Chapter Summaries

Ma Hongjun swept through five Plant Academy contestants with his Phoenix flames, forcing their team to rely on its remaining fire-resistant Soul Master. The sixth contestant raised a forest of Scarlet Flame Thorns to trap Ma Hongjun, and the match was left unresolved.

• Plant Academy's leader conceded after Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Flame overwhelmed the first contestant.
• Ma Hongjun defeated the next four plant-type Soul Masters without leaving his position, using Bathing Fire Phoenix and Phoenix Fire Line.
• Plant Academy sent out its last Soul Master above level forty, whose Scarlet Flame Thorns had fire resistance.
• The sixth contestant filled the arena with two-meter thorns to block Ma Hongjun's view and close in around him.

Ma Hongjun revealed his Phoenix martial soul and overcame the Scarlet Flame Thorns soul master’s fire-resistant defenses. After enduring a barrage of thorn spikes, he was thoroughly enraged and plunged toward his opponent at full speed.

• Ma Hongjun activated his third soul ring and revealed his purplish-red Phoenix martial soul, shocking the spectators.
• Ma Hongjun burned through the Scarlet Flame Thorns and flew into the air with Phoenix Wings Soaring.
• The Scarlet Flame Thorns soul master used his fourth soul skill, Thorns Rain, to attack Ma Hongjun with thousands of fire-poison-coated spikes.
• Ma Hongjun burned away the spikes but still felt their impacts, which enraged him.
• Ma Hongjun pushed Phoenix Wings Soaring to full speed and slammed down in front of his opponent as his fourth soul skill activated.

Ma Hongjun defeated seven Plant Academy opponents in succession, using Phoenix Soaring Sky Strike to immobilize the Scarlet Flame Thorns Soul Master before knocking him out of the arena. Plant Academy conceded the match, and Ma Hongjun left celebrating while Flender cautioned him not to overestimate the advantage his Martial Soul had given him.

• Ma Hongjun used Phoenix Soaring Sky Strike to destroy the thorn forest and stun the Scarlet Flame Thorns Soul Master.
• Ma Hongjun showed restraint and sent his opponent flying from the arena with a spinning kick.
• A Plant Academy teacher examined the unharmed Soul Master and conceded the final match.
• Ma Hongjun's victory became the Promotion Tournament's first one-against-seven win and shocked the participating academies.
• Dai Mubai praised Ma Hongjun, who boasted that he would handle the rest of the tournament.
• Flender warned Ma Hongjun that his victory had depended on his Martial Soul's advantage over his opponents.

After Flender warned Ma Hongjun and the Shrek Team about the risks of relying on attack power, Huo Wu stopped them after their sixth consecutive victory and asked Dai Mubai to speak with her alone. Dai Mubai was surprised and wondered what she wanted to discuss privately.

• Flender told Ma Hongjun that opponents could exploit his weaknesses and that he needed to learn to fight alone while protecting himself.
• Flender led the Shrek Team from the arena toward the rest area.
• Huo Wu appeared in front of the Shrek Team and fixed her gaze on Dai Mubai.
• Huo Wu asked Dai Mubai to speak with her alone, and he questioned whether she could say what she wanted in front of the others.

Huo Wu sought out Dai Mubai to ask whether his injury had healed, but his blunt responses left her frustrated. She stopped him as he tried to leave and demanded an answer about whether he found her annoying.

• Huo Wu kept her attention on Dai Mubai because he had dealt her a major blow in their first team battle.
• Flender allowed Dai Mubai to speak with Huo Wu while Shrek Academy returned to camp.
• Huo Wu led Dai Mubai to a secluded corner and asked whether his injury had healed; he said it had mostly healed.
• Huo Wu grew frustrated when Dai Mubai questioned why they needed to talk, and they traded blunt remarks about whether he was normal.
• Huo Wu stopped Dai Mubai as he tried to leave and asked whether she was really that annoying to him.

Huo Wu asked Dai Mubai why he had saved her, but he explained that it had simply been the practical thing to do. She forcefully kissed his cheek to repay the debt and ran off, leaving Dai Mubai startled but somewhat fond of her.

• Huo Wu asked Dai Mubai why he had saved her after she had attacked him.
• Dai Mubai said she had been his opponent, not his enemy, and that saving her had been natural.
• Dai Mubai tried to leave while Huo Wu was dazed, but she hurried after him and they nearly collided.
• Huo Wu wrapped her arms around Dai Mubai's neck and kissed his cheek when he turned away from her lips.
• Huo Wu said she no longer owed Dai Mubai anything, then ran off, while he touched his cheek and left.

Feng Xiaotian grew furious after witnessing Huo Wu embrace Dai Mubai, while Shrek Academy extended its winning streak in the Promotion Tournament. Facing Thunder Academy, Dai Mubai asked to compete, but Flender questioned how many opponents he could defeat and Dai Mubai realized Flender planned to save him for Godwind Academy.

• Feng Xiaotian secretly watched Huo Wu and Dai Mubai embrace and became consumed by jealousy.
• Shrek Academy won four more matches, bringing its total to eleven victories in fourteen matches.
• Ma Hongjun defeated Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu against Skywater Academy, and Dai Mubai helped Shrek crush the team afterward.
• Dai Mubai asked Flender to let him compete against Thunder Academy.
• Flender asked how many opponents Dai Mubai could defeat if he competed early, and Dai Mubai understood that Flender wanted to reserve him for Godwind Academy.

Flender chose to save Dai Mubai for future matches and sent Pan Lin to face Thunder Academy, where Pan Lin won by exhausting his opponent. The chapter left the Shrek Team’s match against Thunder Academy underway, with the remaining fighters still to compete.

• Flender warned Dai Mubai that an injury could weaken him for a possible later match against Godwind Academy, and Dai Mubai agreed to trust his teammates.
• Flender announced Pan Lin, Pan Sen, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun as the lineup against Thunder Academy.
• Thunder Academy placed its four Soul Masters above level forty at the back of its lineup to conceal its order of appearance.
• Pan Lin used his Sparta Shield and formidable defense to endure repeated attacks and deplete his opponent’s Soul Power.
• Flender’s strategy for Pan Lin was to stall, exploiting the high Soul Power cost of Thunder Academy’s lightning-based attacks.

Pan Lin and Pan Sen used defensive endurance and speed to drain Thunder Academy’s fighters, while Xiao Wu defeated another weakened opponent. Thunder Academy sent out Lei Tian as its fifth fighter, with the match still underway and its morale badly shaken.

• Pan Lin defeated two Thunder Academy fighters by exhausting their Soul Power, then conceded when he ran low against a third.
• Pan Sen dodged attacks and defeated his opponent with one soul skill, after which Thunder Academy’s fourth fighter blasted him out of the arena with two wide-range attacks.
• Xiao Wu defeated Thunder Academy’s next fighter after he had spent more than half his Soul Power.
• Thunder Academy sent Lei Tian, a forty-second-level Power Attack System Battle Soul Master with the Thunderhawk martial soul, into the match.
• Thunder Academy’s captain and vice-captain lacked confidence against Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who had each previously defeated seven opponents in succession.

Xiao Wu faced Lei Tian as Thunder Academy’s aerial attacker prepared a powerful lightning strike from beyond her reach. She waited below as Lei Tian’s attack gathered overhead.

• Lei Tian underestimated Xiao Wu and resolved to defeat her quickly while conserving his strength.
• Lei Tian spread his Thunderhawk wings and flew beyond Xiao Wu’s attack range.
• Lei Tian used his third and fourth soul rings to gather lightning into a massive sphere around himself.
• Xiao Wu watched without moving as the lightning pressure stirred her clothes.

Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Charm to disrupt Lei Tian's lock on her and evade the Thunderhawk's attack. She kept moving through its blind spots, forcing Lei Tian to repeatedly change direction as the battle continued.

• Lei Tian transformed into a five-meter Thunderhawk and dove at Xiao Wu, using his aura to track her.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to make the Thunderhawk turn toward her, then activated Charm when Lei Tian looked at her.
• Xiao Wu escaped the Thunderhawk's attack with a powerful leap, but Lei Tian quickly recovered and tried to lock onto her again.
• Xiao Wu repeatedly Teleported, leaped, and used Waist Bow to change direction and move through the Thunderhawk's blind spots.
• Lei Tian struggled to regain his lock on Xiao Wu, while she used Teleportation to avoid the Thunderhawk's direct attacks.

Xiao Wu defeated Lei Tian by evading his attacks until his Soul Power was exhausted, giving Shrek Team a commanding advantage over Thunder Academy. Xue Ye praised Shrek’s strength, while Ning Fengzhi observed that the team had grown through combat and cultivation.

• Flender’s strategy had Xiao Wu focus on evading Lei Tian and conserving her Soul Power.
• Lei Tian exhausted himself maintaining his Thunderhawk Soul Skills, while Xiao Wu used Teleportation to avoid his attacks.
• Lei Tian’s final blast missed Xiao Wu and left him unable to continue, so Xiao Wu won without attacking.
• Thunder Academy’s members realized that five of them had already been defeated and that victory would be difficult.
• Xue Ye praised Shrek Team, and Ning Fengzhi credited their improved strength to cultivation and actual combat.

Ning Fengzhi and Salas explained that Shrek’s advantage over Thunder Academy came from tactics and lineup choices, prompting Xue Ye to resent Salas’s growing arrogance. The match continued as Thunder Academy vice-captain Lei Dong used his lightning web to control the arena while tracking Xiao Wu.

• Ning Fengzhi and Salas told Xue Ye that Shrek’s dominance came from tactics and a complete counter to Thunder Academy’s lineup.
• Salas left the VIP seating without waiting for Xue Ye’s response, and Xue Ye privately complained to Ning Fengzhi that Salas was becoming more arrogant.
• Thunder Academy sent out its level-forty-three vice-captain, Lei Dong, to face Xiao Wu.
• Lei Dong used his third soul skill to spread a blue lightning web across the ground while closing his eyes to avoid Xiao Wu’s Charm.
• Xiao Wu circled the web’s outer edge, but Lei Dong continually turned to follow her movements.

Lei Dong used his soul skill to track and trap Xiao Wu with a spreading web of light, then attacked her as her Soul Power dwindled. Xiao Wu’s potential erupted when Lei Dong’s threads blocked her escape.

• Lei Dong maintained a twenty-meter web of light and advanced toward Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu ran along the arena’s edge to keep her distance, but Lei Dong lifted the web and sent it after her.
• Xiao Wu used Leaping and Teleportation to escape, but the web’s pulling force slowed her and she could not use Teleportation repeatedly.
• Lei Dong fired two threads of light that blocked Xiao Wu’s path just after she completed a Teleportation.
• Xiao Wu faced the two incoming lashes, and her potential erupted.

Xiao Wu unexpectedly pierced Lei Dong’s Thunder Web and endured its paralysis long enough to evade his follow-up attack. She sprang toward Lei Dong as the paralysis faded, leaving the match poised for her counterattack.

• Xiao Wu used her flexibility and Scorpion Braid to evade Lei Dong’s Thunder Silk and delay the descending Thunder Web.
• Xiao Wu shot through a weak gap in the Thunder Web, surprising Lei Dong and Flender, but the lightning left her temporarily paralyzed.
• Lei Dong sent two strands of Thunder Silk toward Xiao Wu as she fell, expecting to secure his victory.
• Xiao Wu recovered just before hitting the ground, sprang over the Thunder Silk, and lunged at Lei Dong.
• Lei Dong realized Xiao Wu had passed through the Thunder Web’s weakest point, where its paralysis effect was reduced.

Xiao Wu used her Fourth Soul Skill to overcome Lei Dong, securing Shrek Academy’s victory over Thunder Academy. Shrek then finished the Promotion Tournament with fourteen straight wins and prepared for the Finals, where Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent the Heaven Dou Empire as a judge.

• Xiao Wu dodged Lei Dong’s attacks and closed in, but Lei Dong trapped her with his Fourth Soul Skill, the God-Locking Ring.
• Xiao Wu activated her Fourth Soul Skill, Invincible Golden Body, and Lei Dong ran out of Soul Power; both fighters left the arena, and Thunder Academy conceded.
• Shrek Academy defeated Godwind Academy the next day, then won its final match by forfeit to finish the Promotion Tournament with fourteen consecutive victories.
• Xue Ye praised Shrek Academy’s results and announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would represent him as an envoy and judge at the Finals.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s fifteen teams set out for the Finals in Spirit City, where Spirit Hall had moved the competition and barred non-Soul Masters from watching. Yu Xiaogang and Tang San arrived in the city, and Yu Xiaogang left Tang San at an inn before heading alone to Papal Hall.

• The Heaven Dou Empire’s teams, their teachers, and five hundred Royal Knights soldiers departed for the Finals after three days of preparation.
• Spirit Hall moved the Finals to Spirit City and decreed that non-Soul Masters could not enter to watch.
• Yu Xiaogang and Tang San entered Spirit City after passing a Soul Master inspection.
• Yu Xiaogang settled Tang San at an inn and went alone to Papal Hall.

Yu Xiaogang entered the Papal Hall and met Bibi Dong, now the Pope of Spirit Hall. Their reunion left her insisting that he address her by her title rather than the name she had nearly forgotten.

• Yu Xiaogang showed his token to the Hall Knights, who recognized him as an elder and let him pass.
• Yu Xiaogang waited alone in the council chamber until Bibi Dong arrived and ordered everyone else to stay outside.
• Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong exchanged greetings, revealing their past connection and his concern for her pain.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang to call her Pope or Your Holiness, saying she was no longer the foolish Bibi Dong from their past.

Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong after twenty years to ask how she had overcome the cultivation obstacle caused by Twin Martial Souls, hoping to help his disciple Tang San. Bibi Dong refused to explain, and the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang pleading that Tang San was like a son to him and his only hope.

• Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong again after twenty years and asked her for a favor.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that his disciple Tang San had Twin Martial Souls and was struggling with cultivation.
• Bibi Dong questioned whether Yu Xiaogang was raising Tang San to oppose Spirit Hall and refused to reveal how she had overcome the obstacle.
• Yu Xiaogang grabbed Bibi Dong's shoulders and pleaded that Tang San was like a son to him.
• Bibi Dong let Yu Xiaogang hold her, and a flush spread across her face.

Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his past rejection and refused to help him. After he left, his words stirred her hatred and brought the truth about their past into question.

• Bibi Dong accused Yu Xiaogang of rejecting her for his sister and said she hated him.
• A subordinate reported that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo had failed their mission against the Tiandu Empire's soul master convoy.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Yu Xiaogang, but he told her he had loved her and that the deceased Pope was the one she should ask about his departure.
• Yu Xiaogang left, declaring that what had been between them ended there.
• Bibi Dong reconsidered her memories and drank the tea Yu Xiaogang had left behind.