that Heaven Dou Academy had used an intent clash to test Chen Xiaojun’s strength and uncover his limits.
• Xiao Yi checked that Chen Xiaojun was all right, and he reassured her that the clash had not worsened the danger from his soul-wall cracks.
• Ji Xiang and Yan Nanfei warned Chen Xiaojun’s team that Xue Shiming, Tang Chen, and Ning Zhongtian might possess a powerful three-person combination skill.
• Chen Bin announced that Heaven Dou Team One’s match had begun, drawing the group’s attention to the arena.

Heaven Dou Team One faced Vast Sea Academy in the National Competition, where Ning Zhongtian’s Saint Pagoda Meteor Blast devastated Vast Sea captain Zhang Hongtao. With their strongest fighter down, Vast Sea lost momentum and Heaven Dou eliminated the remaining opponents.

• Chen Ze and the others discussed Heaven Dou Team One’s strength and the Soul King lineups expected in the National Competition.
• Ning Zhongtian opened the battle with attacks and a protective barrier as Vast Sea Academy activated its group support skill and launched a poisonous tide.
• Vast Sea’s attacks broke through Heaven Dou’s defenses, injuring Yu Qifan and Zhi Xuan and badly wounding Yan Zaiyang, whom Ye Zijun healed.
• Ning Zhongtian restrained Vast Sea’s key fighters and used Saint Pagoda Meteor Blast to destroy Zhang Hongtao’s Deep Sea Giant Octopus martial soul.
• With Zhang Hongtao incapacitated, Heaven Dou regrouped, healed and returned its fighters to the battle, then eliminated Vast Sea’s remaining members.

Chen Xiaojun’s team studied Heaven Dou Academy’s victory before preparing to face Godwind Academy, whose speed-focused lineup launched a coordinated attack. Chang’an’s countermeasures disrupted Godwind’s control and acceleration, shifting the opening battle in their favor.

• Chen Xiaojun reviewed Heaven Dou Academy’s fighters and told Chang’an to focus on its upcoming match against Godwind Academy.
• Chen Xiaojun analyzed Godwind’s lineup, identifying its aerial attacks and weak team defense, and assigned Chen Mu to face Feng Sha.
• Godwind Academy used Feng Luyan’s Whisper of Wind to accelerate its attackers and rush Chang’an’s formation.
• Xiao Yi’s Life Vine harassed Feng Yu, while Chu Youwei and Ma Liang fought Godwind’s aerial attackers and Chen Xiaojun met Feng Poyue head-on.
• Liu Ruyan’s Rainstorm Dance supported Chang’an’s flyers, and Ji Boda’s Slow weakened Godwind’s attackers and stalled their charge.

Godwind’s fighters turned the battle against Chen Xiaojun by combining Feng Yu’s tornado, Wind Luan’s lethal feathers, and Feng Poyue’s tearing storm. The three attacks closed in on Chen Xiaojun, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Feng Cang dove at Ji Boda, but Liu Ruyan pierced him with her Primordial Magnetic Soul Piercing Needle; Feng Cang forced out the fragments and Feng Luyan healed him.
• Feng Cang intercepted Chu Youwei as Wind Luan evaded Liu Ruyan’s needles and attacked Xiao Yi, who dodged her diving strike with Drifting Willow Catkin.
• Feng Yu broke free of Life Vine and unleashed Nine Abyss Dragon's Fury, sending a huge tornado toward Chen Xiaojun and Feng Poyue.
• Wind Luan targeted Chen Xiaojun with Jade Nether Blue Feather Burial while Feng Poyue launched Azure Wolf Sky-Rending Break.
• The tornado, blue feathers, and wolf-blade storm converged on Chen Xiaojun in a coordinated assault.

Chen Xiaojun used Xiao Yi’s Life Awakening to rise from Soul King level 57 to Soul Emperor level 66 and countered Godwind’s coordinated attacks on the Soul Duel Stage. He dismantled the assault and staggered Wind Luan, while Chen Mu and Feng Sha remained locked in a clash of powerful sword skills.

• Feng Sha attacked Chen Mu with Wind Demon's Shadow, and Chen Mu answered with Rainbow Flies Beyond the Heavens; their greatswords collided in a violent burst of energy.
• Xiao Yi’s Life Awakening raised Chen Xiaojun’s soul power to level 66, and Chen Xiaojun split Feng Yu’s Nine Abyss Dragon's Fury tornado with a charged Chunjun Sword strike.
• Chen Xiaojun used Chengying Sword shadows to intercept Feng Poyue’s Azure Wolf Sky-Rending Break and defended against Wind Luan’s Jade Nether Blue Feather Burial with water and earth techniques.
• Chen Xiaojun followed with Yin Yang Seven Stars Slash, and its third Yin Slash damaged Wind Luan’s shield and sent her tumbling through the air.

Chen Xiaojun and Chen Mu’s coordinated attacks crippled Godwind Academy’s fighters and disrupted its support, forcing Feng Poyue to stop the battle. Feng Poyue began to concede defeat, but his declaration remained unfinished.

• Chen Xiaojun struck Feng Poyue with the Yin Yang Combined Seventh Slash, leaving him badly wounded and on one knee.
• Chen Xiaojun sent Chengying and Han Guang after Feng Sha while Chen Mu disengaged and raced toward Feng Luyan.
• Feng Sha deflected Chengying but was cut by Han Guang, while Chen Mu stabbed Feng Luyan and stopped him from healing Feng Poyue.
• Ji Boda restrained Feng Cang with Phoenix Binding Sound Rope, allowing Chu Youwei to strike him from the air and leave him unable to fight.
• Feng Poyue called for both teams to stop and began saying that Godwind Academy admitted defeat.

Feng Sha requested a one-on-one duel with Chen Mu after the Divine Wind Team lost, and the two fought fiercely on the Soul Duel Stage. As they battled, Chen Xiaojun revealed that Feng Sha’s Wind Demon Sword lineage descended from the Chen Family’s scattered remnant branches, while the Seven Kill Sword Chen Clan inherited the orthodox line’s final responsibilities.

• Feng Sha admitted the Divine Wind Team’s defeat but asked Chen Xiaojun to let him finish his unfinished duel with Chen Mu, and Chen Xiaojun agreed.
• Xiao Yi healed Feng Sha’s bleeding shoulder wound, and the referee cleared the stage for Feng Sha and Chen Mu to fight alone.
• Feng Sha and Chen Mu traded rapid attacks, with Chen Mu piercing the core of Feng Sha’s Wind Demon Turbulence and Feng Sha transforming his sword into a heavy demonic blade.
• The duel continued at close range as both fighters sustained injuries, while Chen Xiaojun’s companions questioned why Feng Sha insisted on fighting.
• Chen Xiaojun and Chen Shurui explained that the Wind Demon Sword descended from a mutated Sword Seed lineage of the Chen Family and shared its blood.
• Chen Xiaojun revealed that the orthodox Azure Steel Sword Chen Family’s main bloodline had died out, leaving the Seven Kill Sword Chen Clan to inherit its final will and ancestral rites.

Chen Mu defeated Cen Pengfeng in their duel, completing Chang'an Academy’s victory over Godwind Academy. The Oasis Team then debated Chen Xiaojun’s strength, while Mo Xiaotian suggested Shanzi had gone to meet an old rival.

• Chen Xiaojun explained that the Wind Demon Sword lineage had split from the Chen main branch and resented the Chen Clan’s claim to orthodoxy.
• Cen Pengfeng launched Wind Demon Town Prison, but Chen Mu’s Seven Kill Extinction broke through the sword’s power and left him open to a finishing thrust.
• Cen Pengfeng admitted defeat, and Chen Mu withdrew his sword as Godwind Academy’s loss was confirmed.
• Tang Yue congratulated Chen Menglin, while Chang'an Academy left the arena to applause after Chen Xiaojun’s standout performance.
• Long Xiaoqian and Chen Haokai judged Chen Xiaojun’s showing impressive but short of overwhelming, and Chen Haokai cited the team’s Secondary Awakening technique as a trump card.
• Mo Xiaotian suggested Shanzi had gone to meet his old rival after the one-on-one match.

Feng Sha left his loss to Chen Mu behind after Shan Wei admitted he needed Feng Sha as a rival, while the Chen Clan and Moonlight Team met in the passageway before Chen Yanwu led her team to a decisive victory over Glazed Academy. The chapter ended with Chen Xiaojun and his companions assessing the match and suspecting Chen Yanwu still had hidden trump cards.

• Shan Wei teased Feng Sha about losing to Chen Mu, then admitted that Feng Sha was his whetstone and that he feared Feng Sha would give up after the defeat.
• Chen Mu stood nervously before Chen Yanwu as the Chen Clan and Moonlight Team crossed paths, while Zhu Wuxin congratulated Zhu Wuneng and Gao Cuilan on settling their relationship.
• Yun Yingluo introduced herself to Chen Xiaojun, asked him to sign her book, and told him that she and other Moonlight Academy students were his fans.
• Chen Yanwu and the Moonlight Team defeated Glazed Academy with overwhelming tactical control, impressing the spectators and Chen Mu's companions.
• Chen Xiaojun praised Chen Yanwu's strategy and suggested she had kept several trump cards hidden, while Xiao Yi noted the clarity of the sword intent she had witnessed.

As the first round-robin stage ended, Fasinuo Province’s academies rose in the standings through strategic recruitment, while Chang'an Academy prepared to face Thunder Academy. Chen Xiaojun analyzed Thunder Academy’s powerful dragon Soul Kings and identified their high energy consumption, weak recovery, and narrow Lightning focus as possible ways to defeat them.

• Chang'an Academy rotated its veterans and newcomers through the first round of matches, while its medical instructors recruited two Healing Type Soul Masters from the Chen Family to help treat injuries.
• Fasinuo Province’s teams benefited from Canghui Academy’s former students and other recruits, with Five Mountains Academy defeating Moon Bay Academy and Yue Si Academy defeating Vast Sea Academy.
• Fans debated Thunder Academy’s strength before Chang'an Academy’s match, noting its ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Chen Xiaojun outlined Thunder Academy’s lineup of six Soul Kings and one high-level Soul Ancestor, led by captain Yu Zhijun.
• Chen Xiaojun warned that Thunder Academy relied on powerful burst attacks and Yu Zhijun’s finishing blow, but lacked healing and could be worn down by prolonged combat.

Chang'an Team faced Thunder Academy’s opening assault, as Chen Xiaojun’s resilient lineup met a boosted thunder net and flood dragon tide with Xiao Yi’s layered vine defense. The Sky Azure Cage survived the attack, leaving the match poised for the next exchange.

• Bo Saixi joined Chang'an Team’s tactical discussions, but Chen Xiaojun rejected her suggestion to meet Thunder Academy’s attack with a direct assault and chose a resilient lineup.
• Chen Xiaojun and Yu Zhijun exchanged pointed remarks before the match began.
• Gu Wuyan boosted Chang'an Team’s attributes, and Xiao Yi used Life Force Awakening to raise He Qiang’s strength.
• Lei Jiuchong amplified Thunder Academy’s lightning, while Lei Dong and Yu Jingzhe launched a thunder net and flood dragon tide at Chang'an Team.
• Xiao Yi formed a Sky Azure Cage that consumed and dispersed the lightning attack through successive layers of vines, surviving with heavy damage.

The battle between the team and Thunder Academy erupted across the Soul Duel Stage, with both sides trading powerful attacks. The chapter left the central, wing, and aerial duels still raging.

• He Qiang met Yu Zhijun head-on, and their lightning-enhanced attacks collided in a fierce contest of strength.
• Lian Shouzhong blocked Ao Lie’s Flame Dragon Sky Shatter Strike and reflected its force, staggering Ao Lie and injuring him with the countershock.
• Zhu Wuneng overpowered Long Qi in a clash of strength, then answered Long Qi’s Earth Vein Tremor with his own Earthquake Wave.
• Chu Youwei slowed Lei En’s lightning-fast charge with her Crane Dance of Nine Heavens, and Lei En defended against her feathers with his Thunderstorm Barrier.

Yu Jingzhe and Lei Dong trapped Chen Xiaojun in overlapping lightning restraints while Yu Zhijun charged with a boosted Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Thunder spear. Chen Xiaojun formed his Yin Yang Dao Domain and held the spear at bay with his Yin Yang Tortoise Shield, leaving the two locked in a fierce clash.

• Yu Jingzhe bound Chen Xiaojun with Dragon Entangling Lightning Lock, and Lei Dong sealed him inside God Locking Ring.
• Yu Zhijun broke away from He Qiang and charged Chen Xiaojun as Long Qi and Ao Lie blocked and hindered He Qiang, Zhu Wuneng, and Lian Shouzhong.
• Lei Jiuchong channeled lightning into Yu Zhijun, who used Tyrant Dragon Secret and launched Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Thunder at Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun summoned Mo Xie Sword and Gan Jiang Sword to form Yin Yang Tortoise Shield, while his Yin Yang Taiji Watermark expanded into the Yin Yang Dao Domain.
• Yu Zhijun's thunder spear struck the shield, and Chen Xiaojun's rotating black-and-white defense ground down the spear as the two attacks remained locked in a contest of power.