Chapter Summaries

Spirit Pagoda prepared to face Star Luo Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy while Huo Yuhao remained in the rest area, secretly concealed as Ma Xiaotao attended to him. He promised Nan Qiuqiu a future Soul Spirit and rebuffed Yu Tianlong’s attempt to recruit him and the Golden Dragon Girl, then pretended to nap as the match began.

• The Spirit Pagoda contestants headed to the Ready Zone, while Xu Jiujiu warned a Star Luo teammate not to insult Huo Yuhao or the Spirit Pagoda.
• Nan Qiuqiu asked Huo Yuhao how she could obtain a Soul Spirit, and he promised to arrange one for her when she reached a cultivation bottleneck.
• Huo Yuhao told Nan Qiuqiu that her mother had already paid for the Soul Spirit arrangement, prompting her to imagine that he had exploited her mother and vow to protect her.
• Yu Tianlong approached the Spirit Pagoda’s rest area and tried to recruit Huo Yuhao and the Golden Dragon Girl into Heaven Dragon Gate.
• Huo Yuhao rejected Yu Tianlong’s offer and refused to wager on Qiu’er joining him; after Yu Tianlong left, Huo Yuhao claimed he was sleepy and asked Nan Qiuqiu to watch the match.

Ma Xiaotao teased Ling Luochen about her encounter with Huo Yuhao, while Qiu'er rejected Yu Tianlong’s recruitment offer and revealed her devotion to Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao entered Spirit Pagoda’s match against Heaven Dragon Gate and immediately incapacitated its team with a song from his Soul Spirits.

• Ma Xiaotao returned to the room pleased after punishing Huo Yuhao, and Ling Luochen questioned her about their encounter at the competition venue.
• Qiu'er rejected Yu Tianlong’s offer to join Heaven Dragon Gate, displayed her extraordinary soul rings, and declared that she would follow Huo Yuhao wherever he went.
• Huo Yuhao decided to compete against Heaven Dragon Gate himself, then kissed Qiu'er before heading to the arena.
• Huo Yuhao faced Yu Tianlong in the match and summoned two mermaid Soul Spirits without activating his Martial Soul.
• The mermaids’ song made Yu Tianlong and all six of his teammates collapse, prompting Huo Yuhao to tell the referee to announce the result.

Huo Yuhao defeated Heaven Dragon Gate by using his Soul Spirits and spiritual abilities to put Yu Tianlong and the other contestants to sleep, then strengthened the crowd with Soul Aria. After recognizing Tai Tan’s Soul Ring in the arena, Niu Tian contacted Tang San, who ordered him to send his heir into Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love so he could lure Huo Yuhao in and take revenge.

• Huo Yuhao’s Soul Spirits sang to the spectators, enhancing their Spiritual Power and lifting their gloom, while Yu Tianlong and Heaven Dragon Gate’s contestants remained asleep.
• The referee confirmed that Yu Tianlong was safe, and Huo Yuhao explained that his lullaby had put the opposing team to sleep before the referee declared Spirit Pagoda the winner.
• Niu Tian recognized Tai Tan’s Soul Ring on the Golden-Haired Girl and resolved to seek Tang San’s help in avenging his brother.
• Niu Tian contacted Tang San and described his arrangements, including bringing the lower realm Tang San to compete in the Sun Moon Empire.
• After hearing that Huo Yuhao had shown little interest in the Clear Sky Sect team, Tang San ordered Niu Tian to send his heir into Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love, expecting Huo Yuhao to follow so he could deal with him personally.

Tang San concealed the truth about Er Ming from Niu Tian and considered controlling lower-realm Tang San through a Godhood trial. Meanwhile, Shrek and the Haotian Sect faced off for first place in their group, with Shrek winning the opening match before the Haotian Sect prepared a counter.

• Tang San told Niu Tian that Er Ming's resurrection had been restricted, and Niu Tian agreed to help get Huo Yuhao into Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love.
• After their call, Tang San realized Niu Tian had acted independently and considered using a Godhood trial to control lower-realm Tang San.
• The Round Robin Tournament reached its final stretch, and Shrek Academy prepared to face the undefeated Haotian Sect for group placement.
• Bei Bei refused Huo Yuhao's offer to compete and sent Xie Huanyue out first against the Haotian Sect.
• Xie Huanyue won Shrek's opening individual match, and Tang San sent Tang Hong to counter him with the Clear Sky Nine Perfections.

Xie Huanyue faced Haotian Sect’s Tang Hong in the tournament and was badly injured by the Clear Sky Nine Perfections, prompting Xu San Shi to step forward. Watching Tang Hong’s technique, Yan Shaozhe praised Tang San’s prospects, while Xuan Zi privately reaffirmed his belief that Tang San would eventually surpass Huo Yuhao.

• Xie Huanyue adopted a defensive strategy against Tang Hong, but Tang Hong attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer and the Penetration Word Perfection.
• Wang Dong'er explained that the Clear Sky Nine Perfections pierced outer defenses, and Xie Huanyue used an Invincible Shield to avoid a potentially fatal blow.
• Tang Hong’s strike sent Xie Huanyue flying and injured him, after which Tang Hong taunted Shrek and demanded that they concede.
• Zhou Sichen tried to volunteer, but Xu San Shi stopped him and declared that he would fight Tang Hong.
• Yan Shaozhe praised the Clear Sky Hammer and imagined Tang San recreating his ancestor’s glory, while Xuan Zi smugly insisted that Tang San would surpass Huo Yuhao.

Xu San Shi defeated Tang Hong with his Black Tortoise Shield and forced the Clear Sky Sect to send out Tang Yu. As Tang Yu began his next match, Xu San Shi used his fourth Soul Skill to teleport him directly in front of himself.

• Wang Dong'er explained that Clear Sky Sect disciples needed minor mastery of the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique before learning the Clear Sky Nine Perfections.
• Bei Bei replaced the injured Xie Huanyue with Xu San Shi, who taunted Tang Hong before their match began.
• Xu San Shi blocked Tang Hong's Penetration Word Perfection, bound his hammer with Black Tortoise Tremor, and crushed him with Turtle God Collision.
• The referee declared Xu San Shi the winner after Tang Hong was badly injured, and Tang San sent Tang Yu to challenge him with the Brake Word Perfection.
• Xu San Shi used his fourth Soul Skill to teleport Tang Yu directly in front of him before Tang Yu could use his technique.

Xu San Shi faced Tang San after Shrek’s first four individual matches, but Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and poison forced Shrek to concede. Huo Yuhao’s pink orange saved Xu San Shi, while Bei Bei entered the arena to face Tang San.

• After Xu San Shi defeated Tang Yu, Tang San decided to fight him himself to protect the Clear Sky Sect’s chances in the team match.
• Tang San released his Eight Spider Lances and Clear Sky Hammer, then pierced Xu San Shi’s shield and poisoned his arm.
• Xu San Shi used his Black Tortoise Domain to restrict Tang San, but the poison overwhelmed him before he could continue fighting.
• Bei Bei conceded the match to get Xu San Shi treatment, and Huo Yuhao’s pink orange revived him.
• Xu San Shi learned that Bei Bei had entered the arena, and the referee announced the start of their match against Tang San.

Tang San fought Bei Bei in the arena, but Bei Bei’s evolved Light Sacred Dragon powers and a Class 7 Invincible Shield turned the match against him. Tang San survived Bei Bei’s Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm by using the Peacock Plume, leaving both fighters badly injured and unconscious or barely standing as Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya recognized the hidden weapon.

• Tang San grew furious over Xu San Shi’s rapid recovery and nearly acted on his desire to kill Bei Bei, but Huo Yuhao’s warning gaze made him hold back.
• Bei Bei revealed his Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and charged Tang San, who evaded with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track before counterattacking with the Clear Sky Nine Perfections’ Beng Word Art.
• Bei Bei blocked Tang San’s attack with a Class 7 Invincible Shield, then activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Dragon Emperor Shock Domain Realm, suppressing Tang San with its Evil Breaking Power.
• Bei Bei called Tang San an Evil Soul Master, while Xuan Zi insisted the power was a side effect of the Corpse Poison Tang San had absorbed while killing the Death God Envoy.
• As the golden light faded, Tang San stood charred and badly wounded with five broken Eight Spider Lances, while Bei Bei lay unconscious; Huo Yuhao and Tang Ya recognized the Peacock Plume in Tang San’s hand.

Tang San defeated Bei Bei with the forbidden Peacock Plume, but Clear Sky Sect forfeited the match after refusing an inspection, giving Shrek the round. After Huo Yuhao helped Bei Bei recover, he checked on Meng Hongchen, who had missed the morning’s matches because she felt unusually sleepy.

• Tang San refused the referee’s demand to inspect his Peacock Plume and left the arena, so the referee voided Clear Sky Sect’s result and awarded the round to Shrek Academy.
• Huo Yuhao chose not to use the incident to eliminate Clear Sky Sect and went to check on Bei Bei with the Shrek team.
• Huo Yuhao removed the needles from Bei Bei’s body, and Bei Bei woke and warned that Tang San had hidden much of his strength.
• Huo Yuhao went to Meng Hongchen’s hotel room and found her in monster pajamas; she said she felt sleepy and had asked her brother to handle the afternoon match.
• Huo Yuhao examined Meng Hongchen but sensed nothing wrong with her.

Huo Yuhao spent the afternoon with Meng Hongchen before the quarterfinal draw, where Wei Na publicly declared her loyalty to her new Master and cut ties with Long Aotian. The draw was about to begin, with the tournament's top teams awaiting their opponents.

• Meng Hongchen persuaded Huo Yuhao to rest with her, and they spent the afternoon together in her room.
• At the quarterfinal draw gathering, officials assembled the eight advancing teams, while Long Aotian's brutal tournament conduct had driven smaller factions away from the alliance against Original Sin City.
• Xiao Hongchen teased Meng Hongchen about sneaking off with Huo Yuhao, while Gu Yue Na hinted to Tang Ya that Huo Yuhao had spent the afternoon fighting monsters.
• Nan Qiuqiu volunteered to draw for Spirit Pagoda after Huo Yuhao told her to seek a winning lot.
• Wei Na appeared as the Holy Spirit Church representative, defended her Master from Long Aotian, and told him she no longer owed the Body Sect anything.
• Wei Na asked Long Aotian not to disturb her again because she feared her Master would misunderstand, leaving Huo Yuhao to endure suggestive looks from the crowd.

The quarterfinal draw paired Spirit Pagoda with Clear Sky Sect, prompting Huo Yuhao to provoke Tang San and Xuan Zi to suspect that Huo Yuhao had engineered past disasters. As Xuan Zi urged Shrek to make Tang San withdraw, Du Busi explained to Long Aotian that Wei Na had rejected him to protect him.

• Nan Qiuqiu drew Spirit Pagoda against Clear Sky Sect, while Holy Spirit Church drew Mingdu Advanced Soul Guidance Device Academy and Shrek drew Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Huo Yuhao gave Tang San a thumbs-up, and Tang San realized that Huo Yuhao had become intimate with Xiao Qi, filling him with rage.
• Xuan Zi accused the Sun Moon Empire of rigging the draw and reasoned that Huo Yuhao had caused the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast attack and other disasters involving Shrek.
• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe that they needed to convince Tang San to withdraw from his match against Spirit Pagoda.
• Du Busi told Long Aotian that Wei Na had rejected him to stop him from risking his life to rescue her and to keep the Evil Soul Masters from targeting him.

Du Busi calmed Long Aotian and explained that the Body Sect alliance needed to wait for the right chance to rescue Wei Na, with help from the Clear Sky Sect’s powerful Sect Master. Meanwhile, Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe tried to draw Tang San back to Shrek, then planned to prove Shrek would protect him during his upcoming match against Huo Yuhao.

• Long Aotian urged Du Busi to rescue Wei Na, but Du Busi told him to wait for the right opportunity and warned that Wei Na’s behavior suggested the Holy Spirit Church was stronger than they had believed.
• Du Busi revealed that the Clear Sky Sect’s Sect Master had joined their cause and surpassed Long Xiaoyao in strength, giving the alliance greater confidence against the Holy Spirit Church.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe visited Tang San, praised his tournament performance, and offered him admission to Shrek’s inner court and help obtaining Soul Rings if he returned.
• Tang San declined their offer, saying he could not leave his father, while privately intending to use their interest in him for his own plans.
• After leaving Tang San, Xuan Zi reasoned that Tang San wanted to return to Shrek but did not trust the academy, and he planned to win that trust by protecting Tang San during his match against Huo Yuhao.

Meng Hongchen defeated Long Aotian with concealed poison, forcing Du Busi to withdraw the Body Sect from the remaining matches before she detoxified him. Huo Yuhao then faced the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang San used a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to rise beyond Titled Douluo strength and prepare to settle their score.

• Meng Hongchen wore down Long Aotian with poison and defeated him, then demanded Du Busi surrender the Body Sect's remaining matches before she treated him.
• Du Busi withdrew the Body Sect, and Meng Hongchen detoxified Long Aotian as the Sun Moon Royal Academy won the match.
• During the break, Huo Yuhao endured Ling Luochen's intimate attention while Gu Yue Na teased him and hinted that his performance in the next match would determine what she wanted.
• Huo Yuhao entered the arena alone to face Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect, while Tang San sent injured contestants onto the field.
• Huo Yuhao challenged the Clear Sky Sect to attack together, and Tang San accepted before activating the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill with his six teammates, raising his power beyond Titled Douluo level.

Tang San unleashed his Titled Douluo-level power and attacked Huo Yuhao, but Huo Yuhao overwhelmed him with spatial abilities and the power of his fused Soul Cores. Tang San then used Guanyin Tears to pierce Huo Yuhao’s chest, only for Huo Yuhao to reveal that his Godly Body was healing the wound.

• Tang San released his Titled Douluo aura and challenged Huo Yuhao, while Huo Yuhao teleported beside him using Space Power.
• Tang San struck Huo Yuhao with his Dark Golden Haotian Hammer and followed with the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, but Huo Yuhao stopped every blow with his palm.
• Huo Yuhao transformed with crystalline dragon scales and shattered Tang San’s final hammer strike before slamming him into the arena floor.
• Tang San sacrificed his blood-colored soul ring and used Guanyin Tears to pierce Huo Yuhao’s chest.
• Huo Yuhao stood up as his wound healed and told Tang San that he possessed a Godly Body.

Huo Yuhao recovered from Tang San’s attack, defeated him, and revealed that Tang San’s mother had willingly made a deal with him, provoking Tang San’s rage. When Xuan Zi intervened and exposed Huo Yuhao as the Holy Spirit Church Holy Son, Huo Yuhao subdued him and admitted the accusation before the crowd.

• Huo Yuhao healed his pierced chest and overwhelmed the badly injured Tang San, who accused him of harming Xiao Qi.
• Huo Yuhao told Tang San that A Yin had willingly made a deal with him and had helped awaken Little Ya-jie's Blue Silver Emperor aura, enraging Tang San.
• Xuan Zi intervened on Tang San’s behalf, defended Shrek’s ties to him, and accused Huo Yuhao of being the Holy Spirit Church Holy Son.
• Huo Yuhao used his pressure to knock Xuan Zi onto the arena stage and pinned him down.
• Huo Yuhao admitted to the crowd that he was the Holy Spirit Church Holy Son and challenged Xuan Zi with, “And then?”

Huo Yuhao confronted Xuan Zi and the spectators over their accusations, arguing that he had given persecuted people a home and exposed the danger of the Holy Spirit Church. The chapter left the match awaiting its result as Xu Jiujiu and Shrek Academy pledged unconditional support for his actions.

• Du Busi learned that Huo Yuhao was the Holy Spirit Church Captain, while Long Xiaoyao realized he had misjudged Shrek Academy’s role in the conflict.
• Xuan Zi challenged Huo Yuhao’s decision to join the Evil Soul Masters, and Huo Yuhao defended Original Sin City before beating him into the arena floor.
• Huo Yuhao accused the continent’s major factions of neglecting and persecuting people with stigmatized Martial Souls, leaving the crowd unable to answer.
• Xu Jiujiu pledged Star Luo’s unconditional support for Huo Yuhao’s measures, and Han Ruoruo announced that Shrek Academy would do the same.
• Ye Xishui told the referee to announce the match result as Huo Yuhao exchanged a knowing look with Xu Jiujiu.

Gu Yue Na and Huo Yuhao secretly became intimate at the competition venue while Niu Tian arranged to take the injured Tang San to Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love. Meanwhile, the alliance confronted Xuan Zi and asked Shrek Academy for information about Huo Yuhao’s mother so they could use her as leverage if their plan to defeat him failed.

• Gu Yue Na kissed Huo Yuhao and initiated an intimate encounter with him in the arena's Rest Area.
• Niu Tian learned that Tang San's injuries and deep sleep were severe, then told the Third Elder he would take Tang San somewhere for treatment.
• Niu Tian instructed the Third Elder to monitor Huo Yuhao and alert Du Busi if Huo Yuhao missed the upcoming matches.
• Du Busi and other alliance members confronted Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, and Tianyang Douluo explained that they had devised a backup plan.
• Tianyang Douluo asked Xuan Zi to reveal information about Huo Yuhao's mother so the alliance could hold her as leverage if its operation failed.
• Xuan Zi objected to threatening an innocent person, but Tianyang Douluo promised the alliance would keep Huo Yuhao's mother safe and provide for her.

Huo Yuhao shared a meal with Xu Jiujiu, who kissed him before leaving, then learned that Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love had changed. Tang San awoke inside the valley and realized he might have been lured there by Niu Tian, just as the valley asked whether he had a lover.

• Huo Yuhao explained the training needed for Xu Jiujiu to fuse with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit, and she told him she was leaving the next day.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Huo Yuhao to feed her, kissed him, and said goodbye before departing.
• A Holy Spirit Church member reported that Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love was shrouded in fog and its lake had turned golden and silver, so Huo Yuhao sent him to warn Miao Rui to leave.
• Huo Yuhao decided to go to the valley, and Snow Empress promised to support him and give him her strength.
• Tang San awoke inside Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love and suspected Niu Tian had lured him there under the pretense of finding a Blue Silver Emperor.
• The valley's voice asked Tang San, "Do you have a lover?"

Tang San endured a brutal sincerity trial by claiming he admired the legendary love between Ancestor Tang San and Xiao Wu, then faced a one-on-one battle in the second trial. A blue-gold phantom struck him with overwhelming force, and Tang San exploded.

• Tang San lied about having a lover and suffered two lashes before admitting he loved Xiao Wu.
• The blue-haired man and the woman accepted Tang San's explanation, but sentenced him to fifty soul lashes for mentally desecrating a married woman.
• A jade-green radiance healed Tang San, and the second trial began with a roulette-selected one-on-one battle.
• A blue-gold phantom appeared and struck Tang San before he could react.
• The phantom's attack shattered Tang San's body, causing him to explode.

After torturing Tang San hundreds of times, the blue-haired man sent him to Xiao Bai’s clan territory to help the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan deal with the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s surviving family. Huo Yuhao entered Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love, revealed that he could see Ning Rongrong, and attacked her with the Snow Empress as sword light rose over Mingdu.

• The blue-haired man repeatedly killed and revived Tang San, then offered him a chance to skip the second trial by castrating himself; Tang San rejected the offer and attacked again.
• The blue-haired man declared Tang San had failed the second trial and teleported him to Xiao Bai’s clan territory for a mission against the Deep Sea Demon Whale King’s wife and daughter.
• The blue-haired man decided to follow Tang San secretly, leaving the woman in charge of Qiankun Valley of Questioning Love.
• Huo Yuhao entered the valley, saw through the illusion concealing Ning Rongrong, and announced that he had come to kill her.
• Huo Yuhao activated Goddess's Smile, summoned the Snow Empress, and they unleashed sword strikes at Ning Rongrong that pierced the sky above the valley.
• In Mingdu, Ji Juechen spotted the sword light and urged Jing Ziyan to go investigate.