Chapter Summaries

Yun Qi rescued Yu Xiaogang from Lord Dai’s residence in the Star Luo Empire, learned how Yu Xiaogang had been sold into slavery, and promised to take him back to confront Flender. After exploring the city with Liu Erlong, Yun Qi returned to find Yu Xiaogang hiding from the authorities and was met with Yu Xiaogang’s complaints and Liu Erlong’s slap.

• Yu Xiaogang begged Yun Qi to save him from Lord Dai, and Yun Qi learned the details of Yu Xiaogang’s mistreatment by questioning Lord Dai and reading Yu Xiaogang’s memories.
• Yun Qi killed Lord Dai, promised Yu Xiaogang he would return for him, and flew away with Liu Erlong.
• Yun Qi and Liu Erlong explored the Star Luo Empire’s capital and saw Zhu Zhuyun enter the Zhu Family, while Zhu Zhuyun glanced back at Yun Qi as they left.
• After the emperor ordered an investigation into Lord Dai’s death, Yu Xiaogang hid in a cellar, and Yun Qi and Liu Erlong fought their way through the searching Guards and Spirit Masters to reach him.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Yun Qi for arriving late, and Liu Erlong slapped him.

Yun Qi forced Yu Xiaogang to apologize and slap himself before bringing him back to Blue Tyrant Academy, while Liu Erlong rejected her Yu Clan ties and affirmed her loyalty to Yun Qi. Later, Tang San followed a note he believed came from Yu Xiaogang and walked into Shi Nian’s illusion, where the Canghui Academy leader attacked him and revealed Yu Xiaogang’s mutilated body.

• Liu Erlong threatened to leave Yu Xiaogang behind, but he begged Yun Qi to take him back and help Tang San.
• Yun Qi made Yu Xiaogang slap himself, then used his Fifth Spirit Ring to take Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong back to Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Liu Erlong told Yun Qi she had no ties to the Yu Clan, and Yun Qi embraced her before secretly activating his halo as Yu Xiaogang left.
• Tang San received a note directing him to meet in the Small Forest and left the academy, believing Yu Xiaogang had sent it.
• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in an illusion, admitted he had captured Yu Xiaogang, and explained that he intended to kill Tang San to help Canghui Academy advance.
• Tang San fired his Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Shi Nian, but all sixteen arrows vanished before they could hit him.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San in a nightmare drawn from his memories of the Tang Sect, while Tang Hao sensed his son was in danger and rushed to save him. After Tang Hao attacked Shi Nian, Shi Nian claimed the Tang San in the dream was older than the fourteen-year-old Tang San he had captured, and offered to show Tang Hao the dream himself.

• Tang San's hidden crossbow failed against Shi Nian's Remnant Dream, so he shielded himself with Blue Silver Grass and hoped the academy would notice he was missing.
• Shi Nian's illusion forced Tang San to relive his punishment at the Tang Sect, where elders broke his limbs and left him to suffer on Ghost's Worry Cliff.
• Tang Hao felt a sudden pain of foreboding, found the wounded Yu Xiaogang, and sensed Tang San and Shi Nian nearby.
• Tang Hao struck Shi Nian aside before he could kill Tang San, then held his Clear Sky Hammer over him.
• Shi Nian told Tang Hao that Tang San's dream showed a version of him in his twenties using unfamiliar energy, and offered to cast the dream again so Tang Hao could see it.

Tang Hao learned from Tang San’s dream that the person inside his son was an impostor, then killed Shi Nian and left to begin a new life in Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang secretly acquired Shi Nian’s spirit bone, the tournament standings took shape, and Yun Qi prepared to help Blue Tyrant Academy face Blazing Fire Academy.

• Tang Hao and Shi Nian entered Tang San’s dream, where Tang Hao recognized that Tang San’s techniques and behavior were unfamiliar and concluded that someone had replaced his son’s soul.
• After Tang San woke and lied about his dream, Tang Hao killed Shi Nian, while Tang San had his broken arm reattached at the academy.
• Yu Xiaogang found Shi Nian’s left arm spirit bone, hid it in the forest, and later collapsed from blood loss near Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• After ten tournament rounds, Blue Tyrant Academy led the standings, Tang San helped Heaven Dou Royal Academy reach fifth place with hidden weapons, and Flender kept watch over Yu Xiaogang.
• As Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to face Blazing Fire Academy, Yun Qi volunteered to fight if his teammates could not win and told them they would begin six against seven.

Yun Qi took the field for Blue Tyrant Academy against Blazing Fire Academy, but told his teammates he would only step in after they fought the opposing six. The teams released their martial souls, and Yun Qi flew up on his sword to watch and eat snacks as the match began.

• Liu Erlong briefed Yun Qi and the Blue Tyrant Academy team on Blazing Fire Academy’s balanced roles and powerful offensive lineup.
• Huo Wu rallied Blazing Fire Academy after its members learned that Yun Qi, rumored to be a Soul King capable of defeating a Spirit Douluo, would compete.
• Both teams entered the central arena, where Zhu Zhuqing and Huo Wushuang exchanged challenges before the match.
• Yun Qi released his powerful soul rings and pressured Blazing Fire Academy, then said he would wait until his teammates had fought the opposing six.
• Yun Qi activated his Third Spirit Ring, rode his sword into the air, and sat eating snacks while both teams settled into formation.

Blue Tyrant Academy and Blazing Fire Academy traded coordinated attacks as each team tried to control the Spirit Combat Stage. Blazing Fire Academy’s assault on Dugu Yan was exposed as a trap, while Zhu Zhuqing struck their support line, but the chapter ended with Dugu Yan’s Snake Queen dispersing under four attacks.

• Blazing Fire Academy used its sparks to strengthen its fighters, while Zhu Zhuqing wounded Huo Wushuang and Xiao Wu helped Huang Yuan and Jing Ling corner the Fire Leopard Soul Master.
• Huo Wu blasted Xiao Wu, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling away with Repelling Fire Ring, leaving Dugu Yan exposed to four Blazing Fire Academy attackers.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s two Support Spirit Masters increased their sparks as Huo Wushuang, Huo Yun, Huo Yu, and the Fire Leopard Soul Master attacked Dugu Yan together.
• Zhu Zhuqing seized the opening to attack Blazing Fire Academy’s Support Spirit Masters, while Dugu Yan revealed her concealed Snake Queen to meet the incoming attacks.
• The four attacks struck the Snake Queen and dispersed it, its final hiss echoing through the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.

Yun Qi unleashed his full power during Blue Tyrant Academy’s match against Blazing Fire Academy, then used a combined attack with Xiao Wu to test his limits against Gu Rong. He defeated the Titled Douluo but left him badly wounded before healing him, while the onlookers witnessed Yun Qi’s overwhelming strength.

• Zhu Zhuqing severely wounded Blazing Fire Academy’s Support Spirit Master, and the two teams resumed their fierce fight with one member sidelined.
• Yun Qi called Xiao Wu and the others back, then accepted Huo Wu’s challenge to defeat Blazing Fire Academy in one move; Huo Wu promised to be his girlfriend if he succeeded.
• Yun Qi unleashed his Sword Intent Domain and prepared a massive attack, prompting Gu Rong to confront him and Ning Fengzhi to offer support; Xue Ye declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• Yun Qi and Xiao Wu combined their powers as Ning Rongrong enhanced him, and Yun Qi struck Gu Rong with a tremendous sword attack that blasted him thousands of meters away and badly wounded him.
• Yun Qi stopped the wound from worsening and healing-type Spirit Masters treated Gu Rong until he recovered, while Ning Rongrong apologized to her grandfather.

After defeating Gu Rong and drawing the attention of Heaven Dou’s major powers, Yun Qi welcomed Huo Wu as his future wife and warned Feng Xiaotian to stay away from her. He then began a relationship with Liu Erlong, and the next day Blue Tyrant Academy faced Canghui Academy while Yun Qi rested after a difficult night.

• Yun Qi exchanged a few words with Emperor Xue Ye, while Ning Fengzhi and the other onlookers left the ravaged arena grounds.
• Huo Wu rushed into Yun Qi’s arms and declared that their agreement made her his future wife, prompting Xiao Wu and the others to reluctantly accept her.
• Yun Qi confronted Feng Xiaotian, explained that Huo Wu had rejected him, and used his pressure to make him promise to leave her alone.
• Liu Erlong warned Yun Qi that revealing his strength to the major powers could put him in danger, but he embraced and kissed her, and she admitted she wanted to be the eldest among his women.
• Meow Meow and Huo Wu reacted to Yun Qi’s kisses, while Zhu Zhuqing hinted that the women would surround him that night.
• The next day, Yun Qi rested as Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to face Canghui Academy; he also revealed that he had planted a Dragon Beard Needle in Yu Xiaogang’s Dantian, leaving Ning Fengzhi troubled by Yun Qi’s growing connections.

Flender was provoked by Yun Qi and Yu Xiaogang, while Bibi Dong ordered Elder Ghost to retrieve Yu Xiaogang. Blue Tyrant Academy faced Canghui Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing chose to fight all seven opponents alone; the match began with Canghui Academy forming a defensive formation.

• Yun Qi and Liu Erlong greeted Flender intimately, prompting Yu Xiaogang to mock Flender about their broken brotherhood until Flender threatened to kill him.
• Meng Shenji and the other elders intervened to protect Yu Xiaogang, while Flender concealed his killing intent and pretended he was only joking.
• Bibi Dong received Yu Xiaogang's letter asking to return to Spirit Hall and ordered Elder Ghost to bring him back.
• Blue Tyrant Academy chose to bench Ning Rongrong for its match against Canghui Academy, and Zhu Zhuqing volunteered to face all seven opponents alone.
• As the match began, Xiao Wu and the others left the stage, and Canghui Academy's seven members gathered in a strange formation opposite Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing faced Canghui Academy alone and quickly eliminated two opponents before the remaining members unleashed a five-colored fusion illusion. As the illusion began injuring her, Yun Qi secretly used spiritual pressure to interfere while the VIP spectators covered for him.

• Zhu Zhuqing recognized that Canghui Academy had concealed its strength and attacked from stealth, defeating one Spirit Master and throwing him off the stage in seconds.
• Canghui Academy began its gem-based fusion technique, but Zhu Zhuqing cut off another member’s hand and knocked him from the stage before it could fully form.
• The remaining five opponents created a five-colored illusion called the Asura Environment, hiding the stage and trapping Zhu Zhuqing alone inside.
• Ning Fengzhi identified the technique as a fusion of spirit skills rather than a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Yun Qi used his Purple Demon Eye to watch the hidden fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing resisted the illusion by drawing on her Spiritual Power training, but she still suffered injuries; Yun Qi secretly sent spiritual pressure toward the stage as Salas, Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Emperor Xue Ye noticed and stayed silent.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Canghui Academy after Yun Qi broke their illusion, and Yun Qi warned her against risking her life to grow stronger. Yun Qi then went to meet Emperor Xue Ye, who introduced him to Xue Ke, while Yun Qi pursued his own plans for the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yun Qi used the Purple Demon Eye's Mental Shock to break Canghui Academy's Seven Asura Illusory Realm, leaving its five students brain-damaged and unable to fight as Zhu Zhuqing won the match.
• Yun Qi cautioned Zhu Zhuqing that Canghui Academy had intended to kill her, and the Blue Tyrant Academy group later discussed the difference between soul skill fusion and martial soul fusion.
• Canghui Academy left Heaven Dou City in disgrace, while Yun Qi told Liu Erlong and the other women that he intended to take over a nation and bring peace and freedom to its people.
• Yun Qi wrote a letter to Bibi Dong, gave it to Salas, and went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace at Emperor Xue Ye's invitation.
• Emperor Xue Ye warmly received Yun Qi and arranged for his daughter Xue Ke to meet him, then left them together to walk around.

Yun Qi toured the imperial harem with Xue Ke, then accompanied her to Moonlight Pavilion, where he met Tang Yuehua. After Tang Yuehua welcomed him and showed him around, Yun Qi declined her invitation to study there and left with Xue Ke.

• Xue Ke led Yun Qi into the harem to meet her mother, Zhou Kexin, who dressed and welcomed him after realizing who he was.
• Yun Qi and Xue Ke left Zhou Kexin and headed to Moonlight Pavilion, where Tang Hao had just visited Tang Yuehua to ask for money.
• The guards admitted Yun Qi after he identified himself, and he silenced the young nobles who mocked him by revealing his name.
• Tang Yuehua stopped the commotion, met Yun Qi, and showed him around Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yuehua invited Yun Qi to study at Moonlight Pavilion, but he declined, then left with Xue Ke, who seemed reluctant to part from him.

Yun Qi reunited with Bi Ji and learned that Zi Ji had been sent to become his future partner, while Blue Tyrant Academy continued its undefeated run through the preliminaries. As the final qualifying match against Skywater Academy began without Yun Qi, Shui Yue'er openly showed interest in him, prompting Zi Ji to call him a scumbag.

• Yun Qi reunited with Bi Ji at Blue Tyrant Academy, where she warned him not to toy with anyone's feelings and revealed that Zi Ji had been sent as another prospective partner.
• Blue Tyrant Academy finished the preliminaries with twenty-six victories and prepared to face Skywater Academy in the final round.
• Shui Bing'er asked whether Yun Qi would compete, and Zhu Zhuqing warned Skywater Academy to leave before the match.
• Shui Bing'er led Skywater Academy onto the arena, relieved that Yun Qi was not competing, while her teammates discussed their attraction to him.
• Shui Yue'er announced her rank while staring at Yun Qi, and Bi Ji and Liu Erlong pinched him as he protested his innocence.
• Xue Ke persuaded Liu Erlong to release Yun Qi, while Zi Ji called him a scumbag.

Yun Qi summoned Gu Yue Na to deal with Zi Ji’s hostility, but Zi Ji apologized and then kissed him after Gu Yue Na ordered her to stop. Meanwhile, Blue Tyrant Academy faced Skywater Academy in a fierce match, where Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu unleashed their Ice Snow Falling fusion skill against Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan.

• Yun Qi summoned Gu Yue Na, who questioned Zi Ji and warned her not to attack him again; Zi Ji apologized and declared she could bear Yun Qi’s children.
• Zi Ji kissed Yun Qi, and Gu Yue Na offered to help him before revealing her name and vanishing; Bi Ji reassured Zi Ji afterward.
• Shui Bing’er froze four Blue Tyrant Academy members, then Skywater Academy used rain to wash away Dugu Yan’s poisonous mist and helped eliminate Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, and An Xin.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing disrupted Skywater Academy’s attack, but Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu joined their powers and unleashed the Ice Snow Falling Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Dugu Yan evaded the fusion skill’s attacks until Shui Bing’er revealed her Ice Phoenix; Ning Rongrong left the stage, and the remaining three launched all-out attacks as the chapter ended.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Skywater Academy after Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing countered Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu’s Ice Phoenix, then advanced to the finals undefeated. At the awards ceremony, Emperor Xue Ye offered the top teams noble titles and promised further rewards, while Salas objected and the promotion tournament was announced.

• Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body to knock the Ice Phoenix’s head aside, and Dugu Yan’s Snake Queen fought it until her Soul Power ran out.
• Zhu Zhuqing split the falling Ice Phoenix with her Fourth Spirit Skill, destroying the arena, and the referee declared Blue Tyrant Academy the winner.
• Zhu Zhuqing apologized for underestimating Skywater Academy, and Yun Qi encouraged her and the others to learn from the difficult battle.
• Yun Qi and Zhu Zhuqing joined the other team representatives at the awards ceremony, where the top five academies received qualification certificates and Gold Soul Coins.
• Emperor Xue Ye granted the captains and vice-captains viscount titles, promised baron titles for their teammates, and offered greater rewards if a team won the tournament; Salas objected.
• Emperor Xue Ye announced that the promotion tournament would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground and that its three most victorious students could choose Soul Beasts below thirty thousand years.

Yun Qi rejected Bibi Dong’s demands but reached an understanding with her about the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall competition. Back with his companions, he welcomed Zi Ji into their group, while Tang San decided to seek spirit rings for his Clear Sky Hammer and left for the Star Dou Great Forest.

• Emperor Xue Ye offered Soul Ancestors support in choosing ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts, drawing many toward the Heaven Dou Empire while Salas stayed silent.
• Salas delivered Bibi Dong’s letter to Yun Qi, and Yun Qi destroyed it before using his fifth spirit ability to travel with Bi Ji and Zi Ji to Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong attacked Yun Qi’s group when they appeared in her bedchamber, then heard Yun Qi refuse her conditions while agreeing with her goals of reform and liberation.
• Bibi Dong agreed not to interfere with Yun Qi’s plans for the emperor, and Yun Qi refused to throw the Soul Master Competition final against Spirit Hall.
• Xiao Wu confronted Yun Qi for leaving without the others, and the group welcomed Zi Ji as one of their Sisters.
• After losing confidence in his Blue Silver Grass, Tang San decided to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer and hurried to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt spirit beasts, unaware that he had missed a letter from Yu Xiaogang.

Dugu Bo warned Yun Qi and the Blue Tyrant Academy team that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation were formidable and that three soul bones were the tournament’s champion prize, but Yun Qi remained confident. Salas uncovered clues about Tang San’s identity and wrote to Bibi Dong, while Tang San returned with five ten-thousand-year rings on his Clear Sky Hammer as the promotion matches approached.

• Dugu Bo visited Yun Qi and Dugu Yan, recounted his humiliating rematch with an old rival, and credited Yun Qi’s immortal herb for his improved strength.
• Dugu Bo warned the group that Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation included three Soul Kings and that the champion would receive three soul bones; Yun Qi reassured Zhu Zhuqing that he would face them.
• Salas examined Tang San’s records, found a top-secret file from fourteen years earlier, and sent Bibi Dong a confidential letter about his discovery.
• Yun Qi and the girls trained and spent time together during the month before the promotion matches, while Shui Bing’er sought friendly matches between Skywater Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Tang San returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy on the eve of the promotion matches as a level-fifty-six Soul King with five ten-thousand-year rings on his Clear Sky Hammer, and the chapter outlined the closed-door format of the matches.

Yun Qi and Blue Tyrant Academy arrived at the Heaven Dou Empire’s promotion tournament, where the teams would compete in individual bouts before the Royal Knights. After Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited the camp, the tournament began, and Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to face an academy from the Balak Kingdom.

• Blue Tyrant Academy entered the Royal Hunting Grounds and settled into the military camp, where Yun Qi brought out a super-sized bed to share with the girls.
• Ning Fengzhi visited with Xue Qinghe, told Ning Rongrong she would become the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s successor, and left after she teased him about his other children.
• Xiao Wu said Xue Qinghe seemed strange, while the teams gathered at the Royal Knights’ drill field for the promotion tournament.
• Liu Erlong assigned Huang Yuan, Jing Ling, An Xin, and Xiao Wu to compete first against the Balak Kingdom academy, with Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan available afterward.
• Xue Ye opened the tournament, and Blazing Fire Academy began the first match against Fabia Academy as Blue Tyrant Academy awaited its fourth-round bout.

Blue Tyrant Academy won all fourteen of its promotion matches, finishing first in the Heaven Dou Empire division. After the tournament, Xue Ye announced that the teams would travel to Spirit City for the finals, which Spirit Hall had moved to its own capital-like city.

• Huo Wushuang defeated three opponents before losing, and Huo Wu then defeated four to help Blazing Fire Academy crush the Fabia Team.
• Meng Yiran defeated four opponents for Exotic Beast Academy, which narrowly won its match after the battle reached a tenth bout.
• Huang Yuan beat Barak Academy's first fighter, then Jing Ling and his opponent were both carried away after their poison-and-bone-spike clash; Xiao Wu later defeated three more opponents for Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Blue Tyrant Academy continued winning, and Meng Yi challenged Yun Qi to a hidden-weapons duel before conceding after he outlasted her.
• Blue Tyrant Academy completed fourteen consecutive victories and took first place among the fifteen Heaven Dou Empire teams.
• Xue Ye named Xue Qinghe as the empire's envoy for the finals and announced that the teams would leave for Spirit City in three days, where Spirit Hall would host the tournament and bar non-soul masters from watching.

On the journey to Spirit City, Bibi Dong tormented Yu Xiaogang and hinted that Tang San would soon suffer, while Yun Qi recognized the ambush awaiting the procession. The attackers overwhelmed the academies with their numbers, and Tang San used his Godly Zhuge Crossbow to inflict heavy casualties.

• Bibi Dong taunted the imprisoned Yu Xiaogang, promised to make him watch his ideals die, and left him raging in the dungeon.
• Yun Qi and the academy procession traveled toward Spirit City under the protection of five hundred Royal Knights, and the students gained a rank of Soul Power along the way.
• As the procession crossed a narrow pass, attackers triggered a rockslide, then thousands of black-clad fighters charged down from the hills.
• The attackers used coordinated group tactics and Soul Masters above Level Fifty to pin down the academies, while Tang San realized his group was being targeted by an overwhelming force.
• Tang San unleashed his Godly Zhuge Crossbow, killing and wounding many of the attackers with its volley of bolts.