Chapter Summaries

Ye Qiu and Ah Yin left the Blue Silver Forest for Holy Soul Village and then Spirit City, while the Spirit Hall Academy Team prepared for the finals. At the competition venue, Shui Bing'er, Huo Wu, and the others waited anxiously for Ye Qiu as the finals began.

• Ye Qiu finished wiping Ah Yin, then joined Xiao Wu and Ling Yuan for meat soup and said they would visit Holy Soul Village before traveling to Spirit City.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena completed training with the Spirit Hall Academy Team, and Hu Liena said they would go easy on Skywater Academy and Blazing Fire Academy because they were sisters too.
• Three days later, Ye Qiu and the others flew toward Spirit City as the participating academies gathered at the finals venue.
• Xue Qinghe, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu searched for Ye Qiu, but he had not arrived.
• A Red Cardinal announced the start of the finals, the matchups, and the teams receiving byes.

The finals began with thirty-three teams and a first-round matchup between Blazing Fire Academy and Canghui Academy, whose seven-person fusion skill made them a dangerous opponent. Huo Wu struck first with her Repelling Fire Ring, scattering Canghui Academy’s formation as her teammates charged in.

• The finals began with three seeded teams receiving byes, and Blazing Fire Academy drew Canghui Academy in the first round.
• Huo Wu told Shui Bing'er she planned to disrupt Canghui Academy’s formation before they could use their fusion skill.
• Tang San and the others discussed the sparse audience, while Dai Mubai watched the Star Luo Team and Zhu Zhuqing watched Zhu Zhuyun.
• Blazing Fire Academy entered the match with four Soul Ancestors, while Canghui Academy’s captain was its only member above level forty.
• Shi Nian watched as Canghui Academy formed its hexagon, but Huo Wu unleashed Repelling Fire Ring and scattered the formation.
• Huo Wu called for an attack, and Huo Wushuang and the other Blazing Fire members charged forward.

Blazing Fire Academy eliminated Canghui Academy, while Ling Yuan brought Ye Qiu back to Pope Hall to report that he had escaped Slaughter City. Ye Qiu revealed his level sixty-eight cultivation to Bibi Dong, who praised his talent and warned him to control his Killing Intent and remain loyal to Spirit Hall.

• Huo Wushuang and Blazing Fire Academy defeated Canghui Academy, and Shi Nian seethed over the loss.
• Ling Yuan brought Ye Qiu to Pope Hall concealed in her body, with Xiao Wu and Ah Yin in the Ruyi Treasure Sack.
• Bibi Dong learned that Ye Qiu had returned from Slaughter City after breaking through Hell Road in one year.
• Ye Qiu revealed that he had reached level sixty-eight and displayed his six soul rings, shocking Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong warned Ye Qiu to settle his cultivation and stay loyal to Spirit Hall, and Ye Qiu promised to serve her.

After returning from Slaughter City, Ye Qiu reunited with Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing and learned how the Spirit Master Competition finals were progressing. He then spotted Tang San competing with Strange Beast Academy and realized the Clear Sky Sect had equipped him with a Spirit Bone.

• Bibi Dong sent Ye Qiu to rest and told him to visit Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing, while asking Ling Yuan to stay behind and explain their relationship.
• Ye Qiu and Xiao Wu went down the mountain, where Ye Qiu embraced Hu Liena and Zhu Zhuqing after they rushed to greet him.
• Hu Liena told Ye Qiu that the competition was still in its first round and that Canghui Academy had been eliminated.
• Zhu Zhuqing pointed out Strange Beast Academy, prompting Ye Qiu to recognize Tang San, whose cultivation had reached Rank 47 and who possessed a Spirit Bone.

Ye Qiu and the others discovered that Tang San and members of the Clear Sky Sect had arrived for the Spirit Master Competition, and they decided not to alert them yet. Ye Qiu secretly entered Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena to share his memories and promised Hu Liena she would receive a divine inheritance too, then went with her to visit Bing'er and the others.

• Hu Liena recognized Tang San and resolved to kill him, while Zhu Zhuqing renewed her intent to kill Dai Mubai if she got the chance.
• Ye Qiu, Xiao Wu, and Hu Liena concluded that Tang Hao and possibly Tang Xiao were also involved, but agreed to report the discovery without provoking the Clear Sky Sect before the competition.
• Ye Qiu warned Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan about Tang San's Spirit Bones and the strength of the Clear Sky Sect disciples, while Hu Liena declared that Spirit Hall would win.
• Ye Qiu turned into black liquid and entered Zhu Zhuqing, allowing her to experience his memories and learn about his trials, cultivation, and divine inheritance.
• Zhu Zhuqing connected Hu Liena to Ye Qiu, who shared his memories with her and promised to find her a divine inheritance as well.
• Hu Liena headed down to the plaza with Ye Qiu to visit Bing'er and the others.

Hu Liena approached Shui Bing'er and secretly let Ye Qiu connect with her, allowing him to send his memories and reassure the women that he had returned safely. Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Huo Wu each connected with him, and Ye Qiu told Huo Wu they would leave Spirit City and go outside together.

• Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu watched the Strange Beast Academy Team compete and noticed Hu Liena approaching them.
• Hu Liena introduced herself to Shui Bing'er and used their handshake to let Ye Qiu reach her.
• Shui Bing'er received Ye Qiu's memories and learned that he had survived Slaughter City and returned safely.
• Shui Yue'er connected with Ye Qiu next, then invited Huo Wu to take her turn.
• Ye Qiu reassured Huo Wu and told her they would leave Spirit City and take a walk outside.

Huo Wu reunited with Ye Qiu, learned about his recent experiences, and left Spirit City with him to ambush Shi Nian for a Spirit Bone. The chapter ended with Ye Qiu teasing Huo Wu as they flew toward their target.

• Huo Wu hurried away from Shui Bing'er and the others after learning Ye Qiu had returned, while Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan worried about his fate and Shi Nian.
• Hu Liena went to Pope Hall to report that Tang Hao and his son had arrived in Spirit City.
• As Huo Wu ran to the city gates, Ye Qiu shared his memories with her, and she learned about his Asura God King's trial, his enemies, and Xue Qinghe's replacement.
• Ye Qiu promised not to leave Huo Wu behind again and told her he planned to kill Shi Nian for a Spirit Bone; Huo Wu agreed to help.
• Huo Wu took Ye Qiu out of Spirit City, and he flew with her toward the route Canghui Academy would take back.
• Ye Qiu covered Huo Wu in black and teased her as they flew, until she shyly pleaded for him to stop.

Ye Qiu and Huo Wu became lovers after he proposed to her and placed a ring on her finger. They postponed consummating their marriage until after they dealt with Shi Nian, who had begun leading Canghui Academy back from Spirit City.

• Ye Qiu carried the frightened Huo Wu down to the Small Woods and caught her when her legs gave way.
• Ye Qiu told Huo Wu he was serious about making her his wife, and she asked him to put on her ring sincerely.
• Ye Qiu placed the ring on Huo Wu's finger with his mouth, and they kissed before agreeing to marry.
• Ye Qiu and Huo Wu agreed to wait until they had Shi Nian's head before consummating their marriage, and Ye Qiu introduced her to Ah Yin.
• After the sun set, Shi Nian led the injured Canghui Academy away from Spirit City.

Ye Qiu and Huo Wu confronted Shi Nian on the road after he was eliminated from the competition, revealing they knew about his Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone. Ye Qiu and Ah Yin trapped and attacked him, leaving Shi Nian bound and unable to move.

• Shi Nian led the frightened Canghui Academy team away after their first-round elimination, while his anger and killing intent grew.
• Ye Qiu used Ah Yin's power to surround the team with trees as Shi Nian turned invisible and tried to escape.
• Ye Qiu confronted Shi Nian over the Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone and revealed himself as a black tiger with blue-gold stripes.
• Huo Wu appeared atop Ye Qiu, and Shi Nian recognized her as the girl from Blazing Fire Academy.
• Ye Qiu struck Shi Nian with Fear Assault, and Ah Yin bound him with grass and trees before he could activate his Martial Soul Avatar.

Ye Qiu killed Shi Nian and recovered his head Spirit Bone and notes on the Seven Asura Illusion Realm, which inspired him to plan a powerful multi-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill. He and Ah Yin left with Huo Wu and settled by a stream, where Ye Qiu examined the Spirit Bone and asked Huo Wu if they could spend the night there.

• Ye Qiu killed Shi Nian, and his Eight Spider Lances devoured the corpse while he searched it.
• Ye Qiu found Shi Nian's booklet on training the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and planned to use Venom, Ning Rongrong's spiritual network, and a Spirit Bone to create a stronger group fusion skill.
• Huo Wu wiped blood from Ye Qiu's face, and Ah Yin helped her fly away with him.
• The Canghui Academy students regained their freedom after Ye Qiu and the others left, then gathered around Shi Nian's headless corpse.
• Ye Qiu dissolved Shi Nian's head in Dugu Bo's poison to reveal the head Spirit Bone, then settled by a stream with Ah Yin and Huo Wu.

Ye Qiu and Huo Wu became intimate by the stream while Ah Yin watched over them and used her Blue Silver Domain to help Ye Qiu regain control. In Spirit City, Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan learned that Ye Qiu had returned from Slaughter City, but Shui Bing'er did not say where he was.

• Ye Qiu and Huo Wu agreed to be together, then fell onto a rock beside the stream as Ah Yin watched nearby.
• Ah Yin spread her Blue Silver Domain and formed a Blue Silver Prison around the rock, helping Ye Qiu restrain his surging Killing Intent.
• Huo Wu kissed Ye Qiu and chose to continue, and Ye Qiu became intimate with her while Ah Yin kept watch.
• After the first round of finals ended, Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan hurried to the inn where the Skywater Academy team was staying to ask about Ye Qiu.
• Shui Bing'er told Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan that Ye Qiu had returned from Slaughter City.

Ye Qiu spent the night with Huo Wu after taking her to obtain a Spirit Bone, and she woke feeling exhausted but devoted to him. The next day, the Spirit Master Competition’s second round began, and Huo Wushuang noticed that his sister seemed changed.

• Ning Rongrong learned that Ye Qiu had taken Huo Wu to get her Spirit Bone, then returned to her room content.
• Ye Qiu and Huo Wu spent the night together in a Blue Silver Prison, and Ye Qiu used Unceasing Growth to ease her fatigue.
• Huo Wu told Ye Qiu she would not let him abandon her, and the two joined Ah Yin for lunch.
• The second round of the Spirit Master Competition began in Spirit City, with Feng Xiaotian’s team among those receiving a bye.
• Huo Wushuang found Huo Wu waiting at Blazing Fire Academy’s resting area and noticed that her temperament had changed.

Huo Wu returned to the teams after giving herself to Ye Qiu and delivered a Ruyi Treasure Sack to Ning Rongrong. The Spirit Hall Academy Team then revealed an all-Soul Ancestor lineup, with Zhu Zhuqing placed prominently against a Star Luo Empire team.

• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang noticed Huo Wu's changed demeanor, and Feng Xiaotian realized she had become involved with someone.
• Huo Wu admitted to Shui Yue'er and the Skywater Academy women that she had given herself to Ye Qiu, then left to deliver something for him.
• Huo Wu gave Ning Rongrong the Ruyi Treasure Sack and told her to look inside after the match.
• The day's matchups were announced, including the Spirit Hall Academy Team's first appearance against the third-place Star Luo Empire advancement-round team.
• The Spirit Hall Academy Team took the field with an all-Soul Ancestor lineup, and Bibi Dong's placement of Zhu Zhuqing made her conspicuous as a member of the Star Luo Zhu Family.

Zhu Zhuqing appeared as a Spirit Hall competitor, shocking the Strange Beast Academy and Star Luo teams and drawing Dai Mubai’s attention. During the match, Dugu Yan discovered a woman inside Ning Rongrong’s Ruyi Treasure Sack, and Ye Qiu sent a black caterpillar into Ning Rongrong’s palm.

• Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena as a level forty-seven Spirit Hall Soul Ancestor, prompting Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others to discuss her and Ye Qiu.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San to help him take Zhu Zhuqing back to the Star Luo Empire if an opportunity arose, calling her an accessory.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun were shocked to see Zhu Zhuqing representing Spirit Hall, while Spirit Hall’s success with her impressed observers from the Star Luo Empire.
• Ning Rongrong reached into her Ruyi Treasure Sack, but Dugu Yan was already rummaging inside and pulled her hand back after touching a woman’s breast.
• Ye Qiu told Ning Rongrong to offer her hand, and a black caterpillar crawled from the Ruyi Treasure Sack and burrowed into her palm.

Ning Rongrong confirmed Ye Qiu had returned and reunited with him through their shared memories, then left the tournament venue to absorb the head Spirit Bone he had brought back. Ye Qiu also visited Dugu Yan, while Xue Qinghe watched angrily and the Spirit Hall Academy Team defeated Star Luo.

• Ning Rongrong viewed Ye Qiu's memories, confirmed he had obtained the Asura God Trial, and thanked him for bringing back a Spirit Bone.
• Ning Rongrong and Ye Qiu agreed she would absorb the head Spirit Bone and later test the Multiple-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill.
• Ye Qiu used Ning Rongrong's hand to reach Dugu Yan, who recognized his return and let him visit her before he left with Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Qinghe restrained herself from pursuing Ning Rongrong, while Ning Fengzhi began to suspect Ye Qiu had returned.
• The Spirit Hall Academy Team defeated the Star Luo team, and Zhu Zhuqing noticed Ning Rongrong leaving the venue.
• Ning Rongrong returned to her room and began preparing to absorb the Spirit Bone as Ye Qiu returned to Ah Yin's side.

Ning Rongrong absorbed Shi Nian’s Ten Thousand Year Head Spirit Bone and gained the Illusion Space ability. After reuniting with Ye Qiu, she explained how it could support a Multiple-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill, leaving him eager to test the idea.

• Ye Qiu urged Ning Rongrong to absorb Shi Nian’s Spirit Bone while Sword Douluo passed by her room and worried about the danger of absorbing it in Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong considered using the Clear Sky Sect against the Qian Family but decided she did not need them to achieve her aims.
• Ning Rongrong finished absorbing the Spirit Bone and reached level forty-seven.
• Ning Rongrong used the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud to conceal the room before Ye Qiu emerged from the Ruyi Treasure Sack and reunited with her and Ah Yin.
• Ning Rongrong described Illusion Space’s ability to strengthen allies’ spiritual power, link their thoughts, and weaken enemies through illusions.
• Ye Qiu concluded that Ning Rongrong’s spiritual network and his Venom might form the basis of a Multiple-in-One Spirit Fusion Skill.

Ye Qiu, Ning Rongrong, and Ah Yin postponed testing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Ning Rongrong surprised them with an intimate gesture. As the third round of the competition began, Ye Qiu set out to find Tang Hao, and Dai Mubai prepared to face his brother Dai Weisi with Tang San’s team.

• Ye Qiu delayed the trio’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill until after the competition, citing Tang Hao’s presence and the risk of drawing attention.
• Ning Rongrong said she was hungry, then crouched beside Ah Yin, leaving Ah Yin and Ye Qiu stunned.
• The next day, Ye Qiu turned into a little black kitten and slipped away to search for Tang Hao while the teams gathered for the third round.
• The draw paired Strange Beast Academy against Star Luo Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy, while Spirit Hall Advanced Spirit Master Academy would face Heaven Dou Royal Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
• Tang San chose a lineup that included Dai Mubai and Tang Long, and Dai Mubai grew excited and fearful as he saw Dai Weisi approach with his team.

Strange Beast Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy faced off in a decisive match, while Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi traded accusations over Zhu Zhuqing. The chapter ended with both teams revealing their strength, including Tang Long’s Soul King cultivation.

• Dai Weisi told Dai Mubai to return home and accused him of losing Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai challenged him for the family position.
• Zhu Zhuyun blamed Dai Mubai for Zhu Zhuqing joining Spirit Hall, and Zhu Zhuqing declared she would kill Dai Mubai herself if they met.
• The referee announced that the winner of Strange Beast Academy versus Star Luo Royal Academy would advance to the top six.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun released their martial souls and revealed Soul Power ranks above forty-six, alongside four other Soul Ancestors on their team.
• Dai Mubai led Strange Beast Academy in releasing their martial souls, shocking their opponents with Tang San’s four purple rings and Tang Long’s Soul King rank and black ring.

Strange Beast Academy and Star Luo Academy began their decisive match, and Tang San’s team gained the upper hand despite being outnumbered. Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger, as Ye Qiu predicted Tang San was preparing the Chaotic Cloak Dance; the chapter ended with the fused beast appearing.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun recognized Tang Long’s Soul King strength and resolved to eliminate Dai Mubai as a threat.
• The match began, and Tang San used Oscar’s Spicy Sausage while both teams took their positions.
• Tang Hu used his Clear Sky Hammer to suppress two Soul Ancestors as Tang San, Tang Long, Dai Mubai, and Meng Yiran pressed Star Luo Academy across the arena.
• Tang San fought Zhu Zhuyun with his Clear Sky Hammer and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, forcing her to retreat while Tang Long pressured Dai Weisi.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun joined together and summoned the Hell White Tiger as Tang San shifted targets and prepared his next attack.

Tang San and Tang Long helped Dai Mubai’s team defeat the Star Luo Royal Academy team, then the anticipated match between the Spirit Hall Academy Team and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team began. The Spirit Hall team revealed three Soul Kings, leaving Yu Tianheng and the watching teams stunned.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun fused into the Hell White Tiger, but Tang San and Tang Long struck it with their Clear Sky Hammers and defeated the Star Luo team.
• Dai Mubai thanked Tang San and promised to repay the Clear Sky Sect when he inherited the throne, while Tang San wondered if someone watching him was his father.
• The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team and the Spirit Hall Academy Team took the stage, where Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and Zhu Zhuqing faced their opponents.
• At the referee’s signal, the Spirit Hall team revealed that Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena were Soul Kings, shocking Yu Tianheng and the other teams.