Chapter Summaries

Yu Tianlin used the thunder-charged clouds to create his Kirin and faced Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s Ice Phoenix in an aerial clash. All three fighters exhausted their Soul Power and fell from the sky, leaving Yu Yuanzhen and the other VIPs to react.

• Shui Bing'er formed an Ice Phoenix from the snow and warned Yu Tianlin that its next attack would be powerful.
• Yu Tianlin flew into the dark clouds, where his earlier lightning attack had stirred the thunder within them.
• Yu Tianlin revealed Kirin, a lightning beast he had developed by harnessing the power in cloud layers.
• The Thunder Kirin and Ice Phoenix collided, unleashing a storm of lightning, rain, and snow across the arena.
• Yu Tianlin, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu fell after exhausting their Soul Power, and Yu Yuanzhen vanished from the VIP seats to intervene.

Thunderbolt Academy defeated Skywater Academy after Yu Tianlin, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu exhausted their soul power in a final clash. Yu Tianlin then broke through rank fifty, and Yu Yuanzhen took him away to obtain his fifth soul ring before the qualifiers ended.

• Yu Yuanzhen caught Yu Tianlin, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu as they fell after their attacks vanished in midair.
• Thunderbolt Academy defeated Skywater Academy's remaining fighters, secured its sixteenth consecutive win, and kept first place in the standings.
• Yu Tianlin replenished his exhausted soul power through meditation and broke through the rank fifty bottleneck.
• Yu Yuanzhen urged Yu Tianlin to leave the qualifiers and obtain his fifth soul ring immediately.
• Yu Tianlin packed, explained his departure to Lei Bao and his teammates, and set off with Yu Yuanzhen.

After reaching rank fifty, Yu Tianlin traveled with Yu Yuanzhen into the Star Dou Great Forest to find a fifth soul ring. They searched for a sixty-thousand-year Thunder Marsh Holy Kite but found none, so Yu Tianlin proposed luring one out.

• Yu Tianlin left his teammates to handle the qualifiers while he accompanied Yu Yuanzhen to obtain his fifth soul ring.
• Yu Tianlin chose the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite as his ideal target because it could strengthen his flying ability, and Yu Yuanzhen agreed to search for one around sixty thousand years old.
• Yu Tianlin estimated that his body could withstand a soul ring of about sixty thousand years, surprising Yu Yuanzhen.
• Yu Yuanzhen repelled or avoided powerful soul beasts as they searched the Star Dou Great Forest for two days without finding a Thunder Marsh Holy Kite.
• Yu Tianlin suggested using something attractive to the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite and spreading its aura to lure one out.

Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen used the Thunder Holy Dragon Skull to lure the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite, drawing the attention of powerful soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Di Tian obeyed the Silver Dragon King's order not to investigate, while Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming sensed the skull's aura.

• Yu Tianlin revealed the Thunder Holy Dragon Skull and proposed using its aura to attract the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite.
• Yu Yuanzhen agreed to the plan, activated the skull, and told Yu Tianlin to stay close as they waited for soul beasts.
• Di Tian sensed the Thunder Holy Dragon aura and prepared to investigate, but the Silver Dragon King ordered him to remain in seclusion because a faint deity's aura was nearby.
• Da Ming and Er Ming detected the high-level lightning aura near their lake, and Xiao Wu asked what had happened.

The Sky Azure Bull Python sensed the Thunder Holy Dragon Soul Bone and set out to claim it, while Yu Tianlin and Yu Yuanzhen killed a sixty-five-thousand-year-old Thunder Marsh Holy Kite. The fight ended with a powerful soul beast approaching and demanding the soul bone.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python believed the Thunder Holy Dragon Soul Bone could help it survive its heavenly tribulation and possibly evolve into an Azure Dragon, then left to find it while telling the Titan Giant Ape to protect Xiao Wu.
• Yu Yuanzhen fought off the lightning-attribute soul beasts surrounding him as Yu Tianlin prepared to respond to danger.
• The Thunder Marsh Holy Kite appeared, and Yu Tianlin decided to use it as his soul ring despite its cultivation exceeding his target by about five thousand years.
• Yu Yuanzhen subdued the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite with his eighth soul skill, and Yu Tianlin killed it to obtain its black soul ring.
• A powerful being approached, condemned Yu Yuanzhen for killing soul beasts, and demanded that he surrender the Thunder Holy Dragon Soul Bone.

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianlin were confronted by the Sky Azure Bull Python, which demanded the Thunder Holy Dragon Skull and threatened to kill Yu Tianlin. Yu Yuanzhen pretended to be overwhelmed while secretly carrying out a plan, and the chapter ended as he decided the act had gone on long enough because the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite's soul ring was about to dissipate.

• The Sky Azure Bull Python arrived after the Thunder Holy Dragon Skull drew it out and used its Sluggish Domain against Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianlin.
• Yu Yuanzhen countered the Sky Azure Bull Python's cyan attack with lightning, while the beast decided to target Yu Tianlin to force Yu Yuanzhen to surrender the soul bone.
• The Sky Azure Bull Python attacked Yu Tianlin and threatened to kill him unless Yu Yuanzhen handed over the Thunder Holy Dragon Soul Bone.
• Yu Yuanzhen pretended to be unable to escape while protecting Yu Tianlin, allowing the Sky Azure Bull Python to injure him repeatedly.
• Yu Yuanzhen remained calm beneath his battered appearance and decided to stop prolonging the fight because the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite's soul ring was close to dissipating.

Yu Yuanzhen gave the Thunder Holy Dragon Soul Bone to the Sky Azure Bull Python, intending to make it stronger so Yu Tianlin could claim a more powerful soul ring later. While Yu Tianlin began absorbing the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite's soul ring, Skywater Academy prepared to face Godwind Academy, with Shui Bing'er determined to win and defend Tianlin's glory.

• Yu Yuanzhen threw the Thunder Holy Dragon skull bone to the Sky Azure Bull Python and escaped with Yu Tianlin, explaining that he planned to hunt the strengthened beast for Yu Tianlin's future soul ring.
• Yu Yuanzhen took Yu Tianlin out of the Star Dou Great Forest and guarded him as he began absorbing the Thunder Marsh Holy Kite's soul ring.
• Thunderbolt Academy's team learned that its loss to Godwind Academy left its qualifier ranking dependent on the match between Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy.
• Shui Bing'er decided Skywater Academy would go all out against Godwind Academy, even using its Martial Soul Fusion Skill, to protect Yu Tianlin's glory.

Yu Tianlin returned to the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena after obtaining his fifth soul ring and watched Skywater Academy defeat Godwind Academy with its Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He predicted Skywater’s victory and said Thunderbolt Academy would still advance in first place.

• Skywater Academy endured Godwind Academy’s aerial assault long enough for Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu to activate Ice and Snow Falling.
• Yu Tianlin appeared beside Lei Bao in Thunderbolt Academy’s rest area, startling him and surprising the other team members.
• Lei Dong told Yu Tianlin that Thunderbolt Academy had lost to Godwind Academy while he was away, and Yu Tianlin accepted responsibility for missing the match.
• Yu Tianlin predicted Skywater Academy would win, and Ice and Snow Falling eliminated most of Godwind Academy’s members.
• Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy’s vice-captain survived the first part of the fusion skill, but Feng Xiaotian could not withstand Ice Phoenix’s final strike.

The preliminaries ended with Blue Tyrant Academy defeating Elephant Armor Academy to claim the fifth qualifying spot. At the awards ceremony, Xue Ye granted titles and promised Spirit Beasts to top performers in the Promotion Tournament, which would begin a month later.

• After Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu exhausted their Soul Power, Skywater Academy defeated Godwind Academy and secured its qualifying place.
• On the final day, Yu Tianxin led Blue Tyrant Academy against Elephant Armor Academy, overcoming Huyan Li and his Head Soul Bone to win the fifth qualifying spot.
• The final standings placed Thunderbolt Academy first, Skywater Academy second, Blazing Fire Academy third, Godwind Academy fourth, and Blue Tyrant Academy fifth; Elephant Armor Academy was eliminated.
• Yu Tianlin joined the captains and vice-captains of the five qualifying teams at the awards ceremony, where each team received a certificate and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Xue Ye granted the captains and vice-captains viscount titles and the other team members baron titles, then promised Spirit Beasts to the Promotion Tournament's three top victors.
• Xue Ye announced that the Promotion Tournament would begin in one month at the Heaven Dou Empire's Royal Hunting Ground.

Yu Tianlin trained with Yu Yuanzhen while his teammates prepared for the Promotion Tournament, and Shui Bing'er came to see him. She told him Huo Wu had approached Skywater Academy to propose an alliance, leaving Yu Tianlin to hear more about the offer.

• Yu Tianlin agreed to serve as Thunderbolt Academy's backup in the Promotion Tournament so his teammates could take the lead.
• Yu Yuanzhen sparred with Yu Tianlin and taught him advanced techniques for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen stopped their training when he sensed Shui Bing'er had come to see Yu Tianlin.
• Yu Tianlin met Shui Bing'er, who told him Huo Wu had asked Skywater Academy to form an alliance.

Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er agreed to unite Thunderbolt Academy and Skywater Academy, giving both a stronger lineup for the tournament. Their conversation ended at the lakeside where they first met, as Shui Bing'er recalled how Yu Tianlin had once taught her to control Soul Power.

• Shui Bing'er told Yu Tianlin that Huo Wu had proposed an alliance between Blazing Fire Academy, Godwind Academy, and Skywater Academy, but she had refused on Skywater Academy's behalf.
• Yu Tianlin suggested that Shui Bing'er join Thunderbolt Academy, and she happily agreed.
• Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er decided their academies could reorganize their teams through transfers, with both academies likely to approve.
• Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er walked to the lake where they had first met, and Shui Bing'er thanked him for teaching her Soul Power control.

Yu Tianlin gave Shui Bing'er the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, an Immortal Grade Medicinal Herb, and protected her while she absorbed it. After gaining three Soul Power levels and reaching rank forty-six, Shui Bing'er awakened amid a burst of starlight, and Yu Tianlin asked what else had changed.

• Yu Tianlin showed Shui Bing'er the matured Star Luo Spirit Pearl and explained its benefits and lack of side effects.
• Yu Tianlin gave Shui Bing'er the herb as compensation for Skywater Academy joining Thunderbolt Academy, and she accepted it.
• Shui Bing'er swallowed the Star Luo Spirit Pearl and absorbed it by the secluded lake while Yu Tianlin kept watch.
• Starlight broke through the clouds and enveloped Shui Bing'er as her absorption finished, accompanied by a phoenix-like cry.
• Shui Bing'er said her Soul Power had risen by three levels to rank forty-six, and Yu Tianlin asked whether she had noticed other changes.

Shui Bing'er explained how the Star Luo Spirit Pearl gave her the Power of Stars while revealing the Ice Phoenix martial soul’s flaw: it lacked enough ice power to fully support its mutation. Yu Tianlin arranged for her to stay at Thunderbolt Academy and won the academy’s agreement to recruit Skywater Academy’s team, pending its approval.

• Shui Bing'er showed Yu Tianlin that she could restrain him with both ice and starlight after absorbing the Star Luo Spirit Pearl.
• Shui Bing'er explained that her Ice Phoenix martial soul lacked sufficient ice power, and that Xue Wu’s ice-based martial soul made their Ice and Snow Falling fusion skill possible.
• Yu Tianlin concluded that the Star Luo Spirit Pearl’s Power of Stars would not interfere with Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s fusion skill, and privately resolved to find a way to fix her martial soul’s flaw.
• Yu Tianlin arranged for Shui Bing'er to spend the night at Thunderbolt Academy because it was too late for her to return to Skywater Academy.
• Yu Tianlin discussed transferring Skywater Academy’s team to Thunderbolt Academy with Lei Bao and his teammates, and they all welcomed the proposal.

Shui Bing'er and Yu Tianlin formed an alliance between Skywater Academy and Thunderbolt Academy, then reorganized and trained their combined team for the Promotion Tournament. After arriving at the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground, Yu Tianlin was surprised when his grandfather Yu Yuanzhen came to see him, suggesting important news.

• Shui Bing'er returned from Thunderbolt Academy three ranks stronger and told her teammates about the proposed alliance, which Skywater Academy accepted.
• The Heaven Dou Empire approved the alliance, and Salas agreed after Yu Yuanzhen and the empire pressured him.
• Yu Tianlin and Shui Bing'er led the reorganized allied team through half a month of coordination training before the Promotion Tournament.
• Yu Tianlin and his teammates arrived at the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Ground, entered their assigned barracks, and prepared to rest.
• Yu Yuanzhen came to visit Yu Tianlin, surprising him because he expected his grandfather to have an important reason.

Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Tianlin to the Royal Hunting Grounds’ command tent, where he met Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, secretly Qian Renxue. Xue Ye sent Xue Qinghe to take Yu Tianlin and Ning Rongrong for a walk while the elders discussed matters, revealing his effort to build ties with the younger members of the great sects.

• Yu Yuanzhen brought Yu Tianlin away from his teammates and led him to the central command tent.
• Yu Tianlin met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and recognized that she was Qian Renxue in disguise.
• Yu Tianlin entered the tent and greeted Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Ye asked Xue Qinghe to take Yu Tianlin and Ning Rongrong for a walk while the elders discussed important matters.

Yu Tianlin considered how to handle Qian Renxue after discovering her disguise as Xue Qinghe, and decided to delay her Angel God inheritance rather than expose or kill her. He planned to keep her identity secret while preventing her from taking control of the Heaven Dou Empire, but the chapter ended before he explained his thoughts to Xue Qinghe.

• Yu Tianlin weighed killing Qian Renxue and revealing her identity, then rejected both options because of the dangers they posed.
• Yu Tianlin decided to let Qian Renxue continue her infiltration to delay her Angel God inheritance.
• Yu Tianlin resolved to keep Qian Renxue's identity hidden while preventing Xue Ye's death from giving her control of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Xue Qinghe noticed Yu Tianlin had stopped paying attention to Ning Rongrong and asked what was troubling him.
• Yu Tianlin apologized to Ning Rongrong, then silently wondered how Qian Renxue had gained Soul Power so quickly.

Yu Tianlin learned the details of Spirit Hall’s three soul-bone prizes and declared his confidence in winning them before the Promotion Tournament began. The tournament opened with six matches scheduled, and Godwind Academy faced Fabia Academy first.

• Xue Qinghe told Yu Tianlin and Ning Rongrong that the champion would receive three soul bones, including a sixty-thousand-year skull bone and two thirty-thousand-year limb bones.
• Yu Tianlin named the Golden Generation’s levels and martial soul fusion skill, then said he was confident he could defeat them and win the championship.
• Yu Tianlin left Xue Qinghe and Ning Rongrong and returned to Thunderbolt Academy’s camp ahead of the Promotion Tournament.
• Lei Bao warned Thunderbolt Academy that Plant Academy’s control-focused fighters could be dangerous in one-on-one matches, though Yu Tianlin would anchor their lineup.
• Xue Ye officially opened the Promotion Tournament, and Godwind Academy began the first match against Fabia Academy.

The Promotion Tournament began with Godwind Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy winning their opening matches decisively, while Thunderbolt Academy waited until the final match of the day. Yu Tianlin encouraged Shui Bing'er as Thunderbolt Academy prepared to face Plant Academy.

• Huo Wu defeated five Fabia Academy contestants before running out of soul power, and a Godwind Academy teammate finished the match.
• Dai Mubai defeated Meng Yiran, two more Exotic Beast Academy members, and their captain before withdrawing; Tailong and Huang Yuan then secured Blue Tyrant Academy's victory.
• The visiting teams watched the Empire's strong academies closely and prepared to assess Thunderbolt Academy.
• After three drawn-out matches delayed the schedule until evening, Thunderbolt Academy's match against Plant Academy finally came up.
• Yu Tianlin encouraged Shui Bing'er before Thunderbolt Academy's battle began.

Shui Bing'er used the Power of Stars and carefully chained her control skills to defeat Plant Academy's Soul Ancestor without taking damage. Afterward, Huo Wushuang urged Huo Wu to stay calm and avoid letting pride cloud her judgment.

• Shui Bing'er entered the arena as Thunderbolt Academy's next fighter, while Plant Academy sent out a level-forty-one Soul Ancestor.
• The Plant Academy fighter tried to bind Shui Bing'er with his vines, but the Power of Stars around her stopped them from reaching her.
• Shui Bing'er froze her opponent with Ice Seal, then struck him with Repelling Ice Ring as he broke free.
• The Plant Academy fighter's frozen vines shattered when he tried to steady himself, and Shui Bing'er knocked him out of the arena.
• Huo Wu worried that Shui Bing'er's control had improved, and Huo Wushuang told her to keep a calm judgment and control her pride.

Shui Bing'er continued her winning streak against Plant Academy, using her ice powers to overcome their fire-resistant Crimson Flame Thorns Soul Ancestor. With her Soul Power falling below half, she prepared to reveal her fourth soul skill, while her opponent activated his own fourth skill.

• Shui Bing'er defeated Plant Academy's Soul Elders one after another and still had about half her Soul Power remaining when the team had only two members left.
• Plant Academy sent out a Soul Ancestor with the Crimson Flame Thorns martial soul, whose fire attribute could resist ice but was disadvantaged by the frozen arena.
• The Soul Ancestor used Forest of Thorns to block Shui Bing'er's vision and bind her, but her Ice Ring Armor protected her and froze the thorns until she shattered them.
• Shui Bing'er decided to end the fight and activated her fourth soul ring, drawing the attention of Godwind Academy and Yu Tianlin.
• The Plant Academy Soul Ancestor responded by activating his own fourth soul skill.