Chapter Summaries

Chen Yuan and Dugu Yan returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, where the Three Education Committee Members asked Dugu Yan to compete in the tournament finals. Chen Yuan agreed in exchange for graduation approvals, and he offered to prepare Ye Lingling a life-giving herb after the tournament.

• Chen Yuan and Dugu Yan learned that Shrek Academy had been eliminated and that Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi had visited it, likely because of Tang Hao.
• The Three Education Committee Members asked Dugu Yan to compete for Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the finals and offered favors in return.
• Chen Yuan accepted on Dugu Yan’s behalf, asking instead for graduation approvals for himself, Dugu Yan, Rongrong, and Zhu Qing.
• The Three Education Committee Members said the teams would leave for Spirit City in five days under Xue Qinghe’s leadership and the Royal Knights’ protection.
• Dugu Yan planned to give Ye Lingling an Immortal Herb after the tournament, and Chen Yuan offered to prepare a herb whose vitality surpassed an Immortal Herb.

Chen Yuan told Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing that they would graduate after the tournament and return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect while he and Dugu Yan pursued higher cultivation. As the teams departed for the Finals in Spirit City, Chen Yuan learned from Xue Qinghe that Tang Hao and Tang San were still at Shrek Academy.

• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing returned and found Chen Yuan and Dugu Yan together on the sofa.
• Chen Yuan explained that he had agreed with the Three Education Committee Members that they could apply to graduate after the tournament and said Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing should return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing worried that they could not keep up with Chen Yuan, and he reassured them before the three spent the night together with Dugu Yan.
• Five days later, Dugu Yan joined Ye Lingling and the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team as they set out for the Finals in Spirit City.
• Chen Yuan asked Xue Qinghe about Shrek Academy, and Xue Qinghe confirmed that Tang Hao and Tang San were still there.

Chen Yuan took the Blue Silver Emperor from Waterfall Valley and replanted her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, hoping her life force would help Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia evolve. He then prepared to travel with Dugu Bo to Spirit City to support Dugu Yan in the tournament finals, while keeping himself hidden.

• Chen Yuan returned Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to the academy to submit their graduation applications, then flew south toward Waterfall Valley.
• Knowing Tang Hao and Tang San were still at Shrek Academy, Chen Yuan entered the cave and dug up the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Chen Yuan carried the Blue Silver Emperor to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and replanted her in soil where she could recover and absorb its energy.
• Chen Yuan told Dugu Bo that Dugu Yan had gone to Spirit City to compete in the tournament finals and invited him to go support her.
• Dugu Bo agreed to travel to Spirit City, and Chen Yuan said he would watch from the shadows to avoid drawing Spirit Hall's attention.

Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong in Spirit City to ask how to resolve the drawbacks of Twin Martial Souls, but she refused and revealed that Spirit Hall knew Tang San’s identity. After Bibi Dong ordered Tang Hao and Tang San monitored rather than immediately attacked, Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy, where Tang Hao planned to sneak into Spirit Hall and challenge her.

• Yu Xiaogang used his Pope Decree and status as an elder to enter the Pope Palace and meet Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the drawbacks of Twin Martial Souls, but she refused because Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and an enemy of Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that she had planned to execute Tang Hao and Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang angrily threatened to destroy Spirit Hall if they were harmed.
• After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Elder Yue Guan and Ghost Elder Gui Mei to cancel the execution plan and monitor Tang Hao and Tang San until after the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy and warned Tang Hao that Spirit Hall had discovered their whereabouts.
• Tang Hao said he would sneak into Spirit Hall during the tournament, attack the Pope Palace, and fight Bibi Dong so Yu Xiaogang could study her strength.

The Finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament began in Spirit City, where the seeded teams revealed formidable strength. After Bibi Dong arranged a matchup between the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team and the Star Luo Royal Battle Team, both sides prepared to clash, with Dugu Yan set to face the Hell White Tiger.

• Chen Yuan and Dugu Bo arrived in Spirit City, and Dugu Bo took a seat in the VIP section to support Dugu Yan.
• Pope Bibi Dong opened the tournament and revealed three Spirit Bones as the prizes, stunning the audience.
• The Star Luo Royal Battle Team defeated Elephant Armor Academy with the Hell White Tiger, while Dugu Yan led the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team to defeat Yun Luo Academy.
• The Spirit Hall Team displayed its strength by sending out Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan together, each a Soul King.
• Bibi Dong arranged for the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team and Star Luo Royal Battle Team to face each other, and Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun planned to target Dugu Yan with the Hell White Tiger.
• Dugu Yan said she would handle the Hell White Tiger while Yu Tianheng and the rest of the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team dealt with the other opponents.

Dugu Yan defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun by poisoning their Hell White Tiger fusion, forcing the Star Luo Royal Battle Team to concede. Heaven Dou Royal Academy advanced to the finals, while Chen Yuan watched the Spirit Hall Team reveal its Red Mist Domain and wondered whether it could stop Yanyan.

• Dugu Yan's Emerald Phosphor Skyguard Shield endured the Hell White Tiger's assault, then released neurotoxin that poisoned Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun and broke their fusion.
• The Star Luo Empire's Prince conceded, and Dugu Yan detoxified Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun before they left the arena.
• Dugu Yan resolved to face the Spirit Hall Team and win the Spirit Bones for Chen Yuan as a gift.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy swept its later matches, and Spirit Hall deliberately withheld its Soul Kings in the semifinals, allowing Heaven Dou to secure a place in the finals.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used Bewitching Charm's Red Mist Domain to defeat Blazing Fire Academy, while Chen Yuan watched and considered its danger to Yanyan.

The Spirit Hall Team defeated Dugu Yan’s Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team in the tournament final after Hu Liena and Xie Yue overwhelmed the opposing team with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As Bibi Dong declared Spirit Hall the champion, Tang Hao appeared in the sky and announced that he had come to smash the Pope Palace.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused their Martial Souls into Bewitching Charm and spread the Red Mist Domain across the arena.
• Yu Tianheng ignored Dugu Yan’s order and charged into the mist with Osler and Yu Feng, but Bewitching Charm defeated all three.
• Bewitching Charm knocked the Shi Mo brothers off the arena, leaving Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling surrounded by Spirit Hall’s fighters.
• Dugu Yan conceded the match and left the arena with Ye Lingling, allowing Bibi Dong to declare the Spirit Hall Team the tournament champions.
• Tang Hao appeared above the Pope Palace and announced that he would smash it.

Tang Hao attacked the Pope Palace, forcing Bibi Dong and six other Titled Douluo to stop his strike before he escaped with Tang San and Xiao Wu. The assault damaged Spirit Hall’s standing, while Chen Yuan decided to visit Slaughter City to seek Divine Slaughter’s Domain.

• Tang Hao appeared before the Pope Palace and revealed his nine Spirit Rings, including a red one, as Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to attack him.
• Tang Hao used Clear Sky True Body and Heavenly Strike to smash at the Pope Palace, but Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and four other Titled Douluo joined forces to block the blow.
• Tang Hao fled, collected Tang San and Xiao Wu, and told Yu Xiaogang that Xiao San would seek him out in a few years.
• Bibi Dong accepted responsibility for the incident and promised the Elders an explanation after the tournament, while Xue Qinghe suspected a high-ranking mole had revealed Spirit Hall’s plan.
• Ning Fengzhi saw an opportunity for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to develop quietly, and Chen Yuan resolved to visit Slaughter City after witnessing Tang Hao’s bearing.

After the tournament ended, Dugu Yan received praise from the Four Element Academy leaders and reunited with Chen Yuan, while Dugu Bo and Ning Fengzhi discussed her performance and the need to keep Chen Yuan's strength hidden. Xue Qinghe led the Heaven Dou Empire teams out of Spirit City, and they returned safely after several days of travel.

• Yu Tianheng apologized for the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team's defeat, and Ye Lingling healed the injured members.
• Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Yu Tianxin praised Dugu Yan and offered their help, and Dugu Yan accepted their friendship.
• Chen Yuan reunited with Dugu Yan and explained that the Spirit Bones had likely been intended for Spirit Hall's three Soul Kings.
• Dugu Bo praised Dugu Yan and promised to choose her future Spirit Rings carefully, while Ning Fengzhi urged Chen Yuan to keep a low profile.
• Xue Qinghe led the sixteen Heaven Dou Empire teams out of Spirit City under the protection of five hundred Royal Knights.
• After several days of travel, the teams returned safely to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Chen Yuan planned to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before venturing to Slaughter City, while Xue Qinghe tried to recruit him and offered friendship. As Dugu Yan worried over Ye Lingling’s tragic lineage fate, she considered whether Chen Yuan’s promised Immortal Herb could change it.

• Xue Ye rewarded the Heaven Dou Royal Battle Team with Viscount titles and 100,000 gold soul coins each as its members prepared to graduate.
• Chen Yuan planned to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reach Level 60, and then go to Slaughter City, where he expected to rely on his swordsmanship and avoid the Slaughter King’s interference.
• Xue Qinghe spoke with Chen Yuan about his plans, praised his dedication, and expressed a wish to be friends, while Chen Yuan privately doubted they could be friends until Xue Qinghe was honest with him.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling graduated as free Spirit Masters, and Ye Lingling explained that the Nine Heart Begonia lineage required a family member to die so the next generation could awaken its Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan suggested that evolving Ye Lingling’s Martial Soul might remedy its defect and remembered Chen Yuan’s promise to bring back a Life-filled Immortal Herb; Chen Yuan waited nearby as the two approached.

Chen Yuan brought Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to show them the Blue Silver Emperor, an Immortal Herb that might help Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia evolve. Ye Lingling learned it could free her lineage from its Martial Soul defect and vowed to repay Chen Yuan if it succeeded.

• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that an Immortal Herb could improve her aptitude and might evolve her Martial Soul, and Ye Lingling promised to keep it secret.
• Chen Yuan carried Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling to Sunset Forest, making Ye Lingling blush and feel uneasy during the flight.
• At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Chen Yuan showed them the Blue Silver Emperor and explained that it was both an Immortal Herb and a Spirit Beast.
• Chen Yuan advised Ye Lingling to wait until she reached fifty levels of Soul Power before consuming it, so it could serve as her Fifth Soul Ring and potentially evolve the Nine Heart Begonia.
• Dugu Yan told Ye Lingling that a successful evolution could free her lineage from its defect, and Ye Lingling tearfully vowed to spend her life repaying Chen Yuan.

Ye Lingling began cultivating at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Dugu Yan confronted Chen Yuan about his interest in her sister. Three months later, Chen Yuan broke through to Level 60 Soul Power and prepared to obtain his next title.

• Dugu Yan urged Ye Lingling to cultivate at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, break through to Level 50, and use an Immortal Herb to evolve her Martial Soul.
• Chen Yuan admitted to Dugu Yan that he wanted Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan made him promise not to force or abandon her.
• Chen Yuan entered the Ice and Fire Spring to cultivate while Ye Lingling overheard their conversation and struggled to settle her feelings.
• After the tournament, Tang Hao took Tang San and Xiao Wu away, revealed Xiao Wu's identity, and sent her back to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Three months later, Chen Yuan absorbed the spring's ice and fire energy and broke through from Level 59 to Level 60 Soul Power.

After reaching Level 60 Spirit Power, Chen Yuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to prepare for his Sixth Spirit Ring. He and Chen Xin set out for the Frozen Forest to hunt an eighty-thousand-year Mirror Image Beast, bringing Dugu Bo to help control it.

• Chen Yuan told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling he had broken through to Level 60 and flew away to seek his Sixth Spirit Ring; Ye Lingling then asked Dugu Yan about him.
• Chen Yuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where Ning Fengzhi arranged for Chen Xin to help him hunt a Spirit Beast.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing celebrated Chen Yuan's return, shared their cultivation progress, and parted from him as he left with Chen Xin.
• Chen Xin explained that an eighty-thousand-year Mirror Image Beast could grant the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Soul Skill, but warned it might escape into its Mirror Image Space.
• Chen Yuan and Chen Xin went to Heaven Dou City, brought Dugu Bo along for his control abilities, and continued toward the Frozen Forest.

Chen Yuan, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo traveled into Frozen Forest’s core and found a Mirror Image Beast nearing ninety thousand years of cultivation. Chen Xin and Dugu Bo killed it, leaving Chen Yuan with the chance to obtain its Spirit Ring.

• Chen Yuan, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo entered Frozen Forest’s core to hunt a Mirror Image Beast suitable for Chen Yuan’s Sixth Spirit Ring.
• The three discovered a Mirror Image Beast licking ice chips from a crack in an ice mountain, and Chen Xin estimated its cultivation at nearly ninety thousand years.
• Dugu Bo used Time Freeze to immobilize the Mirror Image Beast while Chen Xin attacked with his Seven Kill Sword.
• Chen Xin’s sword strikes grievously wounded the beast, and he finished it by piercing its eye and brain.

Chen Yuan absorbed the Mirror Image Beast’s nearly ninety-thousand-year Spirit Ring, reaching level 64 and gaining the Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin Soul Skill. He then absorbed its Head Spirit Bone, gained powerful spiritual perception and the ability to phase through objects and enter Mirror Image Space, where he explored the empty realm.

• Chen Yuan absorbed the Mirror Image Beast’s Spirit Ring while Chen Xin and Dugu Bo guarded him, breaking through the Level 60 Bottleneck and reaching level 64.
• Chen Yuan revealed that his Sixth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin, created replicated Seven Kill Swords that could form a sword formation and amplify their attacks.
• Dugu Bo told Chen Yuan that the Mirror Image Beast had left a Head Spirit Bone, and Chen Yuan dug it out and absorbed it.
• Chen Yuan’s spiritual power surged, giving him 360-degree vision and the ability to magnify what he saw.
• Chen Yuan demonstrated that he could pass through Dugu Bo and vanish into another space, revealing the Head Spirit Bone skill Mirror Image Space.
• Chen Yuan looked around Mirror Image Space, a gray, lifeless reflection of the real world.

After gaining the Mirror Skull and discovering its many uses, Chen Yuan decided to enter Slaughter City for training. With Chen Xin and Dugu Bo’s approval, he said goodbye to Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing before setting out.

• Chen Yuan examined the Mirror Skull’s Mirror Eye, phasing, transfer, and storage abilities and considered how Time-Space Power might strengthen it.
• Chen Yuan returned to Chen Xin and Dugu Bo and explained the Mirror Image Space; they praised its defensive potential.
• Chen Yuan told Chen Xin and Dugu Bo that he planned to train in Slaughter City, and they warned him to trust no one and return alive.
• Chen Yuan visited Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, demonstrated his skull skill, and said goodbye.
• Chen Yuan returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to bid farewell to Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing before his journey.

Chen Yuan entered a tavern in search of the entrance to Slaughter City and fought off the criminals who attacked him. He found the entrance beneath the floor and jumped in, arriving at the place where soul skills could not be used.

• Chen Yuan demanded that the bartender open the entrance to Slaughter City, but the bartender refused and offered him a Bloody Mary.
• Chen Yuan flipped over the bar, and the bartender promised an invitation to Slaughter City to whoever killed him.
• Chen Yuan used Mirror Eye and Intangibility to evade attacks and kill the tavern thugs.
• Chen Yuan found the entrance beneath the bar, broke through the floor, and jumped into Slaughter City.

Chen Yuan entered Slaughter City after defeating Terror Knight Scott and learned that winning a hundred matches in the Hell Slaughter Arena and clearing Hell Road could grant Divine Slaughter's Domain. He arrived at the arena ready to begin his challenge.

• Chen Yuan saw through the illusions in the passage and defeated Terror Knight Scott by cutting down Scott's warhorse with sword qi.
• Scott acknowledged Chen Yuan's victory and allowed him to enter Slaughter City.
• A black-gauzed woman gave Chen Yuan the identity token 9510 and warned him that Hell Slaughter Arena duels were deadly.
• Chen Yuan passed through the outer and Inner City, remaining unmoved by the violence and depravity around him.
• The woman guided Chen Yuan to the Hell Slaughter Arena, where he planned to begin pursuing a Hundred-Match Victory.

Chen Yuan entered the Hell Slaughter Arena by killing a burly man for a Bloody Mary, then won his first match by slaughtering the other nine contestants and absorbing their Killing Intent. Outside the arena, he killed dozens of attackers and became known in Slaughter City as the sword-wielding “Devil.”

• Chen Yuan killed a burly Spirit Emperor and used the corpse to pay for entry to the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• Chen Yuan entered his first arena match with the Seven Kill Sword and killed all nine opponents, absorbing their Killing Intent.
• Chen Yuan left the arena and found dozens of Slaughter City fighters waiting to ambush him.
• Chen Yuan used Man and Sword as One to kill the attackers and became known as the sword-wielding “Devil.”

Chen Yuan continued building his record in Slaughter City while keeping control of his Killing Intent, and the Slaughter King learned that he was likely aiming for the Hell Road. The Slaughter King ordered the Fallen to kill Chen Yuan and planned to block his access to the Hell Road even if he achieved a Hundred-Match Victory.

• Chen Yuan reached twenty-four victories in the Hell Slaughter Arena, earning the name "Devil," while opponents became increasingly reluctant to face him.
• Chen Yuan waited for matches and cultivated through meditation to maintain control over his Killing Intent.
• A maid reported to the Slaughter King that Chen Yuan could earn a Hundred-Match Victory within one or two years and might then challenge the Hell Road.
• The Slaughter King ordered the maid to offer a place in the next Law Enforcement Team selection to any Fallen who killed 9510.
• The maid warned that Chen Yuan was difficult to kill and seemed able to make blades and swords pass through an illusion.
• The Slaughter King planned to delay opening the Hell Road by claiming materials were insufficient, while offering Chen Yuan a title and permanent residency instead.