Chapter Summaries

After Lu Fa crushed Hua Lantang in the tournament, Monster Academy learned the severity of Hua Lantang’s injuries and warned its remaining contestants not to underestimate their opponents. As anger spread through Star Luo City, commentator Fang'er analyzed the matches and revealed Lu Fa’s extraordinary achievements, leaving the public stunned by his reputation as Douluo Continent’s greatest genius.

• Lu Fa defeated Hua Lantang without using his Martial Soul, and the injured Hua Lantang was carried away for treatment.
• Dai Yueyan reported Hua Lantang’s injuries to Long Yue and Dai Yun'er, while Long Yue identified Lu Fa’s technique and warned Monster Academy’s contestants against underestimating their opponents.
• Lu Fa returned to the hotel with the World-Shaking Seven Stars after all eight members advanced, as news of his victory sparked outrage and unrest in Star Luo City.
• Fang'er began a public analysis of Tang Wulin’s and Lu Fa’s matches, identifying Lu Fa as a fifteen-year-old from Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.
• Fang'er revealed that Lu Fa had defeated seven One-word Battle Armor Masters at fourteen and had become the youngest Saint Craftsman in history.

Fang'er analyzed Lu Fa’s victory over Hua Lantang and warned that Lu Fa’s skill and strength made him a serious threat, while Lu Fa remained unconcerned about the scrutiny. Back at the hotel, Lu Fa continued cultivating under Mu Ye’s guidance and received a rare Deep Sea Little Blue Dragon as a tonic.

• Fang'er explained that Lu Fa had defeated Hua Lantang with a combat technique during the moment Hua Lantang equipped his Battle Armor, not by exploiting an old injury.
• Fang'er declared Lu Fa superior to Hua Lantang in talent and strength, and said she would analyze Lu Fa’s later matches.
• Zui Hongchen and Xue Liushuang criticized Fang'er for exposing Lu Fa’s achievements and the weakness in Heaven Treading Nine Steps, while Lu Fa said he would rely on his strength.
• Lu Fa cultivated in his room as Mu Ye praised his progress with the Innate Secret Method and said he could likely withstand a One-word Battle Armor Master without using his Martial Soul.
• Mu Ye gave Lu Fa a rare Deep Sea Little Blue Dragon, and Lu Fa found that eating it made his blood and qi surge.

Mu Ye watched Lu Fa strengthen his bloodline by eating Little Blue Dragon and reflected on his rare success cultivating the Body Sect’s Innate Secret Method, though Lu Fa did not intend to inherit the sect. After the tournament preliminaries, Lu Fa entered the Round-Robin Tournament while Shrek Academy’s rising fame drew the attention of Star Luo’s emperor and his children.

• Mu Ye explained that Little Blue Dragon’s powerful Dragon Clan bloodline nourished Lu Fa and marveled that Lu Fa had cultivated the Innate Secret Method despite lacking the Body Sect’s childhood training.
• Lu Fa won his matches over the following ten days and advanced to the Round-Robin Tournament, while Tang Wulin and Na'er became crowd favorites in the two-on-two matches.
• Dai Tianling asked Dai Yueyan and Dai Yun'er about the Douluo Continent teams, and Dai Yueyan predicted that Monster Academy would retain the championship.
• Dai Tianling warned Dai Yueyan to keep Long Yue from seriously injuring the visiting competitors, while Dai Yun'er defended Long Yue’s strength.
• Dai Yun'er and Dai Yueyan questioned whether Lu Fa was truly a Saint Craftsman, and Dai Yueyan worried that Lu Fa could help the Douluo Continent Federation grow stronger.

The individual competition entered its round-robin group stage, where Long Chen found himself grouped with Long Yue and resolved to face him despite the odds. After Long Yue crushed Yue Zhengyu and revealed his Mountain Dragon Martial Soul, Long Chen realized the bloodline gap was overwhelming but still insisted on fighting.

• Dai Tianling told Dai Yueyan that Lu Fa's strength and forging talent were genuine, and urged him to maintain his relationship with Long Yue.
• The World-Shaking Seven Stars checked their groups, and Long Chen discovered that he, Long Yue, and Yue Zhengyu were in the same group.
• Long Chen refused to avoid Long Yue, saying he would rather lose than surrender before fighting.
• Zui Hongchen identified the elderly man on the Presidium as Holy Dragon Douluo Enci, Long Yue's teacher and the dean of Monster Academy.
• Long Yue defeated Yue Zhengyu decisively, revealing his six-ring cultivation and Mountain Dragon Martial Soul.
• Long Chen admitted Long Yue's bloodline made victory unlikely but remained determined to fight him.

Nan Fusheng watched the tournament progress and reflected on his plans to join the Federation’s Neutral Faction. As the Top-64 elimination stage began, Lu Fa learned that his opponent was Dai Yun’er, Monster Academy’s Little Princess.

• Nan Fusheng sensed that Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon Martial Soul was difficult for him to control and planned to investigate his unusual bloodline at the Spirit Pagoda.
• Nan Fusheng returned to the hotel, overheard Gu Yue discuss humans and Soul Beasts, and learned through Tang Wulin’s Tyrant Dragon Soul Spirit that the group had been discussing Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon Martial Soul.
• Long Chen faced Long Yue in the group stage, forced him to use the Mountain Dragon Martial Soul, and was defeated so badly that he was eliminated from the remaining one-on-one matches.
• The round-robin stage ended, and the tournament advanced to the single-elimination stage, where the Top-64 competitors gathered at the enlarged Star Luo Grand Stadium.
• Zui Hongchen drove away attendants seeking Lu Fa’s attention and asked him about facing Dai Yun’er in the Top-64 Tournament.

Lu Fa and Dai Yun'er prepared to face each other in the final match of the day, with Dai Yun'er angered by his dismissive remarks and her family warning her about his strength. After the day's earlier bouts, both contestants entered the stage to a loud, home-side welcome for Dai Yun'er.

• Lu Fa dismissed Dai Yun'er as weak, and she overheard him and grew furious.
• Dai Yueyan and Long Yue warned Dai Yun'er that Lu Fa was dangerous, but she agreed only reluctantly to heed them.
• The Round of Sixty-Four began, and Tang Wulin, Yuanen Yehui, Na'er, Zui Hongchen, and Xue Liushuang won their matches.
• Fang'er announced Lu Fa and Dai Yun'er as the day's final match and main event.
• Lu Fa and Dai Yun'er stepped onto the Competition Platform as the crowd cheered overwhelmingly for the princess.

Lu Fa easily resisted Dai Yun'er's physical and spiritual attacks during their arena match, then identified her true body among her clones and seized her. He repeatedly slammed Dai Yun'er into the ground, leaving the match still underway as he beat her senseless.

• Dai Yun'er ignored Lu Fa's warnings and charged at him with her Hell Spirit Cat Soul Skills and Spirit Eye abilities.
• Lu Fa endured Dai Yun'er's claws and Mental Interference without injury, then knocked her back with a burst of Bloodline Power.
• Dai Yun'er used Nether Shadow Clone and Soul Shock alongside Netherworld Slash, but Lu Fa's Spiritual Power resisted her attack and he dodged the blades.
• Lu Fa identified Dai Yun'er's Original Body among her Doppelgangers, caught her leg, and slammed her into the arena repeatedly.

Lu Fa defeated and badly bruised Dai Yun'er, provoking public fury across the Star Luo Continent before his team returned to their hotel under military protection. Meanwhile, Xie Xie prepared to face Long Yue the next day, determined to fight hard and hoping the Dragon Daggers would lend him strength.

• A referee stopped Lu Fa from further harming Dai Yun'er, confirmed she was alive, and declared Lu Fa the winner; Dai Yueyan and Long Yue carried her from the arena.
• Dai Tianling grew furious at Dai Yun'er's public humiliation, but Ao Hongchen soothed him, and the emperor publicly accepted the loss as the result of Dai Yun'er's inferior skill.
• The crowd condemned Lu Fa, and angry spectators tried to force their way into the hotel before Star Luo's military drove them back; Xue Liushuang told the team to cultivate instead of sightseeing.
• At the Shrek hotel, Tang Wulin warned Xie Xie not to overexert himself against Long Yue, while Yue Zhengyu reminded him how dangerous Long Yue could be.
• Xie Xie joked that Yuanen Yehui should date him if he won, then took her remarks as motivation to fight Long Yue and returned to his room to cultivate.
• Xie Xie studied his Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger and asked Shafulin to lend him strength for the match.

Shenwei faced Monster Academy’s Wind King Lin San in the tournament and revealed overwhelming power to defeat him. His victory left Monster Academy with only Long Yue, Dai Yueyan, and Ye Zhi still undefeated.

• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Yuanen Yehui, and Na'er entered the venue in hooded robes and watched Shenwei prepare to fight Lin San.
• Lin San said he would make Shenwei pay for Lu Fa’s treatment of Dai Yun'er, and the two began their match.
• Shenwei revealed five black Soul Rings, startling Lin San and prompting him to summon his Battle Armor.
• Shenwei activated his Myriad Phenomena Thunder Domain, shrouding the arena in a thunderstorm.
• The storm cleared to reveal Shenwei unharmed and Lin San lying like a piece of Black Coal; Shenwei mocked Monster Academy and left the arena.
• The Star Luo spectators realized that five of Monster Academy’s Eight Great Heavenly Kings had lost to the Douluo Continent Team.

Xie Xie faced Long Yue in the tournament’s final match of the day and unleashed his strongest Light and Shadow Twin Dragon Daggers attack, but Long Yue’s defense stopped it. As Long Yue pressed his advantage, Xie Xie called on Shafulin to take over, accepting that even Shafulin might only manage to injure him.

• Long Yue and Xie Xie entered the arena as Monster Academy’s hopes rested on Long Yue winning.
• Xie Xie built momentum and attacked Long Yue with his Light Illusory Dragon and hidden Shadow Dragon Doppelganger.
• Long Yue used Immovable as a Mountain to halt Xie Xie’s combined attack and send him flying without breaking his defense.
• Long Yue urged Xie Xie to admit defeat, then attacked him with a powerful punch when Xie Xie refused.
• Xie Xie asked Shafulin to take over, and Shafulin warned that it could not defeat Long Yue but might injure him.

Xie Xie used his Light and Shadow abilities and a concealed spatial technique to challenge Long Yue, but struggled against the vastly stronger opponent. He landed a surprise attack that left Long Yue disoriented and apparently separated from one of his legs.

• Xie Xie dodged Long Yue’s punch with Light Illusory Dragon and struck at his ribs, but his daggers failed to pierce Long Yue’s defenses.
• Long Yue unleashed Mountain River, and Xie Xie used his clones and Twin Dragon Storm to evade and withstand the attack, though his clones were destroyed.
• With his Soul Power nearly exhausted, Xie Xie created two Light Dragon Clones, then vanished by merging into space after they distracted Long Yue.
• Long Yue used River to sweep the battlefield, but Xie Xie emerged behind him and slashed at his abdomen with a transformed Light Dragon Dagger.
• Long Yue activated Immovable as a Mountain, then suddenly felt weightless and saw a black shadow that appeared to be his severed leg.

Xie Xie nearly defeated Long Yue by teleporting his upper body out of alignment, but Long Yue escaped with his Two-word Battle Armor and won after Xie Xie surrendered. That night, Tang Wulin's group discussed Long Yue's strength, while Fors dismissed their concern and demonstrated her overwhelming Spiritual Power before leaving.

• Shafulin used Space Teleportation to displace Long Yue's upper body, making it appear that Xie Xie had cut him in half.
• Long Yue summoned his Two-word Battle Armor to escape the closing Space Passage, and Xie Xie surrendered before Long Yue could retaliate.
• Yuanen Yehui caught the exhausted Xie Xie and carried him away as Long Yue was declared the winner.
• At the hotel, Yue Zhengyu complained that his companions had forgotten to check on him, and Nan Fusheng, Gu Yue, and Xu Xiaoyan admitted they had forgotten.
• Tang Wulin raised Long Yue's strength as a concern, but Fors challenged the group's assumptions about Teacher Wu and left after releasing powerful Spiritual Pressure.

The Round of 16 began, with Zui Hongchen defeating Xue Liushuang and Na'er conceding to Tang Wulin. The chapter ended as Lu Fa and Dai Yueyan prepared to fight, while Enci warned Dai Tianling that Lu Fa’s power made the outcome uncertain.

• Lu Fa, Xue Liushuang, Zui Hongchen, and Shenwei advanced from the Round of 32, joining seven Douluo Continent contestants and two Monster Academy contestants in the Round of 16.
• Nan Fusheng studied information about Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon bloodline and considered whether Star Luo Continent itself might be a transformed Mountain Dragon.
• The tournament began the Round of 16, with Zui Hongchen defeating Xue Liushuang using her poison and Na'er conceding to Tang Wulin.
• Fang'er announced Lu Fa’s match against Dai Yueyan as the day’s main event, and Star Luo spectators loudly cheered for their prince.
• Dai Yueyan vowed to defeat Lu Fa, while Enci told Dai Tianling that Lu Fa’s unknown Martial Soul and formidable bloodline made the match difficult to predict.

Lu Fa faced Dai Yueyan in a high-stakes tournament match, while delegation officials discussed what his victory could mean for Douluo Continent. Dai Yueyan unleashed his White Tiger transformations and charged without Battle Armor, and the chapter ended as he and Lu Fa collided head-on.

• Lu Fa asked Dai Yueyan to concede, but Dai Yueyan refused, determined to defend his family’s honor and avenge his sister.
• Ao Hongchen watched from a private room with Tang Bingyao and other delegation representatives, and she declared Lu Fa’s chances of winning were one hundred percent.
• Dai Yueyan activated White Tiger Protection Barrier, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, and White Tiger Demon God Transformation before charging Lu Fa without Battle Armor.
• Lu Fa chose to meet Dai Yueyan’s charge without first releasing his Martial Soul, and their fist and tiger claws collided in an explosive clash.

Lu Fa defeated Dai Yueyan in a fierce arena match without using his Martial Soul, relying on his Behemoth Bloodline and Innate Secret Method. Enci stopped the fight before Lu Fa could seriously injure Dai Yueyan, and the chapter ended with Lu Fa declared the victor as Enci sensed a hidden powerhouse among the Douluo Continent delegation.

• Lu Fa matched Dai Yueyan’s enhanced White Tiger strength with his bare fists, while Fang'er and Long Yue watched in alarm.
• Dai Yueyan fired White Tiger Light Wave, but Lu Fa shattered it with his white-gold claw and wounded Dai Yueyan when he defended himself.
• Dai Yueyan donned his One-word Battle Armor, and Lu Fa fully activated his Behemoth Bloodline before they traded powerful claw strikes.
• Lu Fa rose with only faint, healing marks, while Dai Yueyan’s chest armor was damaged and his aura had weakened.
• Dai Yueyan charged again, but Enci intervened, conceded the match on his behalf, and sensed a hidden powerhouse among the Douluo Continent delegation.
• The referee declared Lu Fa the winner, and the Star Luo audience erupted in an uproar.

The Douluo Continent fighters advanced to the semifinals, and Lu Fa and Shenwei prepared to face Tang Wulin and Long Yue. Meanwhile, Nan Fusheng considered his rapidly digesting Potion and the Dragon Valley, while the Shrek group rested and recovered before the next matches.

• Zui Hongchen and Yuanen Yehui conceded their quarterfinal matches, sending Lu Fa and Tang Wulin onward, while Shenwei and Long Yue also reached the semifinals.
• Zui Hongchen celebrated the Douluo Continent team's results, and Shenwei promised that Long Yue would not reach the finals.
• Nan Fusheng wondered whether his Doppelgangers were accelerating his Mentor of Deceit Potion digestion and considered using Gu Yue's potential God Level strength to test himself in the Dragon Valley.
• Tang Wulin cultivated before his semifinal, while Xu Lizhi cared for Ye Xinglan as she recovered from exhaustion caused by forging Battle Armor components.
• Xie Xie sensed that his strength and Martial Souls had changed after Shafulin controlled his body, and Yuanen Yehui continued cultivating toward her goal.
• Fors visited Na'er's room, where Na'er protested that their closeness had gone too far.

Lu Fa revealed his Martial Soul in the semifinals and overwhelmed Tang Wulin despite Tang Wulin summoning his Battle Armor and defending with his Golden Dragon abilities. Lu Fa left Tang Wulin unconscious after smashing and dragging him across the arena, securing victory and advancing toward the final.

• Monster Academy's spectators watched Lu Fa reveal his Martial Soul, while Dai Yueyan resolved to study it and someday defeat him.
• Tang Wulin summoned his Battle Armor and charged at Lu Fa, who attacked with Behemoth Sky-Rending Claw.
• Tang Wulin blocked Lu Fa's five platinum slashes with Golden Dragon Tyrant Body and counterattacked with Golden Dragon Shocks the Heavens.
• Lu Fa shattered Tang Wulin's attack, sent him flying, and seized him before he could recover.
• Lu Fa smashed Tang Wulin into the arena and dragged him into the protective barrier until he lost consciousness, winning the match.

After Lu Fa defeated Tang Wulin, Shenwei Kamui faced Long Yue in a semifinal match that tested their dragon bloodlines and strength. Their auras clashed evenly, and their first exchange ended with Shenwei blasted back by Long Yue’s defense.

• Lu Fa won the match against Tang Wulin, then told Gu Yue that Tang Wulin’s injuries were not life-threatening and that he would recover quickly.
• Gu Yue and the others rushed to Tang Wulin as the referee declared Lu Fa the winner.
• Fang'er introduced the final match between Shenwei Kamui and Long Yue, noting Shenwei’s five Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings and Long Yue’s cultivation advantage.
• Shenwei transformed into a black-scaled dragon form and charged at Long Yue with golden lightning.
• Long Yue summoned his Mountain Dragon King power, and the two fighters’ bloodline auras met without either suppressing the other.
• Shenwei struck Long Yue with a lightning-charged punch, but Long Yue endured it and blasted Shenwei backward.

Shenwei and Long Yue fought a fierce contest of strength, with Shenwei’s thunder and speed challenging Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon defenses. Shenwei finally opened a gap and struck Long Yue with a spear, but Long Yue survived the attack and remained ready to continue.

• Shenwei charged Long Yue and traded powerful blows with him, testing his Thunder Dragon strength against Long Yue’s Mountain Dragon defense.
• Shenwei summoned Thunder Claw Zeus, and he and Long Yue clashed with their weapons as thunder gradually numbed Long Yue.
• Shenwei’s bloodline stirred during the fight, and he sensed that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Thunder Beast, and Thunderclap Hellvine powers might fuse into a new Dragon Clan.
• Dai Yueyan watched from the Waiting Area and worried about the threat that Shenwei and other young Douluo Continent fighters could pose to the Star Luo Empire.
• Shenwei triggered the Lightning Element inside Long Yue and hurled Thunder Claw Zeus toward his chest.
• Long Yue used River, Swamp, and Immovable as a Mountain to blunt the spear, then landed with blood at his mouth as Shenwei called the weapon back.

Shenwei and Long Yue escalated their battle, with Shenwei overcoming Long Yue’s spiritual illusion and countering his domain with Myriad Phenomena Thunder Domain. Long Yue and Shenwei both summoned Battle Armor, and their first clash afterward ended with Shenwei blocking Long Yue’s powerful spear strike.

• Long Yue acknowledged Shenwei’s strength and renewed his resolve to defeat him, while the watching teams followed the match anxiously and Gu Yue left to care for the unconscious Tang Wulin.
• Long Yue used Mountain River to trap Shenwei in an illusory world, but Shenwei’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon phantom shattered the illusion with its roar and lightning.
• Long Yue turned the ground into a swamp, and Shenwei used Myriad Phenomena Thunder Domain to restore the earth and counter the attack.
• Long Yue summoned his Two-word Battle Armor as his bloodthirsty fighting instinct intensified, and Shenwei responded by activating his Spirit Alloy One-word Battle Armor.
• Long Yue charged with his armored Double-Headed Spear, but Shenwei used Thunder Dragon Thousand Jun Claw to block the strike, surprising Long Yue with his strength.