Chapter Summaries

Li Yu and Qian Renxue discussed the secrets they were keeping from each other and agreed to reveal them after the Soul Master Competition. After Qian Renxue left, Li Yu reflected on his feelings for her and his resolve to treat her sincerely.

• Li Yu distracted Qian Renxue from her jealousy by imagining the crowd’s reaction when he revealed his strength at the Soul Master Competition.
• Qian Renxue asked whether Li Yu would blame her for hiding something important, and they both promised not to blame each other for keeping secrets.
• Qian Renxue believed Li Yu’s rapid growth came from a Godhood Inheritance, while Qian Daoliu had watched Li Yu’s progress and decided not to interfere.
• The next morning, Qian Renxue promised to tell Li Yu everything about herself after the competition, and Li Yu promised to give her the item he had been saving for her.
• After Qian Renxue left, Li Yu reflected on their half-year together and reaffirmed that he would treat her sincerely.

Li Yu condensed the Dark Demon Sprite, discovering that it resembled his original appearance and could fight independently while drawing on six elemental powers. The sprite’s abilities included skills to attack, defend, suppress enemies, and absorb energy that it could eventually return to Li Yu.

• Li Yu entered the Elemental Sprite Domain and spent most of his Soul Power, with help from the Sprite Ornament, to condense the Dark Demon Sprite.
• The Dark Demon Sprite formed from six elemental powers, grew an energy-made body, and took on Li Yu’s exact appearance, with shifting six-colored pupils.
• Li Yu learned that he had absolute control over the sprite, which possessed combat instincts inherited from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger and an instinct to protect him.
• Li Yu discovered the sprite could exist independently, recover its own Soul Power, and use five abilities: Evil Wind Blade, Dark Demon Sprite's Guard, Dark Demonic Evil Thunder, Dark Demon Sprite's Judgment, and Dark Demon Devour.
• Li Yu realized Dark Demon Devour could feed absorbed energy back to him if the sprite returned to his body, and he sent it off to seek opportunities on its own.

Li Yu sent the Dark Demon Sprite to Slaughter City to store Soul Power Levels and obtain a Slaughter Domain. The Dark Demon Sprite passed the entrance trial despite using its unrestricted elemental powers, but its registration number suggested someone had entered before Tang San.

• The Dark Demon Sprite waited for Bloody Mary in a tavern, then used Space Power to force an insulting man to drink the spilled liquid.
• The Dark Demon Sprite found the gateway to Slaughter City and confronted Terror Knight Scott, who attacked before recognizing he was no match.
• Scott declared that the Dark Demon Sprite had passed the trial and gave it the insignia numbered Nine Five Two Eight.
• Li Yu realized that the number differed from the one Tang San received and wondered whether the story's events had changed.
• Li Yu planned to use Slaughter City's rules to store Soul Power Levels and obtain a Slaughter Domain, and considered visiting Sea God Island.

The Dark Demon Sprite entered Slaughter City and encountered Liu Erlong, who recognized him as Li Yu, though he denied knowing her. He entered the Hell Slaughter Arena, where Liu Erlong watched as his first match began.

• Li Yu realized the woman using the name Nine Five Two Seven was Liu Erlong, but the Dark Demon Sprite ignored her and headed for the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• Liu Erlong recognized the Dark Demon Sprite and tried to speak with him, but he claimed they did not know each other.
• The Black Gauze Girl explained that the Hell Slaughter Arena had changed its rules so Slaughter Terracotta Army soldiers could fill matches when needed.
• Nine opponents surrounded the Dark Demon Sprite in the arena, hoping to kill the newcomer and claim a victory.
• Liu Erlong, who had already earned thirty-six victories in Slaughter City, took her place in the stands as the battle began.

Li Yu watched the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament opening ceremony from the stands while Xue Qinghe explained to Xue Ye why she was not competing. Shrek Academy entered with only eight members and drew ridicule, while Tang San and his teammates remained confident despite their past defeat by Li Yu.

• Li Yu attended the Heaven Dou Empire division's opening ceremony with Xue Qinghe and observed the teams entering the arena.
• Xue Ye questioned Xue Qinghe about why Li Yu was not competing, and Xue Qinghe said she did not like fighting and asked him not to blame him.
• Prince Xue Xing made a sarcastic remark about Li Yu's absence, and Li Yu responded with a polite smile.
• The announcer introduced Shrek Academy and its unusual uniforms, prompting spectators to mock the team and recall its defeat by Li Yu.
• Tang San's team entered with only eight members, while the Shrek students stayed confident in their chances of winning.

At the tournament, Shrek Academy and Thousand Feather Academy arrived amid audience ridicule, and the first-round matchups were announced. Li Yu privately reviewed his level 77 strength and hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings and Soul Bones as Tang San erupted with a scarlet baleful aura.

• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar cursed after the audience and host mocked Shrek Academy, while Tang San remained silent.
• Ning Fengzhi gave a speech, but Ning Rongrong was absent from every team, and his wish for her to join Thousand Feather Academy came to nothing.
• The draw matched Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy's first team and Thousand Feather Academy against Azure Sky Academy.
• Thousand Feather Academy entered with seven members, and the host noted that Zhu Zhuqing had transferred from Shrek Academy.
• Li Yu checked his status and saw that he had reached level 77, with all Soul Rings and Soul Bones at the hundred-thousand-year level.
• Tang San released a scarlet baleful aura, startling Dai Mubai and the others as Li Yu watched.

Thousand Feather Academy faced Azure Sky Academy after Shrek crushed Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team. Zhu Zhuqing and a rabbit-eared teammate revealed powerful black fourth Soul Rings, leaving Shrek wondering whether the girl was Xiao Wu and Tang San convinced she was.

• Tang San revealed Level 47 Soul Power and four Soul Rings as Shrek swiftly defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team.
• Prince Xue Xing tried to provoke 'Xue Qinghe' and Li Yu, then hid his reaction when they ignored him.
• Wang Changzhi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, with Zhu Zhuqing at Level 45 and the disguised Xiao Wu at Level 41.
• Shrek recognized Zhu Zhuqing’s strength and suspected the rabbit-eared girl was Xiao Wu, while Tang San silently wondered why she had changed and avoided him.
• Flender resented Thousand Feather Academy for recruiting powerful former Shrek members, then steadied himself as the match began.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Azure Sky Academy with one attack, revealing her strength as Xue Qinghe’s hidden asset while Li Yu left the tournament with him. The chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi considering another approach to recruit Li Yu and Qian Renxue and Li Yu returning to the East Palace.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her Ten Thousand Years-level Netherworld Shadow Clone to severely wound all seven Azure Sky Academy competitors, and their leader surrendered.
• Prince Xue Xing accused 'Xue Qinghe' of relying on Zhu Zhuqing instead of Li Yu, but 'Xue Qinghe' dismissed his suspicion and left with Li Yu.
• Heaven Dou Imperial Family members and Ning Fengzhi realized Zhu Zhuqing had become Xue Qinghe’s hidden asset, while Ning Fengzhi continued to believe Li Yu would eventually compete.
• Ning Fengzhi considered approaching Xue Qinghe again about placing Rongrong in Thousand Feather Academy, and Chen Xin wondered whether Xue Qinghe’s people had watched Shrek earlier.
• Salas reported the Heaven Dou division teams’ strengths and reassured himself that Spirit Hall’s three Soul Kings would prevent surprises.
• Li Yu and Qian Renxue returned to the East Palace, where they became busy in their private bedchamber.

Thousand Feather Academy struggled against Elephant Armor Academy, but Wang Changzhi revealed his Right Arm Soul Bone skill, Earth Shattering Heaven Blast, to break their formation and secure victory. Wang Changzhi remained unrecovered afterward, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu carried the team through later rounds, with several powerful academies still ahead.

• Thousand Feather Academy easily won its early matches through Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's attacks, then faced Elephant Armor Academy in the fourth round.
• Elephant Armor Academy's seven Diamond Mammoth users countered Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, injured four teammates, and pressured the remaining three toward the arena's edge.
• Wang Changzhi merged the Black Hand around his right arm into it and used his Soul Bone skill, Earth Shattering Heaven Blast, to crack the arena and throw the Elephant Armor formation into disarray.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing exploited the disruption to eliminate the Elephant Armor members, while Xiao Wu baited Hu Yanli into wasting his head Soul Bone skill.
• Hu Yanli surrendered, giving Thousand Feather Academy the win, but Wang Changzhi had not recovered from using his Soul Bone skill as the team continued facing later opponents.

With Wang Changzhi unable to compete, Li Yu took the field for Thousand Feather Academy against Skywater Academy. She flooded the arena with water and left both teams facing a huge shadow moving beneath its surface.

• Wang Changzhi suffered Martial Soul backlash and was taken away, leaving Thousand Feather Academy with only six members and forcing Li Yu to compete.
• News of Li Yu’s substitution drew a large crowd, while Qian Renxue suspected Qian Daoliu had leaked it to test Li Yu’s abilities.
• Li Yu and Shui Bing’er exchanged greetings before the match began, and Skywater Academy’s team revealed its Soul Rings.
• Li Yu stepped forward alone and filled the arena with water that felt solid underfoot.
• A deep sound rang out as a massive shadow began swimming beneath the water.

Li Yu revealed Ying Fish’s transformed form and used its domain to overwhelm the Skywater Academy Team without hurting them. After Ying Fish disrupted Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Shui Bing’er conceded defeat.

• Li Yu summoned the enormous Ying Fish beneath her feet, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin identified its power as a domain that could let her contend with Soul Kings.
• Li Yu concealed her true cultivation and strength so the tournament would continue and she could compete in a future tournament.
• Shui Bing’er prepared to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Shui Yue’er, but Li Yu commanded Ying Fish to turn over.
• Ying Fish leaped from the water and controlled the element, briefly stopping the team’s Soul Power and interrupting their fusion skill.
• Ying Fish dissolved into water without harming the team, and Shui Bing’er admitted defeat.

Li Yu and Thousand Feather Academy overwhelmed Skywater Academy, alarming their rivals and changing how the other teams viewed their chances. With four rounds left, the standings left little room for surprises, and Shrek Academy and Godwind Academy quietly reached the same decision.

• Li Yu thanked Skywater Academy for going easy, then left with Zhu Zhuqing and the others as the venue fell silent.
• The spectators erupted in shock after realizing Li Yu had defeated all seven Skywater Academy members with one move.
• The elemental academies reconsidered Thousand Feather Academy as a threat after seeing Li Yu wield water so effortlessly.
• The chapter listed the standings after twenty-three rounds and assessed the remaining teams’ chances of reaching the top five.
• Shrek Academy and Godwind Academy tacitly made the same decision after considering the standings and Thousand Feather Academy’s remaining matches.

In the final round of the preliminary competition, Thousand Feather Academy faced Thunder Academy, whose only chance to qualify depended on winning. After both teams took their positions, Li Yu activated her domain, and Thunder Academy immediately forfeited.

• Thousand Feather Academy won three consecutive rounds by forfeit, while the standings left Thunder Academy needing a win to contend for a top-five spot.
• Blazing Fire Academy greeted Li Yu warmly, while Thunder Academy approached her with tension and little goodwill.
• Yu Tianxin greeted Li Yu and led Thunder Academy into the final match against Thousand Feather Academy.
• Li Yu spread her Still Water No Waves Domain as Thunder Academy channeled lightning into their feet.
• Li Yu cried out in alarm and announced that Thousand Feather Academy surrendered, repeating the words.

Li Yu conceded Thousand Feather Academy’s final match against Thunder Academy, forcing Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy into a tiebreaker for the last qualifying spot. The Heaven Dou division announced its final rankings, and Li Yu watched the two academies prepare to fight as another month passed.

• Li Yu led Thousand Feather Academy off the arena after conceding to Thunder Academy, leaving Thunder Academy and Blazing Fire Academy tied on points.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu argued over Li Yu’s decision, and Blazing Fire Academy defeated its opponents in a brief match.
• The referees announced the final standings, with Thousand Feather Academy and Shrek Academy tied for first and Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy tied for fifth.
• The remaining teams moved to the stands to watch Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy compete for the final qualifying spot.
• Li Yu reflected on how her arrival and improved understanding of Soul Ring limits had changed the competition, then saw her level reach 78 and received 3,500 Free Allocation Years.

Thunder Academy and Blazing Fire Academy faced off in a tiebreaker, with Yu Tianxin hoping to win through a sudden, all-out assault. Huo Wu repelled their opening charge and began wearing them down, but Yu Tianxin ordered his team to risk everything in a second attack focused on one point.

• Yu Tianxin and Huo Wushuang traded taunts before both teams summoned their martial souls for the match, refereed by Platinum Bishop Salas.
• Thunder Academy launched an aggressive assault, with Yu Tianxin charging Huo Wushuang while Lei Dong took flight and the other fighters engaged their opponents.
• Huo Wu used Repelling Fire Ring to knock Thunder Academy back, then ordered Blazing Fire Academy to keep its formation and drain the team’s strength.
• Yu Tianxin recognized that his quick victory plan had failed, then rallied Thunder Academy to risk their lives and attack a single point.

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Thunder Academy after Huo Wu countered Yu Tianxin’s decisive attack with Fusion Ring and Huo Wu’s Radiance. The victors advanced, and the captains of five academies were called to receive their certificates and prize money.

• Yu Tianxin led Thunder Academy in a lightning-fast attack that broke Blazing Fire Academy’s formation and left Huo Wu exposed.
• Yu Tianxin used his Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush, while Thunder Academy’s members blocked Huo Wushuang from reaching Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu revealed that she had activated Fusion Ring and unleashed Huo Wu’s Radiance, which swallowed Yu Tianxin’s dragon and blasted him out of the arena.
• Huo Wushuang and the other Blazing Fire Academy members defeated Thunder Academy’s remaining six fighters, though they were all injured.
• Salas declared Blazing Fire Academy the winner, and the host called the captains of Thousand Feather Academy, Shrek Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Skywater Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy to receive their advancement certificates and prize money.

Li Yu and Tang San exchanged a tense private conversation during the advancement ceremony, while Tang San vowed to reveal his true strength in the finals. After the ceremony, Xue Ye summoned Li Yu, and “Xue Qinghe” insisted on accompanying her wife to his bedchamber.

• Tang San used the Blue Silver Emperor to privately ask Li Yu whether Xiao Wu was the woman representing Thousand Feather Academy, and Li Yu hijacked the connection to answer him.
• Tang San declared that he had conserved his strength and would show Li Yu his true power in the finals, then severed their connection.
• Xue Ye announced the teams’ advancement, and the ceremony ended with rewards and advancement handbooks that Li Yu passed to a guard for Cai Xu.
• Li Yu and Qian Renxue headed toward the East Palace, where a personal guard told “Xue Qinghe” that Xue Ye had summoned Li Yu.
• “Xue Qinghe” turned back toward Xue Ye’s bedchamber with Li Yu and challenged the guard when he seemed troubled by their going together.

Xue Ye agreed that 'Xue Qinghe' and Li Yu would marry after the Soul Master Competition, while Li Yu accepted without hesitation. Back at Thousand Feather Academy, Cai Xu celebrated the reward money and learned that Tang San was causing trouble at the gate.

• 'Xue Qinghe' and Li Yu met with Xue Ye, who asked what 'Xue Qinghe' would do if he succeeded.
• 'Xue Qinghe' said it was time to start a family and build a career, and Xue Ye praised Li Yu's talent.
• Xue Ye asked whether Li Yu was willing to become 'Xue Qinghe's' wife, and Li Yu agreed.
• Xue Ye promised the pair a grand wedding after the Soul Master Competition, and 'Xue Qinghe' took Li Yu back to the East Palace.
• Cai Xu received the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins reward and decided to use it for Thousand Feather Academy.
• A student told Cai Xu that Tang San was causing trouble at the academy gate.

Tang San waited outside Thousand Feather Academy to see Xiao Wu, but Zhu Zhuqing told him Xiao Wu had died and the woman he had mistaken for her was someone else. Refusing to accept her words, Tang San attacked Zhu Zhuqing as she tried to leave.

• Cai Xu learned Tang San was outside the academy, received a reply from Xue Qinghe, and hurried out.
• Tang San waited nearly two hours at the gates while Thousand Feather Academy students mocked him from inside.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Tang San that Xiao Wu had died and that the person he sought was not Xiao Wu.
• Tang San rejected Zhu Zhuqing’s explanation, unleashed his Soul Rings, and sent Blue Silver Grass to restrain her.

Tang San visited Thousand Feather Academy and was brutally attacked by Cai Xu after Cai Xu claimed he had mistaken him for a thief threatening Zhu Zhuqing. Tang San apologized under pressure and left injured, but Cai Xu stopped him to demand compensation for the damage.

• Tang San attacked Zhu Zhuqing with Blue Silver Vines at Thousand Feather Academy's gates, prompting Cai Xu to strike him with a blazing sun.
• Cai Xu's attack left Tang San severely injured, and Tang San realized he could not survive if Cai Xu continued fighting.
• Cai Xu pretended he had not recognized Tang San and blamed him for attacking the academy's prodigy and causing a misunderstanding.
• Cai Xu demanded that Tang San apologize, and Tang San complied while the remaining blazing suns threatened him.
• Cai Xu withdrew his Martial Soul and told Tang San to leave and treat his injuries, then stopped him to demand compensation for the damage to public property.