Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianlin proposed fighting all fourteen contenders alone, intending to draw attention toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect’s younger generation while its leaders gained time to grow stronger. The academy approved consecutive battles, and Yu Tianlin began defeating his opponents without using his martial soul or Soul Power.

• Yu Tianlin told Lei Bao he wanted to fight all fourteen contenders, and explained that his grandfather supported the proposal.
• Lei Bao and the new dean approved consecutive battles, believing Yu Tianlin would lose but could still win a few rounds.
• The fourteen contenders reacted with disbelief, and Yu Tianxin learned that his young cousin Yu Tianlin would face them all.
• Lei Bao brought the contenders to the field, where Yu Tianlin was waiting.
• Yu Tianlin defeated opponents one after another using only his physical strength and speed, repeatedly calling for the next fighter.

Yu Tianlin defeated all fourteen challengers in the academy trial without summoning his martial soul, but Lei Bao revealed that the promise to give him every tournament slot had only been a ruse. Lei Bao and Yu Tianlin agreed on a team arrangement that let Yu Tianlin face strong teams alone while his teammates proved themselves by fighting weak teams outnumbered.

• Yu Tianlin defeated fourteen Soul Elders in succession, including Yu Tianxin, and Lei Bao urged the students to train harder before the tournament slots were decided.
• Lei Bao told the defeated students that the trial had not actually awarded Yu Tianlin all the slots, prompting Yu Tianlin to question him after everyone left.
• Lei Bao explained that he had expected Yu Tianlin to lose and argued that the other students deserved a chance to compete alongside him.
• Yu Tianlin warned that teammates assigned only to weak opponents would be dismissed as followers and would not earn recognition for their own strength.
• Lei Bao proposed that teammates fight weak teams while outnumbered, and Yu Tianlin agreed to the arrangement.
• Lei Bao asked Yu Tianlin about his current level, and Yu Tianlin said he had just reached Level Forty-Five.

Yu Tianlin learned that Yu Tianxin had withdrawn from Thunderbolt Academy and transferred to Blue Tyrant Academy, while Thunderbolt Academy finalized its tournament roster and began preparing for the Five Elements Academy Joint Training Event. After hearing that Skywater Academy would host the event, Yu Tianlin wondered whether Shui Bing'er still remembered him.

• Yu Tianxin left Thunderbolt Academy after losing to Yu Tianlin and went to Blue Tyrant Academy, apparently hoping to compete in the tournament and challenge his cousin again.
• Thunderbolt Academy finalized its roster, including Lei Quan, Lei Tian, and Lei Dong, and Yu Tianlin focused on cultivation while the others practiced teamwork.
• Lei Bao announced that Thunderbolt Academy's competitors would attend the upcoming Five Elements Academy Joint Training Event.
• Lei Tian revealed that Skywater Academy would host the event, exciting the other competitors because the academy was full of girls.
• Yu Tianlin thought of Shui Bing'er and wondered whether she had visited him or forgotten their old promise to see each other.

Yu Tianlin and the Thunderbolt Academy delegation arrived at Skywater Academy for the Joint Training Event and settled into the reception area. After learning that past visitors had been expelled for entering restricted areas or harassing students, Yu Tianlin studied the campus map and chose a convenient room.

• A week after the event preparations began, Vice Dean Lei Bao led Thunderbolt Academy's delegation to Skywater Academy, where its students were greeted and assigned a guide.
• Teacher Yun led Yu Tianlin and the students to the reception area and told them that Godwind Academy had arrived first, while Blazing Fire Academy and Elephant Armor Academy were expected the next day.
• Skywater Academy girls discussed Yu Tianlin and learned that Yu Tianxin had left Thunderbolt Academy.
• Teacher Yun gave Yu Tianlin a campus map marked with restricted areas and warned the students not to wander or harass anyone.
• Lei Tian told Yu Tianlin that two Thunderbolt Academy seniors had previously been expelled and blacklisted for breaking the rules.
• Yu Tianlin memorized the restricted areas, passed the map to Lei Tian, and chose an outermost room.

Shui Yue'er brought Yu Tianlin to meet her sister Shui Bing'er after revealing that Shui Bing'er had repeatedly visited Thunderbolt Academy looking for him. Yu Tianlin followed her into a building at Skywater Academy, unaware that Shui Yue'er planned to help her sister get revenge for his missed encounters.

• A girl from Skywater Academy came to Thunderbolt Academy's rest area asking for Yu Tianlin, and Lei Tian teased him about her visit.
• Shui Yue'er told Yu Tianlin that someone wanted to see him and insisted that he call her big sister because she was fourteen and he was thirteen.
• Yu Tianlin recognized Shui Yue'er as Shui Bing'er's younger sister and learned that Shui Bing'er had visited Thunderbolt Academy more than ten times looking for him.
• Shui Yue'er led Yu Tianlin to a building where Shui Bing'er was waiting, reassured him that he was allowed inside, and secretly planned to help her sister vent her frustration.

Shui Yue'er lured Yu Tianlin into Skywater Academy's training grounds as part of a scheme to test him and accuse him of trespassing. When a Soul Emperor teacher confronted him, Yu Tianlin tried to explain, but Shui Yue'er denied inviting him, leaving him facing the teacher.

• A red-haired Skywater Academy girl planned to bring a teacher to catch Yu Tianlin, while Xue Wu agreed to use the opportunity to test his strength and warned them not to go too far.
• Yu Tianlin realized Shui Yue'er had led him into the team's empty training grounds and understood that she had set him up.
• Yu Tianlin tried to leave and threatened to tell Shui Bing'er what Shui Yue'er had done.
• A Skywater Academy teacher confronted Yu Tianlin, but Shui Yue'er claimed he had entered without permission.
• Xue Wu and the other girls watched as the teacher summoned her six soul rings and ordered Yu Tianlin to surrender.

Yu Tianlin called Lei Bao to Skywater Academy after Shui Yue'er and teacher Yu accused him of trespassing, and the two sides disputed what had happened. Shui Bing'er appeared and ordered Shui Yue'er to tell the truth, leaving Yu Tianlin startled by her arrival.

• Yu Tianlin broke free of teacher Yu's water rings and unleashed a long howl that drew attention across Skywater Academy.
• Lei Bao heard the howl during a banquet and rushed to find Yu Tianlin, while a figure in a soundproof cultivation room also left to investigate.
• Yu Tianlin told Lei Bao that Shui Yue'er had lured him into a restricted training area, but Shui Yue'er insisted he had followed her there.
• Teacher Yu and Lei Bao recognized that the accounts conflicted, but Shui Yue'er continued to deny Yu Tianlin's accusation.
• Shui Bing'er appeared behind Shui Yue'er and told her to stop lying and explain what had happened.

Shui Bing'er reunited with Yu Tianlin after resolving Shui Yue'er’s prank and apologized for the trouble. She then took Yu Tianlin to dinner, and the two fell back into the easy familiarity they had shared years earlier.

• Shui Yue'er explained that she had caused the trouble to help Shui Bing'er vent, and Shui Bing'er stopped her from revealing more.
• Lei Bao and teacher Yu agreed to leave the matter to the youngsters and departed after exchanging pleasantries.
• Shui Bing'er made Shui Yue'er apologize to Yu Tianlin, who said he did not mind what had happened.
• Shui Bing'er summoned her teammates, including Xue Wu, and warned them not to repeat their scheme to test Yu Tianlin.
• After the others left, Shui Bing'er invited Yu Tianlin to dinner, then took his wrist and led him away.

Yu Tianlin reunited with Shui Bing'er and learned about her cultivation before the academy social exchange began. As the participating teams tested one another, Yu Tianlin watched Feng Xiaotian deliberately lose to Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.

• Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er shared stories about their years apart, and Shui Bing'er revealed that her Soul Power Level was thirty-nine.
• Shui Bing'er told Yu Tianlin that Feng Xiaotian was the only student among the Five Elements Academy teams known to have reached Soul Ancestor, though Yu Tianlin was four levels stronger.
• Blazing Fire Academy and Elephant Armor Academy arrived, and the social exchange began; Yu Tianlin ignored provocations and had Lei Tian and the others spar in his place.
• Yu Tianlin watched Feng Xiaotian fight Huo Wu, who left the arena after he repeatedly pretended to struggle and went easy on her.
• Feng Xiaotian also went easy on Huo Wushuang and lost the match, easing the tense atmosphere at the social exchange.

Yu Tianlin parted from Shui Bing'er and prepared to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, first seeking an antidote from Dugu Bo. At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he saw a battered Xue Beng and realized the Shrek group had arrived, putting Xiao Wu at risk of being exposed to Dugu Bo.

• Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er agreed to meet in the town outside Sunset Forest, using a communication device when she was ready to obtain a soul ring.
• Yu Tianlin returned to Thunderbolt Academy, where Lei Tian and the other contestants began targeted training using information gathered during the social exchange.
• Yu Tianlin asked Lei Bao for leave and went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to seek Dugu Bo's Poison Array antidote.
• Yu Tianlin encountered Xue Beng, who was bruised and swollen, and inferred that Dai Mubai had beaten him.
• Yu Tianlin realized the Shrek group had arrived and that Xiao Wu might be exposed to Dugu Bo the following day.

Yu Tianlin realized Dugu Bo would recognize Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and went to warn her. He revealed he had a way to conceal her aura, leaving Xiao Wu eager to hear how it worked.

• Yu Tianlin concluded that Dugu Bo's improved condition would let him detect Xiao Wu's soul beast identity.
• Yu Tianlin found the Shrek group and took Xiao Wu somewhere secluded to speak privately.
• Yu Tianlin told Xiao Wu he knew she was a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and Xiao Wu realized he had also warned Zhuqing about the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
• Yu Tianlin warned Xiao Wu that a Titled Douluo would be at the academy the next day, leaving her torn between fleeing and staying with Tang San.
• Yu Tianlin offered a method to hide Xiao Wu's soul beast aura, and Xiao Wu eagerly asked him to explain it.

Yu Tianlin lent Xiao Wu an Aromatic Silk Beauty, which concealed her soul beast aura, and warned her to return to safety. He then visited Dugu Bo to obtain antidotes for the Poison Array so he could cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Yu Tianlin explained that he was only lending Xiao Wu the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and she agreed to return it after the tournament.
• Xiao Wu held the flower and found that its scent completely concealed her soul beast aura because her constitution resonated with it.
• Yu Tianlin advised Xiao Wu to return to the place where she belonged, but she dismissed his warning and trusted the flower to protect her.
• Xiao Wu returned to the Shrek group, while Yu Tianlin went to find Dugu Bo and encountered Prince Xue Xing leaving him.
• Yu Tianlin asked Dugu Bo for antidotes to the Poison Array so he could cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo gave him a dozen pills.

On his way to Sunset Forest, Yu Tianlin was intercepted by a black-robed Titled Douluo who prevented him from sending a distress signal. Yu Tianlin escaped the man’s restraint with his Head Soul Bone, called for help, and prepared to stall until support arrived.

• Yu Tianlin left Heaven Dou Royal Academy and took a shortcut through a grove toward Sunset Forest.
• A black-robed man appeared in Yu Tianlin’s path; Yu Tianlin fled, but the man circled around and blocked him again.
• Yu Tianlin transformed, revealed his soul rings, and tried to crush a metal ball to send a distress signal, but the man’s aura immobilized him.
• Yu Tianlin used Wrath of Thunderbolt to break free briefly, but the black-robed man increased his pressure and pinned him again.
• Yu Tianlin used the Teleportation skill in his Head Soul Bone to travel two or three kilometers away, then crushed the metal ball and sent an alert.
• Yu Tianlin ate Dragon Spirit Leaves and prepared to use his Head Soul Bone’s second skill to stall, knowing the black-robed man could still sense him.

Yu Tianlin stalled Tang Hao, who had tracked him down after he identified Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Just as Tang Hao moved to stop Yu Tianlin from teleporting, Yu Yuanzhen arrived and attacked, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Yu Tianlin used Dragon Spirit Leaves to conserve Soul Power while waiting for help and tried to stall the black-robed man.
• Tang Hao asked Yu Tianlin how he had learned Xiao Wu’s identity, and Yu Tianlin recognized him as Clear Sky Douluo.
• Tang Hao used Spiritual Power to pressure Yu Tianlin, but Yu Tianlin resisted and refused to explain how he knew.
• Tang Hao appeared in front of Yu Tianlin as he used his Head Soul Bone skill, then dodged an attack from behind.
• Yu Yuanzhen shouted that no one could touch his grandson and struck the ground with a lightning spear, allowing Yu Tianlin to relax as the confrontation continued.

Yu Yuanzhen arrived to protect Yu Tianlin and attacked the black-robed stranger after learning he had seen Tianlin’s soul bone. The stranger revealed himself as Tang Hao, and the two powerful Douluo clashed, ending their first exchange evenly.

• Yu Yuanzhen explained that he had been nearby and, after learning Tang Hao had seen Yu Tianlin’s soul bone, prepared to kill the black-robed stranger.
• Yu Yuanzhen transformed into his Blue-Purple Giant Dragon Martial Soul Avatar and warned Yu Tianlin to protect himself.
• Tang Hao revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, hundred-thousand-year soul ring, and identity, then said he had not intended to hurt Yu Tianlin.
• Yu Yuanzhen accused Tang Hao of attacking a junior and struck at him, while Tang Hao countered with his Clear Sky Avatar.
• Yu Yuanzhen’s Dragon Claw and Tang Hao’s hammer collided, and neither gained the upper hand.

Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter's Domain against Yu Yuanzhen, but Yu Yuanzhen countered it with a powerful lightning domain. Tang Hao then tried to break through the lightning, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Yu Yuanzhen and Tang Hao misjudged each other's strength and fought to a draw in their first clash.
• Tang Hao spread Divine Slaughter's Domain over Yu Yuanzhen, while Yu Tianlin watched from outside its range.
• Yu Tianlin recognized the domain and expected Yu Yuanzhen to have a counter despite lacking an innate domain.
• Yu Yuanzhen released a lightning domain that overwhelmed Divine Slaughter's Domain and forced it back around Tang Hao and his hammer.
• Yu Yuanzhen threatened to make Tang Hao pay for attacking Yu Tianlin, and Tang Hao attempted to break the lightning domain with a violent strike.

Tang Hao used Ring Detonation to escape Yu Yuanzhen’s domain, but Yu Yuanzhen’s spatial Dragon Claw stole an important keepsake before Tang Hao fled. Tang Hao resolved to take Tang San and Xiao Wu into hiding and leave reclaiming the keepsake to Tang San in the future.

• Tang Hao detonated three Soul Rings to tear through Yu Yuanzhen’s domain and escape.
• Yu Yuanzhen’s spatial Dragon Claw bypassed Tang Hao’s defensive skill and struck him, while taking a keepsake from him.
• Tang Hao detonated his remaining six Soul Rings and attacked the Dragon Claw with a powerful hammer strike.
• Yu Yuanzhen used the Dragon Claw as an anchor to transmit himself to Tang Hao, then countered with his ninth soul ring.
• Tang Hao retreated toward Heaven Dou City, determined that Tang San would one day recover the keepsake and that the children would avoid the hardships he and Ah Yin endured.

Yu Yuanzhen defeated Tang Hao’s escape attempt and discovered that the lead box Tang Hao carried contained the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone. Yu Tianlin asked to handle the Soul Bone, but Yu Yuanzhen postponed his answer as they prepared to leave before others arrived.

• Yu Yuanzhen explained that Tang Hao had used Ring Detonation to break through his domain, while Yu Tianlin confirmed that his grandfather was unharmed.
• Yu Yuanzhen revealed that he had taken a lead box from Tang Hao and crushed it, exposing the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone inside.
• Yu Yuanzhen identified the Soul Bone as a Hundred Thousand Year treasure and considered bringing it back to the sect.
• Yu Tianlin asked Yu Yuanzhen to let him handle the Soul Bone, saying Tang Hao would assume his grandfather was carrying it.
• Yu Yuanzhen delayed deciding and sensed people approaching after the battle, so he prepared to leave with Yu Tianlin.

Yu Tianlin told Yu Yuanzhen about Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Tang Hao before they went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to find Yu Xiaogang. The chapter ended with Yu Yuanzhen confronting his son while Flender and Zhao Wuji arrived outside the room.

• On the way back to Heaven Dou City, Yu Tianlin told Yu Yuanzhen about Tang Hao, Tang San's Twin Martial Souls, Xiao Wu's identity, and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Bone.
• Yu Yuanzhen redirected their journey to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where they found Yu Xiaogang alone in Tang San's still-lit room.
• Yu Xiaogang said Tang Hao had taken Tang San and Xiao Wu, then refused to turn around and face Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Xiaogang declared his agreement with Yu Tianlin void because Yu Tianlin had revealed Tang San's secret, and Yu Yuanzhen sent Yu Tianlin outside to speak with him alone.
• Yu Yuanzhen reminded Yu Xiaogang that he had used the medicinal herb Yu Tianlin brought to break through level 30.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji found Yu Tianlin outside the room, and Zhao Wuji pulled a concerned Flender away from the argument.

Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen visited the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well after Yu Yuanzhen persuaded Yu Xiaogang to return to the sect after his students graduated. They discovered that the valley’s pure Dragon Power could not help Yu Yuanzhen advance, leaving the sect to rely on his cultivation.

• Yu Yuanzhen told Yu Tianlin to keep Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls and Xiao Wu’s identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast secret, while Yu Xiaogang planned to return to the sect after graduation.
• Yu Yuanzhen predicted that Shrek would be driven from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and seek refuge at Blue Tyrant Academy, then took Yu Tianlin to the sect’s Heaven Dou City office for the night.
• Yu Tianlin agreed to let Yu Yuanzhen accompany him to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and the two entered its Poison Array under Yu Yuanzhen’s protection.
• Yu Yuanzhen examined the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and sensed the Dragon Power overflowing from a point in the valley.
• Yu Yuanzhen concluded that the Dragon Power could not raise his soul power and might lower his level if he tried to replace the Dragon Power already in his body.