Chapter Summaries

Lu Yuan introduced Qian Renxue to Wang Qiu'er and the others, then returned with her to his room, where she learned about his closeness with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong. When Wang Qiu'er asked about Lu Yuan’s powerful sixth soul ring, he revealed that a god had bestowed it.

• Wang Qiu'er compared Qian Renxue’s beauty to Gu Yuena’s, but Qian Renxue won her over by praising her and mentioning Lu Yuan’s compliments.
• Lu Yuan introduced Qian Renxue as his first girlfriend and fiancée, and everyone greeted her before returning to their rooms.
• Lu Yuan took Qian Renxue to his room with Ning Rongrong and Wang Qiu'er following, and Qian Renxue questioned him about sleeping with Zhu Zhuqing and his relationship with Ning Rongrong.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Wang Qiu'er, and Ning Rongrong asked Lu Yuan about his sixth soul ring, and he said its lifespan was slightly greater than that of his fifth.
• Lu Yuan revealed that a god had bestowed his sixth soul ring, shocking Zhu Zhuqing and Wang Qiu'er.

Lu Yuan explained God-Given Soul Rings to Wang Qiu'er and Ning Rongrong, then told them the tournament would resume the next day. After Ning Rongrong left, Zhu Zhuqing asked Qian Renxue why Lu Yuan seemed troubled, and Qian Renxue revealed that he had fallen in love with Bibi Dong and that she had threatened to leave him if he acted on it.

• Lu Yuan explained that a God-Given Soul Ring could grow to a hundred-thousand-year level and said he had obtained one through a deity's trial.
• Lu Yuan comforted Ning Rongrong, spoke with Zhu Zhuqing about her weaving practice, and announced that the tournament would resume the next day.
• Ning Rongrong described feeling restrained by Qian Renxue's imposing aura, and Lu Yuan warned her not to misbehave around Qian Renxue.
• Zhu Zhuqing noticed Lu Yuan's sorrow and asked Qian Renxue what had happened during his visit to Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renxue told Zhu Zhuqing that Lu Yuan had fallen in love with Bibi Dong and that she had threatened to leave him if he touched Bibi Dong.

Zhu Zhuqing learned why Qian Renxue feared Lu Yuan’s feelings for Bibi Dong and suggested allowing them a relationship in name only, but Qian Renxue firmly refused. Lu Yuan returned to find the two women tense and mistakenly thought they had argued.

• Qian Renxue explained that Lu Yuan had fallen for Bibi Dong and that she had discovered his feelings two years earlier.
• Qian Renxue said she had confronted Lu Yuan and made him promise to resist his feelings for Bibi Dong.
• Zhu Zhuqing suggested letting Lu Yuan and Bibi Dong be together in name only, but Qian Renxue rejected the idea outright.
• Lu Yuan entered the room, mistook Qian Renxue and Zhu Zhuqing’s tense conversation for an argument, and reproached them.

Lu Yuan explained to Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue how his feelings for Bibi Dong began, and Qian Renxue reiterated her boundary against an improper relationship. After three days of tournament matches, the Heavenly Star Academy Team, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, and the Spirit Hall Academy Team reached the finals, and Lu Yuan prepared to attend the championship round with his companions.

• Lu Yuan told Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue that he began developing feelings for Bibi Dong after accidentally seeing her naked while demonstrating his Double Pupils.
• Qian Renxue said she did not blame Lu Yuan but reminded him not to have an improper relationship with Bibi Dong, and Lu Yuan agreed.
• The matches narrowed the tournament field to the Heavenly Star Academy Team, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, and the Spirit Hall Academy Team.
• Hu Liena used her Charm to disable all seven opponents, revealing her Soul Emperor strength and making her the tournament’s most popular female contestant.
• Lu Yuan let Zhu Zhuqing lead the team in the last preliminary match and said he would compete alone in the finals.
• On the fourth morning, Lu Yuan gathered his team and companions to attend the championship round.

The three remaining teams gathered before the Papal Hall, where Hu Liena openly admitted that she liked Lu Yuan. The teams awaited the decisive matches, while Lu Yuan remained unaware of Hu Liena's conversation and asked Wang Qiu'er to judge her appearance.

• Lu Yuan led the Heavenly Star Academy Team into the arena alongside the Spirit Hall Academy Team and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team led by Tang San.
• Hu Liena watched Lu Yuan, and he winked at her, prompting her to smile and making Yan jealous.
• Xie Yue warned Yan that Lu Yuan was a dangerous opponent who had defeated the Hell White Tiger and destroyed the arena.
• Hu Liena told Yan that Lu Yuan was far stronger than he imagined and admitted to Xie Yue that she liked him.
• Xie Yue realized Hu Liena had kept her distance from Yan because she loved Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan asked Wang Qiu'er whether Hu Liena was pretty, and Wang Qiu'er said she was attractive.

Lu Yuan tried to persuade Wang Qiu'er to accept Hu Liena as another sister-in-law, but Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong joined in and Qiu'er begged him not to bring anyone else back. Their argument ended when Bibi Dong emerged from Papal Hall, drawing the assembled Soul Masters into worship as Lu Yuan admired her beauty.

• Lu Yuan suggested that Hu Liena could become Wang Qiu'er's sister-in-law, and Wang Qiu'er weighed the prospect of gaining another person to dote on her.
• Zhu Zhuqing warned Wang Qiu'er that another sister-in-law would mean Lu Yuan had less attention for her, so Qiu'er pleaded with him not to bring another woman back.
• Lu Yuan glared at Zhu Zhuqing for disrupting his plan, while Ning Rongrong teased him and joined the argument.
• Twelve Red Cardinals announced Bibi Dong's arrival, and she emerged from Papal Hall in her ceremonial robes and crown.
• Most of the gathered Soul Masters knelt before Bibi Dong, while Lu Yuan and Wang Qiu'er remained standing; Lu Yuan murmured that Bibi Dong was beautiful.

Lu Yuan faced Bibi Dong at the tournament and endured the pressure of her gaze, while she publicly revealed that he was the Hall Master of the Dragon King Hall. He boldly complimented her in front of the gathered soul masters, leaving the onlookers stunned and her attendants wondering about their relationship.

• Zhu Zhuqing reminded Lu Yuan of his promise to Qian Renxue, and he reassured Qian Renxue with a smile.
• Bibi Dong tested Lu Yuan with the pressure of her gaze, but he dispelled it with his spiritual power as several Titled Douluo noticed his strength.
• Bibi Dong identified Lu Yuan as the Hall Master of the Dragon King Hall, shocking the assembled soul masters and unsettling Tang San's group.
• Lu Yuan praised Bibi Dong's beauty, and she briefly blushed before glaring at him while the crowd stayed silent.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo suspected Lu Yuan and Bibi Dong were unusually intimate, while Dugu Bo smiled at Lu Yuan's boldness.

Bibi Dong announced three valuable soul bones as rewards for the tournament champions and explained the individual elimination format. As the teams prepared to compete, Liu Erlong saw Yu Xiaogang with the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, and his indifferent response left her heartbroken.

• Bibi Dong revealed three ten-thousand-year soul bones and announced that the three teams would compete in individual elimination matches for a place in the championship match.
• Ning Fengzhi reflected that Lu Yuan had become family through Ning Rongrong and planned to meet him after the tournament.
• Dugu Bo took pride in his prominent seat among the tournament's honored guests and looked forward to seeing Lu Yuan compete.
• Qian Renxue, Liu Erlong, Flender, and others joined Lu Yuan's team in its waiting area as the contestants prepared.
• Liu Erlong saw Yu Xiaogang with the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, but he briefly met her gaze and then looked away, leaving her heart clenched.

Liu Erlong was devastated when Yu Xiaogang ignored her, while Yu Xiaogang grew furious after seeing her lean on Flender. As the individual elimination match began, Lu Yuan stepped forward to face the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team.

• Yu Xiaogang looked away from Liu Erlong, leaving her heartbroken, and Flender comforted her as she leaned against him.
• Yu Xiaogang saw Liu Erlong with Flender and angrily cursed them, believing she had no right to find another man.
• Lu Yuan recognized the tensions between them, and Ning Rongrong condemned Yu Xiaogang as irresponsible.
• The Red Cardinal announced the individual elimination match between the Heavenly Star Squad and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team.
• Lu Yuan's teammates left the contest to him, and he walked toward the arena.

Lu Yuan entered the individual elimination round first, prompting Dugu Bo to wager with Bibi Dong that Lu Yuan could defeat both teams alone. The chapter left Shi Mo facing Lu Yuan as Tang San and Yu Xiaogang planned to wear him down.

• Lu Yuan took the arena first, and Hu Liena wondered whether he intended to defeat both teams by himself.
• Dugu Bo wagered that Lu Yuan would sweep both teams, offering five Longevity Pills if he failed and asking Bibi Dong to provide an additional soul bone if he succeeded.
• Ning Fengzhi reminded Dugu Bo that the chair was pure gold, so Dugu Bo replaced his offer to eat it with the Longevity Pills.
• Tang San sent Shi Mo to face Lu Yuan and planned to have his teammates and the Spirit Hall Academy Team drain Lu Yuan's Soul Power.
• Lu Yuan asked Shi Mo if he was afraid of him.

Lu Yuan confronted Shi Mo in the arena, while Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and Dai Mubai refused to accept his challenge. Shi Mo attacked with his Black Tortoise Turtle abilities, but Lu Yuan effortlessly broke through them and struck him.

• Lu Yuan called out Shi Mo's fear, and Shi Mo denied it despite trembling under Lu Yuan's pressure.
• Lu Yuan challenged Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and Dai Mubai, but they held back after Yu Xiaogang warned them not to rush into a fight.
• Lu Yuan mocked the three as cowards and offered Shi Mo a chance to attack.
• Shi Mo activated three Black Tortoise Turtle Soul Skills and sent a phantom and freezing current at Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan shattered both attacks with one palm strike, stepped in front of Shi Mo, and pressed a palm against his chest.

Lu Yuan overwhelmed his opponents in the individual elimination matches, defeating six students with a single slap each. After Ye Lingling grew exhausted healing the injured Heaven Dou Royal Academy members, Yu Xiaogang forfeited the morning matches, and Bibi Dong approved.

• Lu Yuan shattered Shi Mo's armor and severely injured him, so Ye Lingling healed him with her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul.
• A Spirit Hall student with a Blazing Lion Martial Soul challenged Lu Yuan and was defeated with one slap.
• Shi Mo's twin younger brother faced Lu Yuan and was likewise knocked unconscious with one slap.
• Lu Yuan defeated six students in succession, leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy members with severe injuries and Ye Lingling drained from treating them.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team would forfeit the morning's individual matches and enter the losers' bracket finals that afternoon.
• Bibi Dong approved Yu Xiaogang's decision.

Bibi Dong and the Heavenly Star Academy team inferred that Lu Yuan had engineered Yu Xiaogang’s concession. Yu Xiaogang explained that he had withdrawn to preserve Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s strength for the losers' bracket final and let the Spirit Hall Academy Team take Lu Yuan’s next attacks.

• Bibi Dong recognized that Yu Xiaogang had conceded because Lu Yuan had pressured him into protecting Heaven Dou Royal Academy before the afternoon final.
• Ning Rongrong and Wang Qiu'er failed to understand why Yu Xiaogang had conceded, while Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Renxue realized Lu Yuan had shown Yu Xiaogang only what he wanted him to see.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng questioned Yu Xiaogang’s decision, and he pointed out that Ye Lingling had already spent much of her Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that continuing would leave Ye Lingling unable to heal Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, weaken Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and risk Lu Yuan crippling them.
• Yu Xiaogang said conceding would preserve his team for the losers' bracket final while Lu Yuan injured the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng praised his plan.

Yu Xiaogang convinced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team that withdrawing would let them preserve their strength and gain an advantage over Lu Yuan. As Lu Yuan continued defeating Spirit Hall students, Yan entered the arena determined to beat him and win back Hu Liena’s regard.

• Yu Xiaogang argued that continuing to compete would exhaust Ye Lingling and leave the Heaven Dou team unable to use its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, so Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San praised his strategy.
• Yu Xiaogang privately believed Lu Yuan’s choices would benefit him either way, while Lu Yuan continued sending Spirit Hall students flying; four of their seven members had fallen.
• Lu Yuan briefly looked toward Yu Xiaogang, who mistook the situation for a chance to reap the benefits as a bystander.
• Yan asked Xie Yue to let him take the next round, and Hu Liena warned that he would be lucky to leave the arena standing.
• Yan blamed Lu Yuan for Hu Liena’s distance and stepped forward, convinced he could defeat him, while Xie Yue doubted Yan could withstand even one move.

Lu Yuan confronted Yan in the arena after Yan provoked him over Hu Liena, and he asked Bibi Dong whether crippling Yan would break the tournament rules. As the match loomed, Hu Liena warned Xie Yue that Lu Yuan might carry out his threat, while Tang San and Dai Mubai privately hoped the conflict would weaken Dragon King Hall.

• Yan insulted Lu Yuan and claimed that only he was worthy of Hu Liena, prompting Lu Yuan to threaten to cripple him.
• Lu Yuan asked Bibi Dong whether crippling Yan violated tournament rules, and she said it was allowed if he did not kill Yan or ignore a surrender, but warned him not to go too far.
• Tang San hoped Lu Yuan and Spirit Hall would fall out, while Dai Mubai planned to exploit any resulting conflict to attack Dragon King Hall and take revenge on Zhu Zhuqing.
• Hu Liena told Xie Yue that Lu Yuan would follow through on his threat if Yan had angered him, and she refused to intervene because doing so would upset Lu Yuan.

Hu Liena reluctantly pleaded with Lu Yuan to spare Yan, and Lu Yuan agreed to hold back for her sake. He beat Yan in their match and kicked him off the arena, leaving him unconscious in the steps of the Papal Hall.

• Xie Yue urged Hu Liena to plead for Yan, reminding her of their long friendship, and she agreed while deciding to sever ties with Yan afterward.
• Hu Liena transmitted her plea to Lu Yuan, who understood how deeply she cared for him and decided to spare Yan from being crippled.
• Lu Yuan gave Yan a chance to attack, but Yan activated his Flame Lord Martial Soul and charged at him.
• Lu Yuan blocked Yan's punch, slammed him into the arena twice, then kicked him off the arena and into the Papal Hall steps, knocking him unconscious.

Lu Yuan easily defeated Yan, then faced Xie Yue, who stepped into the arena as Spirit Hall Academy Team’s vice-captain and prepared to fight at full strength. Xie Yue knew he was outmatched, but he began the duel with his Blood Blades and five soul rings.

• Lu Yuan kicked Yan into the steps outside the Papal Hall, knocking him unconscious, then called for the next opponent.
• Hu Liena explained Yan had provoked Lu Yuan and told Xie Yue to prepare to take the field.
• Xie Yue worried about facing Lu Yuan, but Hu Liena assured him Lu Yuan would not seriously hurt her brother without reason.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang discussed Lu Yuan’s strength and put their confidence in the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Xie Yue greeted Lu Yuan, acknowledged he was likely to lose, and vowed to fight with all his strength.
• Xie Yue summoned his Blood Blades and five soul rings as the fight began.

Lu Yuan faced Xie Yue in a duel and demonstrated an overwhelming gap in strength, then recognized the power of Xie Yue’s concentrated blade-qi attack and offered him guidance. Xie Yue prepared to test the technique further as Dugu Bo and Bibi Dong watched the contest.

• Xie Yue attacked Lu Yuan with his third soul skill, but Lu Yuan shattered the massive Moon Blade with a flick of his finger.
• Dugu Bo boasted to Bibi Dong that Lu Yuan would defeat the Golden Generation and win another soul bone, while Bibi Dong said the outcome was not yet decided.
• Xie Yue used his fifth soul skill to launch a thin, concentrated blade-qi attack.
• Lu Yuan praised Xie Yue’s technique and advised him to pursue the realm of Silken Blade Qi before extending another finger.

Lu Yuan demonstrated Spear Intent to Xie Yue and explained the five stages of cultivation, revealing a path Xie Yue had never known. At Lu Yuan’s invitation, Xie Yue used his Full Moon skill, but Lu Yuan shattered it with one finger and left Xie Yue injured and defeated.

• Lu Yuan dispelled Xie Yue’s fifth soul skill with a finger and explained Intent Realm, encouraging Xie Yue to pursue Blade Intent.
• Lu Yuan and Xie Yue mocked Yu Xiaogang for lacking knowledge of Intent Realm, while Tang San concealed his anger and wariness.
• Lu Yuan asked Xie Yue to use Full Moon, saying he wanted him to experience Intent Realm because of Hu Liena.
• Xie Yue unleashed Full Moon, but Lu Yuan shattered the spinning disc with one finger and knocked Xie Yue’s moon blades away.
• Xie Yue was injured and admitted defeat.

Lu Yuan defeated Xie Yue’s Full Moon with Spear Art: Falling Star, then explained the Intent Realm and told Xie Yue to send Hu Liena onto the stage. He invited Hu Liena to leave Spirit Hall and join Dragon King Hall, revealing that he had six Titled Douluo under his command.

• Xie Yue admitted defeat after Lu Yuan broke Full Moon with Spear Art: Falling Star, and Lu Yuan said he had created several Self-Created Soul Skills.
• Lu Yuan explained that Falling Star’s Spear Intent had overcome Full Moon and urged Xie Yue to remember what he had felt.
• Xie Yue thanked Lu Yuan for his guidance, agreed not to stand in the way of his relationship with Hu Liena, and left the stage.
• Hu Liena came forward smiling, and Lu Yuan asked her to leave Spirit Hall and become Dragon King Hall’s Hall Master’s wife.
• The spectators were shocked when Lu Yuan claimed Dragon King Hall had six Titled Douluo, while Ning Fengzhi wondered who the sixth was.