Chapter Summaries

Hu Liena recovered and rejoined Spirit Hall’s team for its match against Blazing Fire Academy, while Ye Xinyu concealed her strength and learned more about Spirit Hall’s conflict with noble academies. The chapter ended as the tournament matches continued, with Blue Tyrant Academy set to face Purple Star Academy.

• Hu Liena told Yue Guan that she had recovered from her injuries, and he led Spirit Hall’s team to the competition grounds.
• Ye Xinyu learned that the tournament used several venues and that Spirit Hall’s match that day was against Blazing Fire Academy.
• Zhang Ping explained that three of the Four Elements Academies were noble academies that looked down on commoners, prompting Hu Liena to reprimand her for joking about her mother.
• Ye Xinyu reflected on the nobility, Bibi Dong, and the empires’ treatment of commoners during wartime.
• The announcer declared Exotic Beast Academy the winner and announced Blue Tyrant Academy versus Purple Star Academy as the next match.

Ye Xinyu recognized Tang San at the tournament and learned he had gained a mysterious white soul ring, likely from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm. She discovered Spirit Hall had known of Tang San but had spared him, and the chapter left her worried that he would grow far stronger than they expected.

• Ye Xinyu recognized Tang San among Blue Tyrant Academy's contestants and questioned how his Soul Power had risen so quickly.
• Ye Xinyu noticed Tang San's two white soul rings, and the Rakshasa God sensed a powerful spiritual entity inside one of them.
• Ye Xinyu suspected the entity was Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and asked Yue Guan why Spirit Hall had not killed Tang San.
• Yue Guan explained that Bibi Dong had ordered Spirit Hall not to harm Tang San and revealed he had given Tang San's Twin Martial Souls five-year soul rings.
• Ye Xinyu realized Sky Dream Ice Silkworm could eventually raise Tang San's soul rings to one hundred thousand years.

Bibi Dong arranged to distribute surplus grain and expand Spirit City, while Tang San sensed a brief killing intent during the tournament. The chapter ended as Spirit Hall Academy and Blazing Fire Academy began their match, with Xue Qinghe watching Ye Xinyu.

• Hu Liena and others urged Yue Guan to kill Tang San, but he refused without His Majesty's orders and dismissed Tang San as no threat.
• Bibi Dong learned that Spirit City had more grain than it could store and ordered the surplus distributed to nearby towns.
• Bibi Dong ordered construction outside Spirit City, offering homes, rations, and work to attract settlers and soul masters.
• After Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Exotic Beast Academy, Tang San asked Sky Dream Ice Silkworm to warn him if it sensed killing intent again.
• Spirit Hall Academy and Blazing Fire Academy began their match, while Xue Qinghe watched Ye Xinyu with interest.

Ye Xinyu helped Spirit Hall defeat Blazing Fire Academy and discussed the risks of cultivating in her time-dilated space with Hu Liena. That night, Feng Xiaotian agreed to join Spirit Hall after the tournament in exchange for a Soul Bone, then asked Ye Xinyu to help improve his Self-Created Soul Skill.

• Ye Xinyu offered Blazing Fire Academy a chance to surrender, and Hu Liena used Fox Charm to leave the team vulnerable to Spirit Hall's attack.
• The audience noticed Hu Liena's Soul King rank and black Soul Rings as Blazing Fire Academy lost the match.
• Hu Liena asked Ye Xinyu whether her time-dilated space could speed up cultivation, and Ye Xinyu warned that it consumed lifespan and was dangerous.
• Feng Xiaotian visited Ye Xinyu at night, saw the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone she offered, and agreed to join Spirit Hall after the tournament.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that he could not control the power he stored for his Self-Created Soul Skill, and Ye Xinyu asked whether he had seen a meteor hammer.

Ye Xinyu gave Feng Xiaotian a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone and advice on his fighting technique in exchange for his promise to join Spirit Hall after the competition. At the tournament, she ambushed Tang San with the full force of her Soul Bone skill, leaving him gravely wounded and herself drained of Soul Power.

• Ye Xinyu explained to Feng Xiaotian how to borrow an opponent's force and advised him to avoid relying on soul skills with long preparation times.
• Ye Xinyu gave Feng Xiaotian a right arm bone, and he promised to join Spirit Hall after the competition.
• Gui Mei and another observer discussed Ye Xinyu's gift and the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Her Majesty had promised them.
• Ye Xinyu's team drew Blue Tyrant Academy, and Hu Liena refused to let her kill Tang San during the match because it could disqualify the team.
• Ye Xinyu approached Tang San at the start of the match and struck him with her left hand's blood-red Soul Bone skill, Titan Sky Shatter, severely injuring him and draining her Soul Power.

Ye Xinyu attempted to kill Tang San during the competition, but he struck back and injured her before she escaped with Yue Guan. Tang San’s survival remained uncertain, and Ye Xinyu realized the Heaven Dou Empire may have known about Spirit Hall’s plan.

• Tang San’s Mental Impact disrupted Ye Xinyu, and his counterattack with the Clear Sky Hammer sent her flying and left him gravely wounded.
• Yue Guan took Ye Xinyu away after Yu Tianxin accused Spirit Hall of attacking Tang San, while Liu Erlong demanded that the killer be stopped.
• Xue Qinghe persuaded Yue Guan to leave and gave Liu Erlong a healing pill for Tang San, then asked Xue Ye for permission to investigate Spirit Hall’s intentions.
• Yue Guan treated Ye Xinyu’s injuries and told her she would return to Spirit City for safety rather than continue in the tournament.
• Ye Xinyu deduced that Yue Guan had arranged her match against Blue Tyrant Academy and suspected the Heaven Dou Empire had known about the plan.

Yue Guan explained the Heaven Dou Empire’s scheme to provoke a war between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect, while Xue Qinghe learned Ye Xinyu would recover. Tang San survived his wounds at Blue Tyrant Academy, then argued with Tian Meng about taking revenge.

• Yue Guan told Ye Xinyu that the Heaven Dou Empire hoped to use the Clear Sky Sect to intensify its conflict with Spirit Hall and draw closer to the great sects.
• Xue Qinghe met Yue Guan outside Ye Xinyu’s room, learned Ye Xinyu’s injuries were not severe, and gave Yue Guan medicines for her.
• A strange gray stream entered Tang San’s head as Liu Erlong hurried back to Blue Tyrant Academy with him.
• Ye Qingmei used a glowing flower to heal Tang San and told Liu Erlong that he had passed out of mortal danger and seemed able to repair his injuries unusually quickly.
• Tang San awakened in his Spiritual Sea and protested when Tian Meng warned him that he was no match for the woman who had attacked him.

Tang San learned from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm that Ye Xinyu had powerful protectors, so he needed to hide and grow stronger before seeking revenge. After he arranged for people to believe he had died, Ye Xinyu heard the news and ordered Salas to ensure his body was cut and cremated.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Tang San that Ye Xinyu's hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape spirit bone suggested a powerful protector, and urged him to focus on cultivation.
• Tang San agreed to hide his survival, though he privately resented Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for seeing his memories and blamed Tang Lan for his past troubles.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sent Tang San out of the Spiritual Sea and noticed an unfamiliar gray orb hovering there.
• Tang San woke with Liu Erlong beside him and asked her to spread the news that he had died of his injuries.
• Salas told Ye Xinyu that Blue Tyrant Academy had reported Tang San's death, and Ye Xinyu gave him Gold Soul Coins to arrange his cremation and make sure the body was cut first.

Ye Xinyu suspected Tang San had faked his death and ordered him watched, while a giant black tiger rapidly grew stronger on Kun Mountain. After the tournament ended, Hu Liena returned to Spirit Hall and revealed that her team had lost to a mutated Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Ye Xinyu told Salas to verify Tang San's death and use his eighth soul skill if Tang San showed signs of life.
• A giant black tiger devoured soul beasts on Kun Mountain and used black light to drain the Kun Chickens as it pursued greater cultivation.
• Salas reported that Tang San's body had been cremated before he could confirm its identity, so Ye Xinyu ordered the city gates and Blue Tyrant Academy watched.
• Hu Liena and the others returned to Spirit Hall after losing the tournament's final match.
• Hu Liena told Ye Xinyu that their opponent's Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Zhu Zhuyun had mutated.

After Spirit Hall’s team lost to Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s light-and-dark Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hu Liena explained its strength and reassured the others about their second-place finish. Ye Xinyu tried to delay leaving Heaven Dou City, but panicked when Yue Guan and Gui Mei warned that Tang Hao might seek revenge for Tang San’s death, so the group departed by carriage.

• Hu Liena explained that Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill combined light and darkness, could rival a Soul Sage’s attack, and countered Spirit Hall’s fusion skill.
• Ye Xinyu realized she had forgotten her goal of securing their ranking, while Hu Liena said second place met their teacher’s expectations.
• Yue Guan and Gui Mei arrived, and Yue Guan said His Majesty would not blame the team for failing to win first place.
• Yue Guan wondered whether Tang San was really Tang Hao’s son, then dismissed the thought after recalling Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Gui Mei and Yue Guan warned that Tang Hao might seek revenge for Tang San’s death, prompting Ye Xinyu to urge everyone to leave at once.
• Ye Xinyu lay in Hu Liena’s arms in the carriage, and Yan told her to stop disturbing Nana’s rest.

Hu Liena and Xie Yue criticized Ye Xinyu for giving Feng Xiaotian a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but Feng Xiaotian caught up with the carriage before it left the city. Gui Mei gave him another chance to withdraw from Spirit Hall before absorbing the soul bone, and Xie Yue explained that members who leave must return everything they received, including soul bones.

• Gui Mei teased Ye Xinyu about giving away her soul bone, and she explained that she had given it to Feng Xiaotian because she trusted him.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue objected to Ye Xinyu giving a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone to an outsider, and Hu Liena accidentally hurt her arm before apologizing.
• Feng Xiaotian appeared at the city gate and boarded the carriage after Ye Xinyu called him over.
• Gui Mei told Feng Xiaotian he could withdraw from Spirit Hall if he had not yet absorbed the soul bone, and Xie Yue explained the rules for leaving.

Feng Xiaotian agreed to join Spirit Hall after Gui Mei offered to transfer him near Huo Wu if he reached Soul King within three years. Meanwhile, Tang San prepared to leave Blue Tyrant Academy for Suotuo City while recovering from his injuries and evading Spirit Hall.

• Ye Xinyu offered to help Feng Xiaotian transfer near Huo Wu if he reached Soul King within three years, and Gui Mei approved the arrangement.
• Gui Mei teased Feng Xiaotian about choosing Huo Wu over Nana, but Feng Xiaotian insisted that he loved Huo Wu despite her flaws.
• At Blue Tyrant Academy, Hu Delu finished changing Tang San's appearance, and Tang San told Liu Erlong he needed to leave before Spirit Hall discovered he was alive.
• Liu Erlong gave Tang San travel supplies and arranged an escort for his journey to Suotuo City to find his teacher.
• Liu Erlong asked Tang San to tell Xiao Gang to return if possible, and Tang San set off after promising to remember her request.

The Spirit Hall convoy returned to Spirit City, where Feng Xiaotian learned about Ye Xinyu’s support abilities and met Bibi Dong. After hearing Yue Guan’s report on the competition, Bibi Dong focused on Hu Liena and suddenly poured Soul Power into her.

• Xue Qinghe watched Spirit Hall depart Heaven Dou Imperial City before turning away.
• The convoy reached Spirit City, and Yue Guan sent the injured Ye Xinyu home instead of letting her visit Pope’s Palace.
• Feng Xiaotian asked about Ye Xinyu, and Hu Liena explained that her support abilities surpassed those of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda.
• Yue Guan warned that Ye Xinyu would probably not train with them because Bibi Dong wanted to keep her hidden.
• Bibi Dong welcomed Feng Xiaotian and heard Yue Guan’s report about the competition, Shrek Academy, and Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Bibi Dong asked Hu Liena to stay behind, then placed a hand on her shoulder and poured Soul Power into her body.

Bibi Dong questioned Ye Xinyu about how she had strengthened Hu Liena, and Ye Xinyu revealed that she had inherited the Rakshasa God's legacy. Bibi Dong reassured her that she would protect her, while Ye Xinyu offered money to support Spirit City's planned outer city.

• Bibi Dong helped Hu Liena condense her Soul Power, and Hu Liena refused to reveal its source.
• Bibi Dong returned to Ye Xinyu's courtyard, shared a meal with her, and said she already knew about Hu Liena's rapid improvement.
• Ye Xinyu explained how she had raised Hu Liena's Soul Power and warned Bibi Dong that the Pope might kill her over the Rakshasa God's legacy.
• Bibi Dong promised to protect Ye Xinyu, then explained that the Pope had agreed to build an outer city to shelter commoners.
• Ye Xinyu offered her money to give to the Pope.

Ye Xinyu gave Bibi Dong two million Gold Soul Coins from selling Essence Souls and recovered at home after being injured. Three and a half years later, Bibi Dong wanted her to attend Shrek Academy, but Ye Xinyu refused, citing its dangerous reputation.

• Bibi Dong discovered that Ye Xinyu’s cards held two million Gold Soul Coins and asked where the money came from.
• Ye Xinyu explained that she had sold Essence Souls to Ning Fengzhi through Salas, and Bibi Dong accepted the money as funding for the Pope.
• Bibi Dong scolded Ye Xinyu for fighting and ordered her to recover at home, then told her to wash the dishes.
• Three and a half years later, Bibi Dong urged Ye Xinyu to attend Shrek Academy, but Ye Xinyu refused because she believed its students faced needless danger.

Bibi Dong persuaded Ye Xinyu to attend Shrek Academy so she could complete the system’s quest, promising to ease her restrictions in return. Ye Xinyu agreed, and Bibi Dong arranged for Sister Zhiyuan to accompany her in three days.

• Bibi Dong reviewed the quest to join Shrek Academy and meet its graduation requirements, then urged Ye Xinyu to go there for a certificate.
• Ye Xinyu worried that enrolling at Shrek Academy would count as betraying Spirit Hall, but Bibi Dong promised to let her go out more freely if she went.
• Bibi Dong set strict rules for Ye Xinyu’s clothing and conduct, and Ye Xinyu agreed to the bargain.
• Bibi Dong admitted that she had begun to doubt Xiao Gang’s past motives after reflecting on how he had treated her.
• Bibi Dong told Ye Xinyu to pack and said Sister Zhiyuan would escort her to Shrek Academy in three days.

Bibi Dong learned that the system could grant powerful Divine Abilities and divine artifacts, then confronted it over sending her daughter to follow Tang San’s path. The system called Bibi Dong the final villain, leaving her demanding to know what she had done to deserve that role.

• The system secretly added a mission for Bibi Dong to obtain a Gold Soul Fighting Badge, rewarding her with a random Divine Ability.
• Bibi Dong asked the system about Divine Abilities and divine artifacts, and it explained the Heavenly Dipper and Earthly Fiend Transformations and told her to master the first revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art first.
• Ye Xinyu left the tavern without speaking to Bibi Dong, and several days later Bibi Dong watched the merchant caravan depart Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong asked why the system had sent her daughter to Nuoding City and Shrek Academy, suspecting it was guiding her toward opposing Spirit Hall in the Soul Master Tournament.
• The system admitted that Bibi Dong was the final villain, and she demanded an explanation, arguing that she had not done anything evil and that Spirit Hall helped commoners.

Ye Xinyu and Lingyuan arrived in Suotuo City, where Ye Xinyu failed to find Flender’s shop and then recognized the Shrek Three Musketeers. She alerted Spirit Hall, whose knights raided the Rose Hotel and arrested Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun for soliciting prostitution.

• Ye Xinyu and Lingyuan entered Suotuo City after a half-month journey and checked into the Home Inn Hotel.
• Ye Xinyu asked about Shrek Academy, then went searching for Flender’s shop to find Tang San’s Dragon Beard Needle but came up empty-handed.
• Ye Xinyu spotted Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and another young man with four girls, recognized them as the Shrek Three Musketeers, and followed them to the Rose Hotel.
• Ye Xinyu went to Spirit Hall, and Temple Knights surrounded the Rose Hotel and sealed its exits.
• Temple Knights stormed Dai Mubai’s room and arrested him, while Ma Hongjun and the other man were brought to the lobby on prostitution charges.

Ye Xinyu used the Pope's Token to have Spirit Hall raid a hotel, then went to enroll at Shrek Academy. There she met Ning Rongrong and learned that Yu Xiaogang's book had helped attract support for the academy.

• Ye Xinyu told Lingyuan about the hotel raid, and Lingyuan urged her to rest and enroll at Shrek Academy the next morning.
• Ye Xinyu left the hotel alone and was surprised by Shrek Academy's imposing gate and buildings.
• Ning Rongrong explained that the Grandmaster had drawn investment to the academy and praised his Soul Master Encyclopedia.
• Ye Xinyu questioned whether Yu Xiaogang could have written the book, then agreed to enroll alongside Ning Rongrong.

Ye Xinyu, using the name Liu Ruyan, accompanied Ning Rongrong to register at Shrek Academy and worried about how events were diverging from what she remembered. After they passed the first assessment, they watched a shy boy with a tiny Paramecium martial soul pass the second assessment and choose the outer academy.

• Ye Xinyu gave Ning Rongrong the name Liu Ruyan and questioned how Shrek Academy's admission requirements had changed.
• Ning Rongrong shared gossip about Liu Erlong, her cousin, and the Pope, and Ye Xinyu urged her to stop so they could register.
• Ye Xinyu and Ning Rongrong passed the registration assessment, though Ye Xinyu switched from offering her left hand to her right.
• A shy boy with Rank 21 Soul Power revealed his nearly invisible Paramecium martial soul and chose the outer academy.