Chapter Summaries

Du Cheng defeated Huo Wu in a spar, raising his Bond Value with her and making Liu Erlong jealous. After gaining a Soul Power level through the system, he heard Feng Xiaotian challenge him.

• Huo Wu left the Fighting Stage after Du Cheng defeated her, and she scolded Huo Wushuang when he worried that Du Cheng had mistreated her.
• Huo Wu privately acknowledged Du Cheng's strength and good looks, raising her Bond Value with him to 25.
• Liu Erlong accused Du Cheng of thinking about Huo Wu, then hurried away when he teased her about sounding jealous.
• Du Cheng used two Beginner Lotteries to gain one Soul Power level.
• Wang Laoliu cautioned Huang Cun against betting without investigating the fighters, while privately worrying Huang Cun might expose him.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Du Cheng.

Feng Xiaotian challenged Du Cheng over his treatment of Huo Wu, but Huo Wu rejected Feng Xiaotian’s interference and insisted on defeating Du Cheng herself. Blue Tyrant Academy then faced its twelfth opponent, Canghui Academy, whose members and teacher Ye Zhiqiu looked unsure how to proceed.

• Feng Xiaotian accused Du Cheng of mistreating Huo Wu and challenged him, but Du Cheng refused and questioned Feng Xiaotian’s relationship with her.
• Huo Wu arrived, scolded Feng Xiaotian for meddling, and rejected his claim that he wanted a friendly exchange with Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng advised Feng Xiaotian to return to his team and explain himself later, and Feng Xiaotian left after promising to avenge Huo Wu’s loss.
• Huo Wu told Du Cheng she would defeat him herself, causing the eavesdropping Feng Xiaotian to stumble as he walked away.
• After an uneventful day, Blue Tyrant Academy met Canghui Academy, and Ye Zhiqiu looked conflicted when asked what they should do.

Canghui Academy chose to fight Du Cheng's group despite knowing how powerful they were, and the two teams met on the Fighting Stage. As the match began, Wen Wen teased Xiao Wu about calling her Sister Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu challenged her to earn the title by winning.

• Ye Zhiqiu urged Canghui Academy's students not to concede, and Wen Wen helped persuade the team to compete.
• Wen Wen greeted Du Cheng and asked him to go easy, and Du Cheng agreed to stop at the right point.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced her teammates as both academies summoned their Martial Souls for the match.
• Feng Xiaotian told his teammates that Canghui Academy might have been hiding its strength and that either it or Blue Tyrant Academy could become their greatest opponent.
• Wen Wen warned Xiao Wu not to let her guard down, and Xiao Wu demanded that Wen Wen call her Sister Xiao Wu.
• Wen Wen said she would call Xiao Wu that if Xiao Wu could beat them, and Xiao Wu told her to wait and see.

Canghui Academy revealed its seven Gem Martial Souls and unleashed the Seven Shura Illusion, a powerful group technique built from their combined Soul Power and soul skills. The illusion enveloped the Fighting Stage, but Du Cheng remained unaffected, leaving the Canghui Captain stunned.

• Xiao Wu and her companions grew wary when Canghui Academy fielded four unfamiliar members.
• The seven Canghui Academy Soul Masters revealed differently colored Gem Martial Souls, which Wen Wen said the Vice Dean had previously concealed with an illusion technique.
• The Canghui Captain activated the Seven Shura Illusion, combining the team's Soul Power and soul skills.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that the technique was not a true Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Salas questioned whether Blue Tyrant Academy could withstand it.
• The Seven Shura Illusion engulfed everyone on the Fighting Stage, but Du Cheng praised it and remained unharmed, shocking the Canghui Captain.

Du Cheng broke free of Canghui Academy’s Seven Shura Illusion and let the match continue so Xiao Wu and the others could test themselves against it. Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan escaped the illusion, leaving the Canghui team’s trump card defeated and Wen Wen owing Xiao Wu an honorific.

• Du Cheng explained that the Seven Shura Illusion was less realistic than Shi Nian’s illusion, and the Canghui Captain admitted their team had lost.
• Du Cheng asked the Canghui Captain to continue the fight so Xiao Wu and the others could face the illusion, promising him a favor.
• Xiao Wu broke free of the illusion and rushed to Du Cheng, relieved to find him unharmed.
• Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan also woke up after Du Cheng explained what had happened.
• Xiao Wu reminded Wen Wen to call her Sister Xiao Wu, and Wen Wen reluctantly complied.

After Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Canghui Academy, Salas praised the losing team and invited its members to join Spirit Hall, breaking the competition’s unwritten rules. Ning Fengzhi challenged Salas’s recruitment, leaving the invitation’s outcome unresolved.

• The Canghui Captain surrendered after Xiao Wu and the others escaped the illusion, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• The crowd cheered for Du Cheng and Blue Tyrant Academy, while Tang Ren grew jealous of their louder applause.
• Salas stopped the Canghui team, praised its members for demonstrating the beginnings of a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and encouraged them to keep training.
• Salas invited the Canghui team to join Spirit Hall, drawing shock and envy from those watching.
• Ning Fengzhi objected that Salas was breaking the rule against recruiting contestants before the competition ended.

Ning Fengzhi and Salas competed to recruit Canghui Academy’s seven gemstone Soul Masters, while Tang San resented that Shrek Academy had not received the same attention. Salas then privately asked Hu Yanzhen for help, leaving his plan undisclosed.

• Ning Fengzhi invited Canghui Academy’s seven gemstone Soul Masters to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and offered guidance from its Titled Douluo.
• Salas and Ning Fengzhi traded barbs as the Canghui Captain agreed to consider both invitations.
• Tang San complained that the major factions had not invited Shrek Academy, and Dai Mubai tried to reassure him.
• Tang San anticipated rejecting a future invitation from Spirit Hall to gain fame across Douluo Continent.
• Salas summoned Hu Yanzhen and asked him for help in private.

Salas persuaded Hu Yanzhen to recruit Canghui Academy for Spirit Hall and promised to send Hu Yanli to the Spirit Hall Main Hall. The Canghui captain asked Du Cheng for advice, and Du Cheng recommended that they join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Salas asked Hu Yanzhen to secretly recruit Canghui Academy and keep its members from joining another faction, especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Hu Yanzhen agreed after Salas offered to send Hu Yanli to the Spirit Hall Main Hall, then left to approach Canghui Academy.
• The Canghui captain and his companions visited Du Cheng to ask how to respond to Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's offers.
• Du Cheng advised the Canghui Academy team to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Du Cheng advised the Canghui group to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Hu Yanzhen arrived and tried to force them into the Elephant Armor Sect. Du Cheng ordered his maids to defeat Hu Yanzhen and realized Salas had sent him to seize the group, leaving the Canghui captain grateful that Wen Wen had refused to yield.

• Du Cheng explained why joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would benefit the Canghui group more than joining Spirit Hall.
• Hu Yanzhen interrupted the captain as he agreed to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and demanded that the group join the Elephant Armor Sect instead.
• Du Cheng ordered Qing Yi and Qing Xuan to get rid of Hu Yanzhen, and Qing Yi lifted him into the air before he could react.
• Hu Yanzhen threatened Du Cheng with Spirit Hall, but Du Cheng deduced that Salas had sent him and mocked the bishop's interest in the Canghui group.
• The Canghui captain thanked Wen Wen for holding her ground, saying that without Du Cheng's intervention they might already be dead.

Du Cheng killed Hu Yanzhen, prompting the Canghui Academy team to agree to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and leave to avoid drawing suspicion. The preliminary competition ended with Blue Tyrant Academy in first place, while Salas discovered Hu Yanzhen had vanished.

• Qing Xuan killed Hu Yanzhen after Du Cheng rejected his plea to be spared.
• The Canghui Captain and his teammates promised to keep Hu Yanzhen's death quiet, and they agreed to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The Canghui Captain led his team away, explaining that Hu Yanzhen's death could bring suspicion onto Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng and his companions received a bye as the final round began, and Tang San's team drew against Godwind Academy.
• The preliminary competition standings placed Blue Tyrant Academy first, Godwind Academy second, and Shrek Academy third; Canghui Academy failed to qualify after Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring swept them from the field.
• The Canghui team announced they were joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Salas noticed Hu Yanzhen had disappeared.

Xue Ye awarded the five teams that advanced in the Preliminary Competition noble titles and promised further promotions and imperial funding for outstanding performances. Salas objected, but Xue Ye asserted the Heaven Dou Empire’s authority and made clear he could reward the teams as he saw fit.

• Salas suspected Ning Fengzhi had harmed Spirit Hall and stared at him, but Ning Fengzhi confronted him and dismissed his excuse.
• Xue Ye stopped the growing tension between Ning Fengzhi and Salas and called the five advancing teams forward to receive certificates and prize money.
• Xue Ye granted each team’s captain and vice-captain the title of viscount and the other members the title of baron.
• Salas protested that Xue Ye’s rewards were too generous, but Xue Ye said noble titles fell under the Heaven Dou Empire’s authority.
• Xue Ye promised another noble-rank promotion and imperial funding for academies whose teams performed outstandingly, leaving Salas alarmed.

Huo Wu challenged Du Cheng to a future rematch, while Tang San saw her as a potential ally and approached her with a plan to defeat him. Huo Wu rejected Tang San before he could finish explaining.

• Huo Wu told Du Cheng she would not hold back if they met again in the Promotion Tournament, and Du Cheng calmly acknowledged her challenge.
• Huo Wu's Bond Value with Du Cheng reached 28, bringing him close to an Intermediate Lottery.
• Tang San, excited to find someone who wanted to defeat Du Cheng, chased after Huo Wu and tried to introduce himself.
• Tang San told Huo Wu that he and Du Cheng had once been friends and proposed joining forces to make Du Cheng see himself clearly.
• Huo Wu rejected Tang San's plan, saying she wanted to defeat Du Cheng but not by that method.

After Huo Wu rejected Tang San, Tang Hao advised his son to focus on becoming strong, while Du Cheng spoke frankly with Xue Qinghe about Spirit Hall. Xue Qinghe was left wondering whether Du Cheng knew more than he let on.

• Huo Wu dismissed Tang San's attempt to approach her and left, leaving him furious and confused.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Huo Wu likely admired Du Cheng and urged him to focus on cultivation and strength.
• Tang San accepted Tang Hao's advice and vowed to surpass Du Cheng and win Xiao Wu and the others' affection.
• Du Cheng told Xue Qinghe that Spirit Hall would likely overthrow the imperial nobles and grow into the continent's dominant power.
• Du Cheng ended the conversation and left Xue Qinghe astonished by his apparent insight.

After the Preliminary Competition, Du Cheng trained the girls in combat, then agreed to spar under restrictions and was ambushed by Xiao Wu and the others, who wanted revenge for his exhausting nightly battles. At Shrek Academy, Master announced he would train the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team too, leaving Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun questioning why he was helping a future opponent.

• Du Cheng received a system notification that his Bond Value with Qian Renxue had reached 5, with a lottery available at 10.
• Xiao Wu and the other girls spent half a month training with Du Cheng, raising their Soul Power by more than two levels and improving their combat experience.
• The girls challenged Du Cheng to a spar while forbidding him from using Soul Skills, his Martial Soul, Soul Power, or more than half his physical strength.
• Xiao Wu used her Soft Skill to bind Du Cheng, allowing the other girls to pounce on him as they tried to make him beg for mercy.
• Master told Shrek's team that he would make their training harder and would also train the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team.
• Dai Mubai objected that Master was training a team Shrek would face later, while Tang San and Ma Hongjun looked at Master suspiciously.

Tang San and Yu Tianheng clashed over the Shrek team’s attitude toward Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but Master persuaded them to make peace and cooperate against Du Cheng. With only half a month before the competition, Master proposed developing Fusion Soul Skills to improve both teams’ coordination, and Yu Tianheng asked him to lead their training.

• Yu Tianheng confronted Tang San and the Shrek team for disrespecting Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Tang San replied that they would have been eliminated without his group.
• Master stopped the argument and urged both teams to stand together against Du Cheng.
• Tang San apologized to Yu Tianheng, and Yu Tianheng accepted the apology and agreed to cooperate.
• Yu Tianheng asked Master how they should train with the competition only half a month away.
• Master proposed developing Fusion Soul Skills, and Yu Tianheng respectfully asked him to guide them.

Master arranged for Yu Tianheng’s team to reveal their martial souls and skills while secretly intending to give the information to Tang San’s team. Meanwhile, Du Cheng escaped the girls’ restraint when Liu Erlong walked in, and she awkwardly tried to redirect the conversation to the Promotion Tournament.

• Master asked Yu Tianheng’s team to list their martial souls and strongest soul skills, planning to use the information to help Tang San’s team.
• The girls restrained Du Cheng and demanded that he admit defeat, but he grabbed Xiao Wu’s weak point and made her lose her hold.
• Liu Erlong entered and mistook Du Cheng and the girls’ sparring for something intimate, embarrassing herself as Du Cheng corrected her.
• Liu Erlong brought up the Promotion Tournament, and Du Cheng dismissed it as something they could simply clear.
• Liu Erlong insisted that the Promotion Tournament differed from the Preliminary Competition and that Du Cheng needed to understand it.

Liu Erlong explained the Promotion Tournament’s format to Du Cheng before the tournament began at the Royal Knights’ Grand Training Field. Tang San said Shrek Academy had an eighty percent chance of beating Royal Academy, but Master worried that their team had not yet mastered its Fusion Skill.

• Liu Erlong described the Promotion Tournament’s venue, schedule, and rules to Du Cheng, then hurried out of his courtyard.
• Du Cheng joked about Liu Erlong’s awkward behavior after she left, and the remaining half month passed before the tournament began.
• Tang San told Master that Shrek Academy had an eighty percent chance of defeating Royal Academy, while Master pressed him to improve the team’s coordination with its Fusion Skill.
• Xiao Wu and Tai Long entered the Grand Training Field with Shrek Academy as thousands of Royal Knights surrounded the venue.
• The referee explained that teams would send out one contestant at a time, with each winner continuing until defeated, and asked whether anyone had questions about the rules.

Du Cheng watched Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu lead Blazing Academy to victory before Blue Tyrant Academy faced the Barak Academy Team. He began the match by defeating Barak’s strongest contestant, Lu Renjia, with a single move and no soul skill.

• Huo Wushuang defeated four Fabia Academy opponents before falling to the fifth.
• Huo Wu defeated three opponents in succession, securing Blazing Academy’s victory over the Fabia Academy Team, then told Du Cheng she would not lose to him.
• Xiao Wu and the others decided Du Cheng would take on all seven Barak Academy contestants alone.
• Lu Renjia introduced himself politely and asked Du Cheng not to go easy on him.
• Lu Renjia lunged at Du Cheng with his martial soul released, but Du Cheng defeated him in one move without using a soul skill.

Du Cheng defeated Barak Academy’s first four Soul Masters in succession without releasing his martial soul, and the remaining three forfeited. Xue Qinghe asked Master about Du Cheng’s past, but Tang San intervened to disparage him.

• Du Cheng defeated Lu Renjia and sent him out of the arena, while Lu Renjia warned his teammates that Du Cheng’s strength was unfathomable.
• Barak Academy’s second Soul Master attacked Du Cheng with a poison mist from his sunflower martial soul, but Du Cheng quickly seized and threw him out.
• Du Cheng defeated two more opponents, and Barak Academy’s final three Soul Masters admitted defeat.
• Xue Qinghe asked Master whether Du Cheng had once belonged to Shrek Academy and been considered for the Royal Second Team.
• Tang San called Du Cheng talentless and vile while trying to discourage Xue Qinghe’s interest in him.

Tang San tried to win Xue Qinghe’s favor by promising to defeat Du Cheng, while Du Cheng prepared to face Blazing Academy in the Promotion Tournament. The chapter ended as Huo Wu eagerly wanted to fight Du Cheng, but Huo Wushuang reminded her to follow their plan.

• Xue Qinghe dismissed Tang San’s boasts and told him she would judge him by his results against Du Cheng.
• Tang San told the Shrek Team he wanted to defeat Du Cheng and earn a higher noble title, and Ma Hongjun praised his plan.
• Du Cheng joked with Xiao Wu and the others, while Liu Erlong warned him that Blazing Academy would be a tougher opponent.
• Ning Rongrong discussed Blazing Academy’s strengths, and Zhu Zhuqing teased her for praising Du Cheng.
• Du Cheng entered the arena for Blue Tyrant Academy’s match against Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu tried to go out first.
• Huo Wushuang stopped Huo Wu and reminded her that their plan called for him to fight first and her to go last.