Chapter Summaries

Ning Fengzhi assessed the Dragon King Hall’s strength and considered its alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Tang San realized he needed new allies to oppose Lu Yuan. At the tournament finals, Lu Yuan publicly pretended to pursue Hu Liena and flirted with Bibi Dong, leaving onlookers to wonder whether Spirit Hall and the Dragon King Hall might join forces.

• Ning Fengzhi concluded that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should ally with the Dragon King Hall, while recognizing that Lu Yuan had also gained leverage over his sect through Ning Rongrong.
• Tang San judged the Clear Sky Sect too weak to avenge himself against Lu Yuan and decided to seek other forces.
• Hu Liena played along when Lu Yuan invited her to join the Dragon King Hall, and Lu Yuan publicly claimed he wanted to marry her.
• Bibi Dong warned Lu Yuan to mind his words, then suggested discussing his supposed feelings for Hu Liena in private.
• Ning Fengzhi and Tang San worried that Bibi Dong might draw Lu Yuan into an alliance with Spirit Hall, while Qian Renxue and Ning Rongrong reacted to Lu Yuan’s flirtation with Bibi Dong.

Lu Yuan and Bibi Dong staged a heated exchange to make the Dragon King Hall and Spirit Hall rivalry seem genuine before the match against Hu Liena. Lu Yuan then conceded, sending the Heavenly Star Academy Team into the losers’ bracket final and ruining Grandmaster’s plans.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Ning Rongrong that Lu Yuan was provoking Spirit Hall to vent old grievances, and Ning Rongrong accepted the explanation.
• Lu Yuan rebuked Chrysanthemum Douluo for interrupting him, while Bibi Dong ordered Chrysanthemum Douluo to stand down and warned Lu Yuan not to insult Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong ordered the match to begin, and Hu Liena used her Martial Soul Possession against Lu Yuan.
• Lu Yuan embraced Hu Liena, said he did not want to fight her, and announced that the Heavenly Star Academy Team was conceding the match.
• Grandmaster realized Lu Yuan’s concession had destroyed his plan to face an injured Spirit Hall Academy Team.

Lu Yuan conceded to Hu Liena so he could face Tang San’s team himself, sparing her from the danger of their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. He exposed Yu Xiaogang’s plan to exploit the Spirit Hall team’s injuries, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious as the afternoon match approached.

• Tang San worried that Lu Yuan’s concession meant the Heavenly Star Academy Team would face them and considered the risks of using their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Ning Rongrong questioned why Lu Yuan had conceded, while Zhu Zhuqing anticipated his plans for Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng’s deaths.
• Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo argued over their wager and whether Hu Liena could win Lu Yuan over to Spirit Hall.
• Lu Yuan explained that he had conceded to protect Hu Liena from Tang San’s powerful fusion attack and intended to face Tang San himself.
• Lu Yuan revealed Yu Xiaogang’s plan to use the Spirit Hall team’s injuries to advance to the finals, and Yu Xiaogang clenched his fists in anger.

Lu Yuan revealed that he had anticipated and manipulated Yu Xiaogang’s plans for the tournament, crushing Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his own intelligence. Yu Xiaogang staggered away in fury, while Tang San confronted Lu Yuan and received a rebuke.

• Lu Yuan taunted Yu Xiaogang and described how Yu Xiaogang had gathered information on him and arranged for Yu Tianxin to test the Heavenly Star Academy Team.
• Lu Yuan said he had deliberately hidden his strength, surrendered in the earlier match, and steered Yu Xiaogang into facing him in the losers' bracket final.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Lu Yuan had outmaneuvered him, staggered backward, and suffered a complete collapse of his composure.
• Tang San supported Yu Xiaogang and accused Lu Yuan of going too far.
• Lu Yuan rejected Tang San's complaint, saying Yu Xiaogang and Tang San had plotted against him and had simply been outsmarted.

Lu Yuan’s allies condemned Tang San and his group for plotting against him while acting like victims, and the spectators watched Yu Xiaogang’s reputation for wisdom crumble. Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng left in humiliation, but Lu Yuan promised to see them again that afternoon.

• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing criticized Tang San and suspected he had encouraged Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng to oppose Lu Yuan.
• Dugu Bo mocked Yu Xiaogang’s failed schemes, while Ning Fengzhi recognized that Lu Yuan had outmaneuvered him.
• Bibi Dong reconsidered her feelings for Yu Xiaogang as his image as a wise and capable man fell apart.
• Tang San urged Yu Xiaogang to leave, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng followed them away under the spectators’ contemptuous gazes.
• Lu Yuan let them go and told Tang San he would see him that afternoon, hoping he would put up a stronger fight.

After the Spirit Hall Academy Team advanced to the finals, Lu Yuan teased Hu Liena and Qian Renxue before leaving with his team. Outside Spirit City, a blue-haired woman arrived to investigate the destruction of the Sea God’s divine consciousness and headed toward Spirit Hall.

• Tang San and the Heavenly Star Academy Team conceded, giving the Spirit Hall Academy Team an early place in the finals.
• The Red Cardinal announced that the Heavenly Star Academy Team and Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team would compete in the losers' bracket final that afternoon.
• Lu Yuan teased Hu Liena, then left the preparation area with his team and carried Qian Renxue out after she bit his shoulder.
• A blue-haired woman said she had searched much of the continent for the Heart of the Sea God and clues about the destruction of the Sea God's divine consciousness.
• The blue-haired woman decided to visit Spirit Hall and swiftly approached Spirit City.

Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed their relationship and their plan to make Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye believe the Dragon King Hall opposed Spirit Hall. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang prepared Tang San's team for the losers' bracket final and warned them not to cripple Lu Yuan, while Tang San privately weighed whether he could get away with doing so.

• Qian Renxue reminded Lu Yuan not to have an improper relationship with Bibi Dong, and he promised to keep his limits.
• Lu Yuan and Qian Renxue discussed how his staged conflict with Spirit Hall had convinced Ning Fengzhi and would help their plan involving Xue Ye.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San's team to defeat Lu Yuan in the losers' bracket final and explained that their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill could give them a strong chance if they had time to prepare it.
• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng wanted to cripple Lu Yuan, but Yu Xiaogang warned that doing so would provoke Dragon Emperor Douluo and endanger their factions.
• Tang San agreed to avoid crippling Lu Yuan, while privately considering whether he could escape the consequences if he did.

The losers' bracket team finals began as Lu Yuan faced Tang San and the Heavenly Star Squad alone. After correctly guessing that they planned to use a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, Lu Yuan invited them to show their current strength first, and Tang San's team released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

• Bibi Dong, Dugu Bo, and the other spectators gathered to watch the match, while Lu Yuan and his teammates waited confidently and Grandmaster's group looked solemn.
• Lu Yuan told his teammates he had a good show planned, then walked onto the arena alone to face Tang San's team.
• Tang San called Lu Yuan arrogant for taking them on alone, and Lu Yuan dismissed the team as worthless rabble.
• Lu Yuan guessed that Grandmaster had taught Tang San's team a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and offered to let them prepare it after they fought him first.
• Tang San ordered the seven members of the Heavenly Star Squad to activate their Soul Rings, revealing their Martial Souls and optimal configurations, including two black ten-thousand-year Soul Rings beneath Tang San.

Lu Yuan overwhelmed the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, badly injuring Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai before turning his attention to Tang San. The Shi Brothers’ Tortoise Shell Shields interrupted his attack, giving Tang San a chance to widen the distance.

• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai launched a combined attack on Lu Yuan while Tang San and the rest of the team prepared to support them.
• Lu Yuan broke Yu Tianheng’s wrist and used him as a shield, causing Dai Mubai to claw Yu Tianheng across the chest.
• Lu Yuan crippled Dai Mubai’s right arm and punched him hard enough to send him flying and coughing up blood.
• Lu Yuan broke Tang San’s Dark Blue Silver Grass bindings and charged at him, but the Shi Brothers’ Tortoise Shell Shields forced him to stop as Tang San pulled away.

Lu Yuan countered Tang San’s poison-based soul skills and overwhelmed Tang San and the Shi Brothers with his armor and Darkgold Terrorclaw. He shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear with a single finger, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Lu Yuan brushed aside the Shi Brothers’ shield and charged Tang San, who cast Blood Hell Spider Web.
• Lu Yuan donned his Golden Dragon Armor and shredded Tang San’s spider web with his Darkgold Terrorclaw.
• Tang San trapped Lu Yuan with Blue Silver Prison and hurled the Blue Silver Overlord Spear as Osler, Shi Mo, and the others attacked.
• Lu Yuan broke out of the prison, deflected Osler’s attack, and cut the Shi Brothers’ tortoiseshell shields apart, badly injuring them.
• Lu Yuan met Tang San’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear with his finger and shattered it using Thousand Year Void.

Lu Yuan dismissed Tang San’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear and defeated Osler before Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai joined Tang San to reveal their new powers. Qian Renxue recognized the three as Evil Soul Masters, and Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng transformed into powerful, sinister forms.

• Lu Yuan shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear and criticized him for treating it as a thrown weapon instead of mastering it as a spear.
• Lu Yuan knocked Osler away after detecting his stealth attack and taunted Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai to join the fight.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai recovered and stood beside Tang San, who confirmed that they were ready to use their new abilities.
• Lu Yuan sensed the evil aura surrounding Tang San, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai, while Qian Renxue recognized them as Evil Soul Masters and vowed not to let them escape.
• Dai Mubai transformed the White Tiger into a blood-red Blood Tiger, and Yu Tianheng changed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon into a dark, black-lightning form as both reached the Soul King realm.

Lu Yuan confronted Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San after their transformations into Evil Soul Masters, while warning Ning Fengzhi not to support Tang San. Tang San revealed a Clear Sky Hammer with five ten-thousand-year soul rings and gained the confidence to challenge Lu Yuan directly.

• Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng boasted about their transformed Blood Tiger and Dark Lightning Demon Dragon, but Lu Yuan dismissed them as weak opponents.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, and the onlookers recognized that he possessed Twin Martial Souls.
• Ning Fengzhi considered investing in Tang San, but Lu Yuan's warning made him abandon the idea and favor Lu Yuan instead.
• Tang San revealed five black soul rings, and the resulting surge in power raised him to the low-stage Soul Saint realm.
• Confident in his Clear Sky Hammer and strength, Tang San prepared to face Lu Yuan head-on.

Lu Yuan mocked Tang San for wasting his Twin Martial Souls on low-quality Soul Rings, and Bibi Dong confirmed Tang San could no longer safely add rings to his Clear Sky Hammer. When Tang San attacked, Lu Yuan knocked him away with one punch and sent Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng flying as well.

• Lu Yuan criticized Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer Soul Rings and mocked Yu Xiaogang's guidance, drawing disdain from Ning Rongrong and the spectators.
• Bibi Dong confirmed Tang San had ruined his Twin Martial Soul cultivation and would die if he added another Soul Ring to the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Enraged by the crowd's mockery, Tang San attacked Lu Yuan with his Clear Sky Hammer while Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng charged alongside him.
• Lu Yuan struck Tang San and his hammer with one punch, sending Tang San flying and making him spit blood.
• Lu Yuan appeared where Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng had stood, and both were flung backward.

Lu Yuan dominated the arena, injuring Tang San with one punch before brutally defeating Dai Mubai and overpowering Yu Tianheng and Tang San again. The chapter ended with Tang San being slammed into the arena, which Lu Yuan smashed open.

• Lu Yuan struck Tang San with one punch, sending him flying and leaving Grandmaster shocked by the gap in their strength.
• Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo discussed Lu Yuan's Twin Martial Souls and his knowledge of how to cultivate them, while Bibi Dong reacted with a faint chill.
• Dai Mubai attacked Lu Yuan with his Blood Tiger Shockwave, but Lu Yuan shattered it, broke Dai Mubai's arm, and knocked him unconscious before tossing him to Ye Lingling for healing.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Lu Yuan with his fourth spirit skill as Tang San followed with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Lu Yuan punched apart the dark lightning dragon and knocked the hammer from Tang San's hands.
• Lu Yuan grabbed Tang San by the leg and slammed him into the arena, breaking open a huge hole.

Lu Yuan overwhelmingly defeated Tang San and Yu Tianheng in the arena, leaving Tang San badly injured but still standing. As Tang San struggled to find a way to win, Yu Xiaogang urged him to use Seven-in-One Fusion.

• Yu Xiaogang watched Lu Yuan destroy the arena and feared Tang San had been seriously injured.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue praised Lu Yuan's strength as he stood amid the damaged arena.
• Lu Yuan grabbed Yu Tianheng by the throat, then tossed him aside.
• Lu Yuan pulled Tang San from the hole, but Tang San used his Blood Hell Demon Spider wings to escape the suction and land nearby.
• Tang San realized he was completely outmatched by Lu Yuan, and Yu Xiaogang shouted for him to use Seven-in-One Fusion.

Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Bibi Dong allowed the match to continue despite Yu Xiaogang breaking the rules. Tang San gathered his teammates to prepare the fusion, and Lu Yuan offered to show them his Martial Soul.

• Yu Xiaogang shouted for Tang San to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and the Red Cardinal rebuked him for interfering in the match.
• Bibi Dong gave Yu Xiaogang a warning instead of disqualifying the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team, while privately focusing on Lu Yuan’s performance.
• Tang San accepted that he could not defeat Lu Yuan alone and ordered his six teammates into formation for the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Tang San asked whether Lu Yuan would give them time to prepare, and Lu Yuan agreed before asking if they wanted to see his Martial Soul.

Lu Yuan revealed his Golden Dragon Martial Soul and its extraordinary soul ring configuration before the assembled spectators. His overwhelming aura forced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, including Tang San, to their knees, while Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi reacted in shock.

• Lu Yuan transformed through his Golden Dragon Martial Soul as spectators watched expectantly.
• Lu Yuan revealed six soul rings: purple, purple, black, black, red, and red, including a 100,000-year fifth ring and a 250,000-year God-Given sixth ring.
• Lu Yuan unleashed the Golden Dragon's pressure, forcing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team to kneel and Tang San to brace himself on one knee.
• Tang San struggled to believe what he saw, Yu Xiaogang shouted in disbelief, and Ning Fengzhi was astonished by Lu Yuan's two red soul rings.

Lu Yuan revealed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, stunning the spectators and leaving Tang San in disbelief. After challenging Tang San to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, Lu Yuan watched as the team combined their Soul Power to empower Tang San and his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Lu Yuan displayed his soul ring configuration, including two hundred-thousand-year soul rings, and the spectators erupted in shock and cheers.
• Ning Rongrong, Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena felt proud of Lu Yuan, while Tang San insisted his soul rings had to be a trick.
• Lu Yuan lifted his pressure from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team and challenged Tang San to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• At Tang San's command, Ye Lingling and the others transmitted their Soul Power through the team to strengthen him.
• The fusion brought Tang San's aura close to Soul Douluo level and enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer, which Lu Yuan studied with interest.

Lu Yuan shattered Tang San's Clear Sky Avatar with his Five-Clawed Golden Dragon form, leaving Tang San and the other fusion participants badly injured. As Lu Yuan charged at him, Tang San used Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng as shields and fled, but Yu Tianheng lost his right arm.

• Tang San used the Seven-in-One Fusion to boost his Soul Power and swung the Clear Sky Hammer at Lu Yuan, who knocked it back with one punch.
• Tang San activated the Clear Sky Avatar and enlarged the hammer, while Lu Yuan transformed into a Five-Clawed Golden Dragon with Dragon Soaring the Void.
• Lu Yuan's dragon drove back the Clear Sky Avatar and shattered it with Divine Dragon Tail Sweep, forcing the fusion apart and injuring all seven participants.
• Tang San threw Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai into the path of Lu Yuan's attack, then retreated with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Yu Tianheng cursed Tang San and screamed as Lu Yuan's attack severed his right arm.

Tang San admitted defeat after using Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai as shields against Lu Yuan, and the Heavenly Star Academy Team advanced to the championship match against Spirit Hall Academy. Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai turned on Tang San after the match, leaving their conflict poised to escalate.

• Lu Yuan’s Five-Clawed Golden Dragon severed Yu Tianheng’s and Dai Mubai’s arms and drove them from the arena.
• Tang San shoved Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai in front of himself, then surrendered on behalf of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team.
• Lu Yuan mocked Tang San for sacrificing his teammates, and the referee declared the Heavenly Star Academy Team the winner and announced its final against Spirit Hall Academy.
• Shi Mo and the other Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Team members isolated Tang San as they helped the injured Osler and Ye Lingling from the arena.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, both badly wounded, confronted Tang San with killing intent and blamed him for betraying them.