Chapter Summaries

Tomie emerged from Cain’s body, killed her, and secured the Witch Cult’s victory over Bright Jade Sect after the remaining disciples surrendered. Watching the Witch Cult leave, Xu Tianran became fixated on whether its strange abilities could restore his lost third limb.

• Sloth called out to Tomie, and she revealed that she was still alive despite Cain’s search of the arena.
• Tomie appeared as a second face on Cain’s neck and stopped Cain from attacking her.
• Tomie burst Cain’s body apart from within, leaving Cain dead and standing alone in the arena.
• Zheng Zhan declared the Witch Cult the winner, and Bright Jade Sect surrendered rather than send another contestant.
• Xu Tianran considered whether the Witch Cult’s abilities could restore his lost third limb.

Xu Tianran considered whether the Witch Cult could cure his hidden affliction while Nan Fusheng plotted to draw Qiangu Dongfeng into a confrontation with Yun Ming and prepared to test his modified Lovesick Heartbreak Red. The chapter ended with Nan Fusheng narrowing his possible test subjects to Na Nali and Ye Xinglan.

• Xu Tianran recalled his failed attempts to restore his abilities and decided to remain cautious about approaching the Witch Cult for treatment.
• The Witch Cult continued through the round-robin matches as its opponents surrendered rather than risk fighting it.
• Nan Fusheng assessed his Doppelgangers and decided to send Yun Ming to the Dragon Valley Minor World to help his cultivation recover.
• Nan Fusheng sent Qiangu Dongfeng a letter and blurry photographs meant to provoke him into confronting Leng Yaozhu and Yun Ming.
• Nan Fusheng took out his modified Lovesick Heartbreak Red, which could inspire affection for him in whoever consumed it, and considered whom to test it on.
• Nan Fusheng ruled out Xu Xiaoyan, Nahida, Sirin, Zi Ji, Bai Xiuxiu, and Bella, leaving Na Nali and Ye Xinglan as candidates.

Nan Fusheng found Na Nali being humiliated by Sirin, then gave her a Lovesick Heartbreak Red to test whether it would recognize her feelings. Na Nali mistook his blood offering for proof that he loved her, and she began to confess something as the chapter ended.

• Nan Fusheng entered the living room and found Sirin playing games while Na Nali served as her footstool and Bella massaged her shoulders.
• Nan Fusheng stopped Sirin from tormenting Na Nali and took Na Nali into the corridor to speak with her privately.
• Na Nali pretended that she had only reached three rings, concealing her true cultivation from Nan Fusheng.
• Nan Fusheng offered Na Nali a Lovesick Heartbreak Red and used his heart's blood to awaken it.
• Na Nali recognized the legendary herb and believed Nan Fusheng's offering proved that he loved her, then began to tell him what she wanted to do.

Sirin interrupted Na Nali’s private meeting with Nan Fusheng, warned her to take the Lovesick Heartbreak Red only under Nahida’s supervision, and left Na Nali determined to consume it that night. Nan Fusheng then turned his attention to Ye Xinglan, who was assigned to guard an important guest at a Skysea City cruise ship auction in two days.

• Sirin caught Na Nali and Nan Fusheng together, spotted the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and told Na Nali that Nahida must supervise her use of it.
• After Nan Fusheng left, Na Nali stored the herb and decided to take it that night so she could advance her cultivation.
• Nan Fusheng used Spiritual Detection to check on Na Nali, then began planning how to make Ye Xinglan approach him.
• Ye Xinglan finished training at the Eastern Fleet Legion and learned she had reached Rank 83 Soul Douluo and Senior Colonel.
• Major General Lucy assigned Ye Xinglan to guard an important figure during a cruise ship auction near Skysea City in two days.

The quarterfinal draw placed Witch Cult and Holy Spirit Sect together, a pairing Xu Tianran had secretly arranged so the two Evil Soul Master teams would wear each other down. After the morning quarterfinals, Shrek Team and Heavenly Dragon Gate advanced, and Witch Cult versus Holy Spirit Sect began, leaving Tang Sect’s team watching closely because Tang Ya was with Holy Spirit Sect.

• The tournament officials divided the eight teams into brackets and drew the quarterfinal matchups, pairing Witch Cult against Holy Spirit Sect and Tang Sect against Snow Demon Sect.
• Xu Tianran revealed to Ju Zi that he had secretly manipulated the draw to force the two Evil Soul Master teams to clash and ease pressure on his rule.
• Shrek Team defeated Ming Capital Soul Engineer Academy, and Heavenly Dragon Gate defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in the morning quarterfinals.
• Witch Cult and Holy Spirit Sect began their individual elimination match under Zheng Zhan’s relaxed oversight.
• Nan Fusheng sent a delicate-looking man to represent Witch Cult, while a short young man took the field for Holy Spirit Sect as Tang Sect Team watched because Tang Ya was on that side.

The Witch Cult's Naraku faced the Holy Spirit Sect's Jili in the first individual match between the teams and revealed an ability that let him absorb his opponent. After Jili was swallowed, the Witch Cult won, while Bei Bei remained worried about Tang Ya, who was with the Holy Spirit Sect.

• Bei Bei worried that Tang Ya would have to fight the Witch Cult, and Huo Yuhao promised to save her if her life was in danger.
• Naraku of the Witch Cult and Jili of the Holy Spirit Sect began their quarterfinal match as six-ringed Spirit Emperors.
• Jili transformed into his Brain-Eating Beast form and attacked Naraku with his claws and tongue, believing he had pierced Naraku's brain.
• Naraku revealed that Jili's tongue was trapped in his body, then absorbed Jili after Jili stabbed him in the chest.
• The Witch Cult won the first individual match, and Jili was declared dead.

Naraku fought Lu Genggeng of the Holy Spirit Sect, whose Abomination Martial Soul combined poison, resilience, and powerful attacks. Lu Genggeng swallowed Naraku, but Naraku had devoured him from within and took over his body, winning the Witch Cult’s second match.

• After Jili’s death, Scorpion Tiger Douluo dismissed him, and Lu Genggeng entered the arena to face Naraku.
• Lu Genggeng unleashed his Abomination Martial Soul, while Naraku attacked with Spider Spears and combined thunder and fire.
• Lu Genggeng caught Naraku with Chain of Annihilation and swallowed him with Samsara Devour.
• Lu Genggeng realized Naraku had eaten him from the inside and replaced his body parts as he took over.
• Zheng Zhan declared the Witch Cult the winner and announced Lu Genggeng’s death.

Nan Fusheng replaced Naraku with Pudu Cihang for the Witch Cult’s match against the Holy Spirit Sect. Pudu Cihang purified Wang Xiaolei’s Wraith-powered attacks and vanished him in golden light, leaving the audience stunned.

• Zhang Peng signaled Tang Ya, and the Holy Spirit Sect sent a tall, skeletal-looking fighter onto the platform.
• Nan Fusheng recognized the opponent and made Naraku concede, then sent Pudu Cihang to face Wang Xiaolei.
• Wang Xiaolei used Evil Frost and his Whip of Death to attack Pudu Cihang from a distance.
• Pudu Cihang’s golden light broke the frost and purified the Wraiths within Wang Xiaolei’s whip.
• Wang Xiaolei unleashed Death Wither, but Pudu Cihang’s chanting and golden radiance overwhelmed him.
• Pudu Cihang declared he would ferry Wang Xiaolei to the Western Paradise, and Wang Xiaolei disappeared as the golden light faded.

Pudu Cihang defeated Tang Dai with his mysterious golden light, leaving the Tang Sect and Zhongli Wu suspicious of his supposed Purification Power. Tang Ya then entered the arena, and Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan secretly agreed to protect her if the match put her in danger.

• Zhongli Wu questioned why the Witch Cult had a fighter with Purification Power as Pudu Cihang began his match against Tang Dai.
• Pudu Cihang turned Tang Dai to ash with golden light without revealing his Soul Rings, securing the Witch Cult's win.
• Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the other Tang Sect members suspected that Pudu Cihang's golden light concealed a dangerous ability.
• Zhongli Wu silently instructed Tang Ya to enter the arena, and Bei Bei recognized her with shock and struggled to stay composed.
• Huo Yuhao secretly coordinated with Zhang Lexuan to have the Tang Sect and Shrek Team protect Tang Ya if she faced danger.

Tang Ya faced Pudu Cihang in the tournament, revealing that she had become a seven-ring Soul Saint, while his golden light and chanting weakened her attacks and threatened to control her mind. Huo Yuhao saw a vast Buddha-like figure within Pudu Cihang, suffered spiritual backlash when it attacked him, and prepared the Tang Sect to intervene as Tang Ya staggered under the chant.

• Tang Ya and Pudu Cihang introduced themselves before the match, and Pudu Cihang invited her to join his order.
• Tang Ya revealed seven Soul Rings and attacked Pudu Cihang with Spider Web Binding and Dark Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Pudu Cihang's golden light dissolved Tang Ya's attack as his Life-Taking Sanskrit Sound spread across the arena.
• Huo Yuhao used the Eye of Destiny to see a towering Buddha-like figure within Pudu Cihang, which attacked his consciousness until Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress helped him escape.
• Huo Yuhao warned the Tang Sect to prepare to rescue Tang Ya, while Wang Dong'er supported him after his spiritual backlash.
• Tang Ya staggered beneath Pudu Cihang's chant, clutched her forehead in pain, and sent more vines toward him as her Fourth Soul Ring lit up.

Pudu Cihang fought Tang Ya and used his golden Buddha light to overwhelm her, while the audience questioned whether he was truly an Evil Soul Master. As Tang Ya suffered under the purification, Zhang Peng rushed to intervene, but someone else moved first.

• Tang Ya's Blue Silver Prison was erased by Pudu Cihang's Buddha light, and he realized the Life-Taking Sanskrit Sound had disrupted the seal on her memories.
• Tang Ya released her Martial Soul Avatar and attacked Pudu Cihang with the Blue Silver Overlord Spear, forcing him to reveal his seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Tang Ya broke through Pudu Cihang's Golden Bell Shield and pierced his chest, but he transformed into a towering Buddha Statue.
• Pudu Cihang's golden light destroyed Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass and spear and engulfed her as she screamed in pain.
• The audience debated whether Pudu Cihang was an Evil Soul Master, while Zhang Peng rushed toward the arena to save Tang Ya.
• Someone else acted even faster after a voice cried that Teacher Xiao Ya was in danger.

Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect fought to rescue Tang Ya from the Holy Spirit Cult during the Battle Royale, while Shrek’s team intervened to hold back the attackers. The attempt ended in disaster when Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon struck Tang Ya with its breath, leaving Bei Bei convinced she had died.

• Huo Yuhao broke through the arena barrier, and Bei Bei attacked Pudu Cihang to protect Tang Ya before the rest of the Tang Sect joined the fight.
• Tang Ya erupted with Dark Blue Silver Grass, and Zhang Peng subdued her before Huo Yuhao’s Mental Shock provoked him into attacking the Tang Sect.
• Zhang Lexuan intercepted Zhang Peng and ordered the Tang Sect to rescue Tang Ya, while Ma Xiaotao charged toward her and Wang Qiu’er and the Shrek Team moved to stop her.
• Bei Bei rushed toward Tang Ya despite Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon attacking them, so Zhang Lexuan used Brilliant Moon to protect him and took Zhang Peng’s heavy blow.
• Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon blasted the arena where Tang Ya lay, and Bei Bei saw the crater burning with Ice Blue Flame and cried out that Xiao Ya was gone.

The quarterfinal draw placed Witch Cult against Holy Spirit Sect and Tang Sect against Snow Demon Sect, after Xu Tianran secretly manipulated the brackets to make the two Evil Soul Master teams wear each other down. Shrek Team and Heavenly Dragon Gate won their morning quarterfinals, and the chapter ended as Witch Cult and Holy Spirit Sect prepared to begin their match.

• The draw placed Shrek Team, Ming Capital Soul Engineer Academy, Star Luo Imperial Spirit Master Academy, and Heavenly Dragon Gate in the upper bracket, while Witch Cult, Holy Spirit Sect, Tang Sect, and Snow Demon Sect entered the lower bracket.
• The quarterfinal matchups paired Witch Cult with Holy Spirit Sect and Tang Sect with Snow Demon Sect, and Xu Tianran later admitted that he had manipulated the draw to force the Evil Soul Master teams to clash.
• Shrek Team defeated Ming Capital Soul Engineer Academy, with Wang Qiu'er overpowering Xu Tianzhen's Sun Martial Soul.
• Heavenly Dragon Gate defeated Star Luo Imperial Spirit Master Academy in the second morning match.
• Nan Fusheng sent an effeminate-looking man to represent Witch Cult against a short young man from Holy Spirit Sect as Tang Sect watched closely because Tang Ya belonged to Holy Spirit Sect.

The Witch Cult’s Naraku faced the Holy Spirit Sect’s Jili in the first match of the Individual Elimination Tournament. Naraku absorbed Jili after Jili’s attacks failed, giving the Witch Cult the victory and leaving the audience horrified.

• Bei Bei worried that Tang Ya might have to face the Witch Cult, and Huo Yuhao promised to rescue her if her life was in danger.
• Naraku and Jili introduced themselves and began their quarterfinal match as six-ringed Spirit Emperors.
• Jili transformed into a Brain-Eating Beast and pierced Naraku’s forehead with his tongue, believing he had won.
• Naraku revealed that he had trapped Jili’s tongue, then absorbed Jili after Jili’s claws also failed to stop him.
• The announcer declared the Witch Cult victorious and Jili dead.

Naraku fought Lu Genggeng of the Holy Spirit Sect, whose Abomination Martial Soul could endure powerful attacks and trap opponents with a soul-hook. After Lu Genggeng swallowed Naraku, Naraku revealed he had consumed Lu Genggeng from within and taken over his body, winning the match.

• Scorpion Tiger Douluo dismissed Jili as trash after Jili's death, and Lu Genggeng stepped forward to face Naraku.
• Lu Genggeng transformed into an Abomination and attacked with poison while Naraku struck him with Spider Spears and thunder-fire.
• Lu Genggeng caught Naraku with Chain of Annihilation and swallowed him with Samsara Devour, then claimed to be Naraku of the Witch Cult.
• Naraku revealed from inside Lu Genggeng that he had consumed his body, then replaced Lu Genggeng's limbs and face.
• Zheng Zhan declared Naraku the winner and Lu Genggeng dead.

Nan Fusheng replaced Naraku with Pudu Cihang for the Witch Cult’s match against the Holy Spirit Sect. Pudu Cihang purified Wang Xiaolei’s Wraith-powered attacks and made him vanish, leaving the audience stunned.

• Naraku conceded when he saw the Holy Spirit Sect’s rigid contestant, and Nan Fusheng sent Pudu Cihang onto the Competition Platform in his place.
• Pudu Cihang and Wang Xiaolei introduced themselves, then Zheng Zhan started their match.
• Wang Xiaolei used Evil Frost to restrain Pudu Cihang and attacked with his Wraith-filled Whip of Death.
• Pudu Cihang’s golden light broke the frost and seized the whip, purifying the Wraiths trapped inside it.
• Wang Xiaolei revealed his skeletal form and unleashed Death Wither, but Pudu Cihang’s chanting and golden light overwhelmed him.
• Pudu Cihang declared that he would ferry Wang Xiaolei to the Western Paradise, and Wang Xiaolei disappeared as the golden light faded.

Pudu Cihang defeated two Holy Spirit Sect fighters with suspicious golden light, prompting Zhongli Wu to send Tang Ya into the arena. As Bei Bei watched his former lover return, Huo Yuhao arranged with Zhang Lexuan to protect her and considered rescuing her from the Evil Soul Masters.

• Zhongli Wu suspected Pudu Cihang's golden light was not true Purification Power after it destroyed Wang Xiaolei and Tang Dai.
• Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect members discussed Pudu Cihang's strength and the troubling nature of his golden light.
• Zhongli Wu secretly instructed Tang Ya to enter the competition, and Bei Bei was shaken by seeing her again.
• Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan agreed that Shrek Team would help protect Tang Ya if she faced danger.
• With Xuan Zi present as a level 98 Soul Master, Huo Yuhao felt more confident and considered bringing Tang Ya back to the Tang Sect.

Tang Ya and Pudu Cihang began their tournament match, but his golden light and Sanskrit chant overwhelmed her while Huo Yuhao discovered a Buddha-like being within Pudu Cihang and suffered a spiritual backlash. As Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect prepared to intervene, Tang Ya struggled against the chant and launched another attack.

• Tang Ya revealed that she had become a seven-ring Soul Saint and attacked Pudu Cihang with Spider Web Binding and Dark Blue Silver Grass Vines.
• Pudu Cihang dissolved Tang Ya's web with golden light and used his Sanskrit chant to bewilder those who heard it.
• Huo Yuhao used his Eye of Destiny to see a towering Buddha-like figure inside Pudu Cihang, which attacked his consciousness.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress helped Huo Yuhao break the connection, and he warned the Tang Sect that they might need to rescue Tang Ya.
• Tang Ya covered her ears as the chant caused pain and strange memories, then sent Vines at Pudu Cihang while activating her Fourth Soul Ring.

Pudu Cihang fought Tang Ya in the tournament, and his Life-Taking Sanskrit Sound appeared to disrupt the seal on her memories. He unleashed a towering Buddha Statue that overwhelmed Tang Ya, leaving Zhang Peng and the others rushing to help her.

• Tang Ya resisted Pudu Cihang's Life-Taking Sanskrit Sound with her Martial Soul Avatar and attacked with her Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
• Pudu Cihang revealed his seven Soul Rings, including a Hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring, and blocked Tang Ya's spear with his Golden Bell Shield.
• Tang Ya broke through the Golden Bell Shield and pierced Pudu Cihang, but his body vanished and a towering Buddha Statue appeared in its place.
• The Buddha Statue engulfed Tang Ya in golden light, destroying her Blue Silver Silver Grass and spear as she cried out in pain.
• The audience debated whether Pudu Cihang was truly an Evil Soul Master, while Zhang Peng rushed toward the arena to save Tang Ya.
• Someone in the resting area shouted that Teacher Xiao Ya was in danger and urged everyone to help her.

The Tang Sect and Shrek fighters battled the Holy Spirit Cult to rescue Tang Ya, whose painful transformation left her unconscious and vulnerable. Bei Bei reached her too late: Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon blasted the platform where she lay, leaving Bei Bei believing she had died.

• Huo Yuhao broke through the arena barrier, and Bei Bei attacked Pudu Cihang’s Buddha Statue to stop it from harming Tang Ya, but the statue struck him away.
• Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect members joined the fight, but Zhang Peng drove them back and restrained Tang Ya when her Dark Blue Silver Grass erupted.
• Zhang Peng attacked Huo Yuhao’s group, but the Tang Sect members combined their defenses to block most of his strike before Zhang Lexuan intervened.
• Zhang Lexuan fought Zhang Peng while Wang Qiu'er and the Shrek Team held off Ma Xiaotao and the other Holy Spirit Cult fighters, giving Bei Bei a chance to reach Tang Ya.
• Yan Feng sent his Bone Dragon’s breath toward Bei Bei and Tang Ya; Zhang Lexuan used Brilliant Moon to protect Bei Bei, but Zhang Peng struck her and the blast left Tang Ya’s fate uncertain as Bei Bei cried out in grief.