Chapter Summaries

Ye Lei fought Stone Figurine, a Seven-Ring Soul Sage whose Stone Body could withstand powerful attacks, and broke through the defense with Hell Scythe Flash empowered by Darkness Fire. As Stone Figurine transformed into his Demon Ape True Body, Ye Lei revealed his five Soul Rings, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year ring, and prepared to test a new skill from his Crimson Demon Skull.

• Stone Figurine revealed his seven Soul Rings and used Stone Body to withstand Ye Lei's flame-enhanced punch.
• Ye Lei summoned the Hellfire Twin Blades as Stone Figurine enlarged himself with Stone Power and charged.
• Ye Lei used Hell Scythe Flash to shatter Stone Figurine's golden defense and wound his lower abdomen.
• Ye Lei revealed his Crimson Demon Skull and said he would test its unused skill on Stone Figurine.
• Stone Figurine transformed with Demon Ape True Body, and Ye Lei revealed four black Soul Rings and one red Soul Ring.

Ye Lei defeated Stone Figurine with a soul-bone skill and a powerful kick, sending him crashing onto Xue Yuan. Han Nuan, Ye Lei, and Song Yang combined their abilities to capture and hurl the two enemies away, and Ye Lei later helped the Song and Weng families recover before resting.

• Ye Lei used his Fifth Soul Skill to restore himself and strengthen his Flame Lord as he prepared his attack.
• Stone Figurine charged Ye Lei, but Ye Lei stunned him with Crimson Demon's Eye and kicked apart his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Stone Figurine fell onto Xue Yuan, pinning her to the ground and making her spit blood.
• Han Nuan froze Xue Yuan and Stone Figurine, Ye Lei bound them with Spider Web Restraint, and Song Yang swept them away with Raging Waves.
• Ye Lei helped the Song and Weng families recover with herbs and then returned to rest.

After returning to their room, Han Nuan worried about facing the Fifth Elder and tried to avoid Ye Lei's teasing by taking a bath. Ye Lei brought her back to bed, but when she said she was hungry, he agreed to make her Loh Mee.

• Ye Lei brought Han Nuan to their room, where she said her hundred-thousand-year soul ring had helped her face the Fifth Elder.
• Ye Lei teased Han Nuan about a midnight snack, and she escaped into the bathroom to take a bath.
• While Han Nuan bathed, Ye Lei meditated and placed her nightgown and bath towel outside the bathroom door.
• After Han Nuan came out, Ye Lei used Blue Silver Emperor Vines to bring her onto the bed and kissed her.
• Han Nuan said she was hungry and asked for Loh Mee, so Ye Lei went to make it.

Han Nuan and Ye Lei spent the night together, and the next morning Qiao Na asked to compete in the academy's match against Shu City University. Jing Hang revealed that Qiao Na wanted to face her sister, who attended Shu City University.

• Ye Lei brought Han Nuan a bowl of Loh Mee, and after she finished eating, the two spent the night together.
• Han Nuan woke beside Ye Lei, sore from the previous night, and he teased her while helping her get dressed.
• Han Nuan and Ye Lei went downstairs and greeted Qiao Na.
• Qiao Na asked to compete in the day's match between their academy and Shu City University, despite Lao Chen and Luo Yun being scheduled to compete.
• Jing Hang brought Qiao Na hot milk and explained that she wanted to face her scheming sister at Shu City University.

Qiao Na and Jing Hang faced Shu City University in the final elimination-stage team battle, where Qiao Na confronted her younger sister and half-brother. The chapter ended with Qiao Na revealing her six-ring Soul King cultivation and startling the audience.

• Ye Lei told Qiao Na to compete with Jing Hang as her shield, knowing she was troubled by her family.
• Qiao Na and Jing Hang encountered Qiao Ning'er, Qiao Tianhao, and their Shu City University teammates, who mocked them and dismissed Rongcheng University.
• Jing Hang released a burst of pressure in response, but Qiao Na calmed him and said they could settle things onstage.
• The referee began the team battle, and Shu City University summoned its martial souls while Qiao Na and Jing Hang initially held back.
• Qiao Na summoned her Hidden Sea Flower and revealed six Soul Rings—three purple and three black—shocking the audience.

Qiao Na and her teammates faced Qiao Ning'er’s team, which launched an all-out attack after seeing Qiao Na’s six soul rings. Jing Hang revealed that he was a defense-type Soul Emperor and stopped Qiao Tianhao’s attack, leaving him trapped in a lightning-charged swamp.

• Qiao Tianhao ordered his team to attack, and Jing Hang summoned his Thunderous Mammoth Martial Soul.
• Qiao Na explained that Qiao Tianhao’s Dark Moon Demon Wolf Martial Soul came from the fusion of their father’s Demon Wolf and their stepmother’s Black Moon Martial Soul.
• Qiao Ning’er’s teammates unleashed their strongest soul skills and targeted Qiao Na while Qiao Tianhao charged her with his Fourth Soul Skill.
• Jing Hang revealed his six soul rings and blocked Qiao Tianhao’s attack, surprising the spectators with Rongcheng University’s second Soul Emperor.
• Jing Hang used his Third Soul Skill, Thunderous Mud Swamp, to trap and paralyze Qiao Tianhao, who called out to Qiao Ning’er to ask if her soul skill was ready.

Qiao Na countered Qiao Ning'er’s attacks with her Hidden Sea Annihilation Array and Hidden Sea Spirit Seize, while Jing Hang defeated Qiao Tianhao’s group. Shu City University’s team lost, bringing the match to a close.

• Qiao Ning'er used Hidden Sea Soul Seal to free her teammates from Jing Hang’s Thunderous Mud Swamp and heal them.
• Qiao Ning'er and Qiao Tianhao split their team to attack, and Qiao Ning'er confronted Qiao Na.
• Qiao Na blocked Qiao Ning'er’s Hidden Sea Demon God Light and trapped Qiao Ning'er and three teammates in her Hidden Sea Annihilation Array.
• Qiao Na used Hidden Sea Spirit Seize to incapacitate Qiao Ning'er and her three teammates.
• Jing Hang defeated the four teammates led by Qiao Tianhao, ending the match in victory for his side.

After winning their earlier matches by forfeit, Rongcheng University prepared to face the Elder Hall in the finals. Ye Lei assigned tactics for the group match against the Elder Hall’s eight powerhouses, including the Seven-Ring Soul Sage Stone Figurine.

• After defeating Shu City University, Qiao Na’s mood improved, and Jing Hang regretted not shocking Qiao Tianhao for longer.
• The teams facing Rongcheng University forfeited in the following rounds, allowing them to reach the finals with a grand slam.
• On finals day, Chen Tian and the other upperclassmen watched from the spectators’ seats while Ye Lei’s group prepared to compete.
• Ye Lei identified Stone Figurine as the Elder Hall’s likely Seven-Ring Soul Sage and told Jing Hang to restrict the opponents while Qiao Na targeted Stone Figurine.
• Ye Lei planned for himself and Nuan'er to support Qiao Na with Mental Attacks, and assigned Song Yang to hold off Ninth Elder’s Sea Soul Master subordinate.

The championship final of the National Advanced Academy Competition began with Elder Hall Team facing Rongcheng University Team. Elder Hall’s eight members were introduced, then Rongcheng’s six entrants appeared, drawing the crowd’s attention to the young man and woman at the front.

• The referee introduced the final as Elder Hall Team versus Rongcheng University Team, and an audience member learned that Rongcheng had defeated Tsinghua University with one competitor.
• Eight members of Elder Hall Team entered the arena and were introduced, including Stone Figurine, Jian Feng, and Sea Dragon.
• Audience members wondered why Elder Hall Team had no representatives from Elder Six Residences Hall or Elder Seven Residences Hall.
• Six Rongcheng University Team members entered the arena, prompting questions about the two who were absent.
• The audience focused on the crimson-haired young man and the ice-blue-haired young woman at the front of Rongcheng University Team.

Ye Lei and Rongcheng University's team began their match against the Elder Hall team, revealing a startling lineup of powerful Soul Emperors and formidable soul rings. As the teams clashed, the Elder Hall fighters moved to counter Ye Lei's assault, while Luo Yun strengthened her teammates and Xuanyuan and Sea Dragon charged Jing Hang.

• Spectators noticed Ye Lei's appearance and questioned why his uniform showed an extra pattern before a man silenced them.
• The referee started the match, and Ye Lei led the charge against the Elder Hall team's Stone Figurine.
• Song Yang and the others summoned their martial souls, while Han Nuan revealed her Three-Eyed Ice Phoenix and a red soul ring, astonishing the arena.
• Jing Hang took the front of Rongcheng University's formation as Luo Yun used her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to strengthen Ye Lei.
• Ye Lei unleashed 37 flaming blade strikes, and the Stone Figurine used his Stone Body skill to protect his teammates.
• Xuanyuan and Sea Dragon charged Jing Hang from two directions as Luo Yun boosted her team's defense and attributes.

Song Yang and his allies fought Sea Dragon, Xuanyuan, and the Stone Figurine on the arena stage. Jing Hang trapped the summoned undead, Chen Sican moved to break Xuanyuan’s array, and Ye Lei prepared to finish off the battered Stone Figurine.

• Sea Dragon attacked Song Yang with his Abyssal Water Cannon, but Song Yang absorbed it through his Howling Sea Domain and turned it into water blades that wounded Sea Dragon and Xuanyuan.
• Xuanyuan summoned armored Undead Skeletons with his Xuanyuan Undead Array, and Jing Hang trapped them in a thunderous swamp before Chen Sican took to the air to break the array.
• Ye Lei shattered the Stone Figurine’s Stone Body with thirty-seven Hell Scythe Flash strikes, then turned the ground beneath it into magma.

Chen Sican and his allies fought the Elder Hall Soul Masters, breaking Xuanyuan’s undead formation and blunting his giant sword attack. Ye Lei trapped the Stone Figurine in a lava-filled stone enclosure as the battle continued.

• Ye Lei trapped the Stone Figurine between stone walls over rising lava, and the Stone Figurine failed to break free despite using Stone Power and Stone Body.
• Ye Lei left Crimson Rock to keep the Stone Figurine contained and turned to face five Elder Hall Soul Masters with his allies.
• Xuanyuan summoned a giant Xuanyuan Sword above Jing Hang and the others while Sea Dragon prepared a powerful attack.
• Chen Sican used Wind God's Descent and Wind God's Mad Dragon's Fury to smash the undead formation, causing Xuanyuan to suffer backlash.
• Jing Hang raised Thunderous Sacred Armor Shield to block the weakened Xuanyuan Sword, and the collision sent both sides flying.

Xuanyuan used his blood to invoke a Forbidden Curse and activated Weapon Soul True Body, while Ye Lei abandoned his fight against five Soul Emperors to confront him and Sea Dragon. The chapter ended with Ye Lei revealing a startling soul-ring configuration as he unleashed Blue Silver Domain.

• After being blasted backward, Xuanyuan recovered and fed his blood and vitality into a Forbidden Curse that empowered the Xuanyuan Sword.
• Xuanyuan activated Weapon Soul True Body, intensifying his blood-red sword aura and drawing Ye Lei's attention.
• Ye Lei trapped Stone Figurine and the other Soul Emperors with Crimson Rock, then rushed to stop Xuanyuan and Sea Dragon.
• Sea Dragon stood with Xuanyuan and challenged Ye Lei, while spectators debated the fighters' strength.
• Ye Lei replaced his twin blades with a blue-gold spear and unleashed Blue Silver Domain, stunning the audience with his soul-ring configuration.

Ye Lei revealed his Blue Silver Emperor and three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings as he fought Sea Dragon on the competition stage. He defeated Sea Dragon and sent him crashing off the stage, then remained free to help his teammates face Xuanyuan.

• Spectators recognized Ye Lei as a Seven-Ring Soul Sage with three hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul.
• Sea Dragon attacked Ye Lei with his Abyssal Fang, but Ye Lei blocked it with his Blue Silver Grass - Cage and countered with Blue Silver Spike Array.
• Sea Dragon shattered Ye Lei’s vines and angered him by calling his martial soul Blue Silver Grass.
• Ye Lei trapped Sea Dragon with Sea Devouring Demon God Kill and attacked him with Spider Emperor Purple Light Slash.
• Ye Lei struck Sea Dragon from behind with Purple Lightning Burst Flash, then whipped him off the stage.
• Jing Hang withdrew his Head Bone and called Sea Dragon utterly vulnerable.

Sea Dragon was eliminated, and Xuanyuan used his sword formation to overwhelm the Rongcheng University team. Ye Lei broke the formation and defeated Xuanyuan, leaving the match with Xuanyuan eliminated.

• The referee announced that Sea Dragon had fallen from the arena and been eliminated, prompting spectators to argue over whether Rongcheng University had cheated.
• Ye Lei explained that Jing Hang’s lightning attack had been amplified by the impure Water Element surrounding Sea Dragon.
• Xuanyuan summoned six blood-red swords to form a Hexagram Array that drained Soul Power and forced Luo Yun to collapse.
• Song Yang, Chen Sican, and Jing Hang tried to shield the girls and send them out, but Xuanyuan attacked them with a blood-red greatsword.
• Ye Lei blocked Xuanyuan’s attack, shattered the Hexagram Array, and blasted Xuanyuan into the wall with Crimson Demon Dark Flame Brake.
• Xuanyuan passed out after his chest caved in, and his Xuanyuan Sword shattered.

After Xuanyuan was eliminated, Ye Lei’s team pressed its advantage against the Elder Hall team, with Ye Lei confronting Stone Figurine while Song Yang’s group fought the other five opponents. Stone Figurine broke free and tried to attack Luo Yun, but Ye Lei’s teammates stood in his way.

• Xuanyuan was carried away after the referee declared him eliminated, and Ye Lei planned for his team to defeat Stone Figurine and protect Luo Yun.
• Stone Figurine broke out of a stone pillar, but Ye Lei pulled him down with a vine and met his attack head-on.
• The shockwave from Ye Lei and Stone Figurine’s clash cracked the other pillars, freeing Stone Figurine’s five teammates.
• Song Yang and his two companions quickly suppressed all five opponents after they escaped.
• Stone Figurine ignored Ye Lei and advanced toward Luo Yun, whom Nuan’er and the other girls were protecting.

Han Nuan and the others fought the Stone Figurine on the competition stage, combining their Soul Skills to defeat him. The Stone Figurine was sent flying off the stage, his Martial Soul Avatar dispersed.

• Han Nuan understood Ye Lei's signal and led Weng Yunling and Qiao Na in attacking the Stone Figurine while Luo Yun supported them with boosts.
• Han Nuan blasted the Stone Figurine back with Resisting Ice Ring, but he shattered the frost with Surge of Bedrock.
• The Stone Figurine swung spiked stone rods at Han Nuan and Qiao Na, who trapped him with their spiritual Soul Skills.
• Weng Yunling struck the immobilized Stone Figurine with Demonic Gloom Reversal, blasting him across the stage and dispersing his Martial Soul Avatar.

The Stone Figurine recovered and trapped Han Nuan and the others with his soul skills, then summoned a meteor to attack them. Ye Lei intervened, proved the attack could not harm him, and summoned a far larger crimson meteor of his own.

• The Stone Figurine healed his wounds, activated his Martial Soul Avatar, and vowed to repay Han Nuan and the others.
• The Stone Figurine's Stone Press Kill pinned Han Nuan, Luo Yun, and the others in place as he used Falling Stone Star to summon a meteor.
• Ye Lei appeared behind the Stone Figurine and broke Stone Press Kill with a stomp, freeing Han Nuan and the others.
• The Stone Figurine redirected his meteor toward Ye Lei, who caught it unharmed and crushed it.
• Ye Lei used his Thousand Jun Torso Soul Bone Skill to summon a crimson meteor several times larger than the Stone Figurine's.

Ye Lei defeated Stone Figurine and the rest of the Elder Hall team, ending the National Advanced Academy Competition finals. The Great Elder and Fifth Elder discussed targeting the families of Ye Lei’s companions after the competition.

• The Great Elder declared that Ye Lei could not be allowed to live, and the Demon Buddha Elder warned that killing him would take time.
• The Fifth Elder proposed going after the father and brother of a girl on Ye Lei’s team, and the Great Elder agreed to discuss it after the competition.
• Ye Lei taunted Stone Figurine, then used his Blue Silver Emperor Vine to fling him beside his injured teammates.
• Ye Lei bound Stone Figurine and the other five Elder Hall team members with Spider Web Restraint.
• Ye Lei’s meteorite smashed the arena and left all six opponents severely injured and unconscious, ending the finals.

After Rongcheng University defeated the Elder Hall team, Ye Lei collected the championship prizes despite the Tenth Elder’s veiled threat and the audience’s ridicule over their poor quality. Back in the lounge, Ye Lei gave the defensive Soul Tool Bone Armor to Luo Yun, who needed protection most.

• Ye Lei and his companions left the stage after winning the finals, avoiding a confrontation with the eight Elder Hall elders and their powerful subordinates.
• Ye Lei cooked lunch for his companions at the manor before they attended the award ceremony.
• The Tenth Elder presented the championship prizes and quietly warned Ye Lei, who replied that he would remain carefree for the rest of his life.
• Ye Lei stored the prizes in his System Space and returned to the lounge after shaking hands with the Tenth Elder.
• Ye Lei gave Luo Yun the Soul Tool Bone Armor, a defensive artifact capable of withstanding the strongest strike of a peak six-ring Soul Master.