Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong learned that the Clear Sky Sect had gained five new Title Douluo and planned to exploit Tang San’s ties to the Four Single-Attribute Families to weaken them and turn suspicion against the sect. Meanwhile, Niu Gao and Yang Wudi agreed to visit Tian Xing Academy and bring Bai He along, setting the stage for the four clans to gather.

• Ghost Douluo reported that Lin Manshan considered the medicinal herb unsuitable for Qian Daoliu, then told Bibi Dong about Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect’s new Title Douluo.
• Bibi Dong blamed Qian Daoliu for sparing the Clear Sky Sect and devised a plan to monitor the Four Single-Attribute Families and use Tang San’s identity to implicate the sect.
• Bibi Dong allowed Dugu Bo to pursue recruiting the clans, tasked Ghost Douluo with arranging surveillance, and ordered him to give the medicinal herb to Yan.
• Niu Gao visited Yang Wudi and explained that Dugu Bo had invited him to help build Tian Xing Academy’s defenses and exchange alchemy insights.
• Niu Gao and Yang Wudi decided to visit Tian Xing Academy, invite Bai He, and hold their annual gathering at Tai Tan’s place in Heaven Dou City.

Lin Manshan explained why he had urged the Four Single-Attribute Families to gather in Heaven Dou City: he wanted to monitor them and eliminate the danger they posed through their ties to Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect. The group planned to use the Breaking Clan’s resentment toward the Clear Sky Sect to recruit them or deepen suspicion between them.

• Si Long reported that Niu Gao and Yang Wudi had taken Bai He to the Strength Clan, and Lin Manshan said he had expected them to go.
• Lin Manshan explained that bringing the families to Heaven Dou City would let him monitor them and prevent Tang San from building influence elsewhere.
• Lin Manshan warned that the families’ connections to Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect could threaten the academy, its students, and his future children.
• Dugu Bo described the Breaking Clan’s grievances against the Clear Sky Sect and suggested using Lin Manshan’s alchemy skills to win them over or sow suspicion.
• Lin Manshan agreed to Dugu Bo’s plan for when the Breaking Clan came to the academy.

At the Strength Clan Compound, Tai Tan tried to persuade Niu Gao, Bai He, and Yang Wudi to support Tang San, but Yang Wudi challenged Tang San’s character and talent. The three agreed to meet Tang San after keeping their appointment at Tian Xing Academy, while a spider left the hall on a magpie bird.

• Tai Tan welcomed Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He, then learned that Dugu Bo had invited Niu Gao.
• Tai Tan revealed that he had joined Tang San’s force because Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, prompting Yang Wudi and Niu Gao to condemn his loyalty to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yang Wudi criticized Tang San’s conduct and abilities, while Tai Tan defended him and argued that his talent could help the clans oppose Spirit Hall.
• Bai He proposed that Yang Wudi and Niu Gao keep their appointment at Tian Xing Academy before meeting Tang San, and Yang Wudi agreed to test Tang San personally.
• Tai Tan led the group away to share wine and food, and a spider crawled from the hall before a magpie bird carried it away.

Dugu Bo tried to persuade Yang Wudi and Niu Gao not to follow Tang San, arguing that the Clear Sky Sect had used and abandoned their clans. He offered them places at Tian Xing Academy and invited Yang Wudi to watch Man'er refine pills, while Niu Gao was left without a job offer.

• Dugu Bo revealed what he knew about Tang San and criticized Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Sect, and their treatment of the Four Single-Attribute Families.
• He argued that the Clear Sky Sect had deliberately sacrificed the clans and warned Yang Wudi and Niu Gao that following Tang San would leave them serving the Tang Family again.
• Yang Wudi challenged Dugu Bo to explain how his offer differed from the Clear Sky Sect, and Dugu Bo promised respect, safety, and a chance to strengthen their clans at Tian Xing Academy.
• Dugu Bo told the two to hear Tang Hao and Tang San out before deciding, but advised them not to follow Tang San; he also said he could not yet trust Niu Gao enough to hire him.
• Dugu Bo invited Yang Wudi to observe Man'er refining pills and discuss medicine, leaving Niu Gao awkwardly realizing he had not been invited.

Yang Wudi watched Lin Manshan refine medicine and was persuaded by his skill and Dugu Bo’s offer to join Tian Xing Academy. Meanwhile, Tang Yuehua and Tang San tried to recruit Yang Wudi through Bai He, but Tang San kept the rare Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng for himself, and Yang Wudi left to reconsider his choice.

• Dugu Bo separated Niu Gao from Yang Wudi and brought Yang Wudi to watch Lin Manshan refine a medicine that strengthened tendons and bones.
• Yang Wudi recognized the Aromatic Silk Beauty in the Alchemy Room and watched Lin Manshan refine medicine with astonishment.
• Tang Yuehua and Tang San visited Bai He and Tai Tan, where Bai He offered a Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng to help persuade Yang Wudi.
• Tang San recognized the ginseng’s value and secretly decided to keep it, while Tang Yuehua offered an eight-hundred-year Snow Lotus as a replacement.
• Dugu Bo and Lin Manshan offered Yang Wudi alchemy knowledge, protection from toxins, and a place at Tian Xing Academy; Lin Manshan also revealed Bai He had given Tang San the ginseng.
• Yang Wudi thanked Lin Manshan and left to test whether Bai He had truly meant to give him the ginseng before deciding whether to join the academy.

After leaving Tian Xing Academy, Yang Wudi and Niu Gao discussed the old clans’ fractured loyalties and Dugu Bo’s warning about Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect. Yang Wudi urged Niu Gao to consider their next move, and the two left to test their options.

• Yang Wudi told Niu Gao that Titan had put Tang Hao and his own clan’s interests above their decades-long friendship.
• Niu Gao said he no longer wanted ties with the Clear Sky Sect, which had abandoned his clan, and deferred their future course to Yang Wudi.
• Yang Wudi explained that Lin Manshan could cure the Breaking Clan’s medicinal poisoning and help its members advance, making Tian Xing Academy a powerful potential ally.
• Yang Wudi warned that Dugu Bo had drawn them into an open scheme that could expose the Clear Sky Sect’s plans and that Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls would attract Spirit Hall’s attention.
• Yang Wudi told Niu Gao that Bai He had kept the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng secret, deepening their doubts about their former brothers.
• Yang Wudi and Niu Gao left together to test their options.

Yang Wudi and Niu Gao left the Strength Clan after refusing Tang Yuehua’s attempt to recruit Yang Wudi’s clan, deepening the split among the four clans. Tang Yuehua warned Tang San that Dugu Bo might be using the feud to lure Tang Hao into danger and leave Tang San exposed.

• Yang Wudi challenged Tang Yuehua over her absence during the Speed Clan’s years of hardship, while she said Spirit Hall’s surveillance had prevented her from helping.
• Yang Wudi demanded the truth about Tang Hao’s feud with Spirit Hall and rare medicinal materials, then rejected Tang Yuehua’s offer of an eight-hundred-year-old Snow Lotus and departed with Niu Gao.
• Yang Wudi declared that he and Niu Gao had severed ties with Titan and Bai He, leaving Bai He bewildered and Titan unable to respond.
• Tang San suggested poisoning Yang Wudi and Niu Gao and framing Dugu Bo, but Tang Yuehua warned that Dugu Bo might be trying to provoke Tang Hao into an assassination attempt.
• Tang Yuehua told Tang San that if Spirit Hall killed Tang Hao, Dugu Bo would be free to target Tang San next.

Tang San consumed the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng and reached Rank 47, while Tang Hao refused to use it for his own injuries. Later, Lin Manshan led Shui Bing'er and their companions into the Extreme North to find her fifth Spirit Ring, and they returned with an Ice Scorpion Soul Ring and Skull for her.

• Tang San explained the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng’s effects, then consumed it and reached Rank 47; Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua he had a way to resolve his injuries.
• Ghost Douluo reported that Yang Wudi and Niu Gao had left Bai He, and Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to keep monitoring them.
• A month and a half later, Titan raged over Yang Wudi and Niu Gao joining Tian Xing Academy, where Dugu Bo welcomed them as family.
• After Shui Bing'er reached Rank 50, Lin Manshan, Dugu Bo, Shui Chaozong, and Bai Xue searched the Extreme North for an Ice Scorpion with Ice Burst Technique.
• The group seized a suitable Ice Scorpion and fled after its hundred-thousand-year clan leader appeared; Shui Bing'er later absorbed its Soul Ring and Skull, reaching Rank 53 and gaining Ice Burst Technique.
• Lin Manshan and the others set off for Heaven Dou City before the All-Continent Soul Master Competition.

Lin Manshan returned to the academy with Dugu Bo and learned about its recent progress, including Lou Gao’s new handgun and mechanical hidden weapons. As the Soul Master Competition approached, Lin Manshan’s team prepared to compete with a strong lineup, and he wondered how Tang San could possibly win.

• Lin Manshan and Dugu Bo returned to the academy, where Shui Ziliu, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, Ye Xintang, and Lou Gao reported on the academy’s affairs and construction.
• Lou Gao demonstrated a handgun capable of severely injuring a Spirit King, though its precise parts made mass production difficult.
• Dugu Bo told Lou Gao to store the academy’s mechanical hidden weapons until construction was complete, and Lou Gao gave Lin Manshan the first handgun as a New Year’s gift.
• Lin Manshan returned to his residence, where the women were resting after the team’s intensive training ended ahead of the Soul Master Competition.
• Lin Manshan reviewed his team’s levels and expected Zhu Zhuyu and Zhu Zhuqing to break through soon, leaving him confident that Tang San would struggle to win.

Lin Manshan and his team entered the Soul Master Competition in Heaven Dou City, drawing attention with their masks and academy introduction. In the resting area, Ma Hongjun provoked Cang Hui Academy’s leader Shi Nian, then grew eager to compete after Flender explained why Lin Manshan’s team could wear masks.

• Lin Manshan, Dugu Yan, Shui Yue'er, Zhu Zhuyun, and their teammates passed through the crowded arena entrance and took seats in the competitors’ resting area.
• The crowd mocked Shrek Team’s green uniforms, while Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong pretended not to recognize their students.
• Lin Manshan noticed Ma Hongjun insulting Shi Nian of Cang Hui Academy and thought Ma Hongjun was courting death.
• The organizers called Tian Xing Academy into the arena and introduced it as the academy founded by Azure Serpent Douluo Dugu.
• Flender explained to Ma Hongjun why Lin Manshan’s team could wear masks, and Ma Hongjun became excited at the prospect of attracting recruiters and marriage offers.

Shrek Academy entered the tournament to ridicule over its uniforms and boastful slogan, while Lin Manshan suspected Salas had manipulated the draw. Tian Xing Academy was set to open the competition against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and the chapter ended as both teams appeared before a stunned crowd.

• Shrek Academy entered the arena last and drew laughter for its shit-green uniforms and the slogan “Champions Without Opponents.”
• Tang San calmed Dai Mubai and urged him to answer the crowd’s mockery with strength.
• Salas announced the draw, pairing Shrek Academy with Flame Radiance Academy and Tian Xing Academy with Heaven Dou Royal Academy; Lin Manshan suspected the matchups had been arranged deliberately.
• Salas offered Spirit Hall admission to competitors who reached the Finals, angering Emperor Xue Ye before Ning Fengzhi’s gesture eased his reaction.
• The host introduced Tian Xing Academy’s contestants, including Lin Manshan, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Zhu Zhuyun, before both teams entered to a suddenly faltering crowd.

Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er entered the Qualifying Round match as Tianxing Team’s only two contestants and revealed matching Ten Thousand Year fourth Spirit Rings. Their opponents and the watching academies were stunned, while Tang San and Shrek Team began to doubt whether they could defeat Tianxing Team; the match was just beginning when Shui Yue'er unleashed her Sonic Wave.

• Tianxing Team sent Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er to face Heaven Dou Royal Second Team, whose members prepared cautiously despite their numerical advantage.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er activated their Martial Souls and revealed yellow, yellow, purple, and black Spirit Rings, shocking the spectators and VIPs.
• Ning Fengzhi speculated that Lin Manshan’s medicines and Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones had helped the girls withstand powerful Spirit Rings and advance to Soul Ancestor.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang, and the other Shrek members reacted with disbelief and worried that their team could not defeat Tianxing Team.
• Shui Yue'er accelerated toward the opposing formation with her second Spirit Ability, Flowing Wave, as Zhu Zhuqing followed; she then stopped and used her third Spirit Ability, Sonic Wave.

Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er overwhelmed Heaven Dou Team Two to win Tian Xing Academy’s opening Qualifying Round match, and Lin Manshan watched the tournament while reflecting on its matchups. The next day, Tang San and Lin Manshan crossed paths at the arena, and Lin Manshan concluded that the organizers were arranging quick early victories to build toward profitable clashes between strong teams.

• Shui Yue'er stunned Heaven Dou Team Two with her Sonic Attack, allowing Zhu Zhuqing to defeat the team in moments.
• Lin Manshan congratulated Zhu Zhuqing and Shui Yue'er, then led his team out through the competitors' passage to avoid the crowd.
• Ning Fengzhi called to Ning Rongrong after spotting her and the Shrek Team leaving the arena.
• Lin Manshan noticed that Ning Rongrong had taught Tang San Heart Separation Control and continued cultivating his External Soul Bone technique.
• The next day, Lin Manshan watched Shrek Academy win easily as Tang San revealed his Ten Thousand Year Fourth Spirit Ring.
• Lin Manshan watched Blazing Fire Academy defeat its opponent quickly and reasoned that the officials were speeding the tournament along before Tang San spoke beside him.

Yu Xiaogang explained the competing cultivation philosophies behind the Five Element Academies and Spirit Hall’s successful teams, prompting Tang San to ask why Spirit Hall did not share its knowledge. Zhu Zhuyun and Dugu Yan mocked Yu Xiaogang and Tang San for their hypocrisy, leaving Shrek’s group furious and embarrassed as Lin Manshan led his companions away.

• Tang San asked Yu Xiaogang why the Five Element Academies built their teams around a single attribute, and Yu Xiaogang described the Extreme, Balanced, and Fusion Schools.
• Yu Xiaogang said Spirit Hall had pioneered the Fusion School and won most Soul Master Competitions by using it, leading Tang San to ask why Spirit Hall did not publish its findings.
• Zhu Zhuyun and Dugu Yan ridiculed Yu Xiaogang’s claims of research and Tang San’s demand that Spirit Hall benefit its rivals, drawing the attention of nearby academy teams.
• Lin Manshan cautioned Zhu Zhuyun as Tang San and Yu Xiaogang grew furious, then led his companions away from the match.
• Flender restrained Liu Erlong and took the Shrek group back, while Qin Ming stayed to observe Thunderclap Academy’s match.

Lin Manshan’s Tian Xing Academy remained undefeated through the Qualifying Round, while Shrek prepared to face them with a plan centered on Tang San’s poison attacks. The chapter ended as Lin Manshan entered the arena alone to face Shrek’s seven competitors, shocking the crowd and enraging Tang San.

• Lin Manshan led Tian Xing Academy to easy victories, while Tang San’s failed attempt to kill Shi Nian ended with Tang Hao killing Shi Nian and keeping the Head Bone.
• Tang San badly injured every Cang Hui Academy competitor with poison and vines, but Ning Fengzhi intervened to keep him in the tournament.
• Godwind Academy lost to Blazing Fire Academy after Feng Xiaotian threw the match, and Huo Wu scolded him afterward.
• Qin Ming assigned Shrek’s lineup and outlined a strategy to use Oscar’s flight ability, Xiao Wu’s speed, and Tang San’s poison against Tian Xing Academy.
• Salas predicted Tian Xing Academy would win, while Ning Fengzhi anticipated a spectacular match as the competitors prepared to enter.
• Lin Manshan entered the arena alone against Shrek’s seven competitors, astonishing the crowd and making Tang San furious.

Lin Manshan overwhelmed the Shrek Group with a sweeping blade attack during the Qualifying Round match. After badly wounding Dai Mubai, he began another powerful technique, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Dai Mubai and Tang San led the Shrek Group in an attack while Ning Rongrong boosted their fighters and Oscar prepared supplies for her retreat.
• Lin Manshan warned the support Spirit Masters to leave, then leapt into the air and filled the arena with blades.
• Tang San sent Oscar and Ning Rongrong toward the arena's edge as Lin Manshan aimed his attack at Dai Mubai.
• Dai Mubai dodged the falling blades, but Lin Manshan's nearly ten-meter slash broke through his shield and left a deep wound across his back.
• Lin Manshan drove his blade into the ground and began using Dark Night Fierce Shadow.

Lin Manshan overwhelmed the Shrek Group with a field of blades, then agreed to face Tang San one-on-one after the injured contestants were removed. Tang San used sausages to recover and take flight, but his poison and Blue Silver Grass attacks failed against Lin Manshan, leaving him searching for another way to win.

• Lin Manshan engulfed the arena in blades, injuring Tang San, Xiao Wu, Tailong, and Huang Yuan while sparing Dai Mubai.
• Tang San challenged Lin Manshan to a one-on-one fight, and Lin Manshan agreed while the others were carried off for treatment.
• Tang San ate sausages to heal his injuries and gain wings, drawing boos from the audience before attacking Lin Manshan with poisoned spores and Blue Silver Grass vines.
• Lin Manshan resisted Tang San's poison and broke free of his vines, while Sword Douluo explained that Lin Manshan's precise, forceful Soul Power gave him a decisive advantage.

Lin Manshan defeated Tang San in the Qualifying Round, then stopped Tang San’s attempted sneak attack and secured Tian Xing Academy’s win. Shrek Academy received a major demerit, while both Shrek Academy and Skywater Academy forfeited their next matches.

• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Lin Manshan with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, but Lin Manshan blocked him with one hand and criticized his technique.
• Lin Manshan overwhelmed Tang San with a powerful Blade Light, disarmed him, and declared him defeated.
• Tang San grabbed severed Eight Spider Lance fragments and tried to attack Lin Manshan from behind, but Lin Manshan cut through his remaining spider legs and wounded him before he lost consciousness.
• The referee awarded the match to Tian Xing Academy, and officials later gave Shrek Academy a major demerit for Tang San’s conduct.
• Shrek Academy forfeited its next match against Thunderclap Academy, while Skywater Academy forfeited against Tian Xing Academy; Lin Manshan treated both teams to a meal.

Tang Hao explained that Tang San lost to Lin Manshan because of his poor combat experience and promised to train him after the Qualifying Round. Yu Xiaogang proposed using a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill against Lin Manshan’s team, and Shrek Academy went to watch Tian Xing Academy face Blazing Fire Academy.

• Tang San brooded over his defeat and blamed Yu Xiaogang for his weak attributes and poor Soul Ring choices.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was full of openings and that his lack of combat experience had cost him the match.
• Tang Hao promised to train Tang San personally during the one-month break and teach him the ultimate arts of the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed stacking the team’s Soul Power and enhancements onto Tang San with a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and the others agreed it was worth trying.
• Flender led Shrek Academy to watch Tian Xing Academy fight Blazing Fire Academy before their own match against Elephant Armored Academy.

Tian Xing Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy as Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er used coordinated ice abilities to trap the opposing team and force Huo Wu to surrender. After the match, Huo Wu congratulated the Shui sisters on their breakthroughs and learned that Lin Manshan had helped them progress.

• Shui Bing'er revealed that she had reached Spirit King, while Shui Yue'er began gathering moisture above Tian Xing Academy's formation.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion to launch her strongest attack as Huo Wushuang's team tried to interrupt Shui Bing'er and the advancing Zhu sisters.
• Shui Bing'er repelled Huo Yu's fiery rain and countered Huo Wu's fireball while Shui Yue'er gathered water across the platform.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er unleashed a wide-ranging ice-cone fusion skill, leaving Huo Wu's team unable to fight back.
• Huo Wu surrendered, and the referee declared Tian Xing Academy the winner of the match.
• Huo Wu met Shui Bing'er afterward, congratulated her and Shui Yue'er on their breakthroughs, and heard Shui Bing'er credit A'man.