Chapter Summaries

Xiao Heng and the academies were ambushed in a valley by a massive force of Black-clothed Men, and Glazed Academy fought its way through the attack. When powerful enemies targeted Xiao Heng and the others, Venerable Wang and six companions arrived to protect them.

• Xiao Heng sensed a killing intent and warned the convoy, but boulders rolled down both hills and trapped the teams in the valley.
• Thousands of Black-clothed Men charged the academies, whose teachers and students struggled against the attackers’ numbers and coordination.
• Xiao Heng and Glazed Academy fought together, with Xiao Heng protecting his teammates from dangerous opponents.
• Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Xue Qinghe watched as Xiao Heng’s strength and fighting style astonished them.
• Soul Emperors and a Soul Fighting Douluo entered the battle to target the academy teams, so Xiao Heng ordered Glazed Academy to retreat.
• As the Black-clothed Men pressed their attack, Venerable Wang arrived with six companions and told Xiao Heng to leave the fight to him.

Wang Xue, Dugu Bo, and other powerful allies joined the battle against Spirit Hall’s attackers, turning the tide in favor of the academies. Xiao Heng led a fierce counterattack and ordered the captured Soul Fighting Douluo killed, while the clashes between the Titled Douluos continued.

• Wang Xue arrived with Soul Fighting Douluos and Soul Sages, suppressed the attackers, and sent the Glazed Academy team to safety.
• A masked Titled Douluo called Chrysanthemum Pass intervened to save Lordiala, and a Ghostly Black Shadow drove back the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s fighters.
• Dugu Bo joined Wang Xue in fighting Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Douluo, restarting the battle across the battlefield.
• Xiao Heng gave Soul Revival Pills to the Glazed Academy team and charged into the attackers, while Flender, Zhao Wuji, Liu Erlong, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect fought back.
• A Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Soul Fighting Douluo defeated Lordiala and asked Xiao Heng whether to kill him; Xiao Heng ordered his execution, and she pierced Lordiala’s heart.
• Xiao Heng tossed six bottles of pills to the six members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Xiao Heng stopped Sword Douluo and the others from killing Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm, offering them pills that would either let them live under his control or kill them if crushed. The pair swallowed the pills after Xue Qinghe silently signaled Ghost Charm, and Xiao Heng began testing the medicine’s effects.

• Xiao Heng ordered his forces to kill the enemy, but Sword Douluo arrived and protected him from Chrysanthemum Pass.
• Sword Douluo overwhelmed Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm, and Xiao Heng ordered Sword Douluo, Wang Xue, and Dugu Bo to kill them.
• Ning Fengzhi supported the three fighters while Sword Douluo, Wang Xue, and Dugu Bo surrounded and defeated the two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo.
• Xiao Heng halted Wang Xue and offered Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm two pills, saying they could live if they swallowed them or kill themselves if they crushed them.
• Chrysanthemum Pass and Ghost Charm initially refused, but Ghost Charm noticed Xue Qinghe’s silent signal and made them both swallow the pills.
• Xiao Heng declared that the pair now belonged to his side and clenched his fist to test the medicine.

Xiao Heng spared Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo by placing their lives under his control, then allowed Xue Qinghe to order the slaughter of the remaining attackers. As the procession continued, Xiao Heng explained his coldness to Xue Qinghe and agreed to help him change the world, while Ning Fengzhi reassured Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Xiao Heng bound Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo with flames attached to their hearts, then let them leave under threat of death if they broke his technique.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the Royal Knights to kill every remaining black-clothed attacker, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and some academies joined the battle.
• After the attackers were killed, Xue Qinghe rode beside Xiao Heng, who explained that he was kind to those close to him but showed no mercy to his enemies.
• Xiao Heng urged Xue Qinghe to act on his compassion and change the world, and he promised to help by killing or protecting as needed.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong to trust and accompany Xiao Heng, reassured Zhu Zhuqing that the sect would help her, and the procession continued with additional troops.

Xiao Heng warned Xiao Wu that the Pope of Spirit Hall likely knew her identity, while Tang San tried and failed to learn what he had told her. The group reached Spirit City, where Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong without having sought a solution to Ghost Charm and Chrysanthemum Pass's predicament.

• Xiao Heng privately warned Xiao Wu to leave because Titled Douluo could see through her disguise and the Pope of Spirit Hall likely knew who she was.
• Tang San confronted Xiao Heng in the forest and offered Hidden Weapon crafting methods for the truth, but Xiao Heng told him to respect Xiao Wu's silence and warned him against attacking.
• Xiao Heng and the others arrived in Spirit City, where Liu Erlong took Xiao Wu and Tang San to acquire spirit rings.
• Bibi Dong told Ghost Charm and Chrysanthemum Pass that she had no solution for their predicament and asked them to wait for Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue admitted she had not asked Xiao Heng for help, challenged Bibi Dong to kill her, and rebuked Chrysanthemum Pass when he intervened.

Qian Renxue warned Bibi Dong not to target Xiao Heng, while Bibi Dong began investigating him. As the finals progressed, Shrek was eliminated, Xiao Heng took Zhu Zhuqing away from Dai Mubai, and he prepared to join Glazed Academy’s next match while changing the lineup.

• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong not to make a move against Xiao Heng, and Bibi Dong asked Ghost Charm and Chrysanthemum Pass to report everything they knew about him.
• Glazed Academy defeated Divine Wind Academy and a Star Luo clan team, while Shrek lost to Star Luo Royal Academy and was eliminated from the top ten.
• Xiao Heng took Zhu Zhuqing from the Shrek lounge and refused Ning Rongrong’s request to help Dai Mubai.
• Xiao Heng added Zhu Zhuqing to Glazed Academy’s lineup in Mu Qing’s place for the next match, then announced that he would compete and another teammate would need to step down.
• Monkey volunteered to give up his spot when Xiao Heng asked for someone to step aside.

Xiao Heng led Glazed Academy into its semifinal against Star Luo Royal Academy, where Zhu Zhuqing faced her sister Zhu Zhu Yun and the teams’ conflict became personal. After revealing two Soul Kings in Glazed Academy’s lineup, Xiao Heng shattered the opposing team’s Nether White Tiger and left Star Luo Royal Academy overwhelmed.

• Xiao Heng chose to take Xuelian’s place, arranged Glazed Academy’s lineup, and led his teammates onto the arena.
• Zhu Zhu Yun taunted Zhu Zhuqing, who answered with newfound confidence, while Dai Davis challenged Xiao Heng.
• Xiao Heng revealed a disguised Soul Ring lineup with two black rings, stunning the crowd and rattling Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Ning Fei boosted Glazed Academy as Xiao Heng and his teammates launched a coordinated assault that drove back all seven opponents.
• Zhu Zhu Yun and Dai Davis formed the Nether White Tiger, but Xiao Heng pierced and shattered it with Hundred Pace Flying Sword.
• Monkey, Zhu Zhuqing, Feng Jing, and Zhang Xiaoxiao continued attacking as Star Luo Royal Academy struggled to fight back.

Glazed Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and Spirit Hall defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy, establishing the tournament’s top three teams. At Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong appeared before the finalists and revealed three soul bones as the championship reward, while Xiao Heng refused to kneel before her.

• Xiao Heng let Zhu Zhuqing decide the fate of Dai Davis and Zhu Zhu Yun, and she chose to spare their lives.
• Glazed Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and the referee announced Glazed Academy as the winner.
• Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy, completing the tournament’s top three alongside Glazed Academy and Blazing Team.
• The three finalist teams gathered at Pope’s Palace, where Bibi Dong arrived to address them.
• Xiao Heng and the other Glazed Academy members remained standing when the crowd knelt, and Bibi Dong acknowledged Xiao Heng before presenting three soul bones as the final reward.

Xiao Heng led Glazed Academy to victory in the advancement matches, defeating Spirit Hall Academy’s Yan and forcing Spirit Hall to concede. After Blazing Academy also conceded its afternoon match, Spirit Hall Academy planned to target Glazed Academy’s other members in the final while Hu Liena and Xie Yue held Xiao Heng back.

• Bibi Dong announced three spirit bones as the prize and explained the advancement matches, then Feng Jing defeated Feng Xiaotian as Blazing Academy repeatedly faced Glazed Academy.
• Xiao Heng entered the matches and defeated Blazing Academy’s competitor with one strike before defeating Yan with the Hundred Pace Flying Sword.
• After Xiao Heng’s victory over Yan, Xie Yue conceded for Spirit Hall Academy, giving Glazed Academy the advancement-match victory.
• Glazed Academy celebrated at the hotel, where Xiao Heng told the team they would win the final.
• Blazing Academy conceded its afternoon match against Spirit Hall Academy, and Xie Yue planned for Hu Liena and himself to hold Xiao Heng back while the others attacked Glazed Academy’s members.

Xiao Heng and Glazed Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy in the tournament finals, with Xiao Heng quickly injuring Hu Liena and Xie Yue. Xie Yue and Hu Liena then unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the chapter ended as their fused form disappeared into red mist.

• Before the finals, Bibi Dong considered Qian Renxue and then quietly let the matter go.
• Xiao Heng led Glazed Academy onto the central battle platform, where both teams summoned their Martial Souls and the match began.
• Xiao Heng's sword pressure made Hu Liena vomit blood and wounded Xie Yue, while Ning Fei's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda strengthened Glazed Academy's fighters.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena combined their powers with support from their teammate to form a red light curtain that covered half the platform.
• Xiao Heng escaped the fused attack with his black wings, and the enlarged blood-red figure vanished into thick red mist.

Xiao Heng faced Hu Liena and Xie Yue's crimson-mist Martial Soul Fusion Skill while Glazed Academy gained the advantage in the other fights. As the battle continued, Bibi Dong showed interest in Xiao Heng and asked Ning Fengzhi about arranging a marriage with someone from Spirit Hall.

• Xiao Heng blocked Hu Liena and Xie Yue's attacks inside the crimson mist despite their suppression of his senses.
• Mu Qing wounded Spirit Hall's agility-attack Spirit Warrior, while Monkey traded heavy blows with his opponent and Zhang Xiaoxiao supported her teammates from the air.
• Feng Jing wounded Yan, whose existing chest injury reopened, and Spirit Hall's team feared they would lose if Hu Liena and Xie Yue did not finish Xiao Heng soon.
• Flender, Grandmaster, Tang San, and other spectators watched the match, while they noted Xiao Heng's strength and the advantage held by Glazed Academy.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Fengzhi whether Xiao Heng had a marriage engagement and suggested a match with someone from Spirit Hall, but Ning Fengzhi left the decision to Xiao Heng.
• The fight continued without a decisive result, though Glazed Academy held the advantage apart from Xiao Heng's duel and Yan's fight with Feng Jing.

Xiao Heng defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s fused form, leaving Spirit Hall Academy unable to continue the match. Bibi Dong surrendered, confirming Glazed Academy’s victory.

• Xiao Heng evaded Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s strongest attack after their ordinary weapons shattered, then countered with hundreds of Shadow Swords.
• Xiao Heng overpowered the exhausted fused form and knocked Hu Liena and Xie Yue unconscious without killing them.
• The red mist dispersed, and Yan acknowledged that Spirit Hall had lost as its team stopped fighting.
• Bibi Dong saw that Hu Liena and Xie Yue were alive, then declared that Spirit Hall Academy Team surrendered.

Glazed Academy won the competition and Xiao Heng received the three spirit bones, but Spirit Hall immediately moved to capture Xiao Wu after exposing her identity as a spirit beast. Xiao Heng stayed out of the fight until Tang Hao arrived and broke Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo’s joint restraint, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Glazed Academy defeated its opponents, and Bibi Dong announced the team as champions before Xiao Heng accepted the three spirit bones.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo flew to Shrek Academy to capture Xiao Wu, while Xiao Heng and Wang Xue followed.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that Xiao Wu was a spirit beast, and Tang San and the Shrek group stood between her and Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Heng refused to intervene despite Ning Rongrong’s pleading, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo overwhelmed the Golden Iron Triangle.
• Tang Hao arrived, struck the two Titled Douluo with his hammer, and shattered their Two Extremes Stillness Domain as he tried to leave with Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang Hao escaped Spirit Hall with Tang San but left Xiao Wu behind, and Bibi Dong claimed the Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast. Xiao Heng then met Bibi Dong to discuss the methods he had placed on two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo, ending with a direct challenge over whether Spirit Hall would risk war with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Bibi Dong summoned Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo to confront Tang Hao, but Tang Hao fought through their attacks and escaped with Tang San, leaving Xiao Wu behind.
• Bibi Dong stopped Spirit Hall from pursuing Tang Hao, then secured Xiao Wu and declared that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not compete for her.
• Flender sent Xiao Heng, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and the remaining Shrek students away with Ning Fengzhi's group, while Xiao Heng agreed to meet Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong asked Xiao Heng to remove the methods he had placed on two Spirit Hall Titled Douluo, and Xiao Heng proposed keeping them as leverage for cooperation.
• When Bibi Dong questioned his claim of goodwill, Xiao Heng asked whether she intended to go to war with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect immediately.

Xiao Heng returned from negotiating with Bibi Dong and distributed Soul Bones to the Glazed Academy team. Back at his home, he gave Soul Bones to Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, and the two girls teased him and each other over his affection.

• Bibi Dong accepted Xiao Heng’s sincerity but offered to make him her disciple and the next Pope; Xiao Heng refused and left with Sword Douluo.
• Xiao Heng gathered the seven Glazed Academy members and distributed seven Soul Bones, insisting Feng Jing accept one.
• Xiao Heng gave Zhu Zhuqing a Soul Bone at home, and she kissed him before Ning Rongrong walked in and caught them.
• Zhu Zhuqing teased Ning Rongrong about trading herself for a Soul Bone, then went upstairs while Ning Rongrong complained to Xiao Heng.
• Xiao Heng calmed Ning Rongrong by giving her two Soul Bones, including a hundred-thousand-year Soul Bone, and kissed her before Zhu Zhuqing interrupted them again.

Xiao Heng decided to travel to the Extreme North to find a powerful sleeping spirit beast and absorb its energy, leaving Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to cultivate at the sect. As he searched the snowy wilderness, Xiao Wu remained imprisoned beneath Spirit Hall, convinced Tang San would come for her while Bibi Dong prepared to end her suffering.

• Xiao Heng comforted Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing about Xiao Wu, then spent several peaceful days with them while Zhu Zhuqing refined her spirit bone.
• Xiao Heng chose the Extreme North as his next destination, hoping to find a sleeping bug whose energy could help it evolve into a million-year creature.
• Xiao Heng declined Ning Fengzhi's offer of protection and flew alone to the Extreme North, where he killed a snow beast and continued searching for his target.
• In Spirit Hall's dungeon, Bibi Dong told Xiao Wu that Tang San had not come to save her and said she would soon grant her release.
• Xiao Wu tearfully insisted that Tang San would rescue her, while Bibi Dong left the cell in sorrow.

Xiao Heng befriended a Great White Bear by sharing roasted meat, but their playful interaction turned into a fight when he tried to keep petting it. He used Jianmu’s vines to trap the bear, leaving it pounding against its cage.

• Xiao Heng gave the hungry Great White Bear roasted meat, and it returned with a seal for him to cook.
• The Great White Bear shared the cooked seal with Xiao Heng, then pushed him away when he kept petting it.
• Xiao Heng and the Great White Bear challenged each other, and Xiao Heng used his wings to dodge its attempts to catch him.
• Xiao Heng summoned Jianmu’s vines, restrained the Great White Bear, and enclosed it within a towering cage.
• The Great White Bear tried to escape by leaping and then repeatedly striking the vines, but the cage held.

Xiao Heng captured the Great White Bear, named it Big White, and rode it to the glacier Little Grass had sensed. There he encountered a Hundred Thousand Year Frost Great Serpent and began fighting it for the Spirit Ring he needed, but the serpent was overpowering his attack.

• Xiao Heng bound the Great White Bear with vines and forced it to agree to serve as his mount temporarily.
• Xiao Heng named the bear Big White, promised to release it after a few days, and rode it for three days toward the center of the Extreme North.
• Xiao Heng searched the glacier for Little Grass's target until a Frost Great Serpent burst through the ice and knocked Big White aside.
• Xiao Heng recognized the serpent as a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast and prepared to fight it for his eighth Spirit Ring.
• Xiao Heng attacked with his Martial Soul True Body and a flaming Great Sword, but the serpent blocked the blow with its armored tail and began suppressing his flames.

Xiao Heng and Big White fought a hundred-thousand-year great snake, and Xiao Heng wounded it with powerful sword and fire attacks. After the snake’s counterattack injured Xiao Heng, he recovered enough to drive his sword into its skull.

• The great snake overwhelmed Xiao Heng’s defenses, but Big White struck its head and gave Xiao Heng a chance to take to the air.
• Xiao Heng halted the snake as it chased Big White, then used Army Breaker and his Martial Soul True Body to wound it with a fire lotus explosion.
• The wounded snake fired a strand of white light through Xiao Heng’s defenses and abdomen, and Big White caught him as he fell.
• Xiao Heng swallowed pills, recovered briefly, and spat out frozen blood before sending his longsword into the great snake’s skull.

After killing the great snake, Xiao Heng absorbed its Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring, recovered some of his strength, and captured a powerful but cowardly white worm. He set off with Great White Bear and the worm for the bear’s home, leaving the worm hoping for a chance to escape.

• Xiao Heng absorbed the great snake’s spirit ring, gained three levels of Soul Power, and began recovering from his injuries.
• Great White Bear caught the white worm, and Xiao Heng discovered it could speak and absorb its energy before marking it with flames to prevent it from escaping.
• Xiao Heng promised to help Great White Bear become a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast, then took the great snake’s head spirit bone and ordered the bear to carry the corpse.
• Xiao Heng, Great White Bear, and the white worm traveled toward the bear’s home, with Xiao Heng chatting about the worm’s luck and talent.