Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming defeated Hu Yanmeng after baiting him into an attack and striking him for insulting Hashirama. His victory drew the other competitors’ attention, and Mo Ling warned him that he would win if they met.

• Hu Yanmeng chased Qin Ming around the arena, while Ning Fengzhi recognized that Qin Ming seemed confident despite appearing weaker.
• Hu Yanmeng insulted Hashirama and attacked Qin Ming with his soul skills, believing he had caught him off guard.
• Qin Ming dodged Hu Yanmeng’s charge and struck his kidney with Diamond Fist, sending him into the wall and knocking him unconscious.
• The host declared Qin Ming the winner, surprising Sword Douluo and changing the competitors’ opinion of his strength.
• Mo Ling praised Qin Ming, then said he would defeat him if they faced each other; Qin Ming returned to the waiting room expecting Hashirama to lecture him.

In the waiting room, Qin Ming and Mo Ling became friends as they read Hashirama’s Soul Beast Illustrated Guide, and Mo Ling stopped contestants from poisoning Qin Ming’s tea. Mo Ling then headed to the arena to face Yan Jianxing, one of the Spirit Hall Team’s top fighters, determined to settle an old score.

• Qin Ming shared Hashirama’s Soul Beast Illustrated Guide with Mo Ling, and they praised Hashirama and wished to face each other in the competition.
• A contestant spilled coffee on Qin Ming to lure him away, while an accomplice secretly poured powder into his tea.
• Mo Ling noticed the plot, knocked the accomplice unconscious, and poured out Qin Ming’s tampered tea.
• Qin Ming returned, learned what Mo Ling had done, and thanked him for protecting him.
• The host announced Mo Ling’s match against Yan Jianxing, and Mo Ling went to compete, intent on avenging his earlier defeat by the Spirit Hall Team.

Mo Ling faced Yan Jianxing in the Individual Competition and used a carefully planned feint to overcome the stronger fighter’s defenses. He left Yan Jianxing seriously wounded after landing his Steel Blade Storm, then stopped before the blow became fatal.

• Mo Ling ignored Yan Jianxing’s taunts and began the match with him after the referee’s signal.
• Yan Jianxing attacked with Rock Smash, but Mo Ling dodged and struck with Steel Blade Piercer, which Yan Jianxing blocked with rock armor.
• Yan Jianxing summoned the Boulder Giant, and Mo Ling realized he could draw on its slow movement and Yan Jianxing’s defenses to create an opening.
• Mo Ling lured Yan Jianxing into dismissing the Boulder Giant, then pretended to struggle against his stone greatsword and staggered into a vulnerable position.
• When Yan Jianxing thrust with Collapsing Spear, Mo Ling kicked him in the chin and unleashed Steel Blade Storm, shattering his armor and cutting his chest before stopping his attack.

Mo Ling defeated Yan Jianxing by exploiting his arrogance, while Bibi Dong began considering recruiting Mo Ling and Qin Ming. Qin Ming then overcame Shui Miaor without seriously hurting her and advanced, leaving both victories secured.

• Mo Ling defeated Yan Jianxing, whose overconfidence had left him vulnerable, and the referee declared Mo Ling the winner.
• Bibi Dong watched the loss with displeasure and considered recruiting Mo Ling and Qin Ming for Spirit Hall.
• Qin Ming met Shui Miaor in his next match and hesitated to hurt her, despite her telling him not to hold back.
• Qin Ming struck Shui Miaor carefully, then flicked her forehead and sent her off the stage to win the match without seriously injuring her.

After the tournament match, Qin Ming and Shui Miaor admitted their feelings and agreed to date, then went out to explore Spirit City together. Qin Ming took her to a restaurant, where nobles looked down on his plain clothes.

• Qin Ming ran into Shui Miaor after his match, and she asked whether he had feelings for her.
• Shui Miaor took Qin Ming by the hand, and Hashirama secretly watched them leave before deciding not to interfere.
• Qin Ming gathered his courage, confessed that he liked Shui Miaor, and she agreed to date him.
• Shui Miaor suggested exploring Spirit City, and Qin Ming took her to a restaurant he had visited with Hashirama.
• Qin Ming ignored the nobles' disdainful looks and asked Shui Miaor where she wanted to sit.

Qin Ming and Shui Miaor went to an upscale restaurant, where a nobleman insulted them and tried to claim Shui Miaor. Qin Ming defeated the nobleman’s two Soul Ancestor guards, leaving the nobleman terrified and Qin Ming to decide how to handle him.

• Qin Ming led Shui Miaor to a window seat and ordered food after reassuring her about the prices.
• A nobleman mocked Qin Ming and propositioned Shui Miaor, who threatened him before Qin Ming stopped her from escalating the conflict.
• The nobleman sent his two Soul Ancestor bodyguards after Qin Ming when Qin Ming demanded an apology.
• Qin Ming struck both guards with Soul Power and dropped them to the floor without damaging the restaurant.
• The nobleman lost his arrogance and asked Qin Ming what trick he had used, while Qin Ming considered how to deal with him as a noble.

Qin Ming defended Shui Miaor from a nobleman, then continued their date after the restaurant owner apologized to the waiter and treated them to a free meal. As Qin Ming and Shui Miaor ate, the nobleman returned with a gray-white-haired elder, and the elder threatened the waiter.

• Qin Ming defeated the nobleman's two bodyguards, forced the nobleman to apologize to Shui Miaor, and sent him away.
• Qin Ming reassured Shui Miaor, and the restaurant owner apologized to the waiter for blaming him and offered the couple a free meal.
• The restaurant owner warned Qin Ming that the nobleman would likely retaliate, and Qin Ming said he was prepared to handle the consequences.
• Qin Ming and Shui Miaor enjoyed their meal together as the evening passed.
• The nobleman returned with a gray-white-haired elder, who threatened the waiter and ordered him to get out of the way.

A nobleman sent Uncle Zeng, a powerful Soul Sage, after Qin Ming and Shui Miaor, forcing them to flee toward the Training Ground. Qin Ming reached his teacher Hashirama, who prepared to confront their pursuer.

• The nobleman accused Qin Ming and Shui Miaor of bullying him, but Qin Ming challenged him to provide evidence.
• Uncle Zeng attacked Shui Miaor, and Qin Ming blocked his blow with Diamond Fist before retreating with her.
• Qin Ming and Shui Miaor fled the restaurant, and Shui Miaor used Thousand Ice Prisms to interrupt Uncle Zeng's pursuit.
• Qin Ming spotted Hashirama and brought Shui Miaor to his teacher for protection.
• Hashirama stood in Uncle Zeng's path as the old man continued chasing Qin Ming and Shui Miaor.

Hashirama stopped the old man who had pursued Qin Ming and Shui Miaor, then punished him for following his young master's orders. After Qin Ming and Shui Miaor grew closer, Hashirama agreed to continue Qin Ming's special training and went to compensate the restaurant owner for the damage.

• Hashirama caught the old man by the throat, learned he had been following his young master's orders, and beat him while ordering him to give his young master the same treatment.
• Qin Ming apologized to Shui Miaor, who leaned against his shoulder and fell asleep after telling him he was slow to react.
• Hashirama praised Qin Ming for protecting Shui Miaor and agreed to continue his special training after the competition.
• Shui Miaor woke up, and Qin Ming took her back to her academy's inn while Hashirama headed to the damaged restaurant.
• Hashirama apologized to the restaurant owner and placed a bag of Gold Soul Coins before him to settle the matter.

Qin Ming and Mo Ling reached the Individual Competition finals after Qin Ming narrowly defeated Yan Jianxing for a place in the championship match. Qin Ming and Mo Ling began their final battle at full strength, and the fight continued as the crowd cheered.

• Hashirama compensated the restaurant owner for the damage caused by his student.
• Qin Ming and Mo Ling advanced through the remaining matches to join Yan Jianxing in the finals.
• Qin Ming narrowly defeated Yan Jianxing, leaving Yan Jianxing in third place and advancing to the championship match against Mo Ling.
• Qin Ming and Mo Ling agreed to fight without holding back in the final showdown.
• Mo Ling opened the match with Steel Blade Piercer, Qin Ming blocked and countered with Fierce Wolf Charge, and their first exchange ended in a draw.
• Qin Ming and Mo Ling resumed their fierce battle as the audience cheered.

Qin Ming and Mo Ling fought with escalating Soul Skills, with Qin Ming revealing his true strength and injuring Mo Ling despite his steel defenses. Mo Ling launched a final assault while his transformed state was running out, and his hidden punch struck Qin Ming.

• Mo Ling used Steel Blade Storm, and Qin Ming defended with Blazing Fire Armor.
• Qin Ming warned Mo Ling that he was getting serious, then used Diamond Fist to drive him nearly to the edge of the arena.
• Mo Ling transformed with Iron Dragon Body and attacked with Steel Ink Sword Wind, while Qin Ming used Ghost Flame Mad Wolf and tore through Mo Ling's defenses.
• Mo Ling used Steel Blade Storm to catch Qin Ming's movement, but Qin Ming dodged his charge and punched him out of the arena before Mo Ling flew back.
• Mo Ling realized he could maintain his transformed form for only five more minutes and launched Steel Ink Sword Wind as cover for a charge.
• Qin Ming dispersed the storm energy, but Mo Ling's concealed steel fist struck him.

Qin Ming defeated Mo Ling to win the Individual Competition and received a rare Soul Bone from Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong tried to recruit him into Spirit Hall, but Qin Ming declined for now so he could finish his studies and continue training.

• Qin Ming narrowly dodged Mo Ling’s final attack, defeated him, and was declared champion of the Individual Competition.
• Qin Ming helped Mo Ling up, and the two congratulated each other on the match.
• Bibi Dong presented Qin Ming with a thirty-thousand-year Burning Bone Wolf King left arm bone, while Mo Ling and Yan Jianxing received lesser rewards.
• Hashirama and Uchiha Madara exchanged a knowing glance in the stands, preparing to make something big happen.
• Bibi Dong invited Qin Ming to join Spirit Hall, but Qin Ming declined for now, and she let him go with a warning not to waste his talent.

Uchiha Madara stopped Qin Ming from leaving and discovered that Hashirama was his teacher, then challenged Hashirama to a duel at Boundary Canyon. The competition ended, and Madara and Bibi Dong remained together as the battle was set for two days later.

• Uchiha Madara leaped into the Training Ground and asked Qin Ming who his teacher was after sensing a familiar aura.
• Qin Ming named Hashirama as his teacher, and Uchiha Madara exclaimed that Hashirama was alive.
• Hashirama joined Qin Ming, sent him back to Flender and the others, and accepted Uchiha Madara's challenge to fight at Boundary Canyon in two days.
• Uchiha Madara announced the Strongest Challenge Tournament at Boundary Canyon, and the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition concluded.
• Bibi Dong asked Uchiha Madara about Hashirama, and Madara pulled her into his arms and told her not to misunderstand his excitement.

Powerful Soul Masters gathered at Boundary Canyon to watch Uchiha Madara and Hashirama fight. Their first clash sent a devastating shockwave through the spectators, leaving the battle’s outcome undecided.

• Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and other Soul Masters arrived at Boundary Canyon to watch the battle.
• Madara and Hashirama appeared on opposite cliffs, exchanged greetings, and prepared to fight with their weapons.
• Madara and Hashirama rushed together and clashed, their weapons and Chakra unleashing a powerful shockwave.
• Ghost Douluo protected Bibi Dong, Sword Douluo shielded Ning Fengzhi, and Ning Fengzhi protected Flender and Zhao Wuji from the impact.
• The shockwave knocked the other Soul Douluos off their feet, while Zhao Wuji realized that Hashirama was far stronger than he had claimed.

Hashirama and Madara escalated their battle from weapon and hand-to-hand combat to devastating ninjutsu, leaving the spectators awed and caught in the crossfire. As Madara’s Song of the Great Dragon Flames surrounded Hashirama, Hashirama began responding with Wood Style: Ranking Technique.

• Madara and Hashirama exchanged rapid weapon strikes, then moved their fight from the valley to the plains as the spectators struggled to follow them.
• Madara attacked with Great Fireball Technique, and Hashirama blocked it with Wood Formation Wall, confusing Bibi Dong.
• Madara unleashed Great Fire Annihilation, forcing Sword Douluo and Bibi Dong to shield their groups while nearby Soul Douluo suffered burns and decided to flee.
• Hashirama countered the sea of flames with Deep Forest Emergence, raising a vast forest that blocked Madara’s fire before the pair resumed fighting hand to hand.
• Madara used Song of the Great Dragon Flames to surround Hashirama with fire tornadoes, and Hashirama called out Wood Style: Ranking Technique.

Hashirama and Uchiha Madara escalated their staged battle, unveiling enormous techniques that left the spectators stunned. The clash continued with Madara’s Susanoo cutting through mountains as the chapter ended.

• Hashirama emerged unharmed after blocking Madara’s flaming tornadoes with a wooden shield.
• Madara summoned his Perfected Susanoo, a towering armored warrior that drew shocked reactions from the spectators.
• Hashirama used a Wood Dragon to bind Susanoo, then struck it with his Wood Golem’s Diamond Fist and shattered its armor.
• Madara repaired Susanoo, took to the sky, and unleashed a spinning slash that sliced through Hashirama’s Wood Golem and cut the tops off two mountains.

Uchiha Madara summoned and controlled the Nine-Tails, escalating his battle with Hashirama with devastating Tailed Beast Bombs. After Hashirama and the onlookers endured the destruction, Hashirama entered Sage Mode, leaving the fight poised to intensify.

• Sword Douluo watched Madara and Hashirama's battle and accepted Ning Fengzhi's reminder that their power rivaled gods.
• Madara's slash pressed Hashirama's Adamantine Wood Golem back, but Hashirama restrained the Katana with wooden hands.
• Madara summoned the Nine-Tails, controlled it with his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and ordered it to fire a Tailed Beast Bomb.
• Hashirama deflected the first Tailed Beast Bomb with Fivefold Rashomon, then used wood techniques to turn Madara's enhanced attack back toward the Nine-Tails.
• Madara armored the Nine-Tails with Susanoo while Hashirama withstood the blast, and Sword Douluo, Bibi Dong, and the others struggled to endure its shockwave.
• Hashirama activated Sage Mode as Madara faced him in Majestic Attire: Susanoo.

Hashirama used True Thousand Hands to overwhelm Madara’s Armored Nine-Tails and knock it unconscious, after which Hashirama and Madara agreed to end their battle in a draw. Watching from afar, Rota completed Hashirama’s imitation and received the Asura Divine Body, along with an unused chance to draw another character.

• Hashirama summoned the giant wooden Kannon statue with True Thousand Hands and attacked Madara’s Armored Nine-Tails.
• Madara’s Chain Armored Tailed Beast Bombs destroyed several dozen wooden hands, but the remaining hands battered the Nine-Tails and wrecked the canyon.
• Hashirama’s wooden statue seized the Nine-Tails, and the Adamantine Wood Man struck its head, freeing it from Madara’s control and knocking it unconscious.
• Madara left the battle without the Nine-Tails, and Hashirama and Madara agreed to call the fight a draw.
• Rota’s Hashirama imitation reached 100%, unlocking the Asura Divine Body and giving him an unused chance to draw another character.

Hashirama and Madara ended their destructive battle in a draw, and the others departed while Hashirama stayed behind with Madara to meet Lord Main Body. Back in Spirit City, Flender and Zhao Wuji discussed the fighters’ mysterious strength and told Qin Ming the duel had ended without a winner.

• Hashirama and Madara called their battle a draw, easing the concerns of the onlookers and preserving both Spirit Hall’s dignity and Qin Ming’s freedom.
• Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong exchanged farewells, while Bibi Dong left with Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo.
• Hashirama joked with Flender and Zhao Wuji, promised to treat them to a meal, and stayed behind to settle matters with Madara.
• Hashirama and Madara left to meet Lord Main Body as the Shrek group returned to Spirit City and Ning Fengzhi went back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji wondered why Hashirama and Madara had fought without showing Soul Rings, and Zhao Wuji suggested they think of the pair as gods.
• Qin Ming asked Flender who won the duel, and Flender told him it had ended in a draw.

Spirit Hall turned the battlefield where Hashirama and Madara fought into the restricted cultivation site called Valley of the End, and Bibi Dong took Madara there for a walk. After sharing their thoughts, Bibi Dong asked Madara to help with a problem she found inconvenient to handle herself.

• Spirit Hall sealed the battlefield and restricted access to certified Soul Masters, then built statues of Hashirama and Madara and renamed it Valley of the End.
• Bibi Dong invited Madara to walk through Valley of the End, where he praised the statues and she explained why Spirit Hall controlled the site.
• Bibi Dong asked Madara about his relationship with Hashirama, but he refused to tell her their history.
• Bibi Dong shared her recent concerns with Madara and then asked him to take care of a problem for her.