Chapter Summaries

After Chen Xin saved Quan Li, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect discussed the danger facing Quan Yi and Huo Wu and whether they should continue the competition. Quan Yi insisted on pursuing the championship despite the risks, and Yun Qiong appeared to support the Quan Family.

• Quan Li thanked Chen Xin for saving him, and Chen Xin praised Quan Li for standing firm despite his lack of strength.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu comforted Quan Li, while Ning Fengzhi suggested their talents had drawn the attack and questioned whether they should stay in the competition.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu refused to withdraw, and Ning Fengzhi warned that winning could provoke a powerful enemy with a vast Spirit Master force.
• Quan Yi argued that winning the championship could make their enemies more cautious, leaving Ning Fengzhi impressed and speechless.
• Yun Qiong appeared, greeted Ning Fengzhi, and said she could help shield the Quan Family's younger generation from danger.

Yun Qiong and Ning Fengzhi settled their unspoken dispute by establishing a temporary alliance between the Quan Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. As the convoy continued toward Spirit City, Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe that Quan Yi would be a dangerous enemy, intensifying Qian Renxue’s unease about him.

• Yun Qiong challenged Ning Fengzhi’s assumption that the Quan Family needed his protection, and Ning Fengzhi recognized her authority and treated the families as equals.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to cooperate with the Quan Family during the journey, and Yun Qiong accepted his help on their behalf.
• Xue Qinghe organized the Knights’ Order after the attack, and the convoy resumed its original route.
• Xue Qinghe asked Ning Fengzhi to assess Quan Yi, and Ning Fengzhi said he must never become their enemy and should be eliminated if he did.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Quan Yi’s calm reasoning after a life-or-death crisis made him frightening as a potential enemy, deepening Qian Renxue’s unease.

Qian Renxue reflected on her envy of Quan Yi’s open life and the bonds surrounding him, then concealed her feelings behind Xue Qinghe’s calm persona. Meanwhile, Huo Wu and Quan Yi discussed Huo Wushuang and Shui Bing’er as Spirit Hall’s controlled force retreated toward Spirit City under Dugu Bo’s watch.

• Qian Renxue envied Quan Yi’s freedom and the familial affection and friendship he shared with his allies, but reminded herself of the importance of her undercover mission.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Xue Qinghe not to offend Quan Yi, and Qian Renxue calmly assured him she understood.
• Huo Wu teased Quan Yi about Huo Wushuang and Shui Bing’er, while Quan Yi joked that Huo Wushuang would face a cold reception from Skywater Academy.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu sent Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s controlled force toward Spirit City after erasing the other troops’ memories of being controlled.
• Dugu Bo followed the retreating force from a distance and gained a stronger impression of Spirit Hall’s military strength.

Dugu Bo reflected on Quan Yi’s intelligence and Huo Wu’s control, then let go of his old resentment toward Yue Guan and resolved to look ahead. As the convoy neared Spirit City, Huo Wu found a clue to the Yin Yang Law in Yue Guan and Ghost’s Two Extremes Stillness Domain.

• Dugu Bo recognized that Quan Yi had accurately deduced the movements and abilities of the convoy’s students and the Royal Knights, and Dragon Tooth had spotted Tang San’s newly acquired fourth Soul Ring.
• Dugu Bo judged that his strength now surpassed Gui Mei’s and Yue Guan’s, then released his long-held resentment toward Yue Guan and declared that he would look ahead.
• Quan Yi remained in the carriage, where his Self-Created Soul Ring research had reached a major breakthrough, while Huo Wu continued studying the Yin Yang Law.
• Huo Wu connected Yue Guan and Ghost’s Two Extremes Stillness Domain to the Yin Yang Law, recognizing the opposing yet unified qualities of their martial souls and soul power.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu studied the Two Extremes Stillness Domain and glimpsed the Yin Yang Law, improving their individual abilities and their Light and Shadow Domain. Their exploration also led them to examine the relationship between the soul and the body through Gui Mei’s unusual existence.

• Quan Yi and Huo Wu used the Two Extremes Stillness Domain to study how yin and yang combined, eventually understanding the domain better than Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu reached an entry-level understanding of the Yin Yang Law, and Quan Yi improved the Five Elements Yin-Yang Grand Formation’s energy absorption and conversion efficiency by twenty percent.
• Huo Wu improved her control over Light and Darkness, her Divine Power, and her Shadow, Light, and Light and Shadow Domains.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu learned from Gui Mei that he had died young, then returned when his soul attached itself to a body and awakened his Ghost Martial Soul.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu recognized that Gui Mei’s soul-based condition resembled that of an Undead or Living Dead, arising from an abnormal reaction among Soul Power, Martial Souls, Soul Beast heterogeneity, and the soul.

Huo Wu and Quan Yi tested whether Ghost could undergo a Martial Soul Second Awakening, and their use of sacred light finally triggered it. After confirming that Body Martial Souls could awaken a second time, Quan Yi planned to recruit and nurture their owners after the Tournament.

• Huo Wu repeatedly pushed Ghost to the brink of soul collapse in the Illusion Realm, but ordinary methods failed to trigger an awakening.
• Quan Yi suggested using light and sacred power to purify Ghost or the Burning Spirit Phoenix Flame to scorch his Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu combined their powers and exposed Ghost to sacred light, provoking an overwhelming fear that his existence would be erased.
• Ghost's Martial Soul shone with silver light, his strength doubled, and Quan Yi and Huo Wu recognized the glow as a Silver-level Martial Soul Second Awakening.
• Quan Yi concluded that the awakening could help the Quan Family recruit Body Martial Soul Masters and planned to search for them after the Tournament.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu learned how their complementary soul and physical cultivation could deepen the Dragon Phoenix Goddess fusion skill, then cultivated during the journey to Spirit City. After arriving, Huo Wu admired the city’s massive walls, and Quan Yi questioned whether their island needed defenses at all.

• Gui Mei’s teachings led Quan Yi and Huo Wu to recognize how their spiritual and physical strengths could balance and improve their fusion skill.
• Quan Yi studied the Five Elements Yin-Yang Grand Formation while Huo Wu examined laws of light, darkness, fire, and yin and yang during the journey.
• Xue Qinghe gathered Ironclad Army soldiers and Spirit Master reinforcements to protect the convoy as it traveled toward Spirit City.
• After ten days, the fifteen academy teams reached Spirit City, while the Ironclad Army and Royal Knights remained outside the independent territory.
• Huo Wu marveled at Spirit City’s enormous stone walls and wondered when they could build similar walls on their island.
• Quan Yi pointed out that the island had no enemies and that city walls would obstruct connection there, prompting Huo Wu to agree.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu arrived in Spirit City, where Douluo Hall’s overwhelming presence made them wary of Spirit Hall’s hidden strength. They settled in with their companions and met Dugu Bo outside the city, who confirmed that the ambushers had returned to normal without attracting suspicion.

• Quan Yi explained to Huo Wu why Blue Silver Island had no city walls and said they planned to defend it with military force instead.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu entered Spirit City and felt immense pressure from Douluo Hall on the hill at its center.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu explored Spirit City, noticed its sparse soul master population and shops selling spatial soul tools, then checked into a restaurant with their companions.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu left the restaurant to meet Dugu Bo in a forest outside the city, using a phantom Scarlet Dragon to conceal their departure.
• Dugu Bo told Quan Yi that the ambushers, including Yue Guan and the others, had returned to their normal lives without anyone, even the Pope, noticing anything unusual.

Quan Yi told Dugu Bo and Huo Wu what he had learned about Yu Xiaogang’s meeting with Pope Bibi Dong. The chapter revealed that Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong had once been lovers, and left his request for guidance on cultivating Twin Martial Souls unresolved.

• Dugu Bo said he had seen Yu Xiaogang leave Pope’s Hall after meeting with Bibi Dong.
• Quan Yi identified Yu Xiaogang and explained why he believed Yu had severed ties with Spirit Hall rather than acting as a spy.
• Quan Yi revealed that he had overheard Yu Xiaogang’s conversation and teased Dugu Bo before explaining what he had learned.
• Quan Yi said Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong had once been romantically involved, but had broken up for unknown reasons.
• Quan Yi explained that Yu Xiaogang had asked Bibi Dong to teach him how to cultivate both of Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls, but she had not readily agreed.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu returned from meeting Dugu Bo and reviewed what his reconnaissance could reveal about Spirit Hall. After learning the Finals schedule and rules, they spent the three-day rest period exploring Spirit City, and the Finals began.

• Dugu Bo reacted with surprise to Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang’s past, while Quan Yi and Huo Wu teased him about age before leaving him to guard outside the city.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu returned to their room by teleporting through shadows and concluded that Dugu Bo could not provide intelligence about Spirit Hall’s interior.
• Quan Yi decided to minimize trips outside during the competition and keep his Vibration Perception active throughout Spirit City.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu learned that the Finals would begin in three days and reviewed the five-round elimination format and its byes.
• While the other contestants rested, Quan Yi and Huo Wu visited shops around Spirit City for three days, then the Finals began as scheduled.

Quan Yi investigated Spirit Hall’s Soul Tool technology and concluded that its mass-production potential threatened the balance between the powers. As he observed Qian Daoliu’s affection for Qian Renxue, he wondered why Qian Daoliu had sent her to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

• Quan Yi inspected Spirit Hall’s reinforced arena and confirmed that Spirit Hall had mastered Soul Tool technology beyond the Heaven Dou Empire’s.
• Quan Yi explained to Huo Wu that Spirit Hall’s basic Soul Tools could eventually strengthen its vast ranks, though its current technology and the number of soul masters it controlled limited their impact.
• Quan Yi estimated that Spirit City held tens of thousands of soul masters and more than ten Titled Douluo, including Qian Daoliu, whose gaze lingered on him and Huo Wu.
• Quan Yi saw Qian Daoliu’s sorrow and affection when he looked at Qian Renxue, and questioned why he had sent her to live undercover within the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

Quan Yi and Blazing Fire Academy learned that they would face Shrek Academy in the first round of the Finals. Quan Yi and Huo Wu joined their teammates at full strength, and Blazing Fire Academy’s overwhelming aura confronted Shrek as both teams entered the arena.

• Huo Wuxie drew the lots, and Blazing Fire Academy was matched against Shrek Academy.
• Quan Yi saw that Tang San and Shrek’s team met the draw with resolve rather than resignation.
• A Cardinal announced the Finals match order, placing Blazing Fire Academy in the third match.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu decided to fight alongside their teammates in their strongest state.
• Quan Yi led Blazing Fire Academy onto the arena, where its two Spirit Saint auras and five Soul Elders overwhelmed the spectators and pressured Shrek as they entered.

Shrek faced Quan Yi in a team match, and he chose to fight all seven of them alone. Shrek began using a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, leaving its effects about to unfold.

• Shrek fielded Dai Mubai, Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Jiang Zhu against Quan Yi.
• Quan Yi told his teammates not to interfere and challenged Shrek to withstand his full strength alone.
• At the start of the match, Quan Yi summoned his Blazing Sun Gauntlets and urged Shrek to attack.
• Tang San organized the team into a formation as its members gathered their Soul Power to perform a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Shrek rearranged into a single file, with Jiang Zhu, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong linking together at the rear.

Ning Rongrong led Shrek through a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that concentrated the seven Soul Masters’ power in Tang San, who summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and attacked Quan Yi. Quan Yi calmly dismissed the famed weapon as the hammer crashed down toward him.

• Ning Rongrong used Ring Fusion to amplify and channel the seven Soul Masters’ power through Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Tang San.
• Spectators recognized Shrek’s technique as a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Quan Yi admired its complex soul power structure while noting Yu Xiaogang’s role in developing it.
• Tang San struggled to withstand the immense energy gathered into his body, then summoned his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Quan Li identified Tang San as a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect and wondered how the Clear Sky Hammer would compare with Quan Yi’s Gauntlets Martial Soul.
• Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer grew enormous as it swung down toward Quan Yi, who said it was nothing special.

Quan Yi defeated Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer with the Blazing Sun Gauntlets, leaving Shrek Team unable to continue fighting. Blazing Fire Academy won, and Quan Yi left Shrek humiliated while hinting that the loss might benefit them.

• Huo Wu spread Quan Yi’s quiet words through the arena, and Quan Yi prepared to show his strength.
• Quan Yi punched Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and sent it flying beyond the venue.
• The collision’s Vibration Power injured Tang San and the other six members of Shrek Team, ending their ability to fight.
• Quan Yi told Tang San that he had not fully brought out his martial soul’s power, then suggested Shrek should be grateful for the defeat.
• The Cardinal announced that Blazing Fire Academy had defeated Shrek in the finals’ first-round third match.

After Quan Yi defeated Shrek’s amplified Clear Sky Hammer, Ning Fengzhi warned the Quan family that his victory could provoke the Clear Sky Sect, but Quan Li dismissed the danger. The next day, Quan Yi and Huo Wu watched the Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Golden Generation arrive, and Huo Wu’s taunt made the team stop and turn toward them.

• Huo Wu apologized playfully to Quan Yi, and he reassured her that he was not angry.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Quan Yi’s strength and warned Quan Li that the victory might draw the Clear Sky Sect’s dissatisfaction.
• Quan Li dismissed the Clear Sky Sect as a threat until Yun Qiong struck him and apologized to Ning Fengzhi.
• The first round finished by dusk, and Blazing Fire Academy advanced directly to the third round after receiving a bye in the second.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu watched the Martial Soul Hall Academy team arrive, and Huo Wu called the Golden Generation unimpressive as they passed, prompting them to stop and turn toward her.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu assessed the Martial Soul Hall Academy’s Golden Generation before watching the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team win its opening match. Quan Yi became fascinated by the team’s quiet Nine Heart Begonia user, whom he believed wielded a Martial Soul manifested from Heaven and Earth Laws.

• Huo Wu provoked the Martial Soul Hall Team, and Quan Yi sized up Xie Yue, Flame, and Hu Liena before Xie Yue led his team away.
• Huo Wu said the Golden Generation was more formidable than expected, while Quan Yi hoped they would make the Finals more interesting.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, led by Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, quickly defeated a weaker opponent in its first match.
• Quan Yi focused on the quiet girl at the back of the team, recognized her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and explained its rare healing power and single-inheritor lineage to Huo Wu.
• Quan Yi concluded that the Nine Heart Begonia was a top-quality Martial Soul entwined with Heaven and Earth Laws, which explained why Ultimate Wood could not reproduce its effects.

Quan Yi showed Huo Wu how the Purple-Gold Dragon Eyes revealed laws embodied in the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul and in a Soul Ring. He concluded that the Begonia’s own rules determined how many Spirit Masters could possess it, while the laws sustaining a Soul Ring vanished and its energy dispersed.

• Quan Yi explained to Huo Wu that laws required a medium to be used and that the Nine Heart Begonia itself embodied a complete law.
• Quan Yi linked his and Huo Wu’s Seas of Consciousness and showed her the Nine Heart Begonia’s energy and the threads of law woven into its shape.
• Quan Yi showed Huo Wu a Ghost Wolf’s death and used the Purple-Gold Dragon Eyes to reveal the laws that formed its Soul Ring.
• Quan Yi explained that Heaven and Earth Laws made a Soul Ring condense after a Soul Beast died and that the Nine Heart Begonia’s own rules limited how many Spirit Masters could possess it.
• The law threads forming the Soul Ring dissipated, and the Thousand Year Soul Ring burst apart.

Huo Wu and Quan Yi discussed how the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul might reveal the laws restricting its bearers, and Quan Yi planned to recruit its family by promising to resolve their curse. As the tournament advanced to its third round, the draw became crucial because a single loss could determine a team's final standing.

• Huo Wu felt uneasy after seeing the invisible laws that restricted the Nine Heart Begonia family, and Quan Yi suggested studying the Martial Soul to understand those laws.
• Quan Yi planned to approach the Nine Heart Begonia girl's family and tempt them with the possibility of lifting their Martial Soul's curse.
• Quan Yi and Huo Wu teased each other before the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team and Star Luo Royal Academy Team won their second-round matches.
• After the second day of the Finals, ten teams advanced, and the knockout stage was set to begin after a rest day.
• At the start of the third round, the teams' draw became increasingly important because the knockout results could hinge on luck.

Quan Yi led Blazing Fire Academy to an overwhelming victory before reuniting with Dugu Yan ahead of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s match against Martial Soul Hall Academy. He encouraged Dugu Yan and met Yu Tianheng, then left with Huo Wu as the final match approached.

• Quan Yi defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s opponent in a single exchange, shattering a Soul Ancestor’s Fourth Soul Skill with his bare hands.
• Star Luo Royal Academy won its match, and Quan Yi and Huo Wu visited Dugu Yan before the final match.
• Dugu Yan and Huo Wu reunited warmly, while Quan Yi overheard Dugu Yan’s teasing whispers and worried she might lead Huo Wu astray.
• Quan Yi provoked Dugu Yan about the upcoming match, prompting Yu Tianheng to step in and defend Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Quan Yi passed along Senior Dugu’s message that Dugu Yan could come to him for help, then left with Huo Wu.