Chapter Summaries

Ye Lingling revealed that an Immortal Herb had greatly strengthened her, and Su Xing said he had given her Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. The discovery that Yu Xiaogang had detonated his Spirit Rings with inspiration from Su Xing left Yu Xiaogang unable to absorb Spirit Rings, while Ye Lingling embraced Su Xing and Ning Rongrong envied their relationship.

• Ye Lingling described how an Immortal Herb had raised her Soul Power and given her another Spirit Skill, surprising everyone.
• Su Xing revealed that he had found Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and given it to Ye Lingling.
• Tang San revealed that Yu Xiaogang had detonated his Spirit Rings to break through to Rank 30, and Yu Xiaogang credited Su Xing with inspiring the technique.
• Su Xing realized that Yu Xiaogang could not restore his Spirit Rings with an Immortal Herb and secretly took satisfaction in the consequences.
• Ning Rongrong envied Ye Lingling and mused that she would marry someone who gave her an Immortal Herb, prompting Oscar to offer to find one for her.
• Ye Lingling embraced Su Xing and praised him, while Ning Rongrong noticed Zhu Zhuqing clenching her hands.

Su Xing and his teammates took Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s First Team place and entered the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Spirit Master Tournament’s opening ceremony. Their switch from the Second Team drew attention from rival academies as the Preliminary Tournament began.

• Zhu Zhuqing regretted rejecting Su Xing as she watched him and Ye Lingling together, while Dugu Yan privately worried that her grandfather Dugu Bo had disappeared.
• Qin Ming explained the First Team’s offer to Yu Xiaogang and the others, and the academy’s vice dean approved the switch after testing Su Xing’s team.
• The tournament began with twenty-eight Heaven Dou Empire teams competing in a single round-robin Preliminary Tournament, and Su Xing refused to rotate in substitutes.
• Ning Fengzhi and other guests appeared at the opening ceremony, while Yu Xiaogang stayed away because Liu Erlong would be there.
• Su Xing’s team entered the arena as Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team, prompting rival teams to realize they were facing the former First Team rather than the Second Team.

After the teams learned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy had given up its guaranteed spot to build teamwork, their opponents felt insulted and resolved to defeat them. Su Xing’s team drew Blazing Fire Academy for the first match, and as both sides prepared to fight, Salas took a special interest in Su Xing’s Coin Martial Soul.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang vowed that Blazing Fire Academy would defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while the other teams also reacted angrily to the perceived insult.
• Salas assigned the first-round matchups, pairing Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Blazing Fire Academy.
• Yu Tianheng warned his teammates to be careful against the formidable Five Elemental Academy, but Su Xing confidently led them into the arena.
• Huo Wu and Yu Tianheng had their teams summon their Martial Souls, and Su Xing revealed his Coin Martial Soul without visible Spirit Rings.
• Su Xing explained that his second Spirit Skill, Wealth Concealed, hid his Spirit Rings, surprising the audience and drawing Salas’s attention.
• Ning Fengzhi noticed Salas watching Su Xing and asked whether the bishop was interested in him.

Su Xing fought Blazing Fire Academy in the team match, using powerful Lightning attacks that baffled Huo Wu. After he broke into their formation and struck one opponent down, Huo Wu knocked him toward her teammates, who attacked him with fireballs.

• Ning Fengzhi told Salas that Su Xing was dating a Nine Heart Begonia girl and discussed Su Xing's talent and unusual cultivation.
• Su Xing unleashed Thor's Endowment and matched Huo Wu's fused fireball with a compressed sphere of Lightning.
• Yu Tianheng directed his team to defend and support Su Xing as he charged into the enemy formation.
• Su Xing sent pillars of Lightning erupting from the ground, striking one Blazing Fire Academy member and leaving Huo Wu confused about his Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu used Repulsive Fire Ring to knock Su Xing toward her team, and two teammates launched fireballs at him.

Su Xing evaded Huo Wu’s opening attack and struck down a Blazing Fire Academy contestant with his Thunder Rising Dragon. As Huo Wu combined her teammates’ power into Blazing Dance Shining Sun, Su Xing compressed Lightning into a birdlike, crackling mass, leaving both attacks about to collide.

• Huo Wu coordinated her teammates’ attacks to drive Su Xing toward Blazing Fire Academy’s backline, but Su Xing used Thunder Flash to dodge and land among them.
• Su Xing unleashed Thunder Rising Dragon, striking several opponents and knocking one Blazing Fire Academy contestant out of the fight.
• Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Osler, and Flender watched Su Xing’s unpredictable skills and gloated over Blazing Fire Academy’s difficulty countering him.
• Yu Tianheng attacked Huo Wushuang with Thunder Divine Dragon Dash, while Huo Wu focused on dealing with Su Xing instead of helping her brother.
• Huo Wu combined two teammates’ Mars Like Rain skills with Blazing Dance Shining Sun, while Su Xing compressed Lightning until it shrieked like thousands of birds.
• Huo Wu launched Blazing Dance Shining Sun at Su Xing as he prepared his attack.

Su Xing used his Self-Created Soul Skill, Chidori, to overpower Huo Wu and help the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team defeat Blazing Fire Academy. After Huo Wu asked whether he had a girlfriend, Su Xing turned her down, saying he was already in a relationship.

• Su Xing charged into Huo Wu's Blazing Dance Shining Sun with Chidori and began destroying her fireball.
• Huo Wushuang was injured by Yu Tianheng's fourth Spirit Skill, and Huo Wu realized she could not defeat Su Xing.
• Huo Wushuang conceded the match, giving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team an overwhelming victory.
• Huo Wu asked Su Xing his name and whether he had a girlfriend, drawing excited reactions from the audience and upsetting Feng Xiaotian.
• Su Xing declined Huo Wu, telling her he already had a girlfriend.

Su Xing left the arena with Ye Lingling, while Huo Wu vowed to pursue him despite learning he already had a girlfriend. After watching the day’s matches, Su Xing and his companions met Ning Fengzhi, who revealed himself as Ning Rongrong’s father.

• Ye Lingling took Su Xing’s hand and left the arena with him, prompting Huo Wu to resent being ignored and declare that she would steal Ye Lingling’s boyfriend.
• Huo Wushuang stopped Huo Wu from trying to break up the couple, and she reluctantly admitted it was wrong while continuing to pine for Su Xing.
• Dugu Yan teased Su Xing and praised Ye Lingling for acting quickly, then Su Xing and his companions stayed to watch the rest of the day’s matches.
• Su Xing and his companions met Tang San and the others outside the arena and discovered that Ning Fengzhi was with them.
• Ning Fengzhi introduced himself as Ning Rongrong’s father and asked her to introduce her companions.

Ning Fengzhi invited Su Xing to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Su Xing refused and learned that Spirit Hall might target him and Ye Lingling. He agreed to lend Ning Fengzhi his Immortal Herbs guide in exchange for choosing unusual and durable materials from the sect’s Treasure Pavilion.

• Ning Fengzhi asked the graduating students about their plans, and Yu Tianheng, Su Xing, and the others declined his invitation or explained they would return to their clans.
• Ning Fengzhi privately warned Su Xing that Spirit Hall could target him and Ye Lingling, and advised them to stay in the Imperial Capital.
• Ning Fengzhi asked to borrow Su Xing’s guide to Immortal Herbs so the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could copy it.
• Su Xing agreed to lend the guide in exchange for materials from Ning Fengzhi’s collection, and Ning Fengzhi promised to take him to the sect’s Treasure Pavilion.

Su Xing decided to join Spirit Hall so he could protect Xiao Wu and the others, advance his own plans, and eventually gain control of the organization. After he persuaded Ye Lingling to trust his decision, his team won its tournament match and watched Blazing Fire Academy struggle against Canghui Academy’s seven-person fusion skill.

• Su Xing concluded that joining Spirit Hall would help him protect Xiao Wu, Da Ming, Er Ming, and Su Xiaotu while advancing his ambitions.
• Su Xing told Ye Lingling he would join Spirit Hall rather than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and explained his reasons for supporting it.
• Ye Lingling agreed to trust Su Xing and follow his decision, while Su Xing felt the weight of his responsibility to her and Xiao Wu.
• Su Xing’s team easily defeated an ordinary academy team in the Preliminary Tournament.
• Su Xing and his teammates saw Blazing Fire Academy struggling against Canghui Academy’s seven-person fusion skill.

Canghui Academy used its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to trap and overwhelm Blazing Fire Academy, then brutally attacked the fallen team. Huo Wushuang surrendered to save Huo Wu, and Su Xing watched angrily as Canghui Academy’s arrogance provoked him.

• Canghui Academy trapped Blazing Fire Academy in the Seven Asura Illusion Realm and severely injured Huo Wushuang and his teammates.
• Huo Wu broke the illusion with her Repulsive Fire Ring, then attacked Canghui Academy in rage and knocked down two contestants.
• Shen Xinshui ordered the remaining Canghui Academy members to gang up on Huo Wu and continued tormenting her as the audience shouted for them to stop.
• Huo Wushuang regained consciousness and surrendered, after which Huo Wu collapsed unconscious.
• Su Xing watched Huo Wu being abused and grew angry at Canghui Academy.

Xiao Wu finally got Su Xiaotu to call her “Mama,” then threatened Er Ming to hide that the baby had learned “Daddy” first. Meanwhile, Su Xing’s team prepared to face Canghui Academy, and Su Xing’s research on the Ice and Fire Domain revealed a possible clue to controlling its power and storing Spirit Rings and Soul Power.

• Xiao Wu coaxed Su Xiaotu into saying “Mama” and told Da Ming and Er Ming that she had learned to call Mommy first.
• Feng Xiaotian learned that Canghui Academy would face Heaven Dou Royal Academy and hoped Canghui Academy would win so Su Xing would not impress Huo Wu again.
• Su Xing learned that his team would face Canghui Academy the next day, but focused instead on studying the Ice and Fire Domain.
• Su Xing discovered that an energy program controlled the Ice and Fire Taiji Diagram and realized that understanding it might help him solve the problem of storing Spirit Rings and Soul Power.

Su Xing discovered that the program-like energy restricting the Ice and Fire Domain resisted his attempts to investigate, then prepared with his team to face Canghui Academy. He struck first to disrupt their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, but Shen Xinshui began a weaker fusion while Dong Heguang tried to hold Su Xing off.

• Su Xing found that he could neither destroy the program-like energy nor send Soul Power into it, so he set aside his research and continued his training.
• Teacher Qin Ming warned Su Xing's team that they had to stop Canghui Academy from using its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Yu Tianheng asked Su Xing how to approach the match, and Su Xing chose their usual lineup, confident he could counter the fusion skill.
• At the start of the match, Su Xing used Thunder Rising Dragon before Canghui Academy could assemble its fusion skill, striking one of Shen Xinshui's teammates.
• Shen Xinshui ordered Dong Heguang to hold the opponents back while he and four others began a Five-in-One Fusion Skill; Dong Heguang used Illusion Twilight Descent to disrupt Su Xing's team's vision.

Su Xing defeated Canghui Academy by himself, then kept attacking its members whenever they tried to surrender. After explaining that he wanted them to experience the bullying they had inflicted on others, he drew Huo Wu’s open declaration of affection and Feng Xiaotian’s jealousy.

• Su Xing broke Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One and Five-in-One Fusion Skills, then quickly knocked down its team members until only Shen Xinshui remained.
• Su Xing repeatedly struck Shen Xinshui and the other contestants as they tried to surrender, leaving the Canghui Academy team sprawled on the field.
• Su Xing told Shen Xinshui he was retaliating because bullying people was fun and Canghui Academy had enjoyed bullying others.
• Huo Wu cheered Su Xing and shouted that she liked him, while Huo Wushuang scolded her for declaring it publicly.
• Feng Xiaotian grew jealous of Huo Wu’s confession and regretted having approached Su Xing earlier.

Su Xing led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team to defeat Canghui Academy alone, drawing praise from the audience and the officials watching. After the match, Huo Wu confessed to him again and threw herself at him for a kiss.

• Su Xing stopped beating Shen Xinshui after a Canghui Academy member surrendered, ending the match.
• Doudou announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy's victory, and the audience and rival teams reacted with amazement at Su Xing's strength.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi praised Su Xing, while Salas dismissed him and Xue Qinghe recalled helping him enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Xue Qinghe decided to meet Su Xing and try recruiting him again.
• Huo Wu stopped Su Xing after the match, confessed that she liked him, and threw herself at him to claim her first kiss.

Su Xing turned Huo Wu’s kiss into a passionate encounter, but she fled when he tried to take her to a hotel. Xue Qinghe later confronted Su Xing about hiding his Spirit Ring and tried to learn his plans, suspecting he might join Spirit Hall.

• Huo Wu kissed Su Xing, and he took the initiative before asking whether she still liked him despite his girlfriend.
• Su Xing led Huo Wu to a hotel, but she realized she had only meant to confess her feelings, broke away, and ran off.
• Xue Qinghe found Su Xing and invited him to walk together after teasing him about nearly winning over Huo Wu.
• Su Xing told Xue Qinghe he had hidden his Spirit Ring because he did not want to become close to him, and said he disliked nobles and might become an academy teacher.
• Xue Qinghe suspected Su Xing planned to join Spirit Hall because it did not distinguish between nobles and commoners.

Su Xing avoided joining the Heaven Dou Empire and told Xue Qinghe he planned to go to Spirit Hall, while she considered Tang San’s revealed Twin Martial Souls a future threat. Back in his room, Su Xing developed a way to temper the body with Soul Power, bringing his cultivation system closer to completion.

• Xue Qinghe accepted Su Xing’s refusal to serve the Heaven Dou Empire and decided to send news about Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls to Spirit Hall.
• Su Xing reasoned that telling Xue Qinghe he planned to join Spirit Hall would help protect him from any assassination aimed at Tang San.
• Su Xing returned to his dormitory and experimented with spreading Soul Power through every cell in his body to temper it.
• Su Xing confirmed that Soul Power Body Tempering worked, though its early results were less efficient than Lightning Body Tempering.
• Su Xing recorded his findings and decided to keep the method private while he perfected it.

Huo Wu repeatedly brought Su Xing breakfast, while Ye Lingling calmly befriended her and revealed that she understood Su Xing’s ambition to take control of Spirit Hall and unify the Douluo Continent. The chapter left Su Xing promising to protect himself as Huo Wu learned that Ye Lingling’s team would face Godwind Academy, whose Feng Xiaotian annoyed her.

• Huo Wu brought Su Xing breakfast, prompting Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and Shimo to tease him about her interest.
• Su Xing shared Huo Wu’s breakfast with Ye Lingling, who asked whether he found Huo Wu pretty.
• Ye Lingling revealed that she had guessed Su Xing wanted to control Spirit Hall and unite the Douluo Continent, and said she supported him having other influential women around him.
• Ye Lingling asked Su Xing to promise to protect himself, and he solemnly agreed.
• Over the following days, Huo Wu continued bringing Su Xing breakfast while Ye Lingling befriended her and shared Su Xing’s favorite flavors, leaving Huo Wu flustered.
• Huo Wu learned that Ye Lingling’s team would face Godwind Academy and frowned when she remembered Feng Xiaotian pestering her.

Su Xing led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team through the Preliminary Tournament undefeated, earning a viscount title and securing rare materials from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. After testing the materials, he found one suitable for forging a Soul Handgun, as the team prepared to head to Spirit City.

• Ye Lingling teased Huo Wu about Feng Xiaotian, while Su Xing judged Feng Xiaotian's self-created Spirit Skill impressive and considered him suited to his cultivation system.
• Feng Xiaotian angrily challenged Su Xing over Huo Wu, but Su Xing taunted him before they entered the arena.
• Su Xing countered Feng Xiaotian's Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes with Lightning Blade, knocked him unconscious, and helped defeat Godwind Academy.
• Su Xing's team defeated Skywater Academy and other opponents, then finished the Preliminary Tournament undefeated as the top team among the five advancing academies.
• Xue Ye awarded Su Xing a viscount title, and Su Xing later traded a herbal treatise with Ning Fengzhi for materials from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's vault.
• Su Xing tested the materials that night and found one suitable for forging a Soul Handgun.

Su Xing forged three Soul Handguns and led his team through the Promotion Tournament before traveling toward Spirit City for the Finals Round. After learning that Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San as his disciple, Bibi Dong resolved to kill Tang San, while Su Xing's carriage came under attack on the journey.

• Su Xing forged three Soul Handguns from extraterrestrial meteorite and recorded their details.
• Su Xing won the Promotion Tournament matches with ease, often defeating all seven opponents himself.
• Bibi Dong read Qian Renxue's report, learned that Yu Xiaogang was teaching Tang San, and decided to kill Tang San.
• Sixteen Heaven Dou Empire teams, including Su Xing's, traveled toward Spirit City for the Finals Round.
• Su Xing thought about Xiao Wu and Su Xiaotu as Huo Wu and Ye Lingling questioned him about whom he was thinking of.
• An explosion sounded outside Su Xing's carriage, and someone shouted that enemies had appeared.

Spirit Hall forces attacked the teams traveling to Spirit City, while Su Xing joined the defense and tried to stay clear of Tang San’s fight. In Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how to resolve the conflict between Twin Martial Souls, and she identified Tang San as his disciple.

• Su Xing left the carriage and knocked back a masked attacker as Spirit Hall forces attacked every team in the convoy.
• Huo Wu and the other teams joined the battle after discovering that the attackers were powerful Spirit Masters.
• Su Xing brought Ye Lingling and Huo Wu to join Yu Tianheng’s group and noticed Tang San’s group fighting farther away.
• Yu Xiaogang visited Bibi Dong in Spirit City, and the two reacted to their painful past and misunderstood feelings.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had resolved the conflict between Twin Martial Souls, and Bibi Dong coldly named Tang San as his disciple and the son of Tang Hao.