Chapter Summaries

As Shrek prepared to face Godwind Academy, Feng Xiaotian offered Tang San a one-on-one match for Shrek’s victory, and Tang San accepted. During their fight, Feng Xiaotian revealed an unfinished Self-Created Soul Skill that he had developed after being defeated by someone younger years earlier, drawing the audience’s attention to Dugu Chen.

• Grandmaster urged Tang San not to risk exposing his secrets, but Tang San insisted he would fight Feng Xiaotian.
• Feng Xiaotian visited Shrek and proposed that Shrek would win if Tang San lasted ten minutes against him; Tang San accepted.
• The next day, Tang San and Feng Xiaotian faced off while Huyan Zhen protested and Ning Fengzhi defended their agreement.
• Feng Xiaotian used his speed and Wolf Claw to pressure Tang San, who relied on Purple Demon Eye and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade him.
• Feng Xiaotian took to the air and announced he would use his unfinished Self-Created Soul Skill, prompting the Imperial Dou Team to look toward Dugu Chen.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer while fighting Feng Xiaotian, exposing his Twin Martial Souls to the spectators and drawing Spirit Hall’s attention. Feng Xiaotian conceded after Tang San endured his final attack, and the Heaven Dou City Preliminary Round concluded before Dugu Chen returned to the academy to cultivate.

• Tang San blocked Feng Xiaotian’s wing strikes until he brought out the Clear Sky Hammer and used the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• The Clear Sky Hammer’s appearance shocked the spectators, and Salas developed killing intent toward Tang San.
• Tang San unleashed his thirty-sixth hammer strike against Feng Xiaotian’s final slash, but the impact injured him and sent him to the edge of the arena.
• Feng Xiaotian conceded the match, and the audience focused on the consequences of Tang San’s exposed Twin Martial Souls.
• Tailong accepted Shrek’s qualification award for the advancement tournament because Tang San was seriously injured.
• Dugu Chen returned to the academy after the preliminary round and entered seclusion.

After the Advancement Round, Tang San learned that Titan and the Strength Clan still served his father, Tang Hao, and decided to compete in the Finals despite warnings about Spirit Hall. As the qualified teams departed for Spirit City, Dugu Chen noticed that Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were missing from Shrek’s group.

• Dugu Chen emerged from seclusion having reached Soul Power rank fifty-nine as the Advancement Round ended, with Shrek placing third.
• Tailong returned to the Strength Clan and told Titan that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, prompting Titan to take him to Shrek and pledge the clan’s service.
• Grandmaster and Titan warned Tang San not to enter the Finals, but Tang San refused and grew more confident after reading Grandmaster’s handwritten notes.
• Tang Hao set out for Heaven Dou City to protect Shrek, unaware of Tang San’s plan.
• Thirteen qualified teams and a thousand Royal Knights departed for Spirit City, and Dugu Chen noticed Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were absent from Shrek’s group.

Tang San secretly absorbed a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring for his Clear Sky Hammer while Dugu Chen traveled with Xue Qinghe’s convoy toward Spirit City. On the journey, masked attackers ambushed the convoy, and Dugu Chen recognized the assault had begun.

• Tang San absorbed a black soul ring under Titan’s protection, aiming to equip his Clear Sky Hammer with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Dugu Chen traveled toward Spirit City in Xue Qinghe’s carriage, and Xue Qinghe warned him that Martial Soul Hall might target Tang San.
• Dugu Chen learned that Xue Qinghe had abandoned plans to recruit Tang San because of his conflict with Shrek.
• On the eleventh day of the journey, a chilly aura warned Dugu Chen that an ambush was approaching as the convoy crossed a narrow mountain path.
• Masked Black-clad Men attacked the convoy, while a golden giant eagle with eight soul rings fought Flender and Liu Erlong; the academies’ teachers and attackers largely held back.

Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin forced Spirit Hall’s attackers to withdraw after they discovered their target, Tang San, was absent. At Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang confronted Bibi Dong about cultivating Twin Martial Souls, while Dugu Chen hinted to Xue Qinghe that Tang Hao might cause trouble.

• Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the attackers withdrew when they learned Tang San was not with the group.
• Xue Qinghe reorganized the Royal Knights, and Dugu Chen hinted that Tang Hao might make trouble for Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how to cultivate Twin Martial Souls, but she refused and revealed that Spirit Hall had sent people to kill Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang condemned Bibi Dong and left, while she watched him go with lingering affection.
• Ten days later, Xue Qinghe led the sixteen Soul Master teams into Spirit City and left the Royal Knights stationed outside.

Qian Renxue returned to Spirit City and met her grandfather, Qian Daoliu, who urged her to visit Bibi Dong. Their reunion in the Pope's Palace erupted into a clash over Qian Renxue's father and the tournament, and Qian Renxue left determined to win the championship for the Imperial Dou Team.

• The Heaven Dou delegation arrived in Spirit City, where Spirit Hall announced that the tournament would begin in three days.
• Qian Renxue reunited with Qian Daoliu, who urged her to see Bibi Dong and said the Qian Family owed her.
• Qian Renxue visited Bibi Dong in the Pope's Palace, but Bibi Dong opened their first meeting in years by asking about her plan.
• Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong argued over the tournament's Soul Bone prize and Qian Renxue's father, and Bibi Dong unleashed her pressure against her daughter.
• Qian Renxue resisted Bibi Dong's aura and left, declaring that the Imperial Dou Team would win the championship and claim her father's Soul Bone.

After venting her frustration with Bibi Dong, Xue Qinghe asked Dugu Chen to defeat the entire Martial Soul Hall Team, and he agreed. The tournament finals advanced to their third round, setting up clashes between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, and between Shrek and Thunder Academy.

• Xue Qinghe visited Dugu Chen on the rooftop, and he helped ease her poor mood after her meeting with Bibi Dong.
• Xue Qinghe asked Dugu Chen to win the championship and defeat the Martial Soul Hall Team by himself, and Dugu Chen accepted the challenge.
• The finals began, and the Imperial Dou Team advanced smoothly as Oscar used one of Dugu Chen's Fourth Soul Skills to defeat seven opponents at once.
• Dugu Chen noticed that Tang San had grown much stronger since returning to Shrek Academy, though he still did not consider him a threat.
• The third-round draw matched Heaven Dou Royal Academy against Star Luo Royal Academy and Shrek Academy against Thunder Academy.

Dugu Chen revealed his overwhelming strength during the match against Star Luo Academy and struck down Dai Weisi before he and Zhu Zhuyun could complete their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The match remained underway as the Star Luo team hesitated to face him.

• Zhu Zhuyun challenged Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong declared that Zhu Zhuqing belonged to the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School and would not return to the Zhu Family.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, revealing Star Luo Academy's seven Soul Ancestors and Dugu Chen's five Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
• Dugu Chen's display shocked the spectators, while Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang broke down over his theory before Flender knocked him unconscious.
• Dai Weisi ordered Zhu Zhuyun to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Dugu Chen rushed in and struck their point of connection with his Dragon Claw.
• Dai Weisi flew off the arena unconscious, leaving the other Star Luo members frozen as Dugu Chen stood among them.

Dugu Chen led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team to defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, then Zhu Zhuqing faced Zhu Zhuyun in a one-on-one bout. Zhu Zhuqing withdrew and severed her ties with Star Luo, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy advanced to the fourth round.

• Dugu Chen defeated Dai Weisi before he could use the Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Sword Douluo identified Dugu Chen's attack as a powerful Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Dugu Chen asked Dugu Yan, Oscar, and Shi Mo to eliminate the other Star Luo team members while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to face Zhu Zhuyun.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar boosted Zhu Zhuqing, who fought Zhu Zhuyun with the support of her teammates nearby.
• Zhu Zhuqing withdrew from the duel, saying the match was unfair, and told Zhu Zhuyun she would no longer have anything to do with Star Luo.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner of the third round.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan watched Dugu Chen’s strength with concern before the tournament moved on to Shrek’s match against Thunder Academy. Tang San revealed four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer and led Shrek into an attack, leaving the match poised for his first strike.

• Hu Liena and Xie Yue recognized how much Dugu Chen had grown, while Yan boasted that he would defeat him for Hu Liena.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin faced Tang San, and Tang San declared that he would win the championship.
• Both teams released their martial souls, and Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer with four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings.
• Tang San seized the moment, charged with Shrek’s team, and swung the Clear Sky Hammer toward Thunder Academy.

Tang San led Shrek to defeat Thunder Academy, overcoming Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin despite their powerful lightning attacks. Shrek advanced to the semifinals, and the chapter ended as the six remaining teams prepared to compete for the final three places in the finals.

• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and several Ten Thousand Year soul skills to overpower Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin as Shrek and Thunder Academy fought.
• Yu Tianheng took Tang San's hammer strike while protecting Yu Tianxin and was knocked from the arena with severe injuries.
• Yu Tianxin unleashed a near-Ultimate Thunder attack, but Tang San blocked it with Clear Sky Guard and struck him out of the arena.
• Tang San joined Dai Mubai and the other Shrek members to eliminate Thunder Academy, securing Shrek's advancement to the semifinals.
• Tang San's four Ten Thousand Year soul rings made Shrek a championship favorite and unsettled the Golden Generation trio.
• Two days later, the fourth round began with six teams competing for the final three places in the finals.

Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed Skywater Academy’s powerful fusion skill against Martial Soul Hall, turning a seemingly one-sided match into a fierce clash. The chapter ended with their icy tornado pressing against Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s fusion, Bewitching Charm, as the audience waited to see whether Martial Soul Hall would survive the upset.

• Feng Xiaotian vowed that Divine Wind Team would face Imperial Dou Team without backing down, while Dugu Chen and Shui Bing'er exchanged a charged glance.
• Dugu Chen warned Shui Bing'er that Martial Soul Hall had a Soul King-level fusion skill, then Dugu Yan punished him for flirting with her.
• Yan charged at Skywater Academy, but Shui Bing'er froze Martial Soul Hall’s team and used her teammates’ Soul Power to prepare a fusion skill with Xue Wu.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed an icy tornado, forcing Yan and the other Martial Soul Hall members to retreat toward the arena’s edge.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue merged into Bewitching Charm and fought the tornado, while the audience watched to see if Martial Soul Hall’s Golden Generation could turn the match around.

Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy nearly defeated Spirit Hall with their Ice Phoenix, but Xie Yue and Hu Liena won the semifinal after a devastating clash. As Shrek prepared to face Longxing, Dugu Chen suspected the tournament bracket had been arranged to favor Shrek.

• Huo Wu watched Shui Bing'er’s performance with frustration as Xue Qinghe hoped Spirit Hall might be eliminated.
• Shui Bing'er summoned an Ice Phoenix, while Xie Yue unleashed his Full Moon through Bewitching Charm.
• The Ice Phoenix and Full Moon collided, destroying the arena, but Xie Yue and Hu Liena remained standing.
• Shui Bing'er conceded the match, and Hu Liena reflected on her underestimation of Skywater Academy.
• Dugu Chen watched the injured Skywater team and suspected the tournament had been arranged to help Shrek.

Dugu Chen visited the recovering Shui Bing'er, gave her Dragon Ganoderma Leaves, and struggled with the strange connection between their martial souls. Shrek defeated Dragon Rising in a swift match, leaving Imperial Dou Team versus Divine Wind Team as the last contest of the day.

• Shui Bing'er blamed herself for losing to Martial Soul Hall, while Shui Yue'er and the others teased her about the man who had warned her about their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Shui Yue'er spotted Dugu Chen and flirted with him, but he said he already had a girlfriend before giving Shui Bing'er two Dragon Ganoderma Leaves.
• Dugu Chen left after telling Shui Bing'er to rest and saying Heaven Dou Royal Academy would handle Martial Soul Hall, while Shui Bing'er and the others teased her about their closeness.
• Dugu Chen returned to the contestants' area and wondered why his martial soul reacted so strongly to Shui Bing'er.
• Tang San, Dai Mubai, Tailong, and the Shrek team defeated Dragon Rising quickly without revealing Tang San's fourth soul skill.
• The day’s two matches concluded, leaving Imperial Dou Team versus Divine Wind Team as the final match.

The Imperial Dou Team defeated Godwind Academy after Dugu Yan and the Shi Mo brothers overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian’s team with their defenses and poison. Feng Xiaotian conceded and urged Dugu Chen to win the championship, leaving the Imperial Dou Team to prepare for the final against Shrek and the Martial Soul Hall Team.

• Dugu Chen stayed out of the match while Dugu Yan, the Shi Mo brothers, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling took the field for the Imperial Dou Team.
• The Shi Mo brothers used enhanced shields to block Godwind Academy’s attacks and withstand Feng Xiaotian’s Demon Wolf Storm.
• Dugu Yan trapped Godwind Academy with her Toxic Halo and Toxic Prison while the Shi Mo brothers’ spinning shield fragments cut off their escape.
• Feng Xiaotian conceded, and Ye Lingling eased his teammates’ condition before Dugu Yan removed the poison.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Dugu Chen to win the championship, and the Imperial Dou Team returned to rest before the final against Shrek and the Martial Soul Hall Team.

Dugu Chen reassured Dugu Yan that a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Bing'er would not make him leave her, and Dugu Yan accepted the possibility of adding Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling to their relationship. Meanwhile, Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena a sixty-thousand-year-old skull bone to help her face the Imperial Dou Team, and the finalists gathered as the Pope arrived.

• Dugu Yan confronted Dugu Chen about his connection with Shui Bing'er, and he explained that they might have a highly compatible Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Dugu Chen comforted Dugu Yan, who agreed to include Shui Bing'er and Ye Lingling but insisted on being the eldest sister.
• Bibi Dong assessed the Imperial Dou Team's strength with Hu Liena and gave her the Spirit Gathering Wisdom Skull to improve Spirit Hall's chances in the Finals.
• The Imperial Dou Team, Shrek Team, Spirit Hall Team, and the other finalists gathered before the Pope's Palace.
• Twelve Red Robe Cardinals announced the Pope's arrival, and cries of “Long live” spread throughout Spirit City.

Bibi Dong opened the Spirit Master Tournament finals by presenting three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as the prize for the champion team. Dugu Chen then surprised the crowd by having the Imperial Dou Team forfeit the individual matches and enter the Loser's Bracket finals.

• Bibi Dong emerged from Pope's Palace with Sword Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi, and the Martial Soul Hall members knelt to greet her.
• Bibi Dong acknowledged Tang San as Grandmaster's disciple, then addressed the twenty-one contestants and announced the champion's reward.
• Bibi Dong revealed three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, prompting a stir among the teams and spectators.
• Bibi Dong explained that the finalists would compete in individual matches before the afternoon team battle, with the championship decided the next day.
• Dugu Chen announced that the Imperial Dou Team forfeited the individual matches and would enter the Loser's Bracket finals, startling everyone present.

Dugu Chen disrupted the tournament's planned matchups, leading Shrek to face the Imperial Dou Team in a team battle. Tang San unleashed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and struck with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Dugu Chen caught it with one hand, leaving the arena and himself unharmed.

• Bibi Dong accepted the Imperial Dou Team's choice, and Grandmaster chose to send Shrek into the Loser's Bracket, allowing Martial Soul Hall Academy to advance to the Finals without fighting.
• Dugu Chen entered the team battle alone, angering Shrek and prompting Tang San to form a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill with his teammates.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and four Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings, then activated Clear Sky True Body and charged at Dugu Chen.
• Dugu Chen used Sovereign's Descent to catch Tang San's hammer with one hand, astonishing the crowd and leaving the arena undamaged.

Dugu Chen defeated Tang San, whose martial soul was badly damaged, and criticized his choices before Tang Hao appeared and attacked him. Dugu Bo intervened with his eighth soul skill as Tang Hao’s hammer fell.

• Dugu Chen’s Kirin Sky-Tearing Claw shattered Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Tang San gravely injured and the Shrek Team suffering backlash.
• Tang Hao concealed in the venue resolved to kill Dugu Chen, while Dugu Chen recognized his killing intent.
• The Grandmaster entered the arena and demanded an appeal, but the referee ruled that Dugu Chen had followed the rules and reprimanded Shrek for interfering.
• Bibi Dong declared the Imperial Dou Team the winner and gave the Grandmaster a warning rather than punishing him.
• Dugu Chen taunted Tang San about his training and the Clear Sky Hammer, prompting Tang Hao to reveal himself and strike at him.
• Dugu Bo appeared and used his eighth soul skill, Time Condensation, as Tang Hao attacked Dugu Chen.

Tang Hao’s surprise attack left Dugu Chen gravely injured, and Dugu Bo fought Tang Hao while the others rushed to heal him. Dugu Chen recovered enough to reassure his friends, though the battle between the Titled Douluo continued.

• Tang Hao attacked Dugu Chen, prompting Dugu Bo and the spectators to react as the arena descended into chaos.
• Dugu Chen unleashed his Kirin Domain and his strongest attacks against Tang Hao and Tang San, but Tang Hao broke through and struck him in the chest.
• Dugu Bo caught the badly injured Dugu Chen, handed him to Dugu Yan and the others, then attacked Tang Hao with his ninth soul skill.
• Ye Lingling, Oscar, and Ning Fengzhi treated Dugu Chen while Sword Douluo shielded the group and Xue Qinghe arrived with the committee members.
• Dugu Chen recovered rapidly by absorbing Earth Power and receiving healing, then told Dugu Yan and the others that he would be fine.