Chapter Summaries

Shrek extended its lead over the Sun Moon Royal Academy when Xu Sanshi defeated Ding Xiaobu in the Individual Elimination Round. Meng Hongchen then took the stage to face Xu Sanshi, who wondered whether he should surrender and save his strength for the Team Battle.

• Wu Feng and Xie Huan-yue won three matches for Shrek, leaving the score at three to two before Xu Sanshi's bout.
• Xu Sanshi mocked Ding Xiaobu, who tried to wear him down by racing around the arena with his soul tool thrusters.
• Xu Sanshi used the Power of the Black Tortoise to slow and restrain Ding Xiaobu, then pulled him close with Black Tortoise Summoning and forced him to surrender.
• Xiao Hongchen sent Meng Hongchen to fight next as the Sun Moon Team struggled to keep up with Shrek.
• Xu Sanshi considered surrendering to Meng Hongchen because her poison and Ice Attribute had troubled him in their previous sparring matches.

Meng Hongchen defeated Xu Sanshi with Battle Armor and Ice-Fire Poison, but both fighters collapsed, leaving Xu Sanshi unable to join the Team Battle. Shrek then defeated the Sun Moon Team, and Xiao Hongchen fought on until the end.

• Beibei sent Xu Sanshi to face Meng Hongchen, hoping to draw out a key opponent and weaken the Sun Moon Team before the Team Battle.
• Meng Hongchen revealed Huo Yuhao's Battle Armor and used it to withstand Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Domain and Turtle God Crash.
• Meng Hongchen defeated Xu Sanshi with her enhanced Ice-Fire Poison, but she also collapsed from exhaustion, while Huo Yuhao saved Xu Sanshi from the poison.
• Beibei forfeited Shrek's remaining individual matches to prevent Meng Hongchen from recovering, and the Team Battle began with the Sun Moon Team leading five to seven.
• Without Meng Hongchen's support for their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Xiao Hongchen could not overcome Beibei and Shrek defeated the Sun Moon Team.

Shrek defeated the Sun Moon Royal Academy and advanced to the final, while Jing Hongchen resolved to deepen his ties with Huo Yuhao and the Spirit Pagoda. The Body Sect then prepared to face the Spirit Pagoda, with Long Aotian confident he could win if Huo Yuhao was not his opponent.

• Xu Sanshi and Shrek’s substitutes celebrated Beibei’s victory, while Jing Hongchen treated Xiao Hongchen and comforted him after the loss.
• Jing Hongchen reflected on his precarious position under Xu Tianran and decided that cooperation with Huo Yuhao and the Spirit Pagoda was his safest path, including supporting Meng Hongchen’s feelings for Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Tianran dismissed the importance of the Sun Moon Royal Academy’s defeat and focused on his plans, while Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda exchanged greetings before the afternoon semifinal.
• The spectators gathered for the Body Sect versus Spirit Pagoda match, eager to see Long Aotian, Di Qiuer, and Huo Yuhao compete.
• Zhong Liwu told Xu Tianran that the Body Sect had almost no chance against the Spirit Pagoda if Huo Yuhao fought, and Xu Tianran promised the Holy Spirit Cult could deal with its enemies after the tournament.
• Long Aotian told Vina he wanted to face Di Qiuer or Huo Yuhao, then declared he would win if Huo Yuhao was not his opponent.

The Spirit Pagoda sent Gu Yue Na’s team to face the Body Sect’s Snow Demon Sect in the semifinals, where Xiao Xiao opened against Wang Yanfeng. Xiao Xiao sealed Wang Yanfeng with her cauldron and unleashed her Darkgolden Dreadclaw Bear Soul Spirit, leaving his fate uncertain as the claw struck.

• The Snow Demon Sect and Spirit Pagoda entered the semifinals with all seven members, and the Spirit Pagoda drew confidence from Gu Yue Na’s presence despite leaving its strongest Soul Saints out of the lineup.
• Huo Yuhao watched from the resting area as the crowd’s excitement fed Power of Faith through the Spirit Net.
• Wang Yanfeng entered the first individual match for the Snow Demon Sect, while Xiao Xiao represented the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wang Yanfeng used his Palms Martial Soul and a shockwave to attack Xiao Xiao, then advanced with his Body Sect techniques and an Invincible Barrier.
• Xiao Xiao’s Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldrons blocked the shockwave, and her Cauldron Seal immobilized Wang Yanfeng.
• Xiao Xiao summoned her Darkgolden Dreadclaw Bear Soul Spirit, which brought its claw down toward the immobilized Wang Yanfeng.

Xiao Xiao defeated Wang Yanfeng with the Darkgolden Dreadclaw after her Cauldron Seal weakened his Invincible Barrier, then surrendered so the Spirit Pagoda could conserve strength. In the next match, Wang Dong'er faced Chen Lü, who unleashed his Bronze Level Secondary Awakening and strongest Soul Skill against her in midair.

• Xiao Xiao’s Darkgolden Dreadclaw shattered Wang Yanfeng’s Invincible Barrier and knocked him out after the Cauldron Seal suppressed his Soul Power.
• The spectators and Zheng Zhan realized the Invincible Barrier had failed because Wang Yanfeng could not supply enough Soul Power to maintain it against Xiao Xiao’s powerful attack.
• Xiao Xiao surrendered strategically, and Long Aotian sent Chen Lü into the next match while urging him to use his Secondary Awakening immediately.
• Wang Dong'er took flight with her Light Goddess Butterfly and blocked Chen Lü’s cyan Light Blades with Butterfly God's Radiance.
• Chen Lü activated his Bronze Level Secondary Awakening and Fifth Soul Skill, Three-Legged Dragon Frog, then launched his strongest attack at Wang Dong'er.

Wang Dong'er defeated Chen Lü with her Holy Light Possession and Butterfly Goddess Slash, leaving him severely injured but alive. Long Aotian then entered the arena to face her, and the next match was poised to begin.

• Chen Lü unleashed his strongest attack, but Wang Dong'er used Holy Light Possession to withstand him and amplified her Butterfly Goddess Slash to overwhelm him.
• Zheng Zhan declared Wang Dong'er the winner after she severely injured Chen Lü, whose Body Martial Soul needed time to recover.
• Vina treated Chen Lü while the Snow Demon Sect weighed its options, and Long Aotian chose to take the next match rather than let another teammate face Wang Dong'er.
• Long Aotian stepped onto the stage and raised his pressure as he approached Wang Dong'er, who met his aura with flowing light elements.

Wang Dong'er fought Long Aotian in the third match of the Individual Elimination Round, using her Sacred Unicorn Soul Spirit and powerful Light Goddess Butterfly attacks. Long Aotian endured her strongest strike and won, leaving him to face Gu Yue Na next.

• Long Aotian recognized the Sacred Unicorn's power and offered Wang Dong'er time to recover, but she declined.
• Long Aotian opened the match with Unity of Heaven and Man, while the Sacred Unicorn supported Wang Dong'er against his attacks.
• Wang Dong'er and Long Aotian exchanged blows, and she used Holy Light Possession and Butterfly Dance Shining on the Sun to unleash her strongest attack.
• Long Aotian countered with Heaven and Earth Transformation, and their collision damaged the arena despite Zheng Zhan and the Soul Engineers reinforcing its defenses.
• Wang Dong'er conceded, and Long Aotian won the third match before preparing to face Gu Yue Na.

Gu Yue Na overwhelmed Long Aotian in the individual match, revealing seven Spirit Rings, including two Hundred-Thousand-Year Rings, and leaving the Snow Demon Sect unsure how it could win the remaining matches.

• Long Aotian entered the arena to face Gu Yue Na, whom the Spirit Pagoda had sent out to end the match.
• Gu Yue Na revealed three purple, two black, and two red Spirit Rings, shocking the audience, Vina, Xu Tianran, and Zhong Liwu.
• Long Aotian unleashed his Silver Level Secondary Awakening and charged Gu Yue Na with Mad God Slash.
• Gu Yue Na used her Elemental Staff to unleash wind, fire, ice, and earth attacks, suppressing Long Aotian while barely moving.
• Long Aotian was defeated without reaching Gu Yue Na, leaving Vina and the Snow Demon Sect uncertain about their chances in the team battle.
• Gu Yue Na invited the Snow Demon Sect contestants to come at her together.

Gu Yue Na crushed the Body Sect and secured the Spirit Pagoda’s place in the final, while Long Aotian and Du Busi reconsidered the sect’s rejection of Soul Tools. Elsewhere, Tang Yin awoke in the Valley of Asking Love with Elder Xuan and was chosen for the trial’s first question.

• Gu Yue Na overwhelmed the Body Sect’s remaining fighters, and the audience applauded both teams after the Spirit Pagoda won.
• Long Aotian admitted his stubbornness about Soul Tools and told Vina he would learn from the defeat; Du Busi also reconsidered their value.
• The semifinals ended with Shrek set to face the Spirit Pagoda in the final, while Xu Tianran and Zhong Liwu separately weighed the Spirit Pagoda’s threat and Gu Yue Na’s power.
• Tang Yin awoke in the Valley of Asking Love beside Elder Xuan and realized the place’s rules prevented them from communicating.
• The Valley’s voice began the True Heart Adventure, lifted Tang Yin into the air, and asked him whether he had a lover.

Tang Yin endured Ning Rongrong’s first Valley of Asking Love trial, passing after she tested his devotion to Xiao Wu with a staged demand that he castrate himself. Meanwhile, the Spirit Pagoda won the Soul Master Tournament, and the assembled factions finalized their plan against Xu Tianran as he prepared defenses in Ming Capital.

• Ning Rongrong questioned Tang Yin about his lover, and he admitted that he loved Xiao Wu and admired her story with Tang San.
• Ning Rongrong demanded that Tang Yin prove his devotion by castrating himself; he struck his thigh instead, and she declared that he had passed the sincerity trial.
• The Spirit Pagoda defeated Shrek to win the Soul Master Tournament, and both finalists chose soul bones instead of Soul Tools as their prizes.
• Representatives of the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Body Sect, Shrek, the Spirit Pagoda, and Mingde Hall met to coordinate a plan targeting Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Tianran reviewed his forces and traps around Ming Capital, expecting the opposing factions to choose whether to surrender, escape, or attack the imperial palace.

Ning Rongrong sent Tang Yin and Xuan Zi into a lethal deep adventure after they failed the Valley of Asking Love’s battle trial. Their mission was to infiltrate an underground warehouse in Ming Capital, detonate its Fixed Soul Cannon Shells, and return to Western Mountain within three days, while Long Xiaoyao confronted hidden intruders at the Sun Moon Imperial Palace.

• Ning Rongrong started the adventure trial, and the roulette wheel selected a one-on-one battle for Tang Yin.
• The trial chose Xuan Zi as Tang Yin’s opponent, and Xuan Zi defeated him; both were punished for holding back and sent into a deep adventure.
• Tang Yin and Xuan Zi arrived in Ming Capital and received a mission to detonate the Fixed Soul Cannon Shells in an underground warehouse before returning to Western Mountain within three days.
• Tang Yin and Xuan Zi decided to dig a tunnel into the warehouse and wait for Shrek’s attack on the royal family to create an opening.
• Xu Tianran considered Zhong Liwu’s absence and wondered whether he could recruit Long Xiaoyao.
• Long Xiaoyao sensed hidden intruders, called them out, and a blazing explosion lit the night above the imperial palace.

Du Busi led Shrek and the Body Sect in an assault on the Sun Moon imperial palace, where Long Xiaoyao and Mu En clashed above the battlefield. As Huo Yuhao’s decapitation squad broke through to Xu Tianran’s imperial study, Qiu’er revealed her Soul Douluo power and struck at the emperor with the Golden Dragon Spear.

• Du Busi mocked Long Xiaoyao for serving the Holy Spirit Sect and challenged him, prompting Titled Douluos from both sides to take the battle into the sky.
• Mu En confronted Long Xiaoyao, who chose to keep fighting for Ye Xishui despite learning the truth about their past and Yan Shaozhe’s ancestry.
• Feng Ling transformed into her Evil Phoenix Avatar to meet Du Busi, while the other high-level fighters clashed and Mu En gained the upper hand over Long Xiaoyao.
• Huo Yuhao kept Zhong Liwu occupied while his spiritual body guided Qiu’er’s Decapitation Squad through the imperial palace toward Xu Tianran’s study.
• Xu Tianran revealed his Titled Douluo cultivation and trusted his defensive Soul Tool and Zhong Liwu’s planned attack to protect him.
• Qiu’er revealed that she had reached Soul Douluo, activated her Martial Soul Avatar, and launched a Golden Dragon Spear strike at Xu Tianran.

Qiu'er used Fate Judgment to break through Xu Tianran's defenses and kill him while Kong Deming chose not to intervene. Elsewhere, Tang Yin and Xuan Zi continued tunneling toward an underground warehouse near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Academy, unaware of what awaited them.

• Qiu'er unleashed her Golden Dragon abilities and Fate Judgment, pinning Xu Tianran in place as she charged at him.
• Xu Tianran activated two peak ninth-level Soul Tools and an Invincible Barrier, but Qiu'er's spear destroyed all three layers of defense.
• Kong Deming sensed a hidden Limit Douluo and refused to save Xu Tianran, who died beneath Qiu'er's strike.
• Di Tian watched Qiu'er triumph and reflected on the Spirit Pagoda, Huo Yuhao, and humanity's advancing Soul Tool Technology.
• Tang Yin and Xuan Zi tunneled toward the underground warehouse near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Tool Master Academy as Tang Yin wondered what danger the Valley of Asking Love had foreseen.

Tang Yin and Xuan Zi infiltrated the Sun Moon Empire’s underground treasury, killed its guard, and captured Xu Guozhong while Huo Yuhao continued the Decapitation Plan. Zhong Liwu prepared to attack Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na, unaware that the plan was proceeding and that civilians had been evacuated.

• Tang Yin deduced that God King Tang San had arranged the deep adventure to destroy Sun Moon Academy and Mingde Hall, while Xuan Zi accepted the mission despite its likely civilian casualties.
• Xuan Zi and Tang Yin reached the guarded courtyard above the underground warehouse and waited for its defenders to leave for the imperial palace.
• Tang Yin killed Li Chong and took his keys and storage bracelet as Xuan Zi subdued Xu Guozhong.
• Xuan Zi confiscated Xu Guozhong’s Soul Tools, then entered the underground warehouse with Tang Yin.
• Huo Yuhao watched Zhong Liwu stand guard against his Mirror Flower, Water Moon Soul Skill while remotely guiding the Decapitation Plan.
• Huo Yuhao noted that the Hongchen Family had arranged to evacuate tourists and Ming Capital’s civilians, while Zhong Liwu threatened to attack Gu Yue Na.

Zhong Liwu unleashed the Bone Dragon King’s wind-and-fire power against Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao countered with Ultimate Ice and Li Ya’s spiritual song. Zhong Liwu then attacked at close range with his Death God’s Scythe, which Huo Yuhao froze with the Ice Empress’s Sword.

• Zhong Liwu revealed his Death God Demon Puppet and Bone Dragon King, then explained the dragon’s Silver Dragon King bloodline and declared that Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue Na would become its provisions.
• Zhong Liwu and the Bone Dragon King unleashed Windfire Rise, hurling empowered fire meteors and hurricanes at Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao used Everfrost Domain and Deep Blue Dragon Breath to freeze and destroy the fire meteors, then summoned Li Ya to attack Zhong Liwu with her spiritual song.
• Zhong Liwu transformed with Death God Avatar and charged Huo Yuhao with his Death God’s Scythe.
• Huo Yuhao formed the Ice Empress’s Sword and met the scythe’s strike, freezing it inch by inch.

Huo Yuhao defeated Zhong Liwu after surviving the Holy Spirit Sect master's strongest attacks and killing the Bone Dragon King. Zhong Liwu died in Huo Yuhao's flames, thinking of his mother, Ye Xishui, while the crowd celebrated Huo Yuhao's victory.

• Zhong Liwu and the Bone Dragon King unleashed a devastating wind-and-fire attack, but Huo Yuhao weathered it with his defenses and froze the battlefield.
• Zhong Liwu launched a three-pronged assault and burned Huo Yuhao with God of Death's Flame, but Huo Yuhao revealed that he had used Mirror Flower, Water Moon to evade the attacks.
• Huo Yuhao subdued the deathfire with his Chaos Body and Fire of Creation, then purified the Bone Dragon King's soul and seized Zhong Liwu with the Flame Emperor Dharma Body.
• The Bone Dragon King fell apart, and Zhong Liwu died as Huo Yuhao's flames burned him to ashes.
• Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and the spectators celebrated Huo Yuhao's victory as Zhong Liwu's final thoughts turned to his mother, Ye Xishui.

Xuan Zi and Tang Yin infiltrated Sun Moon Royal Academy’s underground armory to reach the fixed-installation Soul Tool bombs, but Xu Guozhong turned against them and collapsed the passage to the third level. With Mingde Hall approaching, Tang Yin escaped while Xuan Zi stayed behind to break through the defenses and continue the mission.

• Guided by Xu Guozhong, Tang Yin and Xuan Zi passed the armory’s security doors and descended by hidden elevator into the underground warehouse.
• Tang Yin killed two guards and opened a vast Rare Metal storehouse, but Xuan Zi urged him to prioritize their mission over taking the treasure.
• On the second level, Xu Guozhong realized they intended to reach the Soul Tool bombs, triggered an explosion, and escaped Xuan Zi’s restraint.
• Xu Guozhong activated the defenses and fired Soul Tool Cannons, collapsing the passage to the third level before dying from the blast.
• As Jing Hongchen and other high-level Soul Tool Masters approached, Xuan Zi sent Tang Yin away and began clearing the route to the third level alone.

Xuan Zi tried to destroy Mingde Hall’s underground armory for Tang Yin’s God-Level Opportunity, while Jing Hongchen warned that an explosion could devastate Ming Capital and attempted to stop him. After Xuan Zi broke through the third-level door, he saw the vast stockpile of Soul Cannons and decided its destruction could prevent a future war, leaving him wondering how to set the explosives off safely.

• Jing Hongchen saw Xuan Zi attacking the underground armory and warned him that detonating its shells could destroy a third of Ming Capital.
• Xuan Zi paused at the thought of killing tens of thousands of civilians, then proposed that Jing Hongchen cooperate with him to stage an explosion for Tang Yin’s assessment.
• When Jing Hongchen demanded an explanation, Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar and charged the third-level door as Jing Hongchen defended it and ordered the evacuation of personnel and supplies.
• Xuan Zi struck the door with his condensed Soul Power weapon, overcame Jing Hongchen’s defense, and opened the way to the third level.
• Xuan Zi saw the enormous stockpile of Soul Cannons and decided destroying it could avert future casualties, then wondered whether he could detonate the bombs with a timer.

Xuan Zi planted an explosive in the Sun Moon Arsenal and prepared to escape, convinced Tang Yin was destined to surpass Huo Yuhao. Xiong Jun ambushed him, and Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar and took the fight into the air while Demon Spirit moved to dismantle the bomb.

• Xuan Zi completed his mission in the imperial arsenal as Xu Tianran's defenses failed to prevent his assassination.
• Kong Deming learned Xuan Zi was attacking the arsenal, questioned Di Tian about the attack, then rushed toward Mingde Hall after Di Tian disclaimed responsibility and said the Spirit Pagoda had sent help.
• Following the Valley of Asking Love's instructions, Xuan Zi planted a timed explosive among the arsenal's Soul Tools and reflected on Tang Yin's supposed superiority to Huo Yuhao.
• Xiong Jun launched a surprise attack on Xuan Zi while Demon Spirit used a Mental Soul Skill to interfere with his mind.
• Xuan Zi activated his Martial Soul Avatar, broke free of Demon Spirit's influence, and flew upward to fight Xiong Jun away from the underground explosives.
• Demon Spirit left the clash to head for the warehouse and dismantle the bomb, while Xuan Zi charged into battle confident he could defeat Xiong Jun.

Xuan Zi fought Xiong Jun in the sky and was badly defeated when Xiong Jun unleashed his Sky-Rending Claw. Xuan Zi fell to the ground unable to fight back, leaving Xiong Jun to capture him.

• Xuan Zi and Xiong Jun clashed in midair, and Xuan Zi was driven back by Xiong Jun's Darkgolden Dreadclaws.
• Xiong Jun attacked again, tearing through Xuan Zi's defenses and inflicting deep wounds.
• Xuan Zi activated his Taotie Bloodline and fought Xiong Jun in a contest of physical strength, briefly knocking him back.
• Xiong Jun unleashed Sky-Rending Claw, overwhelming Xuan Zi's attack and triggering the backlash from Xuan Zi's bloodline activation.
• Xuan Zi crashed into a crater, badly injured and unable to fight, and Xiong Jun successfully captured him.