Chapter Summaries

Xu Changqing defeated the Royal Fighting Team, declined to recruit its main fighters, and left Ye Lingling free to remain with her friends. As he built his team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he postponed choosing between Spirit Hall’s factions and joined forces with Xue Qinghe, who hoped victory in the tournament would secure his claim to the throne.

• Xu Changqing used his Golden Dragon to break through Dugu Yan’s poison and defeat her team, while Xiao Wu defeated Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Yan offered Xu Changqing the right to choose former team members, but he invited only Ye Lingling, who refused.
• Xu Changqing collected his Gold Soul Coins from Xue Qinghe and discussed the team’s empty positions, deciding he needed a control-type Soul Master and another fighter.
• Si Si and Su Yuntao told Xu Changqing that the Worship Hall and Pope’s Palace both wanted him; he chose to delay joining either faction.
• Xu Changqing urged Xue Qinghe to drop his false smile, and Xue Qinghe revealed that the Emperor had allowed him to join the team and hoped a tournament victory would secure his succession.
• Xue Qinghe promised Xu Changqing a position beneath only the emperor if he eventually took the throne.

Xu Changqing explained why Spirit Hall should be controlled rather than destroyed and recruited Xue Qinghe to help advertise a challenge offering an Immortal Grade Rare Treasure. Five days later, geniuses from across the continent gathered at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, and Xu Changqing led his teammates toward the first challenge as the newly formed Imperial Fight prepared to make its name.

• Xu Changqing told Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall helped maintain order and should be brought under control, then said he had declined its recruitment because its factions made choosing a side risky.
• Xu Changqing showed Xue Qinghe the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower and asked him to advertise a challenge where anyone under twenty who defeated Xu Changqing could win it, while losers would have to join his team.
• Xu Changqing played High Mountains and Flowing Water and Big Fish for Xue Qinghe, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, then spent the night with them and Zhu Zhuqing by Moonlight Lake.
• Five days later, Xue Qinghe reported that geniuses from many academies, including Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall, had arrived for the challenge.
• Xu Changqing confirmed the arrangements at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and led his four teammates out of the VIP room shortly before the first challenge.

Xu Changqing announced a challenge for the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower and faced Huo Wu as his first opponent. He effortlessly defeated her with a flick to the forehead, unveiling his self-created Soul Skill.

• Tang San vowed to challenge Xu Changqing for the immortal herb, while Yu Xiaogang advised him to wait until Xu Changqing revealed more of his strength.
• Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena discussed the challenge, and Xu Changqing noticed Chrysanthemum Douluo watching from the stands.
• Huo Wu asked to be Xu Changqing's first opponent, and he agreed before announcing the challenge and its rules to the gathered soul masters.
• Huo Wu and four other challengers entered the arena, but the others withdrew when Xu Changqing accepted Huo Wu as the first challenger.
• Xu Changqing revealed his Rank 46 strength and four unusual Soul Rings, shocking Tang San and the spectators.
• Huo Wu's Fire Shadow Bind failed to restrain Xu Changqing, who crossed the arena and flicked her onto the ground with his self-created Soul Skill, Kato Taka's Flicking Fun.

Xu Changqing defeated Huo Wu and Dai Mubai, then wagered with Chrysanthemum Douluo that he would not recruit Hu Liena if she beat him, while risking the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower for Chrysanthemum Douluo’s book on immortal herbs. Hu Liena challenged Xu Changqing and landed a brief surprise attack, but he countered her at close range, leaving the duel unresolved.

• Xu Changqing told Huo Wu to leave the arena after defeating her in one move, and Dai Mubai stepped up to challenge him.
• Xu Changqing summoned the Golden Divine Dragon, which ignored Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Light Wave and knocked him off the arena.
• When the crowd refused to challenge him, Xu Changqing provoked Hu Liena into fighting and proposed a wager to Chrysanthemum Douluo involving the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower and his ancient book on immortal herbs.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo accepted the wager, and Hu Liena introduced herself as a Rank 46 control-type Battle Soul Elder before activating her Fox Charm.
• Hu Liena used Fox Charm and Fox Fire Token at close range, but Xu Changqing grabbed her wrist, dodged her flames, and struck her hard enough to send her staggering back with a broken heel.

Xu Changqing pretended to be weakened while fighting Hu Liena, hoping to lure other challengers into the arena. After Chrysanthemum Douluo ended the bout and rewarded him with an ancient book, Xu Changqing's act drew a crowd of challengers, whom he invited to attack him together.

• Hu Liena used Demon Fox Transformation and her Fox Fire Token against Xu Changqing, whose Soul Power shield blunted her flames' soul attack.
• Xu Changqing held back and provoked Hu Liena into a prolonged assault, then staged a final exchange that left her unable to continue.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo surrendered on Hu Liena's behalf, gave Xu Changqing an ancient book, and took Hu Liena away from the arena.
• Xu Changqing pretended to be injured and threatened to leave, prompting around twenty or thirty challengers, including Tang San, Feng Xiaotian, and Shui Bing'er, to enter the arena.
• Xu Changqing returned to the arena's center and challenged everyone who had come down to attack him together.

Xu Changqing trapped Tang San and the other Soul Masters in the arena, then overwhelmed them with waves of summoned Divine Dragons. Tang San’s attacks failed to finish the dragons, and the chapter ended with him cornered by three devastating attacks.

• Xu Changqing summoned his Dragon Emperor Lyre and gave everyone on the arena a countdown to leave or fight him.
• Xu Changqing unleashed dozens of Divine Dragons and the arena staff raised a barrier, trapping everyone inside.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to crush three dragons, but they reformed and resumed attacking him.
• Tang San fired his Zhuge Divine Crossbow and used Batwing Reincarnation against Xu Changqing, but Xu Changqing’s Soul Bone shielded him.
• Xu Changqing’s dragons launched a barrage of attacks at Tang San, who dodged them while struggling to conserve Soul Power.
• A Fire Dragon locked onto Tang San as attacks closed in from above and behind, leaving him unsure whether to stop or keep running.

Tang San used his Soul Bone Set Skill to survive Xu Changqing’s dragon attacks, but his final Hidden Weapon assault failed against Xu Changqing’s Invincible Golden Body. Xu Changqing beat Tang San until Flender and Yu Xiaogang intervened, then the remaining five fighters surrendered.

• Shui Bing'er and her allies weighed using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while the other Soul Masters fought the Divine Dragons in teams.
• Tang San activated Divine Cloth Battle Armor and survived the combined attacks of the Golden, Wood, and Fire Dragons.
• Tang San unleashed One Thousand and One Nights at Xu Changqing, but Xu Changqing blocked the Hidden Weapons with his Invincible Golden Body.
• Xu Changqing beat Tang San after his attack failed, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang stopped him and carried Tang San away.
• Xu Changqing approached the five remaining fighters, and they surrendered rather than risk being beaten.

After defeating the continent’s young geniuses in the Soul Duel Challenge, Xu Changqing chose Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu to join his team. He left the arena with the two set to report to Heaven Dou Royal Academy in three days, then encountered nobles waiting to make him offers.

• Xu Changqing ended the challenge and used Tian Hua Mu to heal and restore the exhausted contestants, astonishing Shui Bing’er, Yu Tianxin, Huo Wushuang, and the watching nobles.
• The nobles speculated that Xu Changqing’s martial soul could be inherited by his descendants and crowded around Ning Fengzhi to propose matches with their granddaughters.
• Xu Changqing named control-type Soul Masters as his first recruitment choice, and Feng Xiaotian and Xue Wu argued over whether Shui Bing’er or Huo Wu was the better fit.
• Xu Changqing chose both Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu, who agreed to report to Heaven Dou Royal Academy at dusk in three days.
• Huo Wu asked Xu Changqing for the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower as a welcome gift, and he promised an item of equal value instead.
• After leaving the arena, Xu Changqing found Heaven Dou nobles waiting with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi explained that they had requests for him.

Xu Changqing rejected the nobles’ attempts to secure his support through concubine offers, gathered Immortal Herbs from his Medicine Garden, and healed Dugu Bo before returning to his companions. He welcomed Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu to Imperial Fight by offering them Immortal Herbs, leaving Huo Wu loudly admitting she was wrong to claim the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower.

• Xu Changqing rejected the nobles’ proposals to arrange concubines for him, saying he would gain influence through his own abilities and would not treat feelings as bargaining chips.
• Xu Changqing collected the Immortal Herbs from around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, then healed Dugu Bo and gave him Yin Extreme Poison Dragon Grass before rushing away.
• Dugu Bo discovered that Xu Changqing had taken most of the rare treasures from his Medicine Garden and angrily shouted after him.
• Xu Changqing returned to Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, then spent the next three days refusing invitations from Heaven Dou’s great nobles.
• Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu arrived to join Imperial Fight, and Xu Changqing gave Shui Bing'er the Ice Flame Phoenix Extreme Flower.
• Xu Changqing teased Huo Wu into apologizing before offering her the Chicken Crest Phoenix Sunflower, and she shouted that she was wrong.

Xu Changqing led his new teammates toward Sunset Forest for nighttime training and to find Soul Rings for Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu, while planning how to strengthen the team. As the group entered the forest’s central region, Xu Changqing sensed something wrong and spotted a familiar figure ahead.

• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er chose rooms near Xu Changqing’s, refined their Immortal Herbs, and later joined the team for a nighttime trip to Sunset Forest.
• Xu Changqing introduced himself as the team’s free agent and had Xue Qinghe and the others explain their martial souls and soul skills so they could plan their combat formations.
• Xu Changqing considered training the team through the Deathmatch Arena, dangerous forest battles, and mercenary missions, while wondering whether Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu would remain with the team.
• The group rode Xu Changqing’s Water Dragon toward Sunset Forest’s central region as he searched the Soul Beast Encyclopedia for suitable targets for Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu.
• Xu Changqing felt a sense of foreboding, then abruptly spotted a familiar figure ahead.

Xu Changqing and his companions faced Tang Hao, who demanded to know where A Yin was and attacked when Xu refused to surrender her. The group fought back with Ning Rongrong’s support and Xu’s summoned dragons, but Tang Hao remained dangerous as the battle continued.

• Tang Hao blocked Xu Changqing’s party and demanded that Xu leave behind himself and Xiao Wu, revealing his Haotian Hammer and nine Soul Rings.
• Xu Changqing sent the Water Dragon toward Heaven Dou City, but Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xue Qinghe chose to stay or return to help him.
• Tang Hao asked whether Xu had taken A Yin and her Soul Bone; Xu refused to give A Yin back, and Zhu Zhuqing confessed her love for him.
• Tang Hao used the God of Slaughter Domain to suppress the group, but Ning Rongrong’s Soul Bone skill protected them and she amplified Xu Changqing.
• Xu Changqing summoned thirty-six Divine Dragons and attacked Tang Hao with dragons, Willow Branches, and Fire Dragon skills, but Tang Hao smashed through the attacks.
• Xu Changqing struck Tang Hao with Annihilation Divine Light, then kept him occupied as the Divine Dragons recovered and three Fire Dragons descended.

Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong fought Tang Hao as he broke free of their dragon encirclement and unleashed his full power. The chapter ended with Xu Changqing’s Order Divine Chains surging along his spear toward Tang Hao while Xiao Wu’s Jade Rabbit Divine Wheel threatened him from behind.

• Xu Changqing used his Divine Dragons to contain Tang Hao while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing refused to leave him behind.
• Tang Hao used Chaotic Cloak to build momentum for eighty-one hammer strikes, and Xiao Wu rushed into the battlefield to help Xu Changqing.
• Xu Changqing revealed all seven of his Soul Bones, and Ning Rongrong arrived with her own Soul Bone Set to support him and Xiao Wu.
• Ning Rongrong trapped Tang Hao inside the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, but he used Martial Soul True Body and his eightieth and eighty-first strikes to shatter it.
• Tang Hao’s ultimate hammer attack struck Ning Rongrong’s Nine Colors Guardian, which held, while Xu Changqing and Xiao Wu attacked him from both sides.
• Tang Hao blocked Xu Changqing’s spear and Xiao Wu’s kick, but Xu Changqing revealed that the spear thrust was a feint and sent his Order Divine Chains toward Tang Hao.

Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong battled Tang Hao, combining their attacks to trap him while recovering their Soul Power. Tang Hao broke free by using Ring Detonation and began preparing the Great Sumeru Hammer as Qian Renxue finally approached the fight.

• Xiao Wu knocked Tang Hao into the forest, and Xu Changqing’s Order Divine Chains and her Jade Rabbit Divine Wheel forced him to evade their attacks.
• Tang Hao destroyed Xu Changqing’s four-element Divine Dragons and attacked, but Xiao Wu teleported away with Xu Changqing and the pair countered alongside Ning Rongrong.
• Tang Hao detonated a Century Soul Ring to withstand their attacks, so Xu Changqing trapped him with Heaven Imprisoning Grip while Ning Rongrong detonated her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda inside it.
• Xu Changqing bound the sealed grip with Black Gold Willow Branches as Ning Rongrong restored the group’s Soul Power, and Zhu Zhuqing went to join Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu.
• Tang Hao broke free from the willow cocoon after using Ring Detonation to power up his Haotian Hammer, and Qian Renxue approached as he began the Great Sumeru Hammer.

Xu Changqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong coordinated their attacks against Tang Hao, while Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu joined in to harass him. Qian Renxue arrived and launched her Sacred Sword as Tang Hao answered with Mountain Quake, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Ning Rongrong used Nine Treasures Protection to stop Tang Hao’s Great Sumeru Hammer, giving Xu Changqing and Xiao Wu time to attack.
• Xu Changqing struck Tang Hao from the air with Hand of Heaven after Xiao Wu distracted him with Jade Rabbit Immortal Sound.
• Tang Hao detonated another Soul Ring and resumed attacking, while Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body to hold back his Great Sumeru Hammer as Xu Changqing charged him.
• Xu Changqing and Tang Hao traded close-range attacks as Xiao Wu recovered, and Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu repeatedly harassed Tang Hao with ice, fire, and clones.
• Qian Renxue arrived with her Sacred Angel Martial Soul and attacked Tang Hao with Sacred Sword, while Tang Hao countered with Mountain Quake.

Tang Hao’s Ring Detonation overwhelmed the fighters, but Qian Renxue and the others kept attacking as his injuries and Soul Power ran low. When Tang Hao began withdrawing from the fight, Xu Changqing went after him to support Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue clashed head-on with Tang Hao, and Xu Changqing and the others joined the attack to help her.
• Tang Hao detonated a Soul Ring, blasted Qian Renxue away, repelled the group’s attacks, and struck Porcupinefish Douluo out of the fight with the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang Hao swept the hammer into Xu Changqing, who survived with Invincible Golden Body, while Xiao Wu and the others watched him struggle with his worsening injuries.
• Qian Renxue used Angel’s Roar and Heavenly Feather Falling Blade to wear Tang Hao down, while Xiao Wu, Shui Bing’er, Huo Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing harassed him from a distance.
• Xu Changqing refused Xiao Wu’s suggestion to use Divine Cloth Battle Armor, warned that Tang Hao might still detonate his rings, and went after him when he moved beyond Ning Rongrong’s amplification range.

Xu Changqing rescued Qian Renxue from Tang Hao’s attack and used the Divine Cloth Battle Armor to overwhelm him, though Tang Hao escaped after losing his legs. With Tang Hao gone and Qian Renxue recovering from her wounds, Xu Changqing prepared to treat her using the Jade Dew Creation Lotus.

• Xu Changqing caught the badly injured Qian Renxue and gave her a Basic Constitution Enhancement Potion and the stamen of the Jade Dew Creation Lotus as Tang Hao prepared a Great Sumeru Hammer strike.
• Xu Changqing activated the Divine Cloth Battle Armor and stopped Tang Hao’s hammer, then pierced his chest with Sky Piercing Finger and attacked him with Annihilation Divine Light and Wound of Destruction.
• Tang Hao detonated a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring to flee, leaving both legs behind, while Xu Changqing let his armor expire rather than pursue him.
• Xu Changqing found that Qian Renxue had recovered enough to speak and told her to remove her clothes so he could apply the Jade Dew Creation Lotus petal juice to her wounds.

Xu Changqing healed Qian Renxue after Tang Hao escaped, then helped the team understand why Xue Qinghe had left to pursue him. The group rested in a cabin Xu Changqing produced, and the chapter ended with Xue Qinghe returning to report on the pursuit.

• Xu Changqing used the Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma, Tian Hua Mu, and Jade Dew Creation Lotus to heal Qian Renxue's wounds and gave her the remaining ganoderma for recovery.
• Xiao Wu arrived and learned that Tang Hao had escaped using Ring Detonation; Xu Changqing crushed Tang Hao's severed legs and kept one of the two Soul Bones while giving the other to Qian Renxue.
• Ning Rongrong and the others criticized Xue Qinghe for abandoning the team, so Xu Changqing and Qian Renxue claimed he had fought alongside them and pursued Tang Hao after Xu Changqing stayed to treat Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue flew off to check on Pufferfish Douluo, while Xu Changqing brought out a wooden cabin so the exhausted team could rest before hunting Soul Rings for Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu.
• Zhu Zhuqing stayed with Xu Changqing briefly before entering the cabin, and Xue Qinghe returned during the night as Xu Changqing asked whether his pursuit of Tang Hao had succeeded.

Xu Changqing revealed that he knew Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue, teased her into showing her true appearance, and kissed her. Three days later, he and Xue Qinghe discussed Moon Pavilion’s seizure and Tang San’s whereabouts, then considered how to kill him without letting him escape.

• Xu Changqing told Xue Qinghe that her scent and body had revealed her disguise, then gave her a White Jade Ginseng King and declared that he wanted her as his wife.
• Xu Changqing and Xue Qinghe tussled on a tree branch before Xue Qinghe dropped her disguise as Qian Renxue, and the two kissed beneath the moon.
• Three days later, Xue Qinghe reported that Moon Pavilion had been sealed but Tang Yuehua had escaped after receiving a warning.
• Xue Qinghe read that Liu Erlong had taken Tang San and Shrek Academy’s teachers to Blue Tyrant Academy, which then became Shrek Academy.
• Xu Changqing and Xue Qinghe agreed that Tang San should be killed, but Xu Changqing warned that they would need to prevent him from escaping because of his hidden abilities.

Xu Changqing postponed the plan to attack Tang San and announced that the Royal Fighting Team would face its first Death Fight at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena. After witnessing the brutal match, the team recoiled, but Xu Changqing insisted they had to confront killing before facing Evil Soul Masters.

• Xu Changqing warned Xue Qinghe not to alert Tang San and decided to wait for the Soul Master Tournament before making a move.
• Xu Changqing explained that he wanted the Royal Fighting Team to gain experience against a High-level Evil Soul Master, then ordered the team to fight at the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena that night.
• Xu Changqing led the team into the Death Fight area, where they watched two teams fight with savage brutality.
• Ning Rongrong and several teammates vomited at the sight, while Xue Qinghe also lost his composure after trying to speak.
• Xu Changqing overruled Ning Rongrong and Huo Wu’s objections, insisting the team had to experience killing before facing the dangers ahead.

The Royal Fighting Team faced the Rakshasa Team in a life-or-death battle, with Xu Changqing insisting his teammates learn to kill and endure the sight of death. The battle continued with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing fighting the final opponents as the others watched and tried to overcome their revulsion.

• The Royal Fighting Team entered the arena to face the three-win Rakshasa Team, and Xu Changqing told his teammates they had to kill their opponents themselves.
• Xiao Wu killed a bald Rakshasa Team Soul Ancestor with a single attack, then withdrew at Xu Changqing's command.
• Xu Changqing killed the Rakshasa Team captain and left the remaining fights to his teammates.
• Xue Qinghe, Shui Bing'er, and Huo Wu each defeated an opponent; Xu Changqing made Huo Wu finish off the wounded enemy and reprimanded her for hesitating.
• Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing fought the Rakshasa Team's final two Soul Ancestors while Xu Changqing explained that he wanted them to gain combat experience.
• Xu Changqing made his teammates keep looking at the captain's corpse until they began to feel less disgusted.