Chapter Summaries

Xu Jiawei and Xu Jiujiu learned that Xu Tianran planned to use the Soul Master Tournament for a bold move involving the Holy Spirit Cult, and they prepared for the trip to the Sun Moon Empire. Jing Hongchen feared the Sun Moon Empire could not win against the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek, and began considering how Mingde Hall might protect itself.

• Xu Jiawei admired the newly built Spirit Pagoda branch and reflected on the Spirit Pagoda’s alliance with the Star Luo Imperial Family and the threat posed by the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Jiujiu showed Xu Jiawei documents revealing that the Holy Spirit Cult had registered for the Soul Master Tournament under the name Sacred Spirit Sect.
• Xu Jiujiu contacted Huo Yuhao through the Spirit Net and learned that Xu Tianran intended to make a move at the tournament, leaving her and Xu Jiawei stunned.
• Xu Jiawei urged Xu Jiujiu to attend the tournament and bring royal consecrators for protection, while she resolved to prove herself against Meng Hongchen.
• Jing Hongchen learned of Xu Tianran’s cooperation with the Holy Spirit Cult and worried that the Sun Moon Empire would lose, wondering whether Mingde Hall should oppose the emperor.

Huo Yuhao explained the Sun Moon Empire’s plans and the coming conflict to Ye Guyi, who eagerly volunteered to help confront the Holy Spirit Cult. He clarified that their immediate goal was to attend the Soul Master Tournament and promote Soul Spirits, leaving Ye Guyi ready to serve as bait for the cult.

• Huo Yuhao told Xu Jiujiu that the Sun Moon Empire might ambush tournament contestants, while keeping his broader knowledge of Xu Tianran’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult to himself.
• Huo Yuhao concluded that war and continental unification were inevitable, and planned for the Spirit Pagoda to eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult and lead the formation of the Douluo Federation.
• Ye Guyi listened closely to Huo Yuhao’s explanation and considered the Holy Spirit Cult her foremost enemy as head of the Soul Hall’s Dark Division.
• Ye Guyi asked whether she would fight Long Xiaoyao, then suggested bringing Elder Mu to handle him and claimed she might defeat Ye Xishui.
• Huo Yuhao clarified that they were only going to the Soul Master Tournament to display the Spirit Pagoda’s strength and promote Soul Spirits, but Ye Guyi volunteered to act as bait for the Holy Spirit Cult.

Huo Yuhao reunited with Snow Empress and explained that Absolute Zero alone could not defeat powerful gods, encouraging her to pursue deeper mastery of ice laws and the creation of a divine position. Snow Empress asked him to stay with her for the days before the Soul Master Tournament, and they began a private battle in his ice-attribute cabin in the Undead Demigod Plane.

• Huo Yuhao greeted Snow Empress and Ice Empress, while Ice Empress complained that he had not visited them enough before returning to his Spiritual Space.
• Snow Empress told Huo Yuhao that she had completed the Ice God's fifth trial and was preparing to break through to Titled Douluo for the sixth.
• Huo Yuhao explained the limits of Absolute Zero and urged Snow Empress to focus on ice laws and creating a divine position rather than relying on temperature alone.
• Snow Empress asked Huo Yuhao to stay by her side until the Soul Master Tournament, and he suggested testing his Sensory Amplification Soul Skill with her.
• Huo Yuhao took Snow Empress to his ice-attribute cabin in the Undead Demigod Plane, where she kissed him and they began their battle.

Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Net Merchant Association helped make Spirit Machines popular across the continent, while Shrek and the Three Great Empires negotiated the Soul Master Tournament’s prizes. Xu Tianran prepared for the tournament and summoned Mister Zhongli, and Huo Yuhao’s group arrived in Ming Capital to register, where they encountered Xu Jiujiu’s party.

• Huo Yuhao’s liches mass-produced Spirit Machines, and the Spirit Net’s tournament broadcasts helped drive record interest in the Soul Master Tournament.
• The Three Great Empires pressed the Sun Moon Empire to let tournament teams choose between Soul Tools and soul bones as prizes.
• Xu Tianran reflected on his isolation and ambitions, then ordered a subordinate to invite Mister Zhongli for an important discussion.
• Huo Yuhao’s group arrived in Ming Capital and went to Bright Joy Hotel to register for the tournament.
• Beibei and Qiu’er went to register the teams while the others waited in the lounge, where Xu Jiujiu’s group approached.

Huo Yuhao met Xu Jiujiu in Ming Capital and learned that noble opposition was making the Spirit Pagoda’s free Martial Soul awakenings difficult to promote in Star Luo City. After comforting her and discussing the tournament teams, he registered the Spirit Pagoda’s contestants and noticed that Dai Huabin had joined the Holy Spirit Cult lineup.

• Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong'er discussed their previous encounter with the Death God's Emissary and Elder Xuan's absence from the trip.
• Xu Jiujiu told Huo Yuhao that nobles were obstructing free Martial Soul awakenings, so he advised her to continue them discreetly in smaller cities.
• Huo Yuhao comforted Xu Jiujiu, and they kissed before returning to the others.
• Xu Jiujiu learned that Tang Ya and the others had split between the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek teams, then left to rejoin her team.
• Huo Yuhao registered the contestants and noticed Dai Huabin among the Holy Spirit Cult's lineup, with a changed Martial Soul aura.

Huo Yuhao assessed the Soul Master Tournament contenders, detailing how soul spirit contracts and other upgrades had strengthened the leading teams. The Spirit Pagoda remained the strongest, with Shrek and Sun Moon Royal Academy among its main challengers, while Xu Jiujiu’s Star Chains demonstrated the power of customized soul skills.

• Huo Yuhao’s intelligence showed that Beibei had reached Soul Saint and evolved his Martial Soul into the Radiant Holy Dragon after Mu En’s training and the Dragon Core’s help.
• Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, Ning Tian, and the other Shrek members had gained strength through compatible soul spirits, leaving Shrek able to contend for second place.
• Qiu'er and Snow Empress led the Spirit Pagoda Team as Soul Saints, while their teammates’ soul spirits gave the team overwhelming strength.
• Tang Ya awakened her Mutated Blue Silver Grass into the Dark Blue Silver Emperor with Ah Yin’s help and contracted an evolved Dark Ink Jade Bamboo soul spirit.
• Xiao Hongchen broke through to Soul Saint after Sun Moon Royal Academy secured cooperation with the Spirit Pagoda, placing his team among the tournament’s top contenders.
• Huo Yuhao considered Xu Jiujiu’s Star Chains and explained how soul spirit contracts could produce customized skills, before noting that Tang San had retained only the Mysterious Heaven Skill after re-cultivating.

Huo Yuhao hosted the Spirit Pagoda women in his room, where a mahjong night and escalating Truth or Dare games kept them occupied before he arranged tournament tactics. As the Soul Master Tournament opened under the Sun Moon Empire’s controversial rules, Shrek’s team prepared to compete, but Tang Yin was still missing.

• Ma Xiaotao claimed she needed Huo Yuhao to suppress her Evil Fire, but the women challenged her attempt to get him alone and Xiao Xiao proposed a card game.
• Huo Yuhao created mahjong tables and set up scorekeeping, and the group played Truth or Dare, with Wang Dong'er and Ma Xiaotao losing repeatedly and facing questions and punishments.
• After several days of games, Huo Yuhao held a special training session and decided that the Spirit Pagoda’s Soul Spirits would compete first in the tournament.
• The Sun Moon Empire removed the flight-altitude limit, eliminated the Two-Two-Three format, and introduced a points system that rewarded strong individual-match results.
• Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda were prepared for aerial combat, but Tang Yin had not arrived, and Huo Yuhao’s team wondered what Xuan Zi had been doing.

Tang Yin was captured by Zhang Peng after killing Holy Spirit Cult Evil Soul Masters on his journey to the tournament. Huo Yuhao learned that Tang Yin had been registered to compete for the Sacred Spirit Sect, while Elder Xuan was left recovering after Long Xiaoyao stopped his rescue attempt.

• Elder Xuan sent Tang Yin to Ming Capital alone, and Tang Yin grew stronger through training and devouring the soul power of Evil Soul Masters he killed.
• Zhang Peng, a Super Douluo of the Holy Spirit Cult, found Tang Yin cultivating and suppressed him before he could finish proposing a wager.
• Zhang Peng took Tang Yin to compete as a replacement for a Holy Spirit Cult contestant, despite Tang Yin's protests.
• Elder Xuan discovered Tang Yin was missing, pursued him into the Holy Spirit Cult, and was defeated by Long Xiaoyao.
• Huo Yuhao learned Tang Yin had been registered for the tournament under the Sacred Spirit Sect's team and accepted that the capture had already happened.

Before the Soul Master Tournament, Huo Yuhao and Xu Jiujiu secured Soul Tool deals with the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires while the teams gathered for the opening ceremony. The arrival of Xu Tianran and Long Xiaoyao heightened suspicions that the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult were preparing a major plot.

• Xu Jiujiu arranged Spirit Pagoda Soul Tool orders from the Heaven Dou and Dou Ling Empires, while Huo Yuhao kept advanced Spirit Link Soul Tools exclusive to the Spirit Pagoda.
• The tournament committee gave Shrek Academy a first-round bye, and the teams assembled at the venue amid new rules, live-broadcast screens, and strict entry checks.
• Huo Yuhao spotted Tang Yin with the Holy Spirit Cult and judged that he had returned to the path of an Evil Soul Master; he considered what would happen to Tang Yin's Soul Spirit if their contract ended.
• Xu Tianran arrived at the venue under the protection of the Royal Soul Engineer Legion, prompting Vina and Du Busi to question his condition.
• Long Xiaoyao silenced the crowd with his pressure, and Vina recognized the Holy Spirit Cult's chief consecrator as a sign that the Sun Moon Empire was plotting something major.
• Yan Shaozhe watched Long Xiaoyao and struggled with the revelation that the Dragon Emperor Douluo was his grandfather and had joined forces with the Sun Moon Empire.

Yan Shaozhe reflected on Tang Yin’s fall into the Holy Spirit Sect and Shrek’s changing priorities before the Soul Master Tournament began. Meng Hongchen then swept Dragon-Slaying Sect’s team in the opening match, while Shrek prepared for its own later contests.

• Yan Shaozhe concluded that Shrek could manage without Tang Yin but still depended on Xuan Zi, and hoped the tournament would proceed without the Sun Moon Empire starting a conflict.
• Xu Tianran opened the tournament, and Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Academy faced Dragon-Slaying Sect in the first match.
• Meng Hongchen revealed her powerful soul rings and instantly defeated Dragon-Slaying Sect’s first contestant with her ice poison.
• Meng Hongchen swept all seven Dragon-Slaying Sect contestants, securing Sun Moon Academy’s advance and earning loud cheers from the crowd.
• Xu Sanshi and Beibei discussed how Shrek might counter Meng Hongchen, with Beibei confident that Shrek still had the advantage.
• The first day ended after twenty-seven matches, while Shrek had a bye and Spirit Pagoda’s match was scheduled for the second day.

As the tournament’s elimination rounds intensified, the Spirit Pagoda drew attention for its Soul Spirit system and hidden strength. Its first match was against the Earth Dragon Sect, and Nana was chosen to open while Nan Qiuqiu confidently prepared to fight.

• The chapter explained the elimination format and identified the Spirit Pagoda, Shrek, the Snow Demon Sect, and the Tianlong Gate as formidable contenders.
• After the first day’s matches, Huo Yuhao endured the girls’ increasingly competitive games in his room, where winning rewards meant kissing him.
• The Spirit Pagoda arrived at the tournament venue and learned that the other teams were watching to assess its strength and investigate Soul Spirits.
• Long Aotian and Vina discussed the Spirit Pagoda’s powerful lineup and the number of Soul Saints competing this year.
• The Spirit Pagoda was matched against the Earth Dragon Sect, and Huo Yuhao selected Nana as its first contestant while Nan Qiuqiu prepared to prove herself.

Huo Yuhao sent Snow Empress and her soul spirit Xiaobai to sweep Earth Dragon Sect’s seven fighters, showcasing soul spirits’ overwhelming power and eliminating the sect. After the match, Nan Qiuqiu approached Huo Yuhao as a fan and asked to join Spirit Pagoda, leaving him to ask whether her mother, Nan Shuishui, would object.

• Huo Yuhao chose Snow Empress as Spirit Pagoda’s sole contestant, planning to have her field the soul spirit Ice Bear King Xiaobai.
• Xiaobai froze Earth Dragon Sect’s vanguard Xu Shenshu instantly, then helped thaw him after the referee declared Xue Ling the winner.
• Snow Empress and Xiaobai defeated all seven Earth Dragon Sect contestants, earning Spirit Pagoda twelve points and drawing alarmed reactions from spectators, rival teams, and Xu Tianran.
• Ning Tian and Wu Feng discussed how soul spirits could give even support Soul Masters greater combat power, while Ning Tian regretted not bringing Huo Yuhao to her sect.
• Nan Qiuqiu approached Huo Yuhao after the matches, introduced herself as his fan Rouge, and asked to join Spirit Pagoda.
• Huo Yuhao said joining would be easy for someone with her Rouge Dragon Martial Soul, but asked whether her mother Nan Shuishui would object.

After the Spirit Pagoda swept the Earth Dragon Sect from the tournament, Nan Qiuqiu persuaded her mother, Nan Shuishui, to consider joining the Spirit Pagoda. Huo Yuhao demonstrated its strength and negotiated for cooperation, leaving Nan Shuishui ready to deepen their ties and share the Earth Dragon Sect’s rare ice-attributed resources.

• Huo Yuhao explained the proposed arrangement between the Spirit Pagoda and the Earth Dragon Sect to Nan Qiuqiu and gave her his Spirit Net contact information.
• Nan Shuishui scolded Nan Qiuqiu for the team’s first-round defeat, then accepted her account of Xue Ling’s Soul Spirit defeating all seven Earth Dragon Sect Soul Kings.
• Nan Qiuqiu told Nan Shuishui she wanted to join the Spirit Pagoda, and persuaded her to meet Huo Yuhao before deciding.
• Huo Yuhao showed Nan Shuishui Demon Spirit and explained the Spirit Pagoda’s capabilities, convincing her that the organization could safeguard Soul Spirit technology.
• Nan Shuishui agreed to cooperate with Huo Yuhao and considered relocating the Earth Dragon Sect’s foundation, including its ice-attributed mineral resources, to the Spirit Pagoda.

Nan Shuishui explained why Nan Qiuqiu would join the Spirit Pagoda, convinced by its soul spirit system and worried about the Holy Spirit Cult’s threat. As the tournament advanced, the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek demonstrated the power of soul spirits and secured places in the group stage, with Beibei’s Soul Saint cultivation reinforcing Shrek’s championship hopes.

• Nan Shuishui told Nan Qiuqiu to report to Huo Yuhao and explained the Soul Spirit Contract, the Earth Dragon Sect’s possible future ties to the Spirit Pagoda, and the danger in Ming Capital.
• Nan Qiuqiu accepted that joining the Spirit Pagoda was a good opportunity and looked forward to seeing Huo Yuhao and meeting its young members.
• The Spirit Pagoda and Sun Moon Team were the only teams to achieve seven-to-one sweeps in the first elimination round, and news of soul spirits spread among the tournament’s spectators and factions.
• Nana and her thirty-thousand-year Void Demon Leopard soul spirit defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect seven-to-one, while Shrek’s competitors displayed their soul spirits and Thousand-Year second rings.
• The Spirit Pagoda won its third-round match and advanced to the group stage, while Beibei’s Soul Saint cultivation strengthened confidence in Shrek’s championship prospects.

After the group-stage draw, Meng Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that Jing Hongchen had uncovered Xu Tianran’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult and was preparing to support Huo Yuhao instead. Huo Yuhao resolved to keep the tournament peaceful and delay a wider war, then spent the night with Meng Hongchen.

• The remaining thirty-two teams entered the group stage, and the draw placed the Spirit Pagoda with Xu Jiujiu’s Star Luo Team while Shrek was grouped with the Sacred Spirit Sect.
• Meng Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that the Hongchen Family had discovered Xu Tianran’s ties to the Holy Spirit Cult and planned to abandon him in favor of Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao considered how to prevent the tournament from triggering a wider conflict and decided to delay the continental war while the competition proceeded.
• Meng Hongchen stayed with Huo Yuhao after their discussion, and the two became intimate.

The round-robin tournament opened with Shrek facing the Sacred Spirit Sect, whose traitors and Evil Soul Masters had become the focus of public attention. Beibei entered the first match for Shrek, revealing that the team was willing to send its Soul Saint out immediately.

• The tournament’s Spirit Net popularity surged as spectators discussed the groupings, and the Sacred Spirit Sect’s identity and Tang Yin and Dai Huabin’s betrayals were exposed.
• Huo Yuhao brought the Spirit Pagoda team to watch the opening matches, where Nan Qiuqiu learned Shrek would face the Sacred Spirit Sect.
• Jing Hongchen recognized that Beibei carried the Radiant Holy Dragon aura and believed it made him a natural counter to Evil Soul Masters.
• Referee Zheng Zhan announced the first Group One match between Shrek and the Sacred Spirit Sect.
• A short young man entered first for the Sacred Spirit Sect, but Beibei immediately stepped onto the stage for Shrek, surprising his opponents.

Beibei defeated the Holy Spirit Cult’s Jili in seconds, revealing the overwhelming strength of his Radiant Holy Dragon. The match left Tang Yin considering whether to let his team lose so he could avoid using his hidden weapon and return to the Clear Sky Sect.

• Spectators and Shrek’s allies expected Beibei to have the advantage, while Xiao Hongchen kept Beibei’s hidden strength to himself.
• Jili entered the match intending to probe Beibei and use his Brain-Eating Beast Martial Soul’s tongue to strike by surprise.
• Beibei revealed his seven Spirit Rings and Radiant Holy Dragon pressure, suppressing Jili as the match began.
• Beibei shattered Jili’s attack with Radiant Lightning and killed him with only his first three Spirit Skills.
• Tang Yin recognized that Beibei’s evolved Martial Soul countered the Holy Spirit Cult and considered using his Peacock Plume, but decided he would rather let the team lose than expend it.

Beibei defeated Dai Huabin with Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Slash, forcing the Sacred Spirit Sect to concede before the Spirit Pagoda won its own opening match. Later, Xu Jiujiu visited Huo Yuhao at the hotel, and he guessed she wanted the Spirit Pagoda to go easy on the Star Luo Team.

• Yan Feng let Dai Huabin face Beibei, hoping to test Shrek's captain and weaken him while risking Dai Huabin's life.
• Beibei overwhelmed Dai Huabin with Dragon Emperor's Evil-Breaking Slash, and Zhang Peng intervened to save him after the Sacred Spirit Sect conceded.
• Yan Feng sent a substitute against Beibei, then conceded the match rather than risk more of his team.
• Xiao Xiao showcased her Darkgolden Dreadclaw Bear Soul Spirit and External Soul Bone during the Spirit Pagoda's victory.
• Xu Jiujiu waited for Huo Yuhao at the hotel, and he guessed she had come to ask the Spirit Pagoda to go easy on the Star Luo Team.

Xu Jiujiu visited Huo Yuhao for tournament intelligence and to coordinate resistance to the Sun Moon Empire, and he agreed to the Decapitation Plan targeting Xu Tianran. As the Round Robin continued, Xu Tianran backed the Holy Spirit Cult as the empire’s state religion, stirring fear and opposition in Ming Capital.

• Xu Jiujiu kissed Huo Yuhao and received his detailed intelligence on the tournament teams and their prospects.
• Xu Jiujiu told Huo Yuhao that the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires had uncovered a trap around Ming Capital and were preparing to resist the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xu Jiujiu proposed the Decapitation Plan to kill Xu Tianran, and Huo Yuhao agreed to join the operation.
• Xu Jiujiu kissed Huo Yuhao again before leaving, while resolving to return to the Spirit Pagoda after the tournament.
• Xu Tianran suppressed criticism of the Holy Spirit Cult, declared it the Sun Moon Empire’s state religion, and let it target opposing nobles, alarming Ming Capital’s residents.

Spirit Pagoda’s affordable Soul Spirit program won widespread praise as its Soul Emperor team continued dominating the tournament. As Spirit Pagoda prepared to face Proud Sword Sect, Tang Ya was sent out while Dai Huabin brooded over Zhu Lu and Tang Yin became suspicious of Tang Ya’s aura.

• Spirit Pagoda’s published Soul Spirit contracts and low fees earned praise, especially from Commoner Soul Masters seeking a chance to improve their Spirit Rings and cultivation.
• Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao each swept an opposing team, while Spirit Pagoda’s other powerful members drew attention to the team’s strength.
• Dai Huabin watched Zhu Lu grow close to Dai Luoli and regretted abandoning her, while Tang Yin sensed the Blue Silver Emperor’s aura around Tang Ya and resolved to investigate.
• The tournament’s Round Robin grew more cautious after Holy Spirit Cult’s Yan Feng nearly killed an opponent, and Xiao Hongchen defeated Tianlong Gate’s Yu Tianlong with his Soul Tool Combat Method.
• Before Spirit Pagoda’s match against Proud Sword Sect, Qiu'er chose Tang Ya to fight first, and Jiang Nannan warned her to conceal her devouring ability.