Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao warned Vina and Xu Jiu Jiu that Shrek Academy would not join their plan, then helped them by passing along a contingency. He met with Chen An to arrange the purchase and smuggling of restricted Rare Metals, and they planned a safer exchange during the underground tournament final.

• Huo Yuhao warned Vina and Xu Jiu Jiu that Illustrious Virtue Hall had developed Soul Tools to detect underground movement and said Shrek Academy could not get involved.
• Huo Yuhao whispered a contingency to Vina, who told Xu Jiu Jiu it was meant for Soul Hall, then left to find its people.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er evaded their spy by blending into the crowds in Mingdu before meeting Chen An.
• Chen An showed Huo Yuhao a list of tightly controlled Rare Metals worth around ten million Gold Soul Coins, and Huo Yuhao paid him two and a half million to secure more.
• Chen An proposed exchanging the Rare Metals during the Three Great Underground Forces' tournament final, when their leaders would be away from the warehouses, and Huo Yuhao agreed to consider the plan.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er deduced that Chen An's rare-metals deal involved a hidden heavy armory in Ming Capital. Chen An secured the deposit from his warehouse contact, while Huo Yuhao watched and relied on the secret tunnels he had dug beneath the city.

• Huo Yuhao approved Chen An's plan and said Chen An could follow him after finishing the deal.
• Wang Dong'er reasoned that Chen An's contact likely controlled a heavy armory rather than a mine or ordinary warehouse.
• Chen An met Lao Li, who revealed he was one of six warehouse supervisors and had secretly prepared the rare metals using a method of swapping in fakes.
• Chen An gave Lao Li a two-million-Gold-Soul-Coin deposit and arranged to collect the goods the following night.
• Huo Yuhao watched Lao Li leave and reflected on the hidden tunnels he had dug beneath Ming Capital to move rare metals and help Vina and Xu Jiu Jiu's families escape.

As Mingdu anticipated the tournament semifinals, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er planned to use the Demiplane to secretly transport their allies out of the city. Public attention focused on the clashes between Tang Sect and Shrek, and between the Saint Spirit Sect and Soul Hall, as the crowd streamed toward the competition grounds.

• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er they would abandon the underground tunnel and use Gates of the Undead and a Laboratory in the Demiplane to teleport their group back to Douluo Continent after the semifinals.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er agreed that Wang Dong'er would inform Eldest Senior Sister once the competition ended, and Huo Yuhao confirmed he could open two Gates of the Undead for the transfer.
• Mingdu residents debated the semifinal matchups, including Bei Bei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon, while arguing over who was the tournament's strongest competitor.
• The public backed Soul Hall against the Saint Spirit Sect, while the chapter explained that Xu Tianran had allowed the Evil Soul Masters to compete despite fierce opposition within the Sun Moon Empire.
• The tournament semifinals began on a gloomy morning, and crowds poured toward the outskirts as Sun Moon Empire troops maintained order around the grounds.

The tournament’s semi-final day drew a massive crowd as Soul Hall prepared to face the Saint Spirit Sect, while Shrek and the Tang Sect had already completed their morning match. Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu discussed the uncertain afternoon bout, leaving its outcome unresolved as the teams prepared to fight.

• Hundreds of thousands of spectators gathered as Shrek, the Tang Sect, Soul Hall, and the Saint Spirit Sect arrived at the Competition Stage.
• The Saint Spirit Sect glared at Soul Hall, angered by Huo Yuhao’s earlier words, while Ju Zi noticed Soul Heavenly Cripple and wondered whether her assumptions about Huo Yuhao were mistaken.
• Wang Qiu'er used successive battles and substitutes to wear down the Tang Sect, and the Lan Sisters captured Tang Ya during the team battle to secure Shrek’s victory.
• Zheng Zhan began officiating the afternoon match under instructions to let the teams fight freely, though he remained tense about the dangerous confrontation.
• Xu Tianran asked Zhongli Wu about the Saint Spirit Sect’s chances against Soul Hall, and Zhongli Wu admitted that Soul Hall’s strength made the outcome hard to judge.

Huo Yuhao entered Soul Hall’s semi-final match against Ji Li of the Saint Spirit Sect and identified Ji Li’s Brain-Eating Beast Martial Soul. After dodging its poisoned tongue, Huo Yuhao countered with the Poison Hand Blade, and the battle continued.

• Huo Yuhao took the first match for Soul Hall because Wang Dong'er was away and the other contestants were not strong enough to face the Saint Spirit Sect.
• Huo Yuhao and Ji Li introduced themselves before Zheng Zhan started the semi-final match.
• Huo Yuhao charged Ji Li at tremendous speed, prompting Ji Li to transform and attack with his poisonous tongue.
• Xiao Xiao recognized Ji Li’s Martial Soul as a Brain-Eating Beast and explained its deadly tongue.
• Huo Yuhao dodged the tongue and chopped at it with his Poison Hand Blade.

Huo Yuhao fought Ji Li in the semi-finals and killed the Evil Soul Master by tearing him apart with his bare hands. His brutal methods left the Saint Spirit Sect terrified of him.

• Huo Yuhao severed Ji Li's tongue and froze his arm when Ji Li attacked him.
• Ji Li tore off his frozen arm and lunged at Huo Yuhao in a frenzy.
• Huo Yuhao realized that Ji Li's Brain-Eating Beast martial soul depended on his tongue to devour brain matter.
• Huo Yuhao seized Ji Li's jaws and ripped him apart before the referee could intervene.
• Huo Yuhao's cold gaze swept over the Saint Spirit Sect, and even its leader Zhang Peng felt afraid.

Huo Yuhao defeated Ji Li with ease, drawing Long Aotian’s admiration and shifting the audience’s view of Soul Hall. He then faced Wang Xiaolei of the Saint Spirit Sect, whose opening attack trapped Huo Yuhao’s feet with a mass of Bone Claws.

• Long Aotian told Princess Vina that Huo Yuhao had held back against Ji Li and had decisively countered the three deadly moves Brain Devour, Heart Gouge, and Open Chest.
• Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng communicated with the Saint Spirit Sect’s leader, who acknowledged him before sending Wang Xiaolei to the stage.
• Huo Yuhao recognized Wang Xiaolei as an undead skeleton and considered him valuable research material for Old I’s Undead Soul Master system.
• As the match began, Wang Xiaolei summoned six Soul Rings and used his first Soul Skill to make Bone Claws burst from the floor and seize Huo Yuhao’s feet.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wang Xiaolei by turning the Evil Soul Master's frost against him with Ice Burst, killing him in the second match of the Individual Elimination Round. His ruthless victories alarmed Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu as Soul Hall took a two-to-zero lead.

• Wang Xiaolei used Evil Frost in an attempt to corrupt Huo Yuhao with resentment drawn from wraiths.
• Wang Xiaolei attacked with his Fifth Soul Skill, Death Whip, while Huo Yuhao formed frost runes.
• Huo Yuhao unleashed a staffless Ice Burst that shattered Wang Xiaolei's attack and killed him.
• Zheng Zhan declared Soul Hall the winner of the second match, giving it a two-to-zero lead.
• Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu grew wary of Huo Yuhao after witnessing his power.

Huo Yuhao faced Ashi, a cannibalistic Evil Soul Master from Saint Spirit Sect, in the third match of the Individual Elimination Round. Ashi opened with a corrosive attack, and Huo Yuhao countered by unleashing the Ice Jade Scorpion King's power as the stage froze.

• Ashi introduced himself as Soul Heavenly Cripple and threatened to cook and eat Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao remained silent and coldly watched him.
• Zheng Zhan started the match, and Ashi activated his Invincible Shield and Martial Soul Possession before lighting three Soul Rings.
• Huo Yuhao sensed danger and leaped over a stream of Ashi's venom, which corroded the alloy stage and threatened to contaminate Soul Power.
• Huo Yuhao descended with the Ice Jade Scorpion King’s phantom and released jade-green light, freezing the Competition Stage to temperatures like the Far North Land.

Huo Yuhao defeated Ashi in the third individual match, destroying his fungal body and killing him by extracting his soul. After Soul Hall secured its third victory, Huo Yuhao forfeited its remaining individual matches and challenged Saint Spirit Sect to proceed directly to the team battle.

• Ashi spread Bone-Eating Fungal Carpets across the stage, and their halo infected Huo Yuhao's arm before he froze and shattered the fungal threads.
• Huo Yuhao bombarded Ashi, but Ashi re-formed from the scattered fungal carpets and claimed he would consume Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao pulled Ashi's soul from his body, leaving Ashi to be consumed by his own fungal carpet.
• The referee declared Soul Hall the winner of the third individual match, and Zhang Peng sent the next Saint Spirit Sect fighter onto the stage.
• Huo Yuhao announced that Soul Hall forfeited its remaining individual matches and requested the team battle, despite Zheng Zhan warning him to reconsider.
• Huo Yuhao told Zheng Zhan he was confident, and Zheng Zhan went to question the Saint Spirit Sect fighters.

Huo Yuhao faced four Saint Spirit Sect Evil Soul Masters alone in the team battle, while their grotesque martial soul transformations revealed the threat they posed. As the fight began, Huo Yuhao looked forward to capturing them for Electrolux’s research in the Undead Demiplane.

• Lu Genggeng, Yan Feng, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu introduced themselves before Zheng Zhan started the one-against-four match.
• Huo Yuhao charged at the four Saint Spirit Sect members as they released their martial souls.
• Lu Genggeng transformed into a five-meter Abomination whose corrosive drool melted the stage floor.
• Tang Dai grew into a giant skeleton made of dark gold bones beside Lu Genggeng.
• Xu Tianran and the Sun Moon Empire’s ministers reacted with disgust to the Evil Soul Masters’ appearances.
• Huo Yuhao welcomed the thought of capturing the four for Electrolux’s research in the Undead Demiplane.

Huo Yuhao fought the Holy Spirit Cult’s team and killed Gu Yu by breaking through his Void skill with Ultimate Ice. With Tang Dai and Lu Genggeng closing in and Yan Feng attacking from above, the battle continued with Huo Yuhao surrounded.

• Yan Feng revealed his Soul Saint cultivation as Gu Yu placed protective halos on the Abomination and Skeleton King.
• Huo Yuhao slipped past the monsters and struck at Gu Yu, whose Void skill made him intangible.
• Huo Yuhao used Great Cold, No Snow to force Gu Yu out of Void, then killed him with the Ice Silkworm’s frost breath.
• Tang Dai knocked away Huo Yuhao’s Emperor Sword while Lu Genggeng tried to bite him, but Huo Yuhao’s counterattack failed to penetrate Lu Genggeng’s thick fat.
• Yan Feng grew larger in the air and blasted icy-blue streams toward Huo Yuhao as the three remaining Evil Soul Masters attacked him.

Huo Yuhao unleashed Darkness Ice Burst, killing Gu Yu and destroying the Evil Soul Masters’ summoned creatures while shrouding the arena in ultimate darkness. Yan Feng summoned his complete Bone Dragon and threatened to torture Huo Yuhao, who answered by opening a gate filled with deathly aura.

• Yan Feng attacked Huo Yuhao with an empowered Dragon Breath, but sensed danger and redirected it toward Gu Yu’s frozen body.
• Gu Yu exploded in a Darkness Ice Burst, engulfing the arena and tearing apart the Skeleton King and Abomination.
• Huo Yuhao’s ultimate darkness suppressed Yan Feng, while Zheng Zhan and the spectators could not see what was happening inside the arena.
• Yan Feng summoned a colossal Bone Dragon and vowed to torture Huo Yuhao for killing his companions.
• Huo Yuhao dismissed Yan Feng’s threat and silently opened a gate radiating deathly aura.

Huo Yuhao summoned a powerful Frost Bone Dragon and defeated the Holy Spirit Cult’s fighters, leaving Yan Feng alive but gravely injured. Zhongli Wu concealed his anger as the battle ended, while Xu Tianran watched with a fleeting smile.

• Huo Yuhao decided Yan Feng had to be eliminated so Ma Xiao Tao could retain the Holy Maiden position and receive the Holy Spirit Cult’s resources.
• Huo Yuhao summoned a Frost Bone Dragon whose overwhelming presence caused Yan Feng’s Bone Dragon Avatar to tremble.
• Zhang Peng shouted for surrender after Zhongli Wu sent him a warning, but the Frost Bone Dragon had already struck Yan Feng.
• Huo Yuhao recalled the dragon and dispelled the darkness, revealing the dead Evil Soul Masters and Yan Feng alive with a shattered Martial Soul Avatar and a ruined cultivation foundation.
• Jing Hongchen and others protected Xu Tianran as Zhongli Wu’s anger rose, until Feng Ling arrived and addressed him as Sect Leader.
• Zhongli Wu threatened Huo Yuhao, then felt reassured when he noticed Xu Tianran’s fleeting smile.

Huo Yuhao defeated Yan Feng with Darkness Explosion, and Soul Hall withdrew from the finals, handing Shrek the championship. As the competition’s gloom lifted, Tang Ya and Bei Bei looked forward to meeting Mu En, while Tang Ya felt a connection to Huo Yuhao’s Darkness Power.

• Huo Yuhao used Darkness Explosion to defeat Yan Feng in one move, leaving the arena stunned and the audience cheering.
• Zhang Peng confronted Huo Yuhao over the Evil Soul Masters’ deaths, but fear of 'Huo Yuhao' made him lead the Holy Spirit Cult group away.
• Huo Yuhao announced that Soul Hall was forfeiting the final and leaving, giving Shrek the championship and the Ninth Level Soul Tool.
• Xu Tianran grew furious that Soul Hall had withdrawn before he could interfere with the finals and claim the prize.
• Tang Ya and Bei Bei celebrated earning the chance to meet Mu En, and Tang Ya sensed that Huo Yuhao’s Darkness Power resonated with her martial soul.

Xu Jiu Jiu, Vina, and Zhang Lexuan met secretly to coordinate against the Sun Moon Empire, using underground tunnels Huo Yuhao had provided. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran prepared a trap for the gathered teams and, unsettled by his own plans and allies, decided to strengthen the Imperial Palace’s defenses.

• Xu Jiu Jiu and Vina met Zhang Lexuan in a small restaurant on Dinghou Street, where Zhang said Shrek would provide support if needed, following Huo Yuhao’s intention.
• Xu Jiu Jiu explained that Huo Yuhao’s three tunnel networks would let their forces move quickly through Ming Capital, and the three women began discussing their plans.
• Xu Tianran learned that his forces had sealed off the eastern, southern, and northern approaches and were watching the teams from Soul Hall, the Body Sect, the Tang Sect, Shrek, and Star Luo.
• Xu Tianran revealed his plan to spring a surprise on the gathered youths and admitted he felt uneasy about how far he had gone.
• Xu Tianran decided to seek Jing Hongchen’s help in acquiring more defensive Soul Tools and strengthening the Imperial Palace.

The Xi Shui Alliance prepared for the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Tournament finals, where nine contestants would compete for rich prizes. Huo Yuhao arrived late but confidently claimed the championship was his as the contestants learned the rules.

• The Three Great Underground Forces announced the finals, offering the champion a Ninth Level Soul Tool and the chance to select Rare Metal.
• At Green Hotel, Third Elder threatened Chen An over Huo Yuhao's absence, while Nangong Wan defended Huo Yuhao and praised his talent.
• Huo Yuhao arrived, taunted the Xi Shui Alliance's contestants, and told Huang Zheng he would secure him second place in exchange for half his share.
• Nangong Wan welcomed Huo Yuhao and hinted at recruiting him after the tournament, while Huo Yuhao warned that they should prepare enough resources.
• Chen An explained that the nine contestants would each build one Soul Tool in three hours before competing in a technique test and successive combat rounds.

Nangong Wan revealed that the Xi Shui Alliance would reward the championship with a Ninth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell. Huo Yuhao and the others were left stunned by the weapon’s destructive power.

• Nangong Wan warned Huo Yuhao, Huang Zheng, and Number Ninety-Six that the other alliances would likely target them and promised an extra reward for the champion.
• Four black-clad men carried in a heavily sealed box that Huo Yuhao could not scan with his Mental Power.
• Nangong Wan opened the high-explosive combination lockbox while the Third Elder shielded those nearby with a barrier.
• The box released a powerful aura of slaughter, shocking Huo Yuhao, Huang Zheng, and Mo Ke.
• Huang Zheng identified the contents as a Ninth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell, a weapon capable of killing even a Titled Douluo.

Nangong Wan revealed Destruction Storm, a Ninth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell offered as the Tournament’s grand prize, but Huo Yuhao dismissed it and declared he could make one within twenty years. Nangong Wan then presented a lump of Heart-Freezing Iron Essence, which immediately caught Huo Yuhao’s interest.

• Nangong Wan showed Huo Yuhao and the other contestants the Ninth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell called Destruction Storm and promised it to the day’s champion.
• Mo Ke glared resentfully at Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao calmly revealed that he already had Ninth Grade shells of his own.
• Huo Yuhao declared that he could make a Ninth Grade Fixed Soul Guidance Cannon Shell within twenty years, astonishing the others and prompting Nangong Wan and the Nether Lightning Douluo to resolve to recruit him.
• Nangong Wan produced a large, frigid lump of Northern Land Mineral Essence, and Huo Yuhao recognized it as Heart-Freezing Iron Essence, a core material for the Wrath of the Buddha Tang Lotus.

Huo Yuhao traveled with the Xi Shui Alliance to the Western Suburbs for the final competition among Ming Capital’s three underground forces, where Shangguan Wei’er offered three Dragon Girl Cauldrons as prizes. As the contest was about to begin, Huo Yuhao became interested in studying how Dragon Girl Cauldrons might improve Martial Soul grades.

• The Nether Lightning Douluo and Nangong Wan discussed Huo Yuhao, deciding to entice him with rewards and keep him interested in their side.
• Huo Yuhao rode with the Xi Shui Alliance toward the Western Suburbs while calculating the timing and likely outcome of the Three Empires’ Decapitation Operation.
• Chen An explained that the three underground forces, noble families, and wealthy gamblers had gathered for the final, and Huo Yuhao inspected the competition venue with Mental Detection.
• Lu Qi opened the event, and the leaders of the three factions addressed the crowd and promised rewards to their contestants.
• Shangguan Wei’er offered three Dragon Girl Cauldrons, prompting Huo Yuhao to consider researching their potential to improve Martial Soul grades and add dragon blood aura to undead Soul Masters.