Chapter Summaries

Tang San learned that Shi Nian had been captured and sentenced to public execution, then failed to claim revenge for himself. Ling Luoluo executed Shi Nian and found the Gem Soul Bone, leaving Ning Rongrong devastated that she had lost it.

• Tang San returned to the academy with Xiao Wu and told Ning Rongrong and the others that Shi Nian had ambushed him and vanished.
• Liu Erlong announced that Shi Nian had been caught and would be publicly executed before the next match.
• At the execution ground, Ling Luoluo refused Tang San's request to kill Shi Nian himself, and Tang San's Sleeve Arrow was destroyed by her divine power.
• Ling Luoluo executed Shi Nian and discovered a Gem Soul Bone, while Ning Rongrong silently pleaded that it would not be found.
• Ning Rongrong watched Ling Luoluo take the Gem Soul Bone and cried that it was hers.

Ling Luoluo refused Ning Fengzhi’s attempt to buy her Gem Soul Bone, arguing that his diminished Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had no standing to bargain with Snow Feather Hall. After she mocked the sect over Bone Douluo’s crimes, Sword Douluo attacked, and Ling Luoluo answered with divine power.

• Ning Fengzhi saw Ling Luoluo receive a Gem Soul Bone and decided to approach her about buying it.
• Ling Luoluo put the Gem Soul Bone away, then waited for Ning Fengzhi to visit her at the hotel.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to buy the Gem Soul Bone, citing the former alliance between their sects.
• Ling Luoluo rejected his appeal and demanded half of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets for the Soul Bone.
• Ling Luoluo criticized Ning Fengzhi’s weakened sect and Bone Douluo’s crimes, prompting Sword Douluo to unleash his sword intent.
• Ling Luoluo repelled Sword Douluo’s attack with her Light and Darkness Divine Power and released a god-level pressure.

Ling Luoluo used her divine power to force Ning Fengzhi to pay half the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets for the Gem Soul Bone, then Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue returned from the universe and visited Qian Daoliu. Qian Daoliu noticed something remarkable about Qian Renxue’s cultivation as she reunited with him.

• Ling Luoluo overwhelmed Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo with god-level pressure and demanded that Ning Fengzhi control Sword Douluo.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to pay half the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s assets for the Gem Soul Bone, and Ling Luoluo handed it over.
• Ling Luoluo warned Ning Fengzhi not to bring up Sharing the Same Breath again, and Ning Fengzhi left with Sword Douluo to deliver the soul bone to Ning Rongrong.
• Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue returned from the universe, and Qian Renxue said she wanted to check on Qian Daoliu’s ninth trial.
• Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue visited Qian Daoliu in Douluo Hall, where he greeted his granddaughter and then reacted to her cultivation.

After devouring the souls of the City of Slaughter, Hu Liena reached Rank 73 and followed the Rakshasa God’s guidance to an altar, where she became the Rakshasa Cult’s Saintess. With the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and the cult’s followers at her command, she set her sights on revenge against Qian Renxue and received a new test to reach Soul Douluo.

• Hu Liena arrived at a skull-shaped altar in the Dark Forest after reaching Rank 73 by devouring the souls of the City of Slaughter’s inner city and obtaining Soul Rings.
• Hu Liena bled onto the altar’s stone stele and infused it with soul power, opening a purple gate.
• Demon Puppet and the Rakshasa Cult’s upper echelon emerged from the gate and knelt before Hu Liena, whom the Rakshasa God named their Saintess.
• The Rakshasa God gave Hu Liena the Rakshasa Demon Scythe and urged her to gather souls so she could grow stronger and inherit the divine position.
• Hu Liena resolved to take revenge on Qian Renxue, then received the third Rakshasa God Test: devour tens of thousands of living beings and reach Soul Douluo, while avoiding Ling Yuxuan.

The Advancement Competition began under the watch of representatives from the major factions, including Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue. Tang San arrived confident that he could use the Asura Sword in the finals, but he froze when he spotted Qian Renxue in the stands.

• Fifteen teams gathered at the Heaven Dou Empire's Advancement Competition venue, while the chapter described the empire's Royal Knights and their limitations against powerful Soul Masters.
• Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue attended the competition as representatives, with the Snow Empress and six others following them.
• The Advancement Competition officially began on the third day, with all matches set to take place on one massive arena.
• Tang San entered believing he could use Hidden Weapons and the Asura Sword in the finals to kill Spirit Hall's team.
• Tang San spotted Qian Renxue in the stands and froze, asking whether she was Qian Renxue.

Tang San worried about Qian Renxue’s strength and felt the Asura Sword tremble when he faced Ling Yuxuan. After the Advancement Competition began, Yan volunteered to fight Plant Academy and stepped onto the stage against a petite female soul master.

• Tang San saw Qian Renxue and realized she had not followed the infiltration plan he had suspected, then wondered how strong she had become.
• The Asura Sword trembled when Tang San met Ling Yuxuan’s gaze, leaving Tang San afraid of Ling Yuxuan’s power.
• Xue Ye opened the Advancement Competition, and the referee announced the match between the Spirit Hall Team and Plant Academy Team.
• Yan volunteered to compete, despite Xie Yue’s concern that his strength and Ultimate Fire would overwhelm Plant Academy.
• Yan entered the arena opposite a petite female soul master from Plant Academy.

Yan defeated the Plant Academy Team one opponent at a time, showing control over his Ultimate Fire by sparing his opponents. Xiao Wu then took the field against Barak Academy, while Tang San realized too late that she lacked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Yan used his Jade Bone flames to burn through the Plant Academy Team's Evergreen Ivy and showed mercy by extinguishing the fire before it reached his opponent.
• The Plant Academy Team's remaining contestants, including its captain, exhausted their Soul Power against Yan's Ultimate Fire and left the arena, giving the match to the Spirit Hall Team.
• Xie Yue remarked that Yan had become more steady, and the next scheduled battle was Blue Tyrant Academy against Thunder Academy.
• Yu Da Shi chose Xiao Wu to open Shrek Academy's match against Barak Academy and told her to concede if her opponent countered her.
• Tang San remembered that Xiao Wu lacked the Lovesick Heartbreak Red that had helped her defeat a Barak Academy soul master in his previous life.
• A Barak Team member mocked Xiao Wu and urged her to leave the arena, and Xiao Wu replied that he was right.

Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue watched Xiao Wu fight in the Soul Master Competition as Xiao Wu brutally defeated Barak Academy’s first contestant. Barak sent up a Sunflower Soul Master to counter her, and Xiao Wu began to succumb to his neurotoxin.

• Qian Renxue teased Ling Yuxuan about whether he would consider her old, and he drew her into his arms while hiding them from the spectators with distorted space.
• Xiao Wu used Charm, Teleportation, Waist Bow, and Exploding Kill Eight-Stage Throw to knock Barak Academy’s first contestant out of the arena and seriously injure him.
• The other academies criticized Xiao Wu’s brutal tactics, and Barak Academy’s leader ordered a contestant to treat her the same way.
• Barak Academy’s second contestant revealed his Sunflower Martial Soul and released a toxic mist after the match began.
• Xiao Wu retreated from the mist but inhaled its fragrance, growing dizzy as the neurotoxin took effect.

Xiao Wu was poisoned and disfigured after the Sunflower Spirit Master defeated her, and Tang San rushed onto the stage seeking revenge. Barak Academy conceded before Tang San could fight, while Ling Yuxuan noticed a purple-robed figure watching Tang San from the stands.

• Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body and Teleportation to attack the Sunflower Spirit Master, but his sunflower blocked her Waist Bow and he launched her into the air.
• The Sunflower Spirit Master struck Xiao Wu with Sunshine Flare, leaving her charred and disfigured, then knocked her out of the arena.
• Tang San checked that Xiao Wu was still breathing and carried her back, then charged onto the stage after preparing an antidote to the sunflower's poison.
• The Sunflower Spirit Master conceded for Barak Academy, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner despite Tang San's protests.
• Ling Yuxuan mocked Xiao Wu and spotted a purple-robed figure watching Tang San from the audience stands.

Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue flirted while watching Xiao Wu suffer from her injuries, unaware that Hu Liena had secretly mixed Rakshasa Venom into the herbs Tang San applied to her face. After Qian Renxue sensed something familiar about Hu Liena, Ling Yuxuan carried her away for a stroll.

• Ling Yuxuan recognized Rakshasa's aura and teased Qian Renxue, who insisted that he belonged only to her.
• Tang San treated Xiao Wu's badly injured face with herbs, while Hu Liena secretly added Rakshasa Venom to them.
• Xiao Wu woke in pain, but Tang San reassured her that the herbs would heal her, and she trusted him.
• Hu Liena watched the venom corrode Xiao Wu's face, then left as Qian Renxue wondered whether her aura marked her as a Fallen One.
• Ling Yuxuan slung Qian Renxue over his shoulder and took her away from the matches for a stroll.

Xiao Wu’s face rotted after she was poisoned, and Tang San blamed Bibi Dong after detecting Rakshasa power in the poison. He used the Asura Power to halt the decay, then left Xiao Wu bandaged on the bed while the fox that had poisoned her withdrew in frustration.

• Tang San bandaged Xiao Wu’s burns and left her to rest, but by evening the poison had eaten away the left half of her face.
• Xiao Wu saw her ruined face in the mirror, screamed, and collapsed after Tang San came to check on her.
• Tang San recoiled from Xiao Wu’s appearance, then detected Rakshasa poison in the pus and suspected Bibi Dong.
• Tang San used the Asura Power to stop Xiao Wu’s face from decaying further, wrapped her in fresh bandages, and left the room.
• The fox watched Tang San leave and departed in resentment.

Tang San's hatred transformed his martial souls, and he hunted spirit beasts in Sunset Forest to break through to Soul King and strengthen his Clear Sky Hammer. He left for the hunting grounds with Hu Liena watching him, while Ling Yuxuan tracked his actions.

• Tang San entered Sunset Forest and discovered that his Blue Silver King had turned black and blood-red, with a bloodthirsty power that drained a hundred-year lone wolf and eased his bottleneck.
• Tang San spent the night devouring spirit beasts' Life energy, reached Soul Power Level 50, and named his altered martial soul Bloodthirsty Blue Silver.
• Tang San absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Firm Iron Bamboo spirit ring and gained the Blue Silver Overlord Spear skill.
• Tang San added four spirit rings to his blood-red Asura Haotian Hammer, raising his Soul Power Level to fifty-seven and giving him confidence for the finals.
• Three days later, Tang San slipped into the hunting grounds at night; Hu Liena watched him with concern, and Ling Yuxuan recognized that he had begun adding spirit rings to his second martial soul.

Snow Feather Hall’s seven-person team prepared for the Soul Master Competition finals as Tang San returned to find Xiao Wu grieving over her disfigurement. He blamed Bibi Dong, promised Xiao Wu a future cure, and hid his disgust as she leaned on him.

• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Binger, Shui Yue'er, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling demonstrated their strength, including four divine inheritors, before the finals.
• Tang San returned to camp and found Xiao Wu hiding in her room, still devastated by her disfigured face.
• Tang San told Xiao Wu that Bibi Dong had caused her injuries, and Xiao Wu vowed to kill Bibi Dong.
• Tang San suggested that becoming gods, seeking divine healers, or reclaiming the Blue Silver Emperor spirit bone could restore Xiao Wu’s face.
• Xiao Wu put on a mask and nestled into Tang San’s arms, unaware that he felt disgust toward her.

Tang San prepared to face the undefeated Spirit Hall Team in the Advancement Competition’s final round, revealing that he had added four high-level Spirit Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer and devised a Seven-in-One Soul Power transfer tactic. Xie Yue and Yan were chosen to fight the next day, with Yan eager to confront Tang San.

• Tang San’s group gathered with Yu Xiaogang to discuss how to defeat the Spirit Hall Team in the final round.
• Tang San revealed his four-ring Clear Sky Hammer and shared a booklet explaining the Seven-in-One Soul Power transfer method.
• Yu Xiaogang praised the tactic and warned Tang San to stop the transfer if anything went wrong, despite wanting him to defeat the Spirit Hall Team.
• Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others suspected that Tang San had returned through rebirth.
• The Spirit Hall Team selected Xie Yue and Yan to fight, and Yan said he would take care of Tang San.

Xie Yue and Yan revealed that they had become Spirit Saints with God-bestowed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings, then faced Tang San’s Seven-in-One fusion and Asura Haotian Hammer. Their Moon Blade Lord fusion met Tang San’s hammer head-on, leaving him shocked by their strength.

• Xie Yue and Yan unleashed their martial souls and displayed matching seven-ring configurations, including God-bestowed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Rings.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Xie Yue and Yan of falsifying their ages, but Judgment confirmed their bone-age tests had qualified them for the competition.
• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils performed their Seven-in-One fusion, gathering their combined Soul Power into Tang San.
• Tang San manifested the Asura Haotian Hammer, activated Haotian True Body, and released Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Xie Yue and Yan activated the Fire God and Death God domains, then fused into the Moon Blade Lord.
• The Moon Blade Lord’s Deathly Still Slash clashed with Tang San’s Asura Haotian Hammer, and Tang San was stunned by its power.

Xie Yue and Yan defeated Tang San’s team in the Advancement Competition, ending the tournament and sending the teams toward the finals at Snow Feather Hall. After recovering, Tang San set out for Starry Sky Ancient City intent on revenge, unaware that Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue had already laid a trap for him there.

• Xie Yue and Yan used their fused Moon Blade Lord to overwhelm Tang San’s team and shatter his Asura Haotian Hammer with Flame Moon God Dividing Slash.
• The Spirit Hall Team won the final round, and the Advancement Competition ended as Xue Ye announced the coming finals.
• After three days of recovery, Tang San awoke from the backlash of using Haotian True Body and secretly regained enough Life force to recover.
• Fifteen teams and their escorts departed Heaven Dou City for Snow Feather Hall in Starry Sky Ancient City, with Ghost Douluo accompanying them.
• Tang San dismissed Xiao Wu’s worry about an ambush and vowed to kill the Spirit Hall Team in the finals.
• Ling Yuxuan and Qian Renxue returned to Starry Sky Ancient City, where they had prepared a trap for Tang San.

The teams arrived in Starry Sky Ancient City and prepared for the competition, while Tang San wondered about Snow Feather Hall and its master. After Hu Liena was stopped outside the city, the first-round draw matched Tang San’s team against Star Luo Royal Academy, unsettling Zhu Zhuqing.

• The competing teams entered Starry Sky Ancient City, where Ning Fengzhi admired its Soul Guidance technology and Tang San wondered whether Snow Feather Hall’s leaders were his followers.
• Ling Yuxuan watched the city through a projection and kept Hu Liena and her subordinates outside with an invisible barrier, knocking Hu Liena unconscious with lightning when she charged it.
• Tang San listened to Yu Da Shi explain the competition format and expected to reach the final, where he could use the Asura Sword.
• The teams gathered at the arena before the Star God Temple, and Yu Xiaogang drew Star Luo Royal Academy as Tang San’s team’s first opponent.
• Zhu Zhuqing recoiled when she heard the draw, while Tang San dismissed Star Luo Royal Academy as an opponent he would easily defeat.

Blue Tyrant Academy faced the Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and Zhu Zhuyun tried to persuade Zhu Zhuqing to return home by claiming she had secretly protected her. Ning Peiqian defended Zhu Zhuqing, and the match began with his superior Icewing Tiger Martial Soul and Blue Tyrant Academy’s two Soul Kings shocking Dai Weisi.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Zhu Zhuqing she had guided her toward Dai Mubai to protect her from being captured and exploited, while Zhu Zhuqing suspected the claim was an emotional ploy.
• Ning Peiqian challenged Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun for insulting Zhu Zhuqing, then declared that Zhu Zhuqing was his woman.
• The referee started the elimination match between Blue Tyrant Academy and the Star Luo Royal Academy Team.
• Dai Weisi revealed that he was a Level 51 Soul King and Zhu Zhuyun was Level 49, but Ning Peiqian summoned his five-ring Icewing Tiger Martial Soul.
• Tang San and the others summoned their Martial Souls, and Dai Weisi realized Blue Tyrant Academy had two Soul Kings.

The Spirit Hall team and the Star Luo team began their final match, with Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Peiqian revealing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill after Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun summoned the Hell White Tiger. The two giant tigers faced off in the arena as Zhu Zhuqing prepared to show Zhu Zhuyun her strength.

• Ning Peiqian and his teammates received support from Ning Rongrong and Oscar as the match began.
• Zhu Zhuqing blocked Zhu Zhuyun and struck her away with her Self-Created Soul Skill, Netherworld Void Sever.
• Ning Peiqian overwhelmed Dai Weisi with his Icewing Tiger Martial Soul and sent him nearly out of the arena.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the Hell White Tiger, which broke through Tang San's vines.
• Ning Peiqian and Zhu Zhuqing fused into the Ice Netherworld Winged Tiger, whose aura suppressed the Hell White Tiger.
• Zhu Zhuyun controlled the Hell White Tiger and challenged Zhu Zhuqing to demonstrate the power of their fusion.

Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils defeated the Star Luo Royal Team after the Hell White Tiger briefly unleashed an ancient white tiger phantom, and Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er then used their Ice Crystal Phoenix fusion skill to eliminate the Heaven Dou Royal Team. The chapter leaves Snow Feather Hall's strength on display as the tournament continues.

• The Hell White Tiger summoned a powerful white tiger phantom and struck the Ice Netherworld Winged Tiger with its White Tiger Chaos Wave.
• Tang San thrust his Blue Silver Overlord Spear before the Hell White Tiger, and the Ice Netherworld Winged Tiger knocked Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun out of the arena, securing Shrek's victory.
• Zhu Zhuyun carried the unconscious Dai Weisi away and told Zhu Zhuqing, "Wish! You! Happiness!"
• Shui Binger and Shui Yue'er joined hands and transformed into an Ice Crystal Phoenix through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Ice Crystal Phoenix unleashed an Ice Crystal Storm that defeated all seven members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team.