Chapter Summaries

Huo Wushuang challenged Du Cheng and was knocked out despite exhausting his Soul Power, revealing Du Cheng’s complete immunity to damage. Huo Wu then entered the arena to face Du Cheng for herself, seeking to understand the gap between them.

• Huo Wushuang insisted on fighting Du Cheng to weaken him for his teammates, despite Huo Wu wanting to take his place.
• Du Cheng overwhelmed Huo Wushuang with his Carrot Spirit, and Huo Wushuang launched a final attack using all four Soul Rings.
• Du Cheng ate a carrot and negated Huo Wushuang’s attack, then struck him out of the arena and explained that he was immune to all damage.
• Huo Wushuang accepted that Blazing Academy had little chance of winning, but Huo Wu stepped forward to fight Du Cheng herself.
• Huo Wu asked Du Cheng to face her in his strongest form so she could see the difference between them, and Du Cheng agreed.

Du Cheng effortlessly eliminated Huo Wu, securing Blue Tyrant Academy’s victory and earning an unexpected increase in her Bond Value. After Feng Xiaotian challenged him, Du Cheng suspected the other man was acting out of infatuation with Huo Wu.

• Du Cheng overwhelmed Huo Wu with his Soul Power and defeated her without injuring her, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• Huo Wushuang comforted Huo Wu, then wondered if she had fallen for Du Cheng; Huo Wu punched him and denied liking Du Cheng.
• The system announced that Du Cheng’s Bond Value with Huo Wu had reached 35 and awarded him an Intermediate Lottery, which slightly increased his Soul Power.
• Feng Xiaotian approached Du Cheng, challenged him to do well in future matches, and left after Du Cheng called him Feng Qingyang.
• Xiao Wu asked whether Feng Xiaotian had come to provoke Du Cheng, and Du Cheng suggested that Feng Xiaotian’s challenge came from being a simp.

Tang San urged Shrek Academy to become more feared by seriously injuring their opponents, then entered the arena to face Wei Wu of Plant Academy. The match began with Tang San furiously launching a hidden weapon at Wei Wu.

• Tang San resented Du Cheng’s dominance and told Shrek Academy’s team to draw attention by making their opponents fear them.
• Tang San proposed seriously injuring their opponents, and Dai Mubai and the others reluctantly agreed to follow his orders.
• Tang San confronted Wei Wu of Plant Academy and demanded that he surrender, but Wei Wu mocked him and summoned his vine martial soul.
• Enraged by Wei Wu’s insult, Tang San launched a hidden weapon during the match.

Tang San defeated Wei Wu with Blue Silver Entanglement and a barrage of Hidden Weapons, prompting Plant Academy's dean Yue Cheng to accuse him of deliberately injuring a contestant. The judges ruled Tang San was not at fault, though they acknowledged his attack had been excessive.

• Wei Wu countered Tang San's opening Hidden Weapons attack with his vines, then challenged him to show his strength.
• Tang San entangled Wei Wu's vines with Blue Silver Entanglement and overwhelmed him with Hidden Weapons, leaving him motionless.
• Plant Academy's dean Yue Cheng confronted Tang San, but Flender stepped in to protect his student.
• Yue Cheng appealed to the referees, while Tang San argued that competitors should fight seriously and accept the risks.
• Salas ruled that Tang San was not at fault, and the other judges agreed, though they said his attack had been somewhat inappropriate.

After Tang San badly injured another Plant Academy contestant, Xue Ye allowed the competition to continue under a no-deaths rule. Tang San’s next opponent stepped forward despite his teacher’s hesitation, determined to fight.

• Xue Ye promised Empire-funded treatment for injured contestants and told the teams that no one could die in the competition.
• Flender and Tang San agreed to follow the rules, and Xue Ye ordered the match to continue.
• A Plant Academy Soul Master entered the arena and challenged Tang San, who opened the match with a volley of Hidden Weapons.
• The Plant Academy Soul Master used Withered Wood Meeting Spring and revealed his poison, but Tang San was unaffected and blasted him away with a black streak of light.
• Yue Cheng objected that Tang San had attacked after his student was incapacitated, but Tang San defended his actions and Yue Cheng tried to concede.
• Another Plant Academy Soul Master stepped onto the stage and insisted that he would fight despite Yue Cheng’s hesitation.

Tang San continued his match against Plant Academy, defeating four contestants before facing a Soul Master whose Crimson Flame Thorns filled the arena. Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement to lift himself above the thorns, and his opponent launched Thorn Rain as the chapter ended.

• Yue Cheng allowed the match to continue after his students refused to surrender, and Tang San defeated two more Plant Academy contestants, leaving them seriously injured.
• A crimson-robed Plant Academy Soul Master with a flame tattoo challenged Tang San, who argued with the referee before the match began.
• The Thorn Soul Master summoned his Crimson Flame Thorns and surrounded Tang San with a fiery forest to block his hidden weapons.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Entanglement to raise himself into the air on blades of Blue Silver Grass.
• The Thorn Soul Master activated his Fourth Soul Skill, Thorn Rain, and sent fire-infused spikes toward Tang San.

The Thorn Soul Master used Ring Burst against Tang San, causing an explosion that left Tang San severely injured. Xue Ye awarded Shrek Academy the match and disqualified Plant Academy from the remaining matches, while planning to recruit its fighters.

• The Thorn Soul Master activated Ring Burst as Flender and Yue Cheng confronted each other over whether Tang San should concede.
• Tang San began to concede, but the Thorn Soul Master detonated the enlarged thorn spikes before he could finish.
• Flender and Yue Cheng rushed into the smoke and found Tang San unconscious with all four limbs broken and severe internal injuries.
• Yue Cheng defended his student, and Xue Ye ended the dispute by declaring Shrek Academy the winner and revoking Plant Academy's remaining match qualification.
• Xue Ye ordered the Empire to treat both sides' injured students and planned to approach Plant Academy about bringing its Soul Masters under his command.

After Tang San was carried away from the match, Oscar reluctantly healed him by stuffing sausages into his mouth. Du Cheng went with Qing Yi and Qing Xuan to Plant Academy, where a black-robed man overwhelmed Yue Cheng and his students, then revealed himself as Tang San’s elder.

• Spectators discussed the Thorn Soul Master's costly attack, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing criticized Tang San and Du Cheng questioned the decision to let Shrek Academy keep competing.
• Flender asked Oscar to treat Tang San, and Oscar angrily shouted his soul incantations while stuffing sausages into Tang San's mouth until referees brought in powerful Support Soul Masters.
• Du Cheng left the competition with Qing Yi and Qing Xuan, saying he would help Plant Academy after learning the Thorn Soul Master's injuries had damaged his future potential.
• At Plant Academy's residence, Yue Cheng told his students the captain might struggle to reach level 51, and they vowed Tang San should pay for what happened.
• A black-robed man used overwhelming Soul Power to break Yue Cheng's legs and force the Plant Academy students to the ground, then revealed a face resembling Tang San's and confirmed he was Tang San's elder.

Tang Hao confronted Yue Cheng over Tang San’s injuries and demanded vengeance, forcing Yue Cheng to choose between his own martial soul and his students’ lives. Yue Cheng offered to sacrifice himself, but Tang Hao changed his mind and turned his attention to the injured Thorn Soul Master.

• Tang Hao dismissed Yue Cheng’s objection, claiming his superior strength gave him the right to avenge Tang San.
• Tang Hao demanded that the student who injured Tang San withstand one of his attacks, and Yue Cheng offered to take the student’s place.
• Tang Hao told Yue Cheng to cripple his own martial soul or let his students die.
• Yue Cheng agreed to sacrifice himself to protect his students, but Tang Hao said he had changed his mind and would target the one who injured his son.
• Tang Hao confronted the Thorn Soul Master, who admitted he would have treated Tang San differently if he had known Tang Hao was his patron.

Tang Hao threatened to kill the Thorn Soul Master and everyone from Plant Academy, but Du Cheng, Qing Yi, and Qing Xuan intervened. Du Cheng confronted Tang Hao about his connection to Tang San, leaving Tang Hao angry and unable to rely on force.

• The Thorn Soul Master refused to regret challenging Tang San, and Tang Hao decided to kill him and the Plant Academy members with him.
• An unseen voice stopped Tang Hao's attack, prompting him to search for the hidden intruder.
• Du Cheng, Qing Yi, and Qing Xuan appeared before Tang Hao, and he recognized them as people he did not want to face.
• Tang Hao tried to persuade Du Cheng to side with Tang San, but Du Cheng pointed out that Tang Hao already knew about their relationship.
• Du Cheng said he had intervened to protect his Plant Academy friends, and Tang Hao grew angry at his mockery.

Du Cheng forced Tang Hao to apologize to Yue Cheng and compensate him with a soul bone after Tang Hao threatened them. The Plant Academy group survived, and Yue Cheng planned to seek protection from a major power.

• Tang Hao tried to leave after agreeing to treat the incident as if it had never happened, but Du Cheng demanded an apology for injuring Yue Cheng and the others.
• Tang Hao threatened Du Cheng, and Qing Xuan warned him that she would kill him if he attacked her Young Master.
• Tang Hao apologized to Yue Cheng and offered him a dog-headed skull soul bone, which Yue Cheng accepted as sufficient compensation.
• Tang Hao left, and Yue Cheng offered the soul bone to Du Cheng in gratitude; Du Cheng accepted it.
• Yue Cheng said Plant Academy would seek refuge with a major power, and Du Cheng offered a suggestion.

After Du Cheng offered Yue Cheng a choice between Blue Tyrant Academy and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Yue Cheng chose the academy for his group. He explained that Blue Tyrant Academy’s protection came from Du Cheng, who had already forced Tang Hao to back down.

• Du Cheng offered Yue Cheng the choice of joining Blue Tyrant Academy or the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Yue Cheng chose Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Du Cheng welcomed Yue Cheng as a teacher and left to handle other matters.
• Wang Yue apologized for causing trouble, but the Plant Academy students reassured him that they would have faced danger regardless.
• Cao Han and other students questioned why Yue Cheng had not chosen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Wang Yue argued that both options depended on Du Cheng’s help and that he had closer ties to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yue Cheng told the students that Du Cheng’s strength and influence were what made Blue Tyrant Academy a safe choice.

Yue Cheng persuaded the Plant Academy students that joining Blue Tyrant Academy was their best choice, while Tang San recovered and continued his plan to intimidate opponents in the competition. He armed Ma Hongjun with Hidden Weapons and secured his agreement to attack their rivals, then asked the rest of the group what they would do.

• Yue Cheng advised the Plant Academy students to choose the option most beneficial to them, and they agreed that joining Blue Tyrant Academy suited them better than joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang Hao remained hidden after leaving Yue Cheng's room, still stung by his failure to avenge his injured son.
• Tang San dismissed Ma Hongjun's doubts and insisted they continue their intimidation plan until the competition ended.
• Tang San gave Ma Hongjun Hidden Weapons, claiming they could seriously injure opponents but would not kill them.
• Ma Hongjun accepted the weapons and promised Tang San he would not let any opponent off when he took the field.
• Tang San turned to the others and asked what they would do.

Tang San’s Hidden Weapons helped Shrek Academy win most of its Promotion Tournament matches, but Feng Xiaotian challenged his methods in the final match. The chapter ended as Tang San, furious at the insult, prepared to attack him.

• Dai Mubai and the other Soul Masters accepted Tang San’s plan and received Hidden Weapons from him.
• Shrek Academy won twelve of fourteen matches, with Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai each defeating seven opponents in a row.
• Ma Hongjun asked to compete in the final match, but Tang San claimed the chance to test a new batch of Hidden Weapons.
• Dai Mubai told Ma Hongjun to cooperate until the tournament ended and hinted that he had a Titled Douluo patron of his own.
• Tang San entered the arena, while Xiao Wu complained that he had avoided facing Blue Tyrant Academy and Du Cheng dismissed him as no threat.
• Feng Xiaotian called Tang San’s Hidden Weapons little toys, and Tang San angrily vowed to grant him the death he sought.

Tang San and Feng Xiaotian began their match, with Feng Xiaotian using his mutated martial spirit and unexpected speed to counter Tang San’s Hidden Weapons. After Tang San caught him with Blue Silver Grass, Feng Xiaotian cut free and flew high above the arena, leaving Shrek Academy to curse his concealed ability.

• Tang San aimed his Hidden Weapons at Feng Xiaotian and attacked as soon as the referee started the match.
• Feng Xiaotian transformed into his Gale Twin-Headed Wolf form, dodged the Hidden Weapons, and rushed at Tang San with Wind Blades.
• Tang San charged into close combat with a short blade, and the two exchanged dozens of attacks before Feng Xiaotian pulled away.
• Tang San secretly wrapped Blue Silver Grass around Feng Xiaotian’s ankle and lunged at him.
• Feng Xiaotian used his Second and Third Soul Skills to cut the Blue Silver Grass and fly fifty meters into the air, surprising Shrek Academy.

Feng Xiaotian unleashed his Self-Created Soul Skill, Cyclone Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes, against Tang San, but Tang San revealed his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and defeated him. Tang San stopped only when Ning Fengzhi declared him the winner.

• Feng Xiaotian announced that he would use Cyclone Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes and offered to concede if Tang San endured it.
• Feng Xiaotian’s attack shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, while Master called out Feng Xiaotian’s shoulder as a weakness.
• Tang San brought out the Clear Sky Hammer and struck Feng Xiaotian, sending him flying and cracking his wings.
• Feng Xiaotian tried to build power for his final slash, but Tang San hit him with Thousand Jun Strength and Thunderbolt Strike.
• Ning Fengzhi ordered Tang San to stop attacking and declared him the winner.

Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer to defeat Feng Xiaotian, and Godwind Academy conceded, bringing the Promotion Tournament to an end with Blue Tyrant Academy first and Shrek Academy second. As the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City for the Finals, Tang Hao warned Tang San that Spirit Hall might attack him, but Tang San planned to expose Xiao Wu’s identity first.

• Tang San stopped using the Clear Sky Hammer after Ning Fengzhi intervened, and Godwind Academy conceded the match to Shrek Academy.
• Xue Ye praised Tang San after learning he was a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, while Ning Fengzhi treated Feng Xiaotian and encouraged him to keep improving.
• Du Cheng comforted Xiao Wu and said Tang San’s confidence would eventually turn to despair, while Salas secretly resolved to kill Tang San.
• Blue Tyrant Academy finished first in the Promotion Tournament and Shrek Academy finished second; Xue Ye appointed Xue Qinghe to escort the teams to Spirit City after three days of rest.
• Tang Hao warned Tang San that Spirit Hall might attack him after the Finals, but Tang San said he would expose Xiao Wu’s true identity, prompting Tang Hao to warn that doing so would make it harder to obtain her soul ring.

Tang Hao and Tang San discussed a plan to obtain a powerful soul ring, while the teams traveled toward Spirit City for the finals. Du Cheng joined Xue Qinghe for a meal, earning Qian Renxue’s increased affection before his playful remark made her think he wanted to steal her away.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that a transformed soul beast could divert Spirit Hall’s attention and said he had a good chance of helping Tang San claim the girl’s soul ring.
• Xue Qinghe led the teams toward Spirit City, where Ma Hongjun and Tang San boasted about defeating Du Cheng and dismissed Spirit Hall’s team.
• A guard summoned Du Cheng to Xue Qinghe’s carriage, and Du Cheng accepted the invitation to speak with him.
• Xue Qinghe offered Du Cheng a meal she had personally prepared, and his praise raised his Bond Value with Qian Renxue to 15 and earned him a Beginner Lottery.
• Du Cheng joked that he might steal away Xue Qinghe’s skilled chef, and Qian Renxue interpreted his words as a desire to steal her away.

Du Cheng rejected Xue Qinghe’s personal offer of cooperation, explaining that he wanted no part in serving the Empire’s corrupt rule. Xue Qinghe accepted his refusal and hoped they could reach an agreement in the future, while her admiration for him grew.

• Qian Renxue was flustered by Du Cheng’s remarks, and his praise and talk of food raised their Bond Value.
• Xue Qinghe asked Du Cheng which faction he planned to join after the Elite Soul Master Competition and praised his temperament over Tang San’s.
• Xue Qinghe offered to provide Du Cheng with cultivation resources in exchange for three future tasks that did not violate his principles.
• Du Cheng refused because he did not want to help the Empire, and Qian Renxue’s favorability toward him increased.
• Xue Qinghe accepted Du Cheng’s decision, expressed hope they would reach an agreement later, and Du Cheng left.

Du Cheng rebuffed Tang San’s jealous questions after meeting Xue Qinghe, and Tang San tried to confront the crown prince himself. Xue Qinghe ordered Tang San away and threatened Shrek Academy, leaving Tang San to retreat in anger.

• Xue Qinghe watched Du Cheng leave and received a notice that his Bond Value with Qian Renxue had reached 70.
• Tang San confronted Du Cheng about meeting Xue Qinghe, but Du Cheng said Xue Qinghe had invited him and walked away.
• Tang San demanded to see Xue Qinghe, and the crown prince’s guard told him to leave.
• Tang San threatened the guard, but Xue Qinghe intervened and warned that Shrek Academy could be expelled from the Empire if Tang San harmed him.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Tang San to leave or be treated as a traitor, and Tang San withdrew while warning that Xue Qinghe would regret it.