Chapter Summaries

Ye Xiaobao watched the Soul Master Competition as Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s leaders recognized him on Spirit Hall’s platform. The Star Luo Royal Academy and Shrek teams began their match, leaving Dai Mubai facing taunts from Davis and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated its opponent, but Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan worried that the team would fail to place in the top three and trigger reforms ordered by Xue Qinghe.
• Zhi Lin recognized Ye Xiaobao beside Bibi Dong, and Meng Shenji concluded that Ye Xiaobao and Dong Lin’s Four Seats had been connected to Spirit Hall.
• The Star Luo Royal Academy and Shrek teams entered the arena, and Bibi Dong told Ye Xiaobao that Qian Renxue had stopped the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Elders from killing Tang San.
• Ye Xiaobao urged Bibi Dong to prepare to eliminate Spirit Hall’s opponents before she entered the God Realm, but she struggled with what to do about Yu Xiaogang.
• Davis and Zhu Zhuqing taunted Dai Mubai about his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing’s younger sister, while Dai Mubai held back as Tang San had instructed him.

Tang San used hidden needles and poison to incapacitate Davis, allowing Shrek Team to overwhelm the Star Luo Team and win after Zhu Zhuqing forfeited. Tang San removed the needles and drew the poison from Davis, while Dai Mubai faced the consequences of defeating his rival through dishonorable means.

• Tang San surprised the audience with his black Soul Ring and concealed Dragon Whisker Needles in his Blue Silver vines as he attacked Davis.
• Davis was pierced and poisoned, and Tang San and Dai Mubai attacked the remaining Star Luo Team members while Tang San trapped them in Blue Silver cages.
• Zhu Zhuqing surrendered, and the referee declared Shrek Team the winner.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, drew the poison from Davis, and removed the Dragon Whisker Needles from his chest.
• Dai Mubai worried that the Star Luo Empire would not accept their methods and that Davis would remain his greatest enemy.

After Shrek Academy celebrated its victory over the Star Luo Royal Team, Tang San proposed forfeiting the match against the Spirit Hall Team, angering Yu Xiaogang. The next morning, Yu Xiaogang found Liu Erlong and Flander together and learned that Liu Erlong considered their former engagement over.

• Tang San credited their victory over the Star Luo Royal Team to surprise and suggested that Shrek Academy concede its match against the Spirit Hall Team.
• Flander agreed with Tang San, and Yu Xiaogang angrily left the celebration after insisting he knew they could not defeat the Spirit Hall Team.
• Liu Erlong and Flander discussed Yu Xiaogang's strange behavior, and Liu Erlong took Flander back to her room.
• Yu Xiaogang came to apologize to Liu Erlong the next morning, heard a man's voice inside, and broke down the door.
• Yu Xiaogang found Liu Erlong and Flander in bed and accused them of betraying him, but Liu Erlong said they had been nothing more than cousins since he ran away from their wedding.
• Flander pulled Yu Xiaogang out of the room and closed the door.

Yu Xiaogang, enraged after finding Flander and Liu Erlong together, asked Bibi Dong to have them killed, and she agreed to act after the Soul Master Competition. Shrek forfeited its match against Spirit Hall and still advanced, while Oscar asked Ye Xiaobao for help winning Ning Rongrong’s affection.

• Yu Xiaogang cursed Flander and Liu Erlong after they revealed they wanted to be together, then returned to their room and heard them together.
• Yu Xiaogang went to Spirit Hall and asked Bibi Dong to get rid of Flander and Liu Erlong; she agreed to send people after the Soul Master Competition and ordered an investigation into their falling-out.
• Flander forfeited Shrek’s final points-round match against Spirit Hall, and Shrek was named among the academies advancing.
• Oscar asked Ye Xiaobao to help him with Ning Rongrong, but Ye Xiaobao reminded him that Ning Fengzhi had rejected him because he was a support Soul Master.

Ye Xiaobao offered Oscar a chance to become a god's inheritor so he could win Ning Fengzhi's approval to be with Ning Rongrong. The chapter ended as the tournament's top ten teams prepared to compete for the final three semifinal spots.

• Ye Xiaobao suggested that Oscar become a god's inheritor and proposed a three-year agreement with Ning Fengzhi over Oscar's relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Oscar doubted Ye Xiaobao's motives, but agreed to trust him after Ye Xiaobao promised to arrange a path to godhood.
• Ye Xiaobao planned to ask the Food God to make Oscar his inheritor after they reached the God Realm.
• The teams returned to the arena, where the host explained that lower-ranked teams could challenge higher-ranked teams for their positions.
• The host announced the rankings, with Spirit Hall Team first, Divine Wind Academy Team second, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team third, and Shrek Academy Team seventh.

The Star Luo Royal Academy Team defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Davis and Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherwhite Tiger, taking third place in the competition. Tang San then persuaded Dai Mubai to challenge Star Luo again, and Dai Mubai stepped onto the arena to issue the challenge.

• Flander encouraged Shrek Academy to keep fighting, while Tang San recognized that the team needed a top-three finish to advance.
• Davis chose to challenge Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the Shi Mo brothers revealed that they had advanced to Soul Ancestors.
• Davis and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Netherwhite Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill and overwhelmed Heaven Dou’s defenses.
• The Netherwhite Tiger targeted Ye Lengleng, but Meng Shenji surrendered before it could strike her, giving Star Luo third place.
• Tang San convinced a fearful Dai Mubai to challenge Star Luo once more, and Dai Mubai stepped forward to make the challenge.

Shrek challenged the Star Luo Royal Academy Team again, and the teams fought after Star Luo had three hours to recover. Tang San used his Haotian Hammer against the Netherwhite Tiger, revealing his Clear Sky Sect heritage as the match remained unresolved.

• Dai Mubai challenged the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and Davis vowed to avenge their previous defeat.
• The host scheduled the match for three hours later, and the teams entered the arena after the other matches.
• Ye Xiaobao discussed Tang San's chances with Sun Wukong, who proposed opening a passage to the God Realm once Ye Xiaobao reached the entry stage of the Grand Celestial Art of Immortality.
• Davis and Zhu Zhuqing fused into the Netherwhite Tiger and pursued Tang San while the two teams fought evenly.
• Tang San stopped at the arena's edge, revealed his Haotian Hammer, and hurled it at the Netherwhite Tiger, shocking the crowd with his Clear Sky Sect connection.

Tang San used Blue Silver vines to combine his Haotian Hammer with the Chaotic Cape Hammer Technique, overwhelming Davis and Zhu Zhuqing’s Netherwhite Tiger. Ye Xiaobao decided to kill Tang San after the tournament, while Tang San continued attacking his fallen opponents.

• Tang San repeatedly hurled and redirected the Haotian Hammer with Blue Silver vines, building power with the Chaotic Cape Hammer Technique and striking the Netherwhite Tiger.
• Davis and Zhu Zhuqing tried to flee, but Tang San swung the hammer through the air to build momentum and launched another attack.
• Ye Xiaobao praised Tang San’s skill and decided to personally deal with him after the Soul Master Tournament.
• The Haotian Hammer severely injured the Netherwhite Tiger, and Tang San used his Parasite Soul Skill to poison Davis and Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang San killed Davis and Zhu Zhuqing after defeating their Netherwhite Tiger, prompting the Star Luo Royal Academy dean to attack him during the competition. Liu Erlong intervened and was wounded, while Tang San survived several more attacks; Ye Xiaobao challenged the elder for disregarding Spirit Hall.

• Tang San used poison to break apart the Netherwhite Tiger, then killed Davis and Zhu Zhuqing with his Haotian Hammer.
• The blue-robed dean of Star Luo Royal Academy attacked Tang San, shattered his defenses, and severed six of his Eight Spider Lances.
• After Ye Xiaobao ordered him to stop, the elder unleashed his Eighth Soul Skill, but Liu Erlong intercepted the Dragon Pattern Sword and was stabbed in the shoulder.
• Ye Xiaobao declared Shrek Academy the winner, but the elder remotely controlled his sword to wound Liu Erlong again and strike at Tang San.
• Tang San blocked the sword with his Haotian Hammer and survived; Ye Xiaobao then confronted the elder over his repeated attacks.

Ye Xiaobao killed the Azure-Clad Elder after he tried to attack Tang San again, and the injured Shrek members were taken to their rest area. At Pope’s Palace, Bibi Dong refused Yu Xiaogang’s plea for the twin Martial Soul cultivation method unless Tang San joined Spirit Hall, so Yu Xiaogang left to persuade his disciple to pretend to submit.

• The Azure-Clad Elder enlarged his Dragon-Pattern Sword to attack again, but Ye Xiaobao crushed him with a pillar of light and killed him.
• Ye Xiaobao challenged anyone who objected to Spirit Hall’s handling of the incident, then declared that the competition would continue and left with Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo.
• A Star Luo Royal Academy teacher confirmed the Azure-Clad Elder’s death, while Flander arranged for Tang San and Liu Erlong to be carried to Shrek’s rest area and reassured the badly injured Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong to reconcile and sought the twin Martial Soul cultivation method for Tang San, but Bibi Dong demanded Tang San sever ties with Tang Hao and join Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang’s appeal to their past and warned him to submit or die, so he left to persuade Tang San to pretend to join Spirit Hall.

Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to pretend to defect to Spirit Hall, but Tang San rejected the plan and left him behind. As the tournament final approached, Ye Xiaobao arranged for Spirit Hall to capture Shrek after the matches, while Shrek prepared to escape; the chapter ended as both teams were called onto the stage.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to sever ties with his father and pretend to join Spirit Hall, but Tang San refused and walked away.
• Yu Xiaogang decided he would no longer care about Tang San after feeling betrayed.
• Ye Xiaobao confirmed with Ju Douluo that Spirit Hall would restrain Shrek after the tournament matches.
• Godwind Academy conceded its matches against Shrek and Spirit Hall, then withdrew from the competition.
• Tang San warned Shrek that Spirit Hall intended to trap them, and Flender and Liu Erlong vowed to help the students escape.
• The referee called Spirit Hall Team and Shrek Team onto the stage for the final.