Chapter Summaries

Liu Xing learned that Huo Yuhao was secretly competing as Tang Wu and had used undead-controlling methods associated with Evil Spirit Masters. The next day, Firefly fought Nan Qiuqiu in the Round Robin Tournament, and the chapter ended with Nan Qiuqiu's explosive attack engulfing the stage.

• Spectators argued over Tang Sect's surrender while the Round Robin Tournament continued, and Earthly Dragon Gate won its first match under Nan Qiuqiu.
• Ye Guyi told Liu Xing about the secret Mingdu Spirit Tool Master Competition, where Firefly recognized Huo Yuhao disguised as Tang Wu and saw him control the undead.
• Liu Xing's team faced Earthly Dragon Gate in the second round, and Nan Shui Shui made Nan Qiuqiu fight Firefly rather than surrender.
• Nan Qiuqiu used Destruction Power to break down Firefly's sword energy, then defended against Firefly's massive Flame Sword with Annihilation Protection.
• Nan Qiuqiu transformed and unleashed Annihilation Chain Explosion, sending hundreds of pink spheres at Firefly until explosions and smoke concealed the stage.

Nan Qiuqiu fought Firefly with her Rouge Obliteration Sword, but Firefly’s Cliff Edge Sword overwhelmed it and left Nan Qiuqiu exhausted. Firefly caught her before she fell, and Nan Qiuqiu ended the fight cheered by her fellow Earthly Dragon Gate disciples.

• Nan Qiuqiu sensed Firefly through the smoke and formed her Fifth soul skill, the Rouge Obliteration Sword.
• Firefly transformed into the Scorching Knight and summoned her Fifth soul skill, the Cliff Edge Sword, from molten arena stone.
• Firefly’s Lava Giant Sword shattered Nan Qiuqiu’s pink blade, drained her Soul Power, and sent her falling.
• The Lava Giant Sword abruptly stopped and disintegrated as Firefly caught Nan Qiuqiu in midair.
• Firefly reassured Nan Qiuqiu that she had forced her to use a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, and Nan Qiuqiu regained her confidence.
• Firefly handed Nan Qiuqiu to Nan Shui Shui, while the Earthly Dragon Gate disciples praised her.

The Round Robin ended with Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy and Tang Sect among the eight teams advancing, and the Top 8 draw set their quarterfinal opponents. As the tournament’s final stage began, crowds streamed out of Mingdu before dawn to claim viewing spots for the matches.

• Firefly conceded to Xiao Hongchen, and Ye Guyi and the Snow Maiden defeated Earthly Dragon Gate’s remaining competitors, ending its run in the Individual Elimination.
• Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy finished the Round Robin undefeated, while Tang Sect claimed the second advancement spot with six wins and one loss.
• The eight advancing teams gathered at Mingyue Hotel, where Unbreaking Douluo Zheng Zhan presided over the Top 8 drawing ceremony.
• Liu Xing drew Snow Demon Sect for Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy, Tang San drew Holy Spirit Sect for Shrek Academy, and Wang Qiu’er drew Heavenly Dragon Gate for Eternal Night Palace; Tang Sect was paired with Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Liu Xing suspected the Sun Moon Empire officials had manipulated the draw, while his team remained confident about facing Snow Demon Sect.
• On the morning of the Top 8 matches, crowds left Mingdu early and hurried to the spectator area to secure viewing spots.

The Top 8 began with Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy facing the Snow Demon Sect, whose previously unseen main force entered the tournament. Gu Yuena opened the match against Wang Yanfeng, and their first exchange left him bleeding from her wind blades.

• The tournament’s Top 8 teams gathered in Mingdu as Xu Tianran, Zhongli Wu, and Bibi Dong predicted which teams would advance.
• The Snow Demon Sect fielded new contestants, and its golden-haired leader smiled at Liu Xing while Gu Yuena prepared to fight first.
• Gu Yuena and Wang Yanfeng introduced themselves, and the audience overwhelmingly cheered for Gu Yuena.
• Wang Yanfeng attacked with a shockwave from his fists, but Gu Yuena split it with her Silver Dragon Spear.
• Gu Yuena sent a powerful wind current at Wang Yanfeng, who smashed through it but suffered several cuts from the scattered wind blades.

Gu Yuena defeated Wang Yanfeng in their arena battle after countering his Dragon Fist with Water Dragon's Roar and piercing his defenses with the Silver Dragon Spear. Wang Yanfeng ended the fight pinned to the arena barrier, while the Snow Demon Sect watched in shock.

• Wang Yanfeng used his first soul skill to strengthen his fists and charged Gu Yuena, who met his attacks with a barrage of spear thrusts.
• Wang Yanfeng gathered power and unleashed his sixth soul skill, Dragon Fist, sending a bronze energy dragon toward Gu Yuena.
• Gu Yuena summoned water with Water Element Control and launched her Silver Dragon Spear as a blue water dragon to collide with Wang Yanfeng's attack.
• The Silver Dragon Spear emerged from the energy storm and broke through Wang Yanfeng's Invincible Shield after three seconds.
• The Silver Dragon Spear pierced Wang Yanfeng's shoulder and pinned him to the arena barrier, shocking the Snow Demon Sect.

Gu Yuena faced Chen Lü of Snow Demon Sect after defeating Wang Yanfeng and overwhelmed him with elemental attacks and her Final Curtain technique. Chen Lü survived but was left unconscious on the shattered Competition Stage, his Invincible Shield broken.

• Jing Hongchen welcomed Wang Yanfeng’s defeat, and Zheng Zhan announced Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy’s victory in the first match against Snow Demon Sect.
• Chen Lü took the stage to fight Gu Yuena and used his speed to evade her elemental barrage until he could close in.
• Chen Lü attacked with a storm of kicks and revealed his Bronze-grade second awakening, but Gu Yuena’s hurricane scattered his assault and hurled him away.
• Gu Yuena summoned a massive wind dragon and unleashed Final Curtain, bombarding Chen Lü and the Competition Stage with streams of light.
• The attack ended with the stage reduced to ruins and Chen Lü unconscious beside the shattered fragments of his Invincible Shield.

Gu Yuena defeated Chen Lü, but Snow Demon Sect sent out its strongest member, Long Aotian, to challenge her. Long Aotian revealed his exceptional cultivation and clashed with Gu Yuena in a contest of fused Soul Power and spiritual power, leaving the battle unresolved as she thrust her spear at him.

• Gu Yuena's Final Curtain badly injured Chen Lü, and referee Zheng Zhan declared her the winner of the second match.
• Vina began healing Chen Lü, while Long Aotian volunteered to face Gu Yuena next.
• Gu Yuena and Long Aotian introduced themselves and displayed auras that impressed Zheng Zhan and the watching competitors.
• When the match began, Gu Yuena fired a powerful flame attack, but Long Aotian blocked it with his bare hand and charged at her.
• Long Aotian revealed seven spirit rings and used fused Soul Power and spiritual power to press down on Gu Yuena, who met his attack with her Silver Dragon Spear.
• Huo Yuhao watched the duel to learn their technique as Gu Yuena thrust her spear toward Long Aotian.

Gu Yuena used Liu Xing’s Extinction Spear to break through Long Aotian’s Indestructible Golden Body and injure him, despite the heavy strain the attack placed on her. Long Aotian recovered enough to rise and announced that he would use his Martial Soul Avatar to defeat her.

• Gu Yuena formed Liu Xing’s Extinction Spear, and Long Aotian sensed its danger and activated his Silver Grade second awakening and Indestructible Golden Body.
• Gu Yuena struck Long Aotian with the Flame Spear, and Unbreaking Douluo Zheng Zhan deployed his Unbreaking Shield to protect the arena and spectators from the clash.
• Gu Yuena’s strike shattered Long Aotian’s golden defense and sent him crashing into the arena, while the spear force rampaged through his body.
• Long Aotian forced some of the spear force out by spitting blood, then stood and declared that he would use his Martial Soul Avatar against Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena conceded her match against Long Aotian before he could use his Martial Soul Avatar, then Liu Xing took her place for the fourth match. Liu Xing and Long Aotian powered up and charged toward each other as their battle began.

• Gu Yuena conceded to Long Aotian, leaving him and the spectators stunned and disappointed.
• Zheng Zhan declared Long Aotian the winner of the third Individual Elimination match.
• Gu Yuena high-fived Liu Xing and told him she was leaving the match to him.
• Liu Xing began the fourth match by activating Martial Soul Possession and charging Long Aotian with Secondary Combustion and Heavenly Fire.
• Long Aotian activated Demon Ape Transformation and Dark Gold Power, and the two fighters rushed toward each other.

Liu Xing and Long Aotian fought fiercely in the arena, exchanging powerful physical attacks and soul skills. Long Aotian unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar to strengthen his Heaven and Earth Change against Liu Xing’s Cliff Edge Sword, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Liu Xing and Long Aotian traded punches, and Liu Xing’s fused spiritual power and Soul Power manifested as black-red lightning around his attacks.
• Long Aotian transformed his arm into a sword and unleashed Golden God's Wrath, but Liu Xing caught and shattered the blade light with his hand.
• Long Aotian changed his arm into a heavy hammer, but Liu Xing kicked it aside and struck Long Aotian in the chest, sending him crashing across the arena.
• Long Aotian activated Heaven and Earth Change and descended as a white sphere while Liu Xing summoned his Lava Giant Sword with Cliff Edge Sword.
• Long Aotian used Martial Soul Avatar, expanding the white sphere and forcing cracks into Liu Xing’s Lava Giant Sword.

Liu Xing overwhelmed Long Aotian with his fifth soul skill, All Things in Heaven Move, summoning a massive meteor. Long Aotian exhausted himself trying to stop it, and Vina surrendered for the Snow Demon Sect as Unbreaking Douluo Zheng Zhan took over the defense.

• Long Aotian's empowered orb shattered Liu Xing's Lava Giant Sword, but Liu Xing escaped the attack using flames and his fiery wings.
• Liu Xing summoned a gigantic flaming meteor with his fifth soul skill, All Things in Heaven Move, and sent it crashing toward Long Aotian.
• Long Aotian transformed into a golden giant and leaped up to brace the meteor, but its force gradually drove him into the ground.
• As Long Aotian's strength failed, Vina called for the Snow Demon Sect to surrender, and Zheng Zhan blocked the meteor with his Unbreaking Shield.
• Long Aotian's Martial Soul Avatar dissipated, leaving him exhausted on the ground, while Zheng Zhan angrily ordered Liu Xing to withdraw his soul skill.

Liu Xing defeated Long Aotian and the Snow Demon Sect’s remaining competitors, leading Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy into the semifinals. After Tang Sect also advanced, Eternal Night Palace began its match against Heavenly Dragon Gate, with Nana facing Xing Yan.

• Liu Xing canceled his attack after realizing Long Aotian had conceded, but his meteor had already devastated the competition stage and nearby rest areas.
• Liu Xing defeated the Snow Demon Sect’s next four fighters, including Vina, whose hidden Brain Martial Soul and Spirit Emperor cultivation could not overcome him.
• Zheng Zhan announced Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy’s victory, and Huo Yuhao and the Tang Sect members discussed Liu Xing’s extraordinary Soul Power recovery.
• Tang Sect defeated Star Luo Royal Academy and advanced to the semifinals after Sun Moon Royal Spirit Tool Master Academy.
• Nana and Xing Yan began the match between Eternal Night Palace and Heavenly Dragon Gate, charging toward each other after activating their first soul skills.

Nana and Xing Yan traded powerful attacks in their arena battle, with Nana’s weapons and soul skills overcoming Xing Yan’s formidable dragon defenses. The chapter ended as Nana’s Nightmare Devil Spirit beam collided with Xing Yan’s Dragon Burst Bomb inside his wall of flames.

• Nana’s Crimson Flame Slash broke through Xing Yan’s Crimson Dragon Overlord Body armor, and her Ghost Doppelganger skill drew his Dragon Meteor attack into striking decoys.
• Nana used Ghost Body to evade Dragon Meteor and struck Xing Yan with a tornado from her Wind Spirit Blade, leaving him badly wounded.
• Xing Yan unleashed Dragon Burning Flames to trap Nana inside a towering Fire Wall, then attacked her with Dragon Burst Bomb.
• Nana summoned her Nightmare Devil Spirit, which fired a compressed beam of black light at Xing Yan’s fireball, and the attacks collided in a blinding explosion.

Wang Qiu'er broke through Yu Tianlong’s Thunder Prison with Dragon God Possession and charged into close combat against him. The two fighters rushed shoulder to shoulder toward a head-on collision.

• Wang Qiu'er used her fourth soul skill, Dragon God Possession, and her golden armor protected her as she burst through Yu Tianlong’s Thunder Prison.
• Yu Tianlong transformed, formed a massive Thunder Dragon Claw, and attacked Wang Qiu'er.
• Wang Qiu'er summoned her Golden Dragon Spear, swept the remaining Black Thunder from her armor, and hurled it into the arena floor.
• Yu Tianlong grabbed for Wang Qiu'er’s spear and lowered his shoulder to ram her, while Wang Qiu'er drew back the spear and charged to meet him.
• Wang Qiu'er and Yu Tianlong rushed toward a shoulder-to-shoulder collision as the spectators watched tensely.

Wang Qiu'er and Yu Tianlong traded powerful attacks in a fierce arena battle, with Yu Tianlong unleashing black lightning to stop her Golden Dragon Spear. His plan to electrocute her through the spear failed, and the chapter ended as he roared and his fifth soul ring flared.

• Wang Qiu'er sent Yu Tianlong crashing into the Soul Guidance Barrier, but his lightning briefly paralyzed her.
• Yu Tianlong launched Thunder Dragon Head, and Wang Qiu'er countered with Dragon God's Wrath, producing a massive collision that cratered the arena floor.
• Wang Qiu'er pressed Yu Tianlong with her Golden Dragon Spear, while he gathered black lightning and blocked her spear aura.
• Yu Tianlong used his transformed scales and black lightning sphere to halt the Golden Dragon Spear, but discovered the Divine Artifact did not conduct electricity.
• Yu Tianlong realized his ultimate attack could not shock Wang Qiu'er through her spear, then roared as his fifth soul ring and black lightning flared.

Wang Qiu'er and Yu Tianlong unleashed their strongest attacks in a devastating clash that threatened to destroy the arena. Their energies remained locked in a stalemate as both fighters struggled to maintain their techniques.

• Yu Tianlong detonated his charged lightning sphere and unleashed his fifth soul skill, Thunder Hell, overwhelming Wang Qiu'er's Golden Armor.
• Wang Qiu'er used her sixth soul skill, Dragon God Dance, to form a golden cocoon that repelled the lightning.
• Wang Qiu'er followed with her fifth soul skill, Dragon God's Roar, sending a blazing golden sphere toward Yu Tianlong.
• Yu Tianlong used his sixth soul skill, Blue Lightning Dragon Breath, and launched an azure sphere to meet Wang Qiu'er's attack.
• The two spheres collided, damaging the arena and Soul Guidance Barrier as Wang Qiu'er and Yu Tianlong poured out their Soul Power.
• The golden and azure spheres remained locked in a stalemate while both fighters struggled to hold on.

Wang Qiu'er defeated Yu Tianlong, securing Eternal Night Palace’s third victory before her team swept Heavenly Dragon Gate in the Team Battle. As Shrek Academy prepared to face Holy Spirit Sect, Zhang Lexuan, Vina, and Xu Jiujiu learned that teams and a Titled Douluo had disappeared, suggesting the Sun Moon Empire was moving against its rivals.

• Zheng Zhan stopped Wang Qiu'er's Dragon God's Roar from reaching Yu Tianlong and declared Wang Qiu'er the winner.
• Wang Qiu'er requested a Team Battle, and Xu Tianzhen, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er defeated Heavenly Dragon Gate's remaining fighters.
• Shrek Academy prepared to face Holy Spirit Sect as Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San to be careful, while Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao focused on rescuing Tang Ya.
• Zhang Lexuan, Vina, and Xu Jiujiu discussed the disappearance of teams that had left earlier and Star Cloud Douluo Man Yi.
• Zhang Lexuan concluded that the Sun Moon Empire had moved against the sects and no longer cared about becoming the continent's enemy.

Xu Jiujiu and Vina tried to recruit Shrek Academy into a plan to strike the Sun Moon Empire, while Zhang Lexuan said Xuan Zi would make the final decision. Liu Xing learned that the Empire had surrounded Mingdu and captured departing tournament teams, and he considered the approaching war and the Scorching Knight Legion’s newly completed Mecha.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina warned Zhang Lexuan that the Sun Moon Empire might be preparing for war and that Spirit Hall could join the conflict.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed that she and Vina planned to strike the Sun Moon Empire before leaving Mingdu and asked Shrek Academy to join them.
• Zhang Lexuan said she would report the proposal to Xuan Zi, but Shrek Academy had not yet decided whether to participate.
• Liu Xing told Gu Yuena and the others that the Sun Moon Empire had surrounded Mingdu with Soul Engineer Legions and secretly captured teams that had left the tournament.
• Xiao Hongchen welcomed the prospect of the Empire making a move, while Liu Xing wondered whether Spirit Hall would exploit the coming war and noted that the Scorching Knight Legion’s Mecha had passed testing.

Liu Xing assessed the Sun Moon Empire’s plan to capture the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms’ strongest figures as unlikely to succeed, then prepared for the dangerous quarterfinal match between Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect. The chapter ended as the match was about to begin, with Xu Tianran hoping the Holy Spirit Sect would kill Shrek students and provoke a lasting conflict.

• Liu Xing reviewed the Scorching Knight Legion roster and placed Wang Qiu'er, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian, and others from his Eternal Night Palace in the legion to receive advanced mechas.
• Liu Xing judged that the Sun Moon Empire could target weaker factions but would struggle to capture the top powers because its allies had conflicting interests and would not fully cooperate.
• Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect gathered for the quarterfinal, while Zhang Lexuan warned Tang San and the others to prioritize their safety against the dangerous Evil Spirit Masters.
• Zheng Zhan entered the arena and, following instructions from above, prepared to let the contestants fight with little interference despite expecting casualties.
• Zhongli Wu confidently predicted the Holy Spirit Sect would defeat Shrek Academy, while Xu Tianran hoped the match would spark an irreconcilable conflict between Shrek Academy and the Holy Spirit Cult.

Xu Tianran arranged for the Holy Spirit Cult to face Shrek Academy as part of a scheme, while ensuring the referee would not interfere too strictly. The quarterfinal match began with Dai Huabin facing Ji Li, whose grotesque transformation was revealed as he countered Dai Huabin’s attack.

• Xu Tianran used the Holy Spirit Cult’s participation to target both Shrek Academy and the cult, and arranged for Zheng Zhan to allow a relaxed match.
• Tang San led Shrek Academy to the preparation area and sent Dai Huabin out first against the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Dai Huabin and Ji Li introduced themselves and took their positions as Zheng Zhan started the match.
• Dai Huabin transformed into his White Tiger form and charged Ji Li with a claw strike.
• Ji Li’s body expanded into a scaled, monstrous form as his first and third Soul Rings lit up.