Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue secretly cultivated to level 64 and planned to challenge Aiven in the Soul Master Competition, while Aiven and his companions traveled to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt spirit rings. After Aiven helped Zhu Zhuqing obtain her fourth spirit ring, the two shared an intimate moment while washing at a pool.

• Qian Renxue reached level 64 and vowed to defeat Aiven at the Soul Master Competition.
• Aiven, Zhu Zhuqing, and their companion entered the Star Dou Great Forest to find spirit beasts for Aiven's fifth ring and Zhu Zhuqing's fourth.
• Aiven wounded a five-thousand-year Ghost Tiger, and Zhu Zhuqing absorbed its spirit ring, gaining the Netherworld Shadow Clone skill and reaching the peak of level 41.
• Zhu Zhuqing bashfully wiped Ghost Tiger blood from Aiven's face, and Aiven suggested they wash at a nearby pool.
• Aiven entered the pool and invited Zhu Zhuqing to join him; she changed into a revealing outfit and eventually stepped into the water.

Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings for Aiven deepened, but she worried that he could never offer her a devoted, exclusive love. After Aiven saved her from a Water Form Snake, the two shared their first kiss, which ended as his hands began to wander beneath her clothes.

• Zhu Zhuqing remembered Aiven’s advice to be bolder and kept her affection for him hidden because she wanted a love devoted to one person.
• Lu Bu noticed Zhu Zhuqing’s feelings and left her alone with Aiven.
• A Water Form Snake emerged from the pool and lunged at Zhu Zhuqing, but Aiven sensed it and pulled her into his arms.
• Aiven wounded the Water Form Snake with his Emperor Sword Spirit and killed it with his Fourth Soul Skill, Emperor Dragon’s Roar Sword.
• Aiven and Zhu Zhuqing became flustered while embracing, then Aiven kissed her as she closed her eyes and accepted it.
• Aiven held Zhu Zhuqing tightly and began slipping his hands inside her clothes.

Aiven confessed his feelings to Zhu Zhuqing, but she refused to commit because she feared he would love other women; they continued searching for his fifth spirit ring. After absorbing a ring from a spirit beast with over fifty thousand years of cultivation, Aiven reached the peak of level 53 and began a ten-pull that revealed several powerful generals, including Wen Chou.

• Aiven confessed that he loved Zhu Zhuqing and promised to cherish and protect her, but Zhu Zhuqing admitted she liked him while refusing to be with him because she feared he would have other women.
• Aiven and Zhu Zhuqing set aside the conversation and continued with Lu Bu deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest to search for Aiven's fifth spirit ring.
• Three days later, Lu Bu knocked down a spirit beast with over fifty thousand years of cultivation, and Aiven killed it and absorbed its spirit ring, reaching the peak of level 53.
• Aiven gained the Fifth Soul Skill, Emperor Seven Stars Slash, which attacked enemies across an area and reduced damage taken by fifty percent.
• Aiven used ten summoning opportunities and revealed Chen Wu, Pan Zhang, Ding Feng, Cao Hong, Yue Jin, and Wen Chou among the cards; Wen Chou completed the Hebei Two Heroes bond with Yan Liang.

Aiven unlocked Dian Wei as a Level 98 Power Attack Soul Master and received Hua Tuo as a hidden reward, a Level 91 healing-type summon. After returning to Ai City, he summoned his generals and soldiers, and Dian Wei displayed his formidable presence.

• Aiven revealed Dian Wei as the fifth Super-Class General, with combat power corresponding to Level 98.
• The system triggered a hidden reward for fifty Three Kingdoms summons and revealed Hua Tuo as a Level 91 healing-type Soul Master.
• Aiven and his companions returned to Ai City, where Zhu Zhuqing shyly departed after Aiven kissed her forehead.
• Aiven summoned ten generals, Hua Tuo, and twenty-five thousand five hundred soldiers at the military camp.
• Dian Wei stood before Aiven with twin iron halberds and demonstrated his imposing aura.

Aiven tested Hua Tuo’s seven healing skills and approved his request to study the continent’s medicinal plants. He then arranged a fight between Yan Liang and Wen Chou against Xiahou Dun, whose outcome left him asking Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei to assess the pair’s strength.

• Hua Tuo demonstrated his healing, cleansing, restoration, protective, resurrection, and enhancement skills, impressing Aiven with his ability to revive the dead.
• Hua Tuo asked to travel the continent in search of medicinal plants, and Aiven agreed, directing him to consult Yang Wudi about local herbs.
• Aiven summoned Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Xiahou Dun to the training ground and ordered Yan Liang and Wen Chou to fight Xiahou Dun together.
• Yan Liang and Wen Chou joined forces and gained the upper hand against Xiahou Dun, surprising him.
• Aiven asked Lu Bu, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei to evaluate Yan Liang and Wen Chou’s strength.

Aiven tested Yan Liang and Wen Chou’s fusion technique, then spent nearly a year training and preparing his academy team for the Soul Master Competition. With the competition three days away, Tang San and Xiao Wu joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy and vowed to defeat Aiven, while Aiven explained the tournament’s revised divisions and advancement slots.

• Aiven watched Yan Liang and Wen Chou use their Hebei Two Heroes fusion technique to defeat Xiahou Dun, and Lu Bu judged that their combined strength could contend with a level 96 expert.
• Aiven trained for nearly a year as the Soul Master Competition approached, reaching level 56 while his academy teammates also increased their Soul Power.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s first team and qualified directly for the Finals.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu promised to take revenge on Aiven by defeating him in the competition.
• Aiven told his eleven teammates that the competition would have Star Luo, Heaven Dou, and Aiven divisions, with fifteen, seven, and eight advancement slots respectively.

Aiven explained the competition format and announced a championship prize of six Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, then led Aiven Kingdom Academy into the preliminary rounds. The academy finished undefeated and became a championship favorite, drawing attention from Tang San and Qian Renxue as the Promotion Tournament approached.

• Aiven outlined the competition stages, venues, and the six Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and one hundred million Gold Soul Coins offered to the champions.
• Aiven urged his team to aim for the championship, and the members vowed to remain undefeated.
• Aiven Kingdom Academy began the Aiven Division preliminary rounds and won its first four matches with substitute members and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang.
• Aiven Kingdom Academy completed the round-robin preliminary stage without a loss, and spectators began calling it a top championship contender.
• Tang San worried that Aiven's strong team would make it harder to challenge him, while Qian Renxue looked forward to facing Aiven in the arena.

Aiven prepared his academy team for the Promotion Tournament and learned that Tang San and his companions had joined Heaven Dou First Team. At the tournament grounds, Ning Rongrong confronted him over Bone Douluo’s death, and Aiven slapped her after she refused to back down.

• Bibi Dong ordered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to kill Aiven if they had the chance during the competition.
• Aiven led his team and seven other Aiven Kingdom teams to the Heaven Dou Royal Hunting Grounds for the Promotion Tournament.
• Aiven warned his team that Thunder Academy was their main threat among the Heaven Dou qualifiers.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and their companions arrived with Heaven Dou First Team and fixed their hostile attention on Aiven.
• Ning Rongrong accused Aiven of killing her Bone Grandfather and kept pointing at him despite his warning.
• Aiven slapped Ning Rongrong hard when she continued provoking him.

Aiven struck Ning Rongrong and nearly choked her to death after she attacked him, forcing Ning Fengzhi to kneel and beg for her release. After Aiven let Rongrong go, Qian Renxue appeared and greeted him, ending the chapter with their teasing reunion.

• Aiven slapped Ning Rongrong and told her to leave, but she charged at him in a fury, so he seized her by the throat.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang, and Heaven Dou Team One arrived, but none dared challenge Aiven to save Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo arrived, and Aiven demanded that Ning Fengzhi kneel if he wanted his daughter spared.
• Ning Fengzhi knelt and apologized, so Aiven released Ning Rongrong and threw her to the ground.
• Qian Renxue emerged after the disturbance and exchanged teasing greetings with Aiven.

Qian Renxue opened the Promotion Tournament while her plot to take control of the Heaven Dou Empire continued in the background. Aiven Kingdom Academy gained the upper hand against Thunder Academy, leaving Yu Tianxin as its last competitor.

• Qian Renxue announced that Xue Ye could not attend and officially opened the Promotion Tournament.
• Aiven watched Xiao Wu compete and thought she was recklessly risking discovery as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• Aiven sent Feng Tianying first; Feng defeated Thunder Academy’s opening competitor but lost to its second student.
• Niu Ba defeated Thunder Academy’s second competitor and then drew with its third, while Bai Chenxiang later lost to Lei Tian.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Lei Tian and Thunder Academy’s sixth competitor, leaving Yu Tianxin as Thunder Academy’s final fighter.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Thunder Academy captain Yu Tianxin, securing Aiven Kingdom Academy’s victory without Aiven taking the field. The academy went on to dominate the Promotion Tournament, while Tang San began to doubt whether he could defeat Aiven.

• Yu Tianxin defeated an exhausted Huo Wushuang and challenged Feng Xiaotian, hoping to force Aiven to compete.
• Feng Xiaotian revealed his Level 46 Soul Power and told Yu Tianxin that Aiven was not among the academy’s seven contestants.
• Yu Tianxin unleashed his dragonified arms, but Feng Xiaotian used his speed and combat skill to gain the advantage.
• Feng Xiaotian struck Yu Tianxin with his Self-Created Soul Skill, Gale Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, and knocked him out.
• Aiven Kingdom Academy won the match, prompting Tang San to question whether he could defeat Aiven as the academy continued to dominate the tournament.

Aiven suspected Xue Ye had been poisoned and accepted Qian Renxue’s invitation to meet privately, where she revealed she would compete in the Finals. Their conversation turned into a heated confrontation, and the chapter ended with Aiven forcefully kissing her.

• Aiven noticed Xue Ye had not appeared during the Promotion Tournament and ordered Jiang Wei to investigate whether the emperor had been poisoned.
• Qian Renxue invited Aiven to Heaven Spirit Mountain, where he met her alone in a tower.
• Qian Renxue revealed she would participate in the Soul Master Competition and claimed Spirit Hall would defeat Aiven’s team.
• At Aiven’s request, Qian Renxue changed back to her original appearance, and he teased her about their previous kiss.
• Aiven leaned in to provoke Qian Renxue, then impulsively kissed her before she could finish warning him.

Aiven and Qian Renxue fought after a kiss stirred feelings neither wanted to admit, while both remained committed to opposing each other’s ambitions. After learning that Xue Ye had been poisoned, Aiven received Taishi Ci’s report that Spirit Hall was gathering powerful Soul Masters in Spirit City, possibly to target him.

• Aiven and Qian Renxue kissed, then clashed with their swords and argued before Aiven left, agreeing to settle their rivalry at the Soul Master Competition.
• Qian Renxue reflected that she had fallen for Aiven but believed their competing goals would make them enemies.
• Aiven returned to his temporary residence, where Jiang Wei reported that Xue Ye had been poisoned and was bedridden.
• Guan Ping delivered Taishi Ci’s letter reporting that Spirit Hall had recalled its Titled Douluo and Soul Saint-level Soul Masters to Pope's Hall.
• Aiven recognized that Spirit Hall might be preparing to attack him during the Soul Master Competition Finals.

Aiven decided to confront Spirit Hall in Spirit City and ordered a plan to revive Xue Ye and destabilize Heaven Dou's court. The next morning, he gave three Immortal Herbs to Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ye Lingling to strengthen the team for the competition.

• Aiven's generals and Jiang Wei agreed not to retreat from Spirit City, and Aiven ordered them to gather their forces outside the city in case Spirit Hall attacked.
• Aiven sent Jiang Wei to summon Hua Shenyi to revive Xue Ye, then ordered support for Xue Beng, Snow Star Prince, and regional nobles to stir conflict within Heaven Dou.
• Aiven told the team that Spirit Hall had a powerful hidden competitor and gave Immortal Herbs to Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ye Lingling after they agreed to join Aiven Kingdom.
• Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ye Lingling began absorbing their Immortal Herbs as their Soul Power surged.

After Aiven and his allies arrived in Spirit City, Bibi Dong opened the Finals, where Aiven Kingdom Academy advanced through its first two rounds by winning once and receiving a bye. The Spirit Hall Team then defeated Blazing Academy to reach the top six, making the strength of Aiven’s team’s rivals clear.

• Feng Xiaotian, Shui Bing'er, and Ye Lingling gained several levels of Soul Power from the Immortal Herbs, and Aiven said the herbs would also improve their future cultivation.
• Qian Renxue escorted the competing teams to Spirit City, where Aiven and his allies arrived safely and prepared for the Finals.
• Aiven and Bibi Dong met and assessed each other before Bibi Dong declared the Finals open; Hu Liena also vowed to crush Aiven.
• Aiven Kingdom Academy defeated its first-round opponent and received a bye in the second round, advancing to the top twelve.
• The Spirit Hall Team, led by Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan without Qian Renxue, defeated Blazing Academy and advanced to the top six.
• Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Feng Xiaotian, and the others felt the threat posed by the Spirit Hall Team after watching its match.

Aiven led Aiven Kingdom Academy into the fourth round against Star Luo First Team, revealing himself as a level 57 Soul King and astonishing the arena. As the match was about to begin, Dai Weisi challenged Aiven’s ability to defeat his team.

• Aiven Kingdom Academy defeated Blazing Academy with a reduced lineup and advanced to the top six.
• Aiven announced that he would personally face Star Luo First Team, while Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Ye Lingling would continue concealing their strength for the Spirit Hall Team.
• Aiven promised Zhu Zhuqing that he would arrange a fair one-on-one fight against her sister, Zhu Zhuyun.
• Aiven took the field with Zhu Zhuqing, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Meng Yiran, Niu Ba, and Guan Shiya, causing the arena to erupt.
• The competition revealed Aiven’s Martial Soul Emperor Sword and level 57 Soul King rank, shocking the crowd and unsettling Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the other teams.
• Dai Weisi insisted that Aiven might still fail to defeat Star Luo Royal Academy.

Aiven Kingdom Academy faced Star Luo in the top-six match, where Aiven overwhelmed Dai Weisi and demonstrated sword intent at major accomplishment. As Star Luo rushed to support Dai Weisi, Aiven's teammates surrounded Zhu Zhuyun while Zhu Zhuqing alone prepared to fight her.

• Dai Weisi vowed that Star Luo would defeat Aiven Kingdom Academy despite its three substitutes, but Aiven revealed his powerful soul rings and charged forward with his team.
• Aiven sent Dai Weisi flying with one strike, then used Emperor Slash to take Li Yang out of the battle.
• Aiven used Emperor's Might and sword intent to cleave apart Dai Weisi's White Tiger Rending Light Wave, astonishing Sword Douluo with his major-accomplishment sword intent.
• Aiven escaped Dai Weisi's stone trap with his Emperor Sky Wings and relentlessly beat him back until Dai Weisi called for support.
• Star Luo's members rushed to help Dai Weisi while Aiven's teammates surrounded Zhu Zhuyun, leaving Zhu Zhuqing to face her alone.

Aiven held off five members of Star Luo's team while Zhu Zhuqing fought Zhu Zhuyun alone. After Aiven defeated two attackers and countered Dai Weisi's ambushes, Dai Weisi feared his team would lose and Aiven charged toward their backline.

• Aiven and the other Aiven Kingdom Academy students split the arena to keep the Star Luo team from interfering with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun's duel.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun began an evenly matched battle, each determined to defeat the other.
• Aiven easily countered the attacks of Dai Weisi and his four teammates while fighting them alone.
• Ying Wei used Mirror Space to let the Star Luo attackers strike from different angles, but Aiven sensed their movements and defeated one with a sword strike.
• Aiven predicted Dai Weisi's eighth attack and sent him flying, forcing him to retreat into a mirror.
• Dai Weisi considered using the Hell White Tiger with Zhu Zhuyun but saw no way to reach her, so Aiven charged toward the Star Luo backline.

Aiven Kingdom Academy defeated Star Luo after Aiven eliminated Star Luo’s backline and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Zhu Zhuyun. Zhu Zhuqing confessed her feelings to Aiven, while Qian Renxue watched in jealousy and left before the next match.

• Aiven used his Emperor Sword Formation to eliminate Star Luo’s two support members and three backline fighters, leaving Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Zhu Zhuyun, while Aiven defeated the injured Dai Weisi with his fourth soul skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing pinned Zhu Zhuyun and declared that she had surpassed her, freeing herself from the rivalry that had driven her cultivation.
• After Aiven Kingdom Academy won and advanced to the final three, Zhu Zhuqing ran to Aiven, kissed his cheek, and thanked him.
• Qian Renxue saw Zhu Zhuqing embrace Aiven, grew furious with jealousy, and left before the next match.

Heaven Dou Team One defeated Elephant Armor Academy and advanced to the top three, where it would face Spirit Hall Team and Aiven Kingdom Academy in the Three Strong Contenders Tournament. Tang San demanded the final position so he could confront Aiven, then revealed his twin martial souls to defend his claim despite the team's doubts about his strength.

• Spirit Hall Team defeated Thunder Academy, and Heaven Dou Team One overcame Elephant Armor Academy to join Spirit Hall Team and Aiven Kingdom Academy in the top three.
• The host announced that the Three Strong Contenders Tournament would begin in three days, with the three teams taking turns in duels and the winner advancing directly to the final.
• Tang San decided he needed the final position so he could face Aiven after Aiven had been worn down, and he asked Qin Ming to assign him that spot.
• Yu Tianheng and other members objected that Tang San was not strong enough to be Heaven Dou Team One's final defender, and Qin Ming urged him to follow the team's arrangements.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and twin martial souls, then argued that his hidden techniques and versatile abilities gave Heaven Dou Team One its best chance to defeat its rivals.