Chapter Summaries

Dai Yao survived Chihuo Academy’s opening assault, but Huo Wu then charged her Fourth Spirit Skill, Huo Wu Yaoyang, with support from her teammates. Dai Yao stepped aside and left the attack to Zhu Zhuqing, whose Netherworld Realm revealed a domain as she moved to intercept it.

• Dai Yao caught Huo Yun and Huo Yu by their beaks, used them to deflect the other attackers, and retreated to Oakland’s formation.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang shifted tactics, while Chihuo Academy’s support Soul Masters amplified Huo Wu as she prepared Huo Wu Yaoyang.
• Dai Yao declined to use his Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring and stepped aside when Huo Wu launched her attack.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Fourth Spirit Skill, Netherworld Realm, and revealed a domain that chilled the arena.
• Zhu Zhuqing sent a pale wave of light toward Huo Wu Yaoyang as the spectators watched.

Zhu Zhuqing stopped Chihuo Academy’s combined attack, and Dai Yao and Luo Feng put their second plan into motion. Dai Yao drew away the defenders while Zhu Zhuqing reached Huo Wu and forced Chihuo Academy to concede.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Netherworld Realm and Fourth Spirit Skill to block Huo Wu Yaoyang, stunning Chihuo Academy and the spectators.
• Despite her team’s exhaustion, Huo Wu chose to fight on and gathered the remaining Soul Power of the two Fire Stars Support System soul masters to prepare Ring Fusion.
• Dai Yao and Luo Feng enacted their second plan as Dai Yao charged at Chihuo Academy with lightning-assisted speed and Zhu Zhuqing raced in from the side.
• Huo Wushuang and two teammates blocked Dai Yao, while Zhu Zhuqing sent Huo Lie flying and reached Huo Wu before she could complete Ring Fusion.
• Zhu Zhuqing held Huo Wu at sword-point, and Huo Wu admitted defeat before leading Chihuo Academy away.

After Oakland Academy defeated Chihuo Academy, Huo Wu sought out Dai Yao to ask how he kept interrupting her spirit skills, while Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing, Feng Xiaotian, and Yu Tianheng secretly followed them. Dai Yao reminded Huo Wu that she had lost to him three years earlier and become his maid, leaving her blushing.

• Oakland Academy celebrated its victory over Chihuo Academy, and Dai Yao assured Feng Qianli that they still had powerful trump cards in reserve.
• Huo Wu arrived at Oakland's lounge and asked to speak to Dai Yao alone, prompting Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing to follow them.
• Feng Xiaotian secretly trailed Huo Wu, while Yu Tianheng followed Dugu Yan and watched her pursue Dai Yao.
• Huo Wu confronted Dai Yao in a secluded corner and asked why he always interrupted her while she used her spirit skills.
• Dai Yao asked Huo Wu whether she spoke to her master that way, reminding her that she had become his maid after losing to him three years earlier.

Huo Wu confronted Dai Yao about his Spirit Bone and challenged him to a duel, then tried to repay him with a kiss. Dai Yao stopped her and explained why, but Dugu Yan interrupted their conversation and kissed him herself.

• Huo Wu showed Dai Yao a feather from his White Tiger Eight Wings and demanded a one-on-one match in the next Promotion Tournament in exchange for keeping his Spirit Bone secret.
• Huo Wu asked why Dai Yao had saved her, and after he admitted he had lied about falling for her, she tried to kiss him.
• Dai Yao blocked Huo Wu's kiss and explained that he did not want her to regret giving her first kiss to someone she did not love.
• Dai Yao wiped Huo Wu's tears, and she challenged him to defeat her in the Promotion Tournament before Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing confronted them.
• Dugu Yan challenged Huo Wu's interest in Dai Yao, then kissed Dai Yao in front of everyone.
• Feng Xiaotian stopped Yu Tianheng from intervening, repeating the same question Yu Tianheng had used to stop him earlier.

Dai Yao rejected Yu Tianheng’s challenge after Dugu Yan chose him, then faced the hostility of Yu Tianxin, the other Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon twin star. Yu Tianxin, Yu Tianheng, and Feng Xiaotian formed an alliance against Dai Yao as the qualifiers passed their halfway point and the upcoming clashes between top teams drew closer.

• Dugu Yan rejected Yu Tianheng and affirmed that she was willing to be Dai Yao’s concubine, while Dai Yao embraced her and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Tianheng challenged Dai Yao, but Yu Tianxin arrived and warned Dai Yao that he would face Leiting Academy; Dai Yao left with Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing.
• At Yu Tianxin’s manor, Feng Xiaotian vented his heartbreak over Huo Wu, and Yu Tianheng asked Yu Tianxin to teach Dai Yao a lesson.
• Yu Tianheng revealed that Dai Yao had defeated him three years earlier, and Yu Tianxin and Feng Xiaotian agreed to join him against Dai Yao.
• The qualifiers passed eleven rounds, with Leiting Academy, Godwind Academy, and Oakland Academy undefeated, while Shrek Academy remained a strong contender despite hiding some of its strength.

After Oakland Academy’s eleven straight victories, Feng Qianli warned the team that their tactics were becoming known and revealed that Leiting Academy and Godwind Academy were their next opponents. Dai Yao disclosed that his Thunder Immunity could help counter Leiting Academy, while the team remained uncertain how to overcome Godwind Academy’s aerial attacks.

• On the carriage ride back, Feng Qianli scolded Oakland Academy’s team for becoming complacent after eleven consecutive wins and warned that rival teams were studying their tactics.
• Feng Qianli announced that Oakland Academy would face Leiting Academy the next day and Godwind Academy the day after.
• Dai Yao explained that his Fourth Spirit Ring, from the Thunderclap Hell Prison Vine, gave him Thunder Immunity, and Luo Feng proposed using it to exhaust Leiting Academy’s Soul Power.
• The team struggled to devise a counter to Godwind Academy’s flight, so Dai Yao urged them to focus on defense and rely on Feng Qianli and the others.

Oakland Academy and Leiting Academy met for the tournament’s highly anticipated final match of the day, with both teams determined to protect their winning streaks. As Dai Yao and Yu Tianxin faced off before the match began, masked Feng Xiaotian signaled that he would challenge Dai Yao tomorrow.

• Spectators filled the Soul Arena and favored Leiting Academy ahead of its showdown with Oakland Academy.
• Yu Tianxin welcomed the cloudy weather, believing it favored Leiting Academy, and vowed to defeat Dai Yao and reclaim the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s glory.
• Oakland Academy and Leiting Academy entered the arena, where Dai Yao stepped forward to counter Leiting Academy’s imposing presence.
• Yu Tianxin declared that he would end Oakland Academy’s winning streak, and Dai Yao dismissed Leiting Academy as too weak to do so.
• Feng Xiaotian caught Dai Yao’s attention from the team rest area and mouthed that he would face him in tomorrow’s match.

At the showdown between Oakland Academy and Leiting Academy, Dai Yao’s team used its familiar Spearhead Tactics, and Leiting Academy sprang a counterattack that trapped Oakland’s front line. Leiting Academy unleashed its strongest attacks at Dai Yao, who smiled despite appearing cornered.

• Xue Ye questioned Salas and Ning Fengzhi about favoring Oakland Academy, and both said Dai Yao could lead it to victory.
• Yu Tianxin asked Dai Yao about his Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, but Dai Yao said Yu Tianxin could never earn the soul beast’s recognition.
• Oakland Academy charged with its usual Spearhead Tactics, while Yu Tianxin and Lei Dong prepared to counter it.
• Dai Yao overpowered Yu Tianxin in their clash, but Lei Dong’s Thunder Net captured Oakland’s three spearhead fighters.
• Yu Tianxin pinned Oakland down with Thunderous Fury and led Leiting Academy in targeting Dai Yao with their strongest spirit skills, while Dai Yao smiled.

Dai Yao endured Leiting Academy’s all-out assault as Oakland Academy’s strategy began to become clear. When the Sea of Thunder faded, his calm voice revealed that he had survived, leaving Leiting Academy stunned.

• Leiting Academy’s seven members unleashed their strongest Spirit Skills against Dai Yao, covering him in a Sea of Thunder.
• Zhu Zhuqing tried to rush to Dai Yao, but Luo Feng stopped her and urged her to trust his plan.
• Tang San realized Oakland Academy’s other members were deliberately letting Dai Yao face the attack and deduced that Leiting Academy had fallen into a trap.
• Yu Tianxin and Leiting Academy believed Dai Yao was defeated and considered lowering their attack’s power to avoid killing him.
• Dai Yao’s voice rang out from within the thunder, and the spectators watched as the lightning began to disperse and reveal him alive.

Dai Yao revealed that he had used his Thunder Immunity to bait Leiting Academy into exhausting its Soul Power. As Yu Tianxin and his remaining teammates tried to resist, Dai Yao and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger.

• Dai Yao explained that he had deliberately endured Leiting Academy's attacks because he was immune to thunder and wanted to deplete their Soul Power.
• Yu Tianxin realized that his three Soul Elders had exhausted their Soul Power and the rest of his team had little left, but he refused to surrender.
• Dai Yao called to Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianheng recognized that they were about to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Tianxin led his remaining Soul ancestors in a charge to stop Dai Yao and Zhu Zhuqing from completing their fusion.
• Dai Yao appeared beside Zhu Zhuqing, and together they summoned the enormous, winged Hell White Tiger, terrifying Yu Tianxin and the spectators.

Dai Yao and Zhu Zhuqing used their Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill to overwhelm Leiting Academy, leaving Yu Tianxin as its only fighter still standing. After Yu Tianxin launched a sneak attack and Dai Yao stopped him, a Leiting Academy teacher threatened Dai Yao with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but Dai Yao struck anyway.

• Dai Yao and Zhu Zhuqing formed the Hell White Tiger, which shattered Yu Tianxin’s attack and knocked Leiting Academy’s team aside while sparing them from a direct strike.
• The Hell White Tiger separated, leaving Zhu Zhuqing exhausted and Dai Yao with half his Soul Power remaining; Yu Tianxin then charged at Dai Yao with a sneak attack.
• Dai Yao caught Yu Tianxin’s Dragon Claw, threw him to the ground, and mocked his conduct and his inferiority to Yu Tianheng.
• A Leiting Academy teacher revealed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and threatened Dai Yao as Dai Yao prepared to attack Yu Tianxin.
• Despite the teacher’s threat and the crowd’s attention, Dai Yao swung his Eight Extremes Collapse down toward Yu Tianxin.

Dai Yao defeated Yu Tianxin, drawing threats from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and support from his friends and powerful allies. As he prepared to face Godwind Academy, he warned that he would personally visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect if the clan continued to target him.

• Dai Yao gravely wounded Yu Tianxin after Yu Tianxin refused to admit defeat, and the Leiting Academy teacher restrained himself from attacking Dai Yao under pressure from Ning Fengzhi and Salas.
• The Leiting Academy teacher threatened Dai Yao, and Yu Tianheng left vowing to face him in the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Yuan Yi, and Dugu Yan reassured Dai Yao, while Feng Wutong silently clenched her hands over her inability to help him.
• Ning Fengzhi and Salas visited the Oakland lounge, praised Dai Yao, and asked about his ten-thousand-year Fourth Spirit Ring and upcoming match against Godwind Academy.
• Dai Yao told Salas that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had threatened him, prompting Salas and Ning Fengzhi to promise their protection.
• Dai Yao decided he would visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect during the Soul Hunting Plan if the clan continued to provoke him.

Ning Fengzhi told Dai Yao that someone wanted to meet him, and Dai Yao realized the person was Qian Renxue in her public identity as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. As Oakland prepared to face Godwind Academy, Dai Yao planned to use the rain and his Fourth Spirit Skill, then accepted Feng Xiaotian’s bet about Huo Wu.

• Salas left Ning Fengzhi and Dai Yao alone, and Ning Fengzhi invited Dai Yao to meet someone he hoped would change his mind about joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
• Dai Yao recognized that the person Ning Fengzhi meant was Qian Renxue, disguised as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and agreed to meet him.
• Feng Qianli and the Oakland team discussed their match against Godwind Academy, and Dai Yao said the forecast rain could give them a chance if they bought him time to prepare his Fourth Spirit Skill.
• Feng Xiaotian came to Oakland’s lounge seeking Dai Yao, apologized for Yu Tianxin’s attack, and warned him that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan might retaliate.
• Feng Xiaotian bet that if Godwind Academy won, Dai Yao would stay away from Huo Wu, while if Oakland won, Feng Xiaotian would stay away from her; Dai Yao accepted and advised Feng Xiaotian not to blindly accommodate her.

Dai Yao urged Feng Wutong to stop overworking herself, and she revealed that she was desperate to become strong enough to help him. After comforting her, Dai Yao left without acting on her feelings, and the team prepared to face Godwind Academy the next day.

• Back at Oakland Academy, Dai Yao noticed Feng Wutong had stayed in the carriage to cultivate, and she apologized for failing to serve him.
• After dinner, Zhu Zhuqing encouraged Dai Yao to check on Feng Wutong, who was still cultivating in her dormitory.
• Dai Yao ordered Feng Wutong to rest, and she explained that she had been pushing herself to break through her level-forty bottleneck so she could help him.
• Dai Yao reassured Feng Wutong that she was already useful to the team and told her she would help hold off Godwind Academy; as she fell into his arms, she broke through to rank thirty-eight.
• Dai Yao left Feng Wutong to rest and returned to Zhu Zhuqing, while Feng Wutong quietly accepted that her hopes of being with him might be unrealistic.
• The next day, Feng Qianli rallied the team to hold off Godwind Academy until Dai Yao used his Spirit Skill, and they set off for the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.

On the tournament’s thirteenth day, Shrek Academy lost to Skywater Academy, while Leiting Academy fell to Chihuo Academy. A torrential downpour began just before Oakland faced Godwind Academy, and Dai Yao realized the weather favored his Fourth Spirit Skill as the match was allowed to continue.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu defeated Dai Mubai and Zhu Lu’s Hell White Tiger with their Ice Snow Drifting Ice Phoenix, forcing Tang San to concede for Shrek Academy.
• Dai Yao watched the dispirited Shrek team and anticipated that Tang San might have to reveal his Clear Sky Hammer to advance.
• Chihuo Academy beat Leiting Academy while Yu Tianxin remained sidelined by his injuries.
• Oakland and Godwind prepared to face each other as the tournament’s two teams with thirteen consecutive victories.
• A torrential rain began before the main event, but Xue Ye ordered the match to continue, and Dai Yao recognized that the weather suited his Fourth Spirit Skill.

Oakland faced Godwind Academy in the final despite Zhu Zhuqing being unable to compete, leaving Dai Yao without their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The match began with Oakland at a clear disadvantage, while Feng Xiaotian resolved to win for Huo Wu.

• Oakland's seven members entered the Soul Arena in the rain, and spectators questioned their chances without Zhu Zhuqing.
• Xue Ye doubted Oakland could win, while Salas remained confident and Chen Xin praised Dai Yao's progress.
• Xue Ye resolved to recruit Dai Yao if possible and eliminate him if he refused to join him.
• Feng Xiaotian reminded Dai Yao of their agreement, and Dai Yao told him to win first.
• Huo Wu watched Dai Yao instead of Feng Xiaotian, prompting Feng Xiaotian to vow to win even if he had to reveal his Self-Created Soul Skill.
• The referee started the match, and Soul Power surged as both teams formed their fighting stances.

Oakland faced Godwind Academy as Dai Yao began charging his unprecedented Fourth Spirit Skill while his teammates tried to buy him ten seconds. Feng Wutong revealed her Vermilion Bird Divine Fire to hold back Godwind Academy, but Feng Xiaotian and his team broke through the flames and reached Oakland's formation.

• Godwind Academy took to the air and launched its attack as Dai Yao withdrew to the center of Oakland's formation and asked his teammates to delay the enemy for ten seconds.
• Dai Yao activated his Ten Thousand Year Fourth Spirit Ring, and Feng Xiaotian ordered Godwind Academy to stop him before he could unleash the skill.
• Feng Qianli blocked the tornado while Feng Wutong countered Godwind Academy's wind blades with a vast sea of Nanming Li Fire.
• Feng Xiaotian led his team into the flames, using a gale to tear open a brief passage through Feng Wutong's fire.
• Godwind Academy crossed the sea of fire and reached Oakland's formation while Dai Yao's lightning continued to gather.

Dai Yao’s teammates sacrificed their defenses to buy him ten seconds to charge his Fourth Spirit Skill, while Feng Wutong and Feng Qianli held off Godwind Academy. Dai Yao unleashed a devastating lightning strike and then summoned a forest of lightning as Feng Xiaotian’s team attacked again.

• Feng Wutong blocked Feng Xiaotian with the Nanming Li Fire while Godwind Academy’s other members charged toward Dai Yao.
• Oakland’s teammates used their strongest Soul Skills to protect Dai Yao, but Godwind Academy’s attack left five of them unable to fight.
• Feng Qianli and the exhausted Feng Wutong stood between Godwind Academy and Dai Yao as he completed his ten-second charge.
• Dai Yao released a massive bolt of lightning that sent Godwind Academy’s members tumbling backward.
• Dai Yao told Feng Qianli and Feng Wutong to tend to their injured teammates, then faced Godwind Academy alone.
• As Feng Xiaotian’s team attacked again, Dai Yao raised his hand and summoned thousands of lightning bolts from the stormy sky.

Dai Yao unleashed his Fourth Spirit Skill, White Tiger Thunder God Strike, and defeated Feng Xiaotian and the rest of Godwind Academy, securing Oakland’s victory. As the crowd celebrated, Salas realized the Heaven Dou Empire might threaten Dai Yao and decided Spirit Hall needed to get him out of the empire soon.

• Dai Yao gathered the Thunder Forest’s scattered lightning into a concentrated strike, shocking Chen Xin and the other powerful soul masters watching.
• Feng Xiaotian ordered Godwind Academy to scatter, but Dai Yao used White Tiger Thunder God Strike to strike down all seven opponents and held a thunder sword to Feng Xiaotian’s neck.
• Feng Xiaotian admitted defeat, and Dai Yao released his spirit skill as the storm over the Soul Arena subsided.
• Oakland’s team celebrated Dai Yao’s victory, while spectators recognized that Oakland had preserved its perfect record.
• Xue Ye warned Salas about Spirit Hall’s powerful young generation, and Salas resolved to move Dai Yao out of the Heaven Dou Empire before its people could threaten him.

After Dai Yao impressed the continent with his Fourth Spirit Skill, Ning Fengzhi warned him of the danger posed by hostile powers and promised to protect him in the Heaven Dou Empire. Meanwhile, the Star Luo Dai Family’s elders learned of Dai Yao’s strength and clashed over whether to eliminate him or seek the Old Ancestor’s judgment.

• Chen Xin examined Dai Yao and found that his body had suffered no harm from his powerful Fourth Spirit Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Dai Yao that hostile factions might target him, promised to keep him safe, and led him toward a meeting with Xue Qinghe and Tang San at Shrek Academy.
• The Fifth Elder returned to the Dai Family’s Ancestral Land, where the Second, Third, and Fourth Elders questioned him about his dramatic arrival.
• The Fifth Elder revealed that Dai Yao had gained a Ten Thousand Year Fourth Spirit Ring and defeated Godwind Academy with an attack comparable to Soul Douluo strength.
• The Second Elder called for Dai Yao to be eliminated, while the Fifth Elder defended him and the Third Elder proposed asking the Old Ancestor to decide.