Chapter Summaries

The eight enshrined and Spirit Hall’s residents witnessed Xu Xin and Qian Daoliu clash above the Worship Hall. Qian Daoliu gained the Angel God’s power and challenged Xu Xin, who broke his Angel Domain and began unleashing his forms as the battle continued.

• The eight enshrined summoned their martial souls as the clash’s aura drew Di Qiuer, Qian Renxue, and others to the Worship Hall.
• Di Qiuer feared Xu Xin was in danger, then relaxed when he appeared and watched with Qian Renxue and Feng Xiaotian’s group.
• Xu Xin faced Qian Daoliu and offered to fight with one hand, while Qian Daoliu summoned the Angel God’s power and reached the realm of a demigod.
• Qian Daoliu used his Angel Domain and Sword of the Holy Angel, but Xu Xin shattered the domain with his Domain of Darkness.
• Xu Xin transformed with Tara Form and Tarak True Body, absorbed the surrounding darkness, and declared Explode Ring.

Xu Xin defeated Qian Daoliu in a fierce battle, then had Ah Yin and Bi Ji heal him. In the Angel Sanctuary, Qian Daoliu revealed that he had long suspected Xu Xin killed Xunji and admitted he had wanted revenge.

• Xu Xin shattered his nine Soul Rings to empower himself and broke Qian Daoliu's holy sword and Six-Winged Angel with his fists.
• Qian Renxue caught her falling grandfather, and Xu Xin said he had held back before Ah Yin and Bi Ji healed Qian Daoliu.
• Qian Daoliu thanked Xu Xin and asked him to speak privately in the Angel Sanctuary.
• Qian Daoliu told Xu Xin he had suspected him of killing Xunji since Qian Renxue returned and confessed he had tried to kill him during their battle.

Xu Xin defeated Qian Daoliu’s attempt at revenge, then showed him Tang Chen’s severed head and explained how Tang Chen had died after failing a divine trial. Qian Daoliu asked Xu Xin to persuade Qian Renxue to restore Angel’s Glory, but Xu Xin refused and left the choice to her.

• Qian Daoliu accepted that he could not defeat Xu Xin and let go of his vengeance over Qian Xunji’s death.
• Xu Xin told Qian Daoliu that even Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, and Tang Chen together would not have been able to stop him in the past.
• Xu Xin revealed that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud was tied to Sea God’s inheritance, making Qian Daoliu worry about Bo Saixi’s fate.
• Xu Xin showed Qian Daoliu an ice-sealed head and identified it as Tang Chen’s, explaining that Tang Chen had failed his final divine trial and been parasitized by a Hundred Thousand Year soul beast.
• Qian Daoliu asked Xu Xin to persuade Qian Renxue to restore Angel’s Glory, but Xu Xin refused and said she had to choose her own path.

Xu Xin left Qian Daoliu and found Feng Xiaotian and the others confronting Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation. After Feng Xiaotian attacked Yan, Yue Guan intervened, and Yan challenged him to settle things at the Soul Master Tournament.

• Xu Xin refused to explain what was wrong with the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and left Qian Daoliu, who accepted that his son had brought his fate upon himself.
• Xu Xin encountered Feng Xiaotian, Xu Ruohan, and Xu Ruobing facing Yan, Hu Liena, and Xie Yue near the Pope’s Palace.
• Feng Xiaotian seized Yan by the throat, slapped him, and sent him flying as Hu Liena and Xie Yue prepared to retaliate.
• Yue Guan stopped Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Soul Skills and apologized to Feng Xiaotian’s group, while Xu Xin told him they would let the incident pass.
• Yan challenged Feng Xiaotian to fight at the Soul Master Tournament, and Feng Xiaotian asked Yue Guan whether he would object if Yan died there.

Feng Xiaotian challenged Yan to a fight to the death, while Toad Tang San traveled to Spirit City with Yu Xiao Gang for treatment and met his biological father, Tang Hao. Seeing Tang Hao as a drunken wreck shattered Tang San’s hopes of reconciling with him and filled him with hatred.

• Feng Xiaotian challenged Yan to decide both victory and life or death, and Ghost Douluo left to report the matter to Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue dismissed Yan’s fate, while Hu Liena and Xie Yue worried about the coming fight and Yan remained confident.
• Yu Xiao Gang took the injured Toad Tang San to a cheaper physician, then brought him to Spirit City in a carriage.
• At Spirit City’s gates, Yu Xiao Gang recognized Tang Xiao and Tang Hao among the Clear Sky Sect members.
• Toad Tang San recognized Tang Hao as his father and, disgusted by his drunken appearance, abandoned his hopes of reconciliation and vowed to kill him.

Tang Hao and Xue Luochuan attacked Toad Tang San and Yu Xiao Gang in Spirit City. After Xue Luochuan threatened anyone who tried to save them, Yu Tianheng hesitated until Xue Beng arrived and offered to handle his uncle.

• Tang Hao slapped Toad Tang San for glaring at him, then slapped Yu Xiao Gang when he protested; Tang Xiao tried to calm the situation, and Yu Xiao Gang led Tang San away.
• Yu Xiao Gang urged Toad Tang San to endure the insults until he obtained a divine inheritance and could take revenge.
• At the Heaven Dou Royal Academy residence, Xue Luochuan demanded to know where Xue Ya had gone, then kicked Toad Tang San from his wheelchair and beat him and Yu Xiao Gang.
• Xue Luochuan warned that anyone who saved Yu Xiao Gang would make an enemy of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, leaving Yu Tianheng uncertain whether to intervene.
• Xue Beng arrived and told Yu Tianheng to leave his uncle to him.

Xue Beng arranged for Yu Xiao Gang to be secretly taken from his inn and handed to Scar and Sister Hua, despite pretending to help him. When Toad Tang San recovered and came looking for his teacher, the room was empty and the bed was stained with blood.

• Xue Beng persuaded Yu Tianheng to leave Yu Xiao Gang in his care, then sent a Soul Douluo to tell Xue Luochuan that he was taking Yu Xiao Gang away.
• Xue Luochuan learned that Yu Xiao Gang was a eunuch and ordered Xue Beng to torture him before Blue Lightning demanded his release.
• Xue Beng instructed Brother Long to arrange for Yu Xiao Gang to be taken to Scar and Sister Hua without exposing their connection.
• Scar ordered his men to collect Yu Xiao Gang, and two figures secretly removed him from the inn after nightfall.
• Toad Tang San returned with Yu Yuanzhen to find Yu Xiao Gang, but they found only an empty room and a bloodstained bed.

Tang San and Yu Tianheng failed to find Yu Xiao Gang, and the search continued until the Soul Master Tournament finals. Xu Xin announced the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a prize, but Yu Xiao Gang’s desperate cries interrupted the ceremony and prompted Yu Yuanzhen to act.

• Tang San suspected Yu Tianheng or Xue Beng of making Yu Xiao Gang disappear, but Xue Beng denied involvement and the two found no evidence.
• Tang San sent Yu Tianheng to ask Yu Yuanzhen for help, and a search party looked for Yu Xiao Gang until the tournament began.
• Xu Xin announced that the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would go to the contestant who performed best in the finals, while Bibi Dong displayed her nine Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings and threatened anyone who tried to steal it.
• Yu Xiao Gang cried out for his father from somewhere in the arena, and Yu Yuanzhen flew to investigate as Qian Renxue ordered the intruder brought in.

Yu Xiao Gang was dragged into the tournament arena, where Xu Xin and Qian Renxue publicly exposed his identity and humiliated him. When Yu Xiao Gang begged Tang San to save him, Tang San hesitated, leaving Yu Xiao Gang to fear that his former tormentors would keep abusing him.

• Yu Yuanzhen refused to rescue Yu Xiao Gang from the Spirit Hall escort and left after Yu Xiao Gang pleaded with him.
• Xu Xin called Yu Xiao Gang an ugly eunuch and forced Yu Yuanzhen to face the crowd's ridicule.
• Yu Xiao Gang summoned Roaring Three Cannons, confirming that he was the Blue Lightning young master.
• Ma Hongjun publicly identified Yu Xiao Gang as Tang San's teacher, and Yu Xiao Gang begged Tang San for help.
• Qian Renxue pressed Yu Yuanzhen and Tang San to acknowledge their ties to Yu Xiao Gang, while Yu Xiao Gang recalled the abuse he had endured to stay alive.

Yu Xiao Gang escaped his captors when Toad Tang San came to his rescue, and the pair left amid public jeers. Meanwhile, Tang Xiao and Ning Fengzhi considered working together against Shadow Hall and Spirit Hall as they pursued the divine examination.

• Scar and Sister Hua searched the prison for Yu Xiao Gang and called out to learn where he had been taken.
• Yu Xiao Gang begged Tang San to save him, and Toad Tang San reluctantly helped him up and called him teacher.
• The crowd mocked Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San as they left, while Dai Mubai privately hoped to reunite with Yu Xiao Gang later.
• Yu Yuanzhen followed them after Qian Renxue taunted him about Yu Xiao Gang being a eunuch.
• Tang Hao and Tang Xiao discussed using the divine examination to challenge Shadow Hall and Spirit Hall, while Ning Fengzhi told Sword Douluo that he shared Clear Sky Sect's thinking.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo prepared to hedge their support while the teams drew lots for the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud tournament. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun backed down after learning Zhu Zhuqing had become Xu Xin’s disciple, and Zhu Zhuqing joined the Shadow Hall group.

• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo agreed to keep favoring Shadow Hall while betting on Xue Luochuan and Heaven Dou.
• Yu Yuanzhen found Yu Xiao Gang, who rejected him and left with Toad Tang San.
• Qian Renxue had the ten teams draw lots, and Xue Luochuan and Dai Weisi both drew number one.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun approached Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to mock them, but Zhu Zhuyun recognized Xu Xin and pulled Dai Weisi away.
• Dai Weisi decided not to provoke Zhu Zhuqing and planned to kill Dai Mubai after the tournament.
• Zhu Zhuqing greeted Feng Xiaotian’s group, and Huo Wu invited her to meet their teacher and join Shadow Hall.

Zhu Zhuqing explained that she would avoid a dangerous fight with Spirit Hall and leave tougher opponents to Tang San and Dai Mubai. Meanwhile, Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San considered stealing the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and the match between Heaven Dou First Team and Dai Weisi’s group began with both sides preparing for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Feng Xiaotian advised Zhu Zhuqing to surrender against Spirit Hall, but Zhu Zhuqing said she would feign defeat if necessary and let Tang San and Dai Mubai face the opponents.
• Yu Xiao Gang suggested that Toad Tang San exploit a scramble to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and Tang San agreed to inspect it with him for an opportunity.
• Xue Luochuan and Yu Tianheng faced Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, who stood at the back holding hands.
• Xue Luochuan realized Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun planned to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and told Yu Tianheng to attack at once.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun dismissed the Heaven Dou team’s attempt to stop them.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger overwhelmed the Heaven Dou team, forcing Xue Luochuan to surrender and giving Star Luo the victory. That night, Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San waited near the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, expecting someone to try to steal it.

• Ghost Douluo started the match, and Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun immediately activated the Hell White Tiger while Xue Luochuan and Yu Tianheng launched attacks.
• The Hell White Tiger threw Yu Tianheng from the arena and quickly defeated Osler, Shi Mo and Shi Mo, and Ning Rongrong, while Yu Feng evaded it in the air.
• Xue Luochuan surrendered, and Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun collapsed from exhaustion after Star Luo secured the victory.
• After night fell, Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San hid near the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and waited for would-be thieves to make their move.
• Toad Tang San told Yu Xiao Gang they should wait until the middle of the night, and Yu Xiao Gang wondered how he knew so much about theft.

Toad Tang San and Yu Xiao Gang waited for the Soul Fighting Arena to fall silent before entering, hoping to loot the aftermath of a battle. Hidden Ghost Shadow Soldiers attacked them at the threshold, leaving Yu Xiao Gang without his legs and Toad Tang San without an arm as they fled.

• Toad Tang San persuaded Yu Xiao Gang to wait until midnight before approaching the Soul Fighting Arena.
• Ghost Shadow Soldiers slaughtered everyone who entered the arena while guarding the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• After hearing the screams stop, Yu Xiao Gang and Toad Tang San cautiously entered the bloodied arena.
• A hidden blade severed Yu Xiao Gang's legs, then cut off Toad Tang San's arm when he tried to help.
• Toad Tang San carried the unconscious Yu Xiao Gang toward the Heaven Dou Royal Academy hotel.

Toad Tang San fled the failed attempt to steal the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud after losing an arm, then hired a physician to treat Yu Xiao Gang and secretly killed him. The next morning, the slaughter at the Soul Fighting Arena was revealed, and the crowd recognized Toad Tang San and mocked him over his severed hand and his teacher’s legs.

• Toad Tang San kicked the injured Yu Xiao Gang, then took him to a clinic and paid a physician to save him.
• After the physician treated Yu Xiao Gang, Toad Tang San killed him with a Silent Sleeve Arrow and Dragon Whisker Needles, hid his body, and returned to bed.
• At dawn, people discovered corpses and severed limbs around the Soul Fighting Arena, and Qian Renxue declared that anyone who stole the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud would die.
• Toad Tang San watched the crowd inspect the scene, having abandoned his plan to steal the treasure after losing his arm.
• Someone pointed out Toad Tang San’s severed hand at the entrance, and the crowd mocked him and speculated that the legs belonged to Yu Xiao Gang.

Toad Tang San fled after being confronted about the theft, but Xu Xin arranged for him and Yu Xiao Gang to be punished with slaps. They were left facing 105 slaps, with the onlookers forced to supervise.

• Toad Tang San denied being a thief and escaped through the crowd after Xu Xin exposed his apparent guilt.
• Xu Xin ordered the onlookers to slap Toad Tang San and his master once each, then changed the punishment so a Clear Sky Sect man would deliver the slaps under their supervision.
• Spirit Hall guards and the onlookers went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and dragged out Toad Tang San and Yu Xiao Gang.
• The leader announced that the Clear Sky Sect man had to slap each of them 105 times, while the onlookers supervised under threat of death.
• Toad Tang San protested that he had done nothing, but the leader displayed his stinking, pustule-covered arm and ordered the punishment to begin.

After being forced to endure 210 slaps, Toad Tang San vowed revenge and entered the Spirit Hall match. As the fight began, Yan struck at him, but Tang San blocked the blow with a hammer, revealing that he had a second martial soul.

• A Clear Sky Sect disciple slapped Toad Tang San and lightly struck the unconscious Yu Xiao Gang 105 times, completing a punishment of 210 slaps.
• Toad Tang San carried Yu Xiao Gang back to their room, where he swore that the Clear Sky Sect, Spirit Hall, and Shadow Hall would pay.
• For three days, Toad Tang San stayed beside the unconscious Yu Xiao Gang, then left to fight Spirit Hall; Xue Beng sneaked into the room after he was gone.
• At the Soul Fighting Arena, Spirit Hall sent Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and three others to face the Shrek Seven Devils, while Ma Hongjun was captivated by Hu Liena.
• Toad Tang San sprayed pus at Spirit Hall, and Yan used lava to burn it away before charging him with a series of punches.
• Toad Tang San blocked Yan's next punch with a hammer, shocking Yan by revealing his second martial soul.

Toad Tang San revealed his Two-Headed Toad Hammer but discovered he could not lift it, and Yan knocked him down while the crowd mocked him. After his teammates were defeated or left the stage, Toad Tang San surrendered, while Tang Hao decided he would have to kill him.

• Toad Tang San revealed his Two-Headed Toad Hammer, stunning Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and Tang Xiao, while Tang Hao felt inexplicable hostility toward him.
• Toad Tang San failed to lift the hammer, and Yan struck him and mocked him as the spectators laughed.
• Sword Douluo explained to Ning Fengzhi that soul rings had increased the hammer's weight, and Ning Fengzhi said he would still nurture a Twin Martial Souls talent.
• Hu Liena defeated Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu fell from the stage, Zhu Zhuqing followed her off, Ning Rongrong and Oscar jumped down, and Dai Mubai lost the ability to fight.
• Toad Tang San remained alone on the stage and unwillingly surrendered to Yan.

After defeating Shrek, Shadow Hall faced the Clear Sky Sect in the Loser's Bracket and swiftly crippled its fighters and their Martial Souls. The spectators cheered as the Clear Sky Sect's defeat echoed through the arena.

• Yan called Shrek's defeat boring, while Toad Tang San took a faint flicker from the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a sign that it would choose him.
• Toad Tang San returned to the hotel and decided to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud before Yu Xiao Gang woke up.
• Feng Xiaotian told Shadow Hall to cripple the Clear Sky Sect, and Huo Wu agreed as their teams entered the arena.
• The Clear Sky Sect's four disciples began charging Chaotic Cape, but Shadow Hall attacked first with ice, fire, darkness, and soul skills.
• Feng Xiaotian struck as Shadow Hall's attacks overwhelmed the Clear Sky Sect, shattering its fighters' Martial Souls, including Tailong's.
• Spectators, especially those from the Star Luo Empire, cheered the Clear Sky Sect's defeat.

Feng Xiaotian and the others crippled the Clear Sky Sect disciples, prompting Tang Xiao to challenge them and attack Feng Xiaotian. Xu Xin appeared, shattered Tang Xiao’s Clear Sky Hammer, and beat him into submission, warning him not to interfere with the Soul Master Tournament again.

• The Ice Fire Emperor Phoenix dispelled the arena’s darkness, revealing that several Clear Sky Sect disciples had been crippled and Tailong’s group had lost their martial souls.
• Tang Xiao confronted Feng Xiaotian and demanded that he kneel and apologize or take a blow from his hammer.
• Tang Xiao revealed his level 97 strength and struck Feng Xiaotian and the others with the Great Sumeru Hammer, but the hammer shattered without harming them.
• Xu Xin arrived from the Ghost Shadow Kingdom and revealed that he had broken Tang Xiao’s hammer.
• Xu Xin slammed Tang Xiao into the ground and warned him that he would kill him if he interfered with the tournament again, while Tang Hao stayed back and drank.