Chapter Summaries

Xue Xiao Ran learned that the Soul Beast Embryo was Snow Empress and that she had agreed to sacrifice herself to him after his tournament. After Cang Xue left, Xu Jiujiu visited to apologize and began removing her clothes, leaving Xue Xiao Ran stunned.

• The Carefree Sword Sect acquired the Soul Beast Embryo at auction, and Xue Xiao Ran confirmed that his Soul Bone was safe.
• Ma Ru Long agreed to Xue Xiao Ran's request to take leave the next morning, while the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy planned to watch Shrek's match before choosing a strategy.
• Cang Xue brought Xue Xiao Ran the Soul Beast Embryo and revealed that it contained Snow Empress, who had promised to sacrifice herself to him ten thousand years after making an agreement with the master of the Extreme North.
• Cang Xue departed with Snow Empress's container, and Xue Xiao Ran comforted Ice Empress by suggesting they could reunite with Snow Empress in the future.
• Xu Jiujiu came to Xue Xiao Ran's room to apologize and began removing her clothes, shocking him.

Xu Jiujiu apologized to Xue Xiao Ran for the Star Luo Empire’s actions and offered compensation, while Xue Xiao Ran demanded Soul Tools for research. After resting and cultivating, Xue Xiao Ran watched as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy began its individual elimination match against Tian Ling Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

• Xu Jiujiu asked Xue Xiao Ran to forgive the Star Luo Empire, and he told her that apologies did not erase the price of her actions.
• Xu Jiujiu offered compensation, and Xue Xiao Ran requested two Soul Tools from each level between Level 3 and Level 8.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Ice Empress discussed Snow Empress and delayed absorbing the Soul Bone until they returned to the Carefree Sword Sect.
• Xue Xiao Ran rested and cultivated while his team prepared for the individual elimination matches, where Ma Ru Long kept him on the bench.
• Ma Ru Long explained Xu Yuan Fei’s newly developed Light Armor Soul Tool before Xu Yuan Fei entered the match against Tian Ling Empire Royal Soul Engineer Academy.

Xue Xiao Ran returned to the hotel to purify the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade before its curse destroyed his ring. With Ice Empress's help, he stripped away its cursed energy and confronted the remnant soul of the Evil Soul Master who had created it.

• Xue Xiao Ran sensed the Spirit Devouring Fierce Blade's cursed aura threatening to destroy his ring, so he left the battle and returned to the hotel.
• Xue Xiao Ran summoned his Ultimate Angel Martial Soul and used Paradise Lost to purify the blade, while Ice Empress lent him her Spiritual Power.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Ice Empress weakened the blade's curses and uncovered the resentful spirits and lives absorbed by its previous owners.
• Xue Xiao Ran sensed the blade's creator, and a vicious remnant soul appeared to resist the purification.
• Xue Xiao Ran pierced the remnant soul with his golden palm and shouted for it to die.

After purifying the Spirit-Eating Ferocious Blade, Xue Xiao Ran received Life Power that expanded his Sea of Consciousness and allowed him to see Ice Empress. He returned to the Royal Soul Fighting Arena, where Ma Ru Long prepared the team for its semifinal against Shrek Academy.

• Xue Xiao Ran used Paradise Lost to purify the blade’s remnant soul, turning the weapon into a clear cyan crystal and absorbing its Life Power.
• The Life Power expanded Xue Xiao Ran’s Sea of Consciousness, where he saw Ice Empress and discussed the changes with her.
• Xue Xiao Ran left the Sea of Consciousness, refreshed himself, and returned to the Royal Soul Fighting Arena.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Ma Ru Long that a Carefree Sword Sect elder had called him away, while Meng Hong Chen noticed his changed aura and kept her questions to herself.
• The team watched Yue Ye use his Moonlight Blade and Soul Tool thrusters to outmaneuver his opponent.
• Ma Ru Long revealed that the team had at least five Soul Emperors and assigned Xu Yuan Fei to handle Ma Xiaotao in the semifinal against Shrek Academy.

Ma Ru Long prepared his team for the semifinal against Shrek Academy, then Xue Xiao Ran helped Xiao Hong Chen confront his doubts about his own strength. The chapter ended with Xiao Hong Chen asking whether his progress came from his own effort and Xue Xiao Ran urging him to believe in himself.

• Ma Ru Long assessed Shrek Academy, Di Ao Academy, and Star Luo National Academy, and assigned his teammates to watch Shrek's strongest fighters.
• Ma Ru Long warned his team not to underestimate Shrek's ten-thousand-year glory, and Xiao Hong Chen said they should shatter it.
• Back in their room, Xiao Hong Chen asked Xue Xiao Ran what he thought of the next day's team battle.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Xiao Hong Chen that the medicinal power had dissipated by Level 30 and that his later progress came from his own work.
• Xiao Hong Chen asked whether his strength was truly the result of his efforts, and Xue Xiao Ran urged him to believe in himself.

Xue Xiao Ran and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy prepared for their semifinal team battle against Star Luo National Academy, led by Xu Jiujiu. The battle began with Xue Xiao Ran unleashing a Poison Spring beneath the arena.

• Xue Xiao Ran, Xiao Hong Chen, and Ma Ru Long prepared for the semifinals as the four remaining teams gathered at Star Luo Plaza.
• The Star Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy drew Star Luo National Academy as its first opponent, and Ma Ru Long selected the team lineup.
• Xue Xiao Ran recognized Xu Jiujiu as a possible Mental System Spirit Master and warned Ma Ru Long.
• The referee started the team battle, and Xue Xiao Ran struck the arena to summon a Poison Domain that sent black poisonous liquid surging from the ground.

Xue Xiao Ran unleashed his Poison Spring as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy attacked Star Luo National Academy. The battle left Xu Jiujiu’s team drenched in poison after Xu Yuan Fei shattered their fire barrier, while Xue Xiao Ran watched her from across the arena.

• Xue Xiao Ran transformed his Soul Power into a Poison Spring, while his team charged under Chu Xia’s battle melody and Ma Ru Long’s command.
• Xu Jiujiu summoned the Star Crown and enhanced Star Luo National Academy’s members with golden light.
• Yue Ye and Yue Hua wounded Huang Heyun with their Moonlight Blades, then flew toward Xu Jiujiu as poison entered Huang Heyun’s wounds.
• A plain-looking Star Luo woman raised a wall of fire to block the Poison Spring, but Xu Yuan Fei hurled a Spear of Blazing Sun through it.
• Xu Yuan Fei’s attack shattered the fire barrier and splashed poisonous liquid over Star Luo National Academy, leaving Xu Jiujiu facing Xue Xiao Ran’s cold gaze.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy defeated Star Luo National Academy in the team battle, while Xue Xiao Ran refused to cure the poisoned opponents before the competition ended. The next match was set as a two-two-three battle, and Xu Jiujiu’s team chose to fight despite the danger of the poison.

• Ma Ru Long’s charged cannons overwhelmed Star Luo National Academy’s defenses, but a Titled Douluo dispersed the beams before they could kill the team.
• The referee declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy the winner, and the Star Luo Emperor led the audience in applause.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Xue Xiao Ran to detoxify her poisoned teammates, but he refused until the competition ended.
• Xue Xiao Ran told Ma Ru Long that the poison would worsen and cause itching, confusion, and hallucinations, so Ma Ru Long ordered him to rest.
• Ma Ru Long drew a two-two-three battle for the next match as Xu Jiujiu and her poisoned teammates returned to their rest area.
• Huang Heyun and Chen Xiaojie refused to surrender, and Xu Jiujiu agreed that Star Luo National Academy would make a last stand.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy won the first two-versus-two match against Star Luo National Academy by using defensive Soul Tools to wait out the poison affecting their opponents. Xu Jiawei was left furious over the defeat and his failed schemes at the Starlight Auction House, while still knowing he had to apologize to the Carefree Sword Sect.

• Ma Ru Long sent Lin Xi and Xu Yuan Fei to stall in the opening match, expecting the poison to weaken Star Luo National Academy’s fighters.
• Lin Xi and Xu Yuan Fei raised Level Six Soul Tool shields and let Huang Heyun and Chen Xiaojie exhaust themselves as the poison worsened.
• Xu Yuan Fei knocked Huang Heyun down, and Lin Xi blocked Chen Xiaojie’s final strike before Chen collapsed unconscious.
• Xu Yuan Fei mocked Star Luo National Academy, while Xu Jiawei stopped a worshipper from targeting him and ordered the competition to continue.
• Xu Jiawei brooded over the failed auction-house plot and the Carefree Sword Sect’s interference, knowing he still had to apologize to the sect.

Xu Jiujiu conceded the match after Xue Xiao Ran’s poison weakened Star Luo National Academy, and he detoxified the team, recovering most of his Soul Power and reaching Level Thirty-Six. Afterward, he watched Shrek Academy’s battle and wondered why they seemed so confident.

• Xu Jiujiu surrendered when the poison threatened her teammates and could cause lasting harm.
• The referee declared Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy the winner and sent Xue Xiao Ran to detoxify Star Luo National Academy.
• Xue Xiao Ran removed the poison from each team member, recovered most of his Soul Power, and broke through to Level Thirty-Six.
• Xu Jiujiu offered Xue Xiao Ran compensation, but he left without answering.
• Xue Xiao Ran watched Shrek Academy battle Diao Team and wondered whether they had brought in reinforcements or a Sea God Pavilion teacher.

Xue Xiao Ran and Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy prepared to face Shrek Academy in the tournament final. The group battle began with both teams forming single lines, and Xue Xiao Ran launched a surprise attack on Jiang Nannan.

• Xue Xiao Ran reflected on the coming match and hoped to avoid leaving regrets.
• The teams arrived at the arena, where Old Xuan appeared behind Shrek Academy and drew Huang Jin Xu's wary attention.
• Ma Ru Long led Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy onto the stage, while Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luo Chen, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Cai Tou represented Shrek Academy.
• At the start, both teams converged toward the center, with Xu Sanshi taking the front position for Shrek Academy.
• Xue Xiao Ran sprinted from the flank toward Jiang Nannan, releasing his soul skills and preparing to attack.

Xue Xiao Ran disrupted Shrek's formation and struck at Huo Yu Hao's Spiritual Power while Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy faced Ma Xiaotao's charge. The battle continued with Xu Yuan Fei stepping forward to confront Ma Xiaotao.

• Xue Xiao Ran forced Jiang Nannan to defend against his sword, but Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to take her place.
• Xue Xiao Ran struck Xu Sanshi's shield and retreated as Xu Sanshi's intervention threw Shrek's formation into disarray.
• Xue Xiao Ran sensed mental control, countered the invading Spiritual Power with a spiritual longsword, and wounded Huo Yu Hao in the stands.
• Ma Xiaotao charged at Ma Ru Long, and Xu Yuan Fei protected him and Lin Xi with a Sun Shield.
• Xu Yuan Fei faced Ma Xiaotao with his spear and shield, declaring that he would be her opponent.

Xue Xiao Ran revealed his Twin Martial Souls and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring to withstand Ling Luo Chen’s ice attack, then declared that his martial soul was Extreme Ice. The arena was left stunned as he charged at Ling Luo Chen, while Shrek’s Wang Yan and Xuan Zi realized the significance of his power.

• Xu Yuan Fei held off Ma Xiaotao’s phoenix flames as Ling Luo Chen prepared to freeze the arena, and Xue Xiao Ran volunteered to stop her.
• Xiao Hong Chen supported Xue Xiao Ran as he charged at Ling Luo Chen, who engulfed him in ice mist.
• Xue Xiao Ran emerged from the mist with a Blood-red Soul Ring and revealed that he had Twin Martial Souls and Extreme Ice.
• Xue Xiao Ran formed a Mysterious Ice sword and lunged at Ling Luo Chen through the ice mist as the arena watched in shock.
• In Shrek’s rest area, Wang Yan realized why the academy had wanted Xue Xiao Ran, and Xuan Zi was pleased that Extreme Ice might save Ma Xiaotao.

Xue Xiao Ran revealed a genuine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and helped the Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy defeat Shrek in the group battle. As the crowd reacted to the loss, Huo Yu Hao heard the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm insist on meeting Xue Xiao Ran, and the teams prepared for the individual matches.

• Old Ma and Old Zhou recognized Xue Xiao Ran’s First Soul Ring as a genuine Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and ruled out that he was a Dou Ling Empire prince.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told Huo Yu Hao that he needed to meet Xue Xiao Ran, and Huo Yu Hao agreed to try.
• Xue Xiao Ran used his cannon and Martial Soul Suppression against Ling Luo Chen, while Xu Sanshi took the laser meant for her.
• Xue Xiao Ran struck Xu Sanshi with Ice Silkworm Poison Palm, and Ma Ru Long’s team unleashed a barrage that destroyed the arena and knocked every Shrek member off it.
• Duke White Tiger suppressed the crowd’s jeers, and Ma Ru Long praised Xue Xiao Ran before the team prepared for the individual matches.

Xue Xiao Ran entered the individual elimination matches for Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy and faced Bei Bei, determined to settle their rivalry. He revealed his dual spirits and hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, then launched a charged Sword Cannon attack as the battle continued.

• Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy and Shrek selected their competitors for the individual elimination matches, while Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan remained unable to fight.
• Ma Ru Long and Xu Yuan Fei worried about facing Ma Xiaotao, and Xue Xiao Ran volunteered to fight Bei Bei when he saw him enter the arena.
• Bei Bei said he would fight for Shrek's honor, and Xue Xiao Ran revealed his dual spirits, three spirit rings, and a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
• Bei Bei attacked with Thunder Dragon Claw, but Xue Xiao Ran used Shadowless Kick to target his exposed chest.
• Bei Bei dodged the kick with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Steps, and Xue Xiao Ran fired his fully charged Sword Cannon toward him.

Xue Xiao Ran fought Bei Bei with his experimental Sword Cannon, Extreme Ice, and hidden techniques, while Bei Bei countered with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and Tang Sect skills. After both were badly injured, Xue Xiao Ran engulfed them in poisonous mist, suggesting they might take each other down.

• Xue Xiao Ran used his Sword Cannon to predict Bei Bei's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and blasted the ground where Bei Bei would have stepped.
• Xue Xiao Ran and Bei Bei traded attacks, and Xue Xiao Ran cut Bei Bei's lightning whip, caught his hidden weapon with Mysterious Jade Hand, and stored it away.
• Xue Xiao Ran struck Bei Bei's Thunder Dragon Claw with Ice Empress's Claw while charging his Sword Cannon, and the collision forced them apart.
• Xue Xiao Ran fired a powerful Level Five Soul Ray, but Bei Bei used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Empty Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect it, taking heavy injuries as he shattered the ray.
• Xue Xiao Ran released poisonous mist that enveloped both fighters and suggested they could take each other down together.

Xue Xiao Ran used his poisonous blood to force Bei Bei out of the match, leaving both fighters unable to continue. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy pursued a war of attrition, while Xue Xiao Ran prepared to fight again in the final two-two-three match.

• Xue Xiao Ran revealed that his blood was poisonous, conceded the match, and left Bei Bei too injured to continue, giving Shrek Academy the victory.
• Ma Ru Long told his team to wear down Shrek's fighters, and Ma Xiaotao entered the next match against Lin Xi.
• Lin Xi surrendered before Ma Xiaotao's flames could reach him, completing the Sun Moon team's plan to drain her Soul Power.
• Ma Ru Long sent Xu Yuan Fei to fight Ma Xiaotao with the aim of forcing a mutual defeat.
• Xue Xiao Ran reset his dislocated arm and gripped two Milk Bottles, determined to enter the final two-two-three match.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy conceded the individual match, then Ma Xiaotao faced Ma Ru Long and Xu Yuan Fei in the first 2-2-3 match. Ma Ru Long’s Judgment Sword triggered a terrifying mutation in Ma Xiaotao, and the battle ended amid a massive explosion.

• Ma Ru Long conceded the individual match, and the Heavenly Fiend Douluo announced that the 2-2-3 matches would begin after a one-minute rest.
• Ma Ru Long and Xu Yuan Fei entered the arena to fight Ma Xiaotao, who opened with Phoenix Meteor Shower while Xu Yuan Fei defended with his Sun Shield.
• Ma Xiaotao’s Martial Soul mutated after the dark power of Ma Ru Long’s Judgment Sword entered her, covering her in black flames and filling her with a despairing aura.
• Ma Ru Long fired two Level 6 Soul Cannons at Ma Xiaotao while Xu Yuan Fei hurled his Blazing Sun Spear and a Soul Tool gun at her.
• Ma Xiaotao swung the White Tiger Blade as Xu Yuan Fei detonated the thrown gun, engulfing the arena in an explosion.

Ma Xiaotao defeated Ma Ru Long and Xu Yuan Fei but lost control of her mutated black flames, forcing Xuan Zi to knock her unconscious. Xue Xiao Ran and Meng Hong Chen entered the final battle against Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong, and Xue Xiao Ran prepared to fight with his Ultimate Angel martial soul.

• Ma Ru Long and Xu Yuan Fei surrendered to Ma Xiaotao after exhausting their Soul Power, and Huang Jin Xu stopped her attack.
• Xuan Zi knocked Ma Xiaotao unconscious, but her black flames resisted his attempt to suppress them.
• Xue Xiao Ran volunteered for Sun Moon Royal Soul Tool Academy's final match, and Old Zhou approved his choice to fight alongside Meng Hong Chen.
• Xue Xiao Ran warned Huo Yu Hao that his Mysterious Ice martial soul could not defeat him, then arranged for Meng Hong Chen to spread poison while he took the lead.
• Xue Xiao Ran faced Wang Dong in the rain, closed his Jade Eyes, and reopened them as golden eyes.

Wang Dong and Huo Yu Hao faced Xue Xiao Ran and Meng Hong Chen in the tournament’s final match, with both sides opening their attacks. Xue Xiao Ran split the opponents between himself and Meng Hong Chen, then challenged Huo Yu Hao’s mental interference as Huo Yu Hao took to the air.

• Huang Jin Xu began the final match as the crowd and the Star Luo Emperor watched tensely.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yu Hao attacked Xue Xiao Ran together, aiming to defeat him before Meng Hong Chen.
• Xue Xiao Ran dodged Wang Dong’s strikes with his Soul Cannon and ice spikes, then sent Meng Hong Chen to fight her.
• Meng Hong Chen attacked Wang Dong while Xue Xiao Ran pursued the airborne Huo Yu Hao, who continued supporting Wang Dong.
• Xue Xiao Ran used his Golden Eyes to meet Huo Yu Hao’s mental influence, and the Ice Empress offered to help him.