Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang traveled to Spirit City to use Tang Hao’s token to seek the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method from Bibi Dong, unaware that Spirit Hall had replaced its old tokens. He was arrested for impersonating an elder and taken to the dungeon, where the guards began interrogating him.

• Xia Tianling returned to Spirit City, reported to Bibi Dong, and spent time with Old Jack while Yu Xiaogang set out for the city with Tang Hao’s Heaven Dou Six Royal Cards.
• Spirit Hall introduced new Elder Tokens and abolished the Heaven Dou Six Royal Cards, making Yu Xiaogang’s token obsolete.
• Yu Xiaogang presented the old token at the Papal Palace entrance, and the Hall Guardian Knights arrested him for impersonating a Spirit Hall elder.
• A deputy commander struck Yu Xiaogang in front of a crowd before the knights escorted him toward the dungeon.
• Yu Xiaogang protested that he was an honorary elder and a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, but the guards beat him and dragged him into the dungeon.
• The prison guard knight whipped Yu Xiaogang and demanded to know who had sent him and why he had impersonated an elder.

Xia Tianling discovered that Yu Xiaogang had been detained for presenting an obsolete Spirit Hall elder token and interrogated him in the dungeon. After Yu Xiaogang demanded to see Pope Bibi Dong and dismissed Xia Tianling’s actions, Xia Tianling beat him severely, leaving him alive but gravely injured.

• Old Li told Xia Tianling that the Hall Guardian Knights had arrested Yu Xiaogang for trying to enter the Papal Palace with an old Elder Token.
• Xia Tianling went to the dungeon, stopped the knights from whipping Yu Xiaogang, and healed him enough to wake him.
• Xia Tianling questioned Yu Xiaogang, who insisted that his Heaven Dou Six Royal Cards made him an honorary Spirit Hall elder.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded to see Pope Bibi Dong and said she would recognize his name.
• Xia Tianling kicked Yu Xiaogang into a dungeon wall, breaking his spine, then berated him for speaking disrespectfully.

Xia Tianling brutally beat Yu Xiaogang, repeatedly healing him before sending him to meet Bibi Dong. Yu Xiaogang sought Bibi Dong’s secret method for cultivating Twin Martial Souls, but she challenged his motives and revealed that she knew Tang San’s identity.

• Xia Tianling repeatedly beat and healed Yu Xiaogang in the dungeon, then cleaned him up and sent Old Liu to escort him to the council hall.
• Xia Tianling told Bibi Dong that Yu Xiaogang had come to see her, then asked her to wait while he discussed something with her.
• Bibi Dong met Yu Xiaogang formally and rejected his attempt to address her by name, keeping their conversation distant.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had cultivated Twin Martial Souls without dying, but she refused to reveal Spirit Hall’s secret.
• Yu Xiaogang appealed to Bibi Dong by describing his bond with Tang San, and she questioned why she should help him and whether he wanted the method to oppose Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang was shocked when Bibi Dong showed that she knew Tang San was Clear Sky Douluo’s son.

Yu Xiaogang tried to bargain with Bibi Dong for the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method, but Xia Tianling exposed his selfishness and Bibi Dong severed their relationship. After Yu Xiaogang was thrown out of the Papal Palace, Xia Tianling found Bibi Dong grieving in her bedroom after their wager revealed the truth about Yu Xiaogang’s feelings.

• Yu Xiaogang offered to keep Tang San from opposing Spirit Hall in exchange for the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method, and Bibi Dong claimed she had sent assassins after Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily confronted Bibi Dong, and Xia Tianling entered and mocked him for threatening Spirit Hall despite being only a rank twenty-eight Soul Grandmaster.
• Yu Xiaogang called Bibi Dong “Dong'er,” and Xia Tianling revealed that Bibi Dong was his mother and accused Yu Xiaogang of treating her as a tool.
• Bibi Dong declared that Yu Xiaogang had used her and others, ended their connection, and ordered Xia Tianling to let him go; Xia Tianling kicked Yu Xiaogang out of the Assembly Hall.
• The guards carried Yu Xiaogang out of the Papal Palace, and he left in disgrace after Xia Tianling healed his injuries.
• Xia Tianling found Bibi Dong crying in her bedroom and reflected that a Sober Card had let her understand Yu Xiaogang’s true feelings and lose their wager.

Xia Tianling explained to Bibi Dong his plan to use Spirit Hall’s academies to attract and educate commoner Soul Masters, while building students’ loyalty through moral and ideological education. Bibi Dong approved the proposal and considered how to extend it across Spirit Hall’s schools.

• Bibi Dong spiraled into distress over her past love for Yu Xiaogang, but Xia Tianling brought her back to clarity by calling her Mom.
• Xia Tianling told Bibi Dong about his deal with Liu Erlong and proposed renaming and reforming Spirit Hall’s supported academies.
• Xia Tianling proposed free six-year compulsory primary education, financial support for students who agreed to work for Spirit Hall, and certificates tied to Soul Master registration and subsidies.
• Xia Tianling argued that ideological education could teach students gratitude toward Spirit Hall and help form lasting loyalty from childhood.
• Bibi Dong understood that Xia Tianling wanted to expand the methods used to train children adopted by Spirit Hall to all low-level Soul Master academies, and he showed her his handwritten materials.

Xia Tianling proposed an exam-driven moral education program as part of Spirit Hall’s Education Reform, which the Elder Council approved unanimously. As the tournament finals began, he learned he would face a powerful Star Luo Empire team and prepared to finally unleash his martial soul.

• Xia Tianling gave Bibi Dong his moral character teaching materials and proposed frequent exams, with students who failed losing access to cultivation classes and soul-ring assistance.
• Xia Tianling and Bibi Dong discussed the Education Reform, and the Spirit Hall Elder Council unanimously approved it the next day.
• Xia Tianling received the visiting Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect delegation, the Sky Water Girls, Liu Erlong, and Flender while awaiting the finals.
• The Heavenly Dou Empire teams arrived in Spirit City, and Yu Xiaogang reappeared after hiding and embellished his account of his encounter with Spirit Hall to Tang Hao.
• Spirit Hall held the tournament opening ceremony and announced that the Pope would crown the champion after the top-three final battle.
• Spirit Hall informed Xia Tianling that he would face a strong second-ranked Star Luo Empire team, and he looked forward to using his martial soul.

Xia Tianling faced War Academy alone in the finals and revealed his extraordinary Soul Emperor rank and Hundred-Thousand-Year spirit ring. He began the match by striking all seven opponents with heavenly lightning.

• Xia Tianling entered the arena as the sole competitor against War Academy, whose captain protested the unfair-looking matchup but accepted the fight.
• Xia Tianling summoned his Dawnbreaker Hammer and Axe, revealing six spirit rings, including a genuine Hundred-Thousand-Year ring that stunned the crowd and his opponents.
• After the referee started the match, Xia Tianling activated Thunder Might and called down fourteen bolts of heavenly lightning on all seven War Academy contestants.
• The lightning struck the tightly grouped team and triggered a violent chain reaction of electricity.

Xia Tianling defeated War Academy in an instant, then healed its team and earned their gratitude. As the tournament continued, Tang San worried about facing Xia Tianling, Dai Mubai seethed over his strength, and Zhu Zhuqing wondered whether she could defeat him, while Hu Liena reassured her about their team’s secret surprise.

• Xia Tianling eliminated all seven War Academy members with one soul skill, then used his Wood Domain to heal their injuries.
• War Academy’s captain thanked Xia Tianling and shook his hand before both teams left the arena.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu he was unsure whether their ultimate move could defeat Xia Tianling, while Xiao Wu remained focused on enjoying the tournament.
• Dai Mubai muttered angrily about Xia Tianling’s Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and vowed to surprise him in the finals.
• Zhu Zhuqing watched Xia Tianling from the Spirit Hall Team’s rest area, and Hu Liena encouraged her by reminding her of their secret gift for him.

The Spirit Battle Team’s cultivation and the tournament’s increasingly intense rounds were detailed as the finals advanced into the top ten. Xia Tianling defeated Thunder Academy and reunited with his companions, who hinted that they had prepared a surprise for him.

• Zhu Zhuqing neared the Spirit King level, while the Spirit Battle Team’s cultivation levels showed that most members had surpassed ordinary soul-ring limits.
• Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy merged, defeated their opponent, and prompted Spirit Hall to make academy mergers an official tournament rule.
• The seeded teams demonstrated their strength in the second round, and the top ten teams were decided as the third-round matchups were announced.
• Xia Tianling defeated Thunder Academy with Ultimate Thunder and then entered Spirit Hall Academy’s rest area to meet his companions.
• Ma Hongjun and Oscar teased Xia Tianling about their planned surprise and joked that they would claim the soul bones if they beat him.

Zhu Zhuqing prepared to face her sister and the Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy in a crucial elimination match, with Xia Tianling encouraging her beforehand. Spirit Hall Academy revealed its formidable lineup, and Zhu Zhuqing stunned the arena by displaying level-fifty Soul Power at just fourteen.

• Ma Hongjun and Oscar left Zhu Zhuqing alone with Xia Tianling, who comforted and encouraged her before the match.
• Spirit Hall Academy presented all seven main members, while Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun arrived for the opposing Star Luo team.
• Zhu Zhuyun taunted Zhu Zhuqing about her age and strength, and Ning Rongrong angrily answered with a stream of insults.
• The referee called the teams to prepare, and all seven Star Luo members revealed themselves as Soul Ancestors with two yellow and two purple rings.
• Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue revealed their Spirit King ranks, while Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun displayed black fourth spirit rings.
• Zhu Zhuqing released a level-fifty aura, shocking Zhu Zhuyun and the audience with the strength of a fourteen-year-old Quasi Soul King.

Zhu Zhuqing broke through to Spirit King during her match against Zhu Zhuyun, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue quickly overwhelmed most of the Star Luo Royal Team with their fusion skill. As Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger, Zhu Zhuqing activated her Dark God Realm and charged to face them.

• Zhu Zhuqing reached Level Fifty as she released her Martial Soul, terrifying Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun clashed, with Zhu Zhuqing's evolved Martial Soul and superior strength pushing Zhu Zhuyun into a clear disadvantage.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon, to defeat five members of the Star Luo Royal Team.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue left Dai Weisi to Zhu Zhuqing as the sisters' fight neared its conclusion.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger, and Oscar threw Zhu Zhuqing a Bloodthirsty Berserk Euphoria Sausage.
• Zhu Zhuqing swallowed the sausage, activated her Dark God Realm, and charged at the Hell White Tiger.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger with a desperate Netherworld Sever, securing Spirit Hall’s victory but collapsing from exhaustion. Xia Tianling carried her to the private rest area, healed her, and stayed with her as she recovered.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Ning Rongrong’s support and her soul bone-enhanced attacks to sever the Hell White Tiger’s claw and press the attack.
• Dai Weisi charged Zhu Zhuqing, who redirected her assault into Netherworld Sever and unleashed all her Soul Power in a final strike.
• The attack split the arena and threw Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun beyond its boundaries, eliminating the entire Star Luo Empire Royal Academy Team.
• Xia Tianling carried the unconscious Zhu Zhuqing from the arena after Spirit Hall was declared victorious.
• Xia Tianling used his healing domain and Jade Guard to revive Zhu Zhuqing, who told him she had won.
• Xia Tianling reassured Zhu Zhuqing that she did not need to risk her life while he was there, then left after confirming she was safe.

Xia Tianling and the other finalists prepared for the tournament’s fourth round, while Spirit Hall revealed his astonishing Level Sixty-Four Soul Emperor rank at age fourteen. The draw paired Xia Tianling against the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and the chapter ended with their match about to begin as his former teammates teased him about a beauty trap.

• Zhu Zhuqing recovered from her injuries after confronting Zhu Zhuyun herself, and Xia Tianling hoped the experience would help her become more confident.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Dugu Yan led the Imperial Dou Team to a strong performance, while Skywater Academy was eliminated before reaching the top eight.
• Spirit Hall released age and rank information for its team, revealing that fourteen-year-old Xia Tianling had reached Level Sixty-Four and become a Soul Emperor.
• Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai discussed a countermeasure, and the fourth-round draw matched the Spirit Hall Academy Team against Xia Tianling.
• Xia Tianling faced his former teammates before the match, and Hu Liena joked that they had planned to use Zhu Zhuqing in a beauty trap to make him surrender.

Xia Tianling faced the Spirit Hall Team alone as they used the Ten-Tailed Demon, Zhu Zhuqing, and Oscar to contain him. The battle remained unresolved as Oscar and the Demon pursued him into the air, bringing the Red Mist over him again.

• The Spirit Hall Team began the match, and Yu Xiaogang hoped both sides would weaken each other before the Imperial Dou Team’s championship run.
• Hu Liena attacked Xia Tianling with layered Charm, but his Third Spirit Eye met her Spiritual Power in a draw.
• Xie Yue and Hu Liena formed the Ten-Tailed Demon, whose Red Mist weakened Xia Tianling until his Spiritual Sense pierced the illusions.
• Xia Tianling used Thunder Armor and Thunderous Might Like Prison to fight off the Demon and Zhu Zhuqing, but Oscar’s surprise Heavenly Cripple Leg nearly struck him.
• Xia Tianling fled the Red Mist’s range, but Zhu Zhuqing disrupted his charge and Oscar and the Demon used Haste Sprinting Flying Sausages to chase him through the air.

Xia Tianling faced Hu Liena, Yan, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing as they stalled him while preparing a powerful combined attack. Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun completed their Ring Infusion technique, transforming Yan into a towering Phoenix Desire Fire Flame Lord, who began attacking Xia Tianling.

• Hu Liena kept the Red Mist centered on herself while she and Yan fought Xia Tianling, with Zhu Zhuqing launching ambushes from the void.
• Xia Tianling used Justice Judgment on his opponents, weakening everyone except Zhu Zhuqing, whom the skill declared innocent.
• Ning Rongrong used Fusion Ring to send four rings of light into Yan, while Ma Hongjun fused his soul rings with Yan’s rings using Phoenix Desire Fire.
• Ning Rongrong revealed her self-created Ring Infusion technique, and Yan transformed into the Phoenix Desire Fire Flame Lord as his teammates withdrew from the arena.
• Yan gathered a gigantic flaming fist and prepared to attack Xia Tianling.

Xia Tianling defeated the Spirit Hall Academy Team after countering their combined attacks and Zhu Zhuqing’s spatial strike. He remained undefeated in the tournament and carried the exhausted Zhu Zhuqing from the arena.

• Yan, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong launched a powerful combined attack that drained their soul power.
• Xia Tianling fused his water and fire domains into a Yin Yang Tai Chi Domain, wore down the flaming blast, and sent it into the sky to burst.
• Xia Tianling sensed a spatial attack and used Attribute Guard to withstand Zhu Zhuqing’s Phase Cut.
• Zhu Zhuqing collapsed from exhaustion, and Xia Tianling carried her while the referee declared him the winner.
• The crowd cheered as Xia Tianling extended his undefeated tournament record.

The three finalists gathered before the Papal Palace, where Bibi Dong revealed seven soul bones as the championship prize and announced Spirit Hall’s alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The finals began with individual matches, but the strength gap between the teams made the matchups especially uneven.

• The fourth round ended with Xia Tianling, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Windfire United Academy securing the top three places.
• Bibi Dong opened the finals ceremony before the Papal Palace, while Xia Tianling sensed Tang Hao hiding in a tree and Bibi Dong briefly exchanged a complicated glance with Xiao Wu.
• Bibi Dong displayed seven soul bones worth over fifty thousand years each and promised them to the championship team.
• Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi announced that Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would cooperate and that Xia Tianling’s Spirit Hall Academy Team had been jointly cultivated.
• The finalists proceeded to the Spirit Arena for individual matches, with the losers scheduled to compete in a team battle for third place that afternoon.

Bibi Dong considered the political value of Dai Mubai’s Rakshasa power as the finals began. Godwind Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy both conceded their matches to preserve their teams for the losers’ bracket and the championship, while Xia Tianling rebuked Yu Xiaogang for challenging the Pope.

• Bibi Dong noticed signs of Rakshasa Divine Power and a Rakshasa Trial in Dai Mubai, then decided it would benefit Spirit Hall to let him return to Star Luo and potentially seize the throne.
• Godwind Academy sent Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianheng, and Xia Tianling onto the field, but Feng Xiaotian requested permission from Bibi Dong and conceded the match.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily demanded that the match be suspended, and Xia Tianling rebuked him for trying to order the referee and defying the Pope.
• Yu Xiaogang apologized to Bibi Dong, then announced that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would also forfeit and enter the losers’ bracket final.
• Bibi Dong mocked Yu Xiaogang for using others as weapons, while Liu Erlong watched from the stands and cursed him for his setbacks.

After the other academies forfeited their individual matches, Heaven Dou Royal Academy crushed Godwind Academy in the team battle. Bibi Dong, Xia Tianling, and Qian Daoliu then discussed the upcoming match, Dai Mubai’s Rakshasa Trial, and Spirit Hall’s plans.

• Bibi Dong moved the competition directly to the losers' bracket team battle after both sides forfeited, and Xia Tianling mocked Yu Xiaogang in front of the crowd.
• Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Tang San, the Shi Brothers, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling faced Godwind Academy, with Tang San interrupting Huo Wu's attempt to form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dai Mubai and his teammates overwhelmed Godwind Academy, and the Shi Brothers blocked Huo Wu's enhanced Blazing Sun Dance before Ye Lingling healed their injuries.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Godwind Academy, and Bibi Dong regarded the victory as unrelated to Yu Xiaogang's coaching.
• Xia Tianling told Bibi Dong he expected Yu Xiaogang's Seven-in-One Fusion Spirit Ability to be his trump card and warned that Tang San might attack with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Daoliu asked about the divine power he sensed in Dai Mubai, and Bibi Dong explained the Rakshasa Trial before the three discussed Spirit Hall's future and Dai Mubai.

Xia Tianling gave up his championship soul bone reward for Rongrong and faced the Imperial Fighting Team in the tournament final. As both teams released their Martial Souls, he observed that his opponents had not opened with the Seven-in-One Fusion Spirit Ability.

• Xia Tianling offered his soul bone share to Rongrong as a gesture toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu teased him about his standards.
• Old Jack watched from the VIP section as the Imperial Fighting Team glared at Xia Tianling before the final.
• Yu Xiaogang rallied the Imperial Fighting Team, while Xia Tianling provoked Dai Mubai by calmly encouraging him.
• Both teams entered the arena and released their Martial Souls, with the Imperial Fighting Team forming a four-one-two formation.
• Xia Tianling noticed that the Imperial Fighting Team had not begun with the Seven-in-One Fusion Spirit Ability.