Chapter Summaries

Lu Leng welcomed Ye Lingling and Zi Nü into Spirit Hall, then told Bibi Dong that he had received the Thunder God's Nine Trials and revealed the true scale of the soul beasts he had encountered. Bibi Dong learned that Lu Leng’s next trial required him to kill a five-hundred-thousand-year Thunder Dragon, leaving her stunned by the revelations.

• Bibi Dong recruited Ye Lingling and Zi Nü into Spirit Hall and ordered Lu Leng to return to the academy to coordinate with Mimis for the upcoming tournament.
• Bibi Dong announced Lu Leng’s Holy Son Investiture Ceremony for one month later and instructed Elder Ju and Elder Ghost to organize it and invite major powers.
• Hu Liena offered to show Ye Lingling and Zi Nü around Spirit Hall, while Bibi Dong kept Lu Leng behind and asked whether Ye Lingling had undergone a god’s trial.
• Lu Leng confirmed that he had received the Thunder God’s Nine Trials and revealed his Rank Fifty-Five cultivation along with his two-hundred-thousand-year fifth soul ring.
• Lu Leng told Bibi Dong about the Land of Thunder Punishment, million-year soul beasts, and his sixth trial to kill a five-hundred-thousand-year Thunder Dragon near the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Lu Leng confronted Bibi Dong about her suspected Rakshasa God's Examination, risking her anger to deepen their trust and help prevent her from being corrupted by its influence. Bibi Dong spared him and sent him away to prepare for the ceremony, while their relationship became more closely bound by the secret.

• Lu Leng told Bibi Dong that the Thunder God's memories had taught him about powerful soul beasts and guessed that she was undergoing a god's examination.
• Bibi Dong struck Lu Leng with her aura, but softened when he did not resist and admitted he trusted that she would not kill him.
• Lu Leng directly identified Bibi Dong's examination as the Rakshasa God's, prompting her to consider killing him before she chose to trust him instead.
• Bibi Dong withdrew her aura, promised not to kill Lu Leng despite what he knew, and asked him what else he knew.
• Lu Leng withheld further details, and Bibi Dong dismissed him to prepare for the ceremony.
• At the doorway, Lu Leng told Bibi Dong that she would always be his teacher, even if he died.

Lu Leng reunited with Hu Liena and the others at Spirit Hall, where a hotpot dinner turned into a rivalry between Hu Liena and Ye Lingling. The next day, he brought Ye Lingling and Zi Nü to Spirit Academy and asked Mimis to consider adding them to the competition team, leaving the decision pending as they prepared to reveal their martial souls.

• Bibi Dong revealed to herself that she had pretended to be exhausted to teach Lu Leng a lesson, then worried she might have pushed him too far.
• Lu Leng found Ye Lingling, Zi Nü, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, invited them to hotpot, and agreed to call Hu Liena Nana.
• Ye Lingling and Hu Liena competed for Lu Leng's attention during dinner while Yan and Xie Yue watched from the sidelines.
• The next morning, Lu Leng saw Spirit Hall preparing for his Holy Son ceremony and told Ye Lingling and Zi Nü he would arrange for them to join the competition team.
• At Spirit Academy, Lu Leng asked Mimis to consider adding Ye Lingling and Zi Nü to the team, and the two women prepared to show their martial souls.

Mimis gave Zi Nü a chance to earn a place on the Spirit Hall Team by challenging one of its members, while Ye Lingling was approved to join the team. Zi Nü defeated Lü Wei, and the chapter left Xu Yu as the only team member whose position Ye Lingling might take.

• Zi Nü and Ye Lingling revealed their powerful Soul Ring configurations, astonishing Mimis and the other team members.
• Mimis offered Zi Nü a chance to challenge a team member, while saying she could apply for Ye Lingling to join the Spirit Hall Team.
• Mimis chose Lü Wei to fight Zi Nü, and the two revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Ring configurations before beginning the match.
• Zi Nü used her Evil Clone and Spatial Leap to overcome her lack of combat experience and evade Lü Wei's stronger attack.
• Mimis stopped the fight after Zi Nü's Claw of Destruction left Lü Wei unable to evade, declaring that he had lost.
• The team turned its attention to Xu Yu, the only Support Soul Master and the member Ye Lingling could replace.

Lu Leng became captain of Spirit Hall’s tournament team after revealing his overwhelming strength, and Mimis explained the tournament format. Lu Leng then challenged the fairness of the bye system, leaving Mimis to consider his objection.

• Xu Yu withdrew from the captain competition, and the others called for Lu Leng to prove he could lead them.
• Lu Leng revealed his Zhan Luo Blade and five powerful soul rings, establishing himself as a level fifty-five Battle Soul King; the team accepted him as captain.
• The ten team members introduced themselves, and Mimis gave them a training plan and explained the tournament rules and rounds.
• Lu Leng argued that teams could exploit the bye system by hiding their strength, giving weaker teams an unfair chance to advance.

Lu Leng persuaded Bibi Dong to replace the finals format with a points-based ranking tournament so Spirit Hall could face every team, while she refused to permit killing in matches. A month later, the organizers adopted the new format, leaving Lu Leng eager for Spirit Hall to compete in thirty-two matches.

• Lu Leng proposed a ranking tournament to Mimis and went to ask Bibi Dong to change the rules.
• Lu Leng told Bibi Dong that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son, wielded the Blue Silver Emperor and Clear Sky Hammer, and should be killed in the matches.
• Bibi Dong agreed to change the finals format but refused to allow killing, saying Spirit Hall could handle Tang San’s death if Lu Leng chose to kill him.
• Lu Leng privately revealed that he had proposed the killing rule to make changing the tournament format seem like the lesser choice.
• Lu Leng warned Bibi Dong not to act against Tang San, citing the powerful allies around him.
• A month later, the Two Great Empires, the organizers, and Spirit Hall adopted the ranking format, requiring Spirit Hall to fight thirty-two matches.

Lu Leng’s Holy Son investiture ceremony drew leaders and representatives from the major sects and kingdoms to Spirit City. After Bibi Dong welcomed the guests and Chrysanthemum Douluo announced the Holy Son, Lu Leng entered the hall as Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin watched.

• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin traveled to Spirit City, where Ning Fengzhi said he wanted to see Lu Leng and Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation for himself.
• Lu Leng prepared for the ceremony at the Holy Son’s Palace, where Ye Lingling, Zi Nü, and Hu Liena had rooms beside his.
• Guests gathered in Spirit Hall Grand Hall, and Bibi Dong welcomed them before taking the main seat.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo announced the Holy Son, and Chen Xin sensed that he had reached Rank Ninety-Six.
• Lu Leng walked into the hall and quietly released his Spiritual Power as he sized up the assembled guests.

Lu Leng was formally appointed Spirit Hall’s Holy Son after his extraordinary Spiritual Power and achievements stunned the ceremony’s guests. Yu Luomian, terrified that Lu Leng would seek revenge on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, struggled with whether to act against him.

• Lu Leng sensed Sword Douluo, Ning Fengzhi, Yu Luomian, and other guests, while Sword Douluo detected Lu Leng’s Titled Douluo-level Spiritual Power.
• Yu Luomian recognized Lu Leng and panicked, fearing Spirit Hall would destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo announced Lu Leng’s level-twenty-one Innate Soul Power, God-level Martial Soul, and achievement of Soul King before age fourteen, shocking the guests.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo assessed Lu Leng’s talent, while Yu Luomian again considered a ruthless course of action.
• Bibi Dong bestowed the Holy Son Token on Lu Leng and declared him Spirit Hall’s Holy Son before the guests celebrated and the feast began.

At the Holy Son ceremony, Ning Fengzhi admired Lu Leng’s talents and wondered whether he could be a match for Ning Rongrong, though Sword Douluo warned that such a marriage could draw the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into Spirit Hall’s conflicts. After the ceremony, Yu Luomian came to Lu Leng and begged him to spare his life and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Ning Fengzhi and other guests praised Lu Leng’s Erguotou and unusual dishes, while Ning Fengzhi grew more curious about him.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo what he thought of Ning Rongrong and Lu Leng, and Sword Douluo warned that their union could put the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect between Spirit Hall and the Clear Sky Sect.
• Ning Fengzhi lamented that his sect lacked powerful Soul Masters and wished it could find someone as exceptional as Lu Leng.
• After the ceremony, Lu Leng returned to the Holy Son’s Palace, where Zi Nü told him that Yu Luomian was waiting in the side hall.
• Yu Luomian knelt before Lu Leng and begged him to spare his life and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Lu Leng challenged his request.

Lu Leng planted an Evil Mark in Yu Luomian and sent him back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan to gather information, while Ye Lingling accepted that he would stay alive for now. Meanwhile, Grandmaster told the Shrek Seven Devils that the tournament finals had switched to a points format with team matches only, leaving him suspicious of Spirit Hall’s purpose.

• Ye Lingling confronted Yu Luomian over killing her father and struck him with a vase, but Lu Leng stopped her from attacking further.
• Lu Leng used Evil Thought Power to plant an Evil Mark in Yu Luomian, ordered him to return to his clan and gather information, and learned that Yu Ruyi was still secluded after leaving the Land of Thunder Punishment.
• Lu Leng reassured Ye Lingling that Yu Luomian was more useful alive and promised to avenge her father.
• Grandmaster informed the Shrek Seven Devils that the finals would use a points ranking system and team matches, with individual matches canceled.
• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang wondered why Spirit Hall had changed the tournament format, while Oscar encouraged the team to focus on winning.

Lu Leng stopped Bibi Dong from ambushing Tang San’s group and arranged to meet with Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong about a plan of his own. As the tournament teams arrived in Spirit City, Bibi Dong reflected on how completely she had come to trust Lu Leng, even as she feared he might betray her like Qian Xunji and Yu Xiaogang.

• Lu Leng reached level fifty-six and stopped Bibi Dong from ordering an ambush on Tang San’s group after Yu Xiaogang pleaded for Tang San.
• Shrek Academy won the Heaven Dou Empire preliminaries and arrived safely in Spirit City with the other teams.
• Lu Leng persuaded Bibi Dong that his plan could proceed alongside hers, and she agreed to let him try it.
• A guard summoned Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong to the Pope’s Palace, and they went with Sword Douluo despite the group’s concern.
• Bibi Dong realized she trusted Lu Leng without reservation and worried that he might betray her like Qian Xunji and Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong proposed a marriage between Lu Leng and Ning Rongrong to strengthen Spirit Hall’s influence over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but Lu Leng privately told Ning Rongrong he was only acting along. As they walked together, Lu Leng confirmed her martial soul still had seven levels and offered her the Lovesick Heartbreak Red.

• Lu Leng noticed Bibi Dong seemed troubled, but she put her thoughts aside as Ning Fengzhi arrived with Ning Rongrong and Sword Douluo.
• Bibi Dong introduced Lu Leng as her disciple and proposed that he marry Ning Rongrong, arguing that the match would benefit both Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Ning Rongrong showed her reluctance, and Ning Fengzhi declined to decide immediately because he feared Bibi Dong intended to annex his sect.
• Lu Leng privately told Ning Rongrong that Bibi Dong was forcing him to act, easing her fear, and Ning Fengzhi allowed them to walk together.
• Lu Leng asked to see Ning Rongrong’s martial soul and confirmed that her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda still had seven levels.
• Lu Leng took out the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and offered it to Ning Rongrong as a gift.

Lu Leng gave Ning Rongrong a Lovesick Heartbreak Red and decided to preemptively target Tang San and his companions. He then staged a soul beast attack in Ning Rongrong’s room, leaving Tang San to dismiss it as an accidental intrusion.

• Lu Leng forced Ning Rongrong to accept the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, then escorted her to the Pope’s Palace and resolved to strike against Tang San’s group before they grew stronger.
• Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengzhi returned to the hotel, where Ning Rongrong later stared at the Immortal Herb in her room.
• Lu Leng used Spatial Concealment to throw a soul beast through Ning Rongrong’s window, frightening her into screaming before the creature vanished.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing rushed to Ning Rongrong’s room, followed by the others, but found no soul beast.
• Tang San noticed the broken window and suggested that a wandering soul beast had entered by mistake.

Tang San recognized the Lovesick Heartbreak Red that Lu Leng had given Ning Rongrong, and the herb chose Xiao Wu as its master, shielding her soul-beast identity. Lu Leng watched his plan succeed, and two days later the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament finals began at Spirit Hall.

• Tang San identified Ning Rongrong's flower as the precious Lovesick Heartbreak Red and explained its extraordinary effects.
• Ning Rongrong tried to return the herb to Lu Leng, but it floated to Xiao Wu and recognized her as its master.
• Tang San claimed the herb would only work for Xiao Wu and realized its aura concealed her identity as a soul beast.
• Lu Leng watched from the woods, relieved that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had chosen Xiao Wu, and said his plan was more than halfway complete.
• Two days later, thirty-three academy teams entered Spirit Hall's competition grounds as the tournament finals began, with spectators admitted under Lu Leng's new policy.

At the tournament finals, Flender and Qin Ming recognized Spirit Hall’s captain, Lu Leng, and Ning Fengzhi revealed that he was Spirit Hall’s newly appointed Holy Son. Dugu Bo identified Lu Leng as the man who had captured Dugu Yan and killed Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan elder Yu Chengxian, leaving the gathered teachers shocked and questioning how he had done it.

• Flender and Qin Ming noticed that Spirit Hall’s captain, Lu Leng, looked familiar, and Grandmaster wondered why an unknown competitor had become captain over the Golden Generation.
• Ning Fengzhi told the group that Lu Leng was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and said he was extremely strong.
• Dugu Bo accused Lu Leng of capturing Dugu Yan and cutting off her finger, shocking the teachers who had not known his identity.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Lu Leng had also killed Yu Chengxian, a Soul Sage and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan enforcement elder.
• Qin Ming questioned whether Lu Leng had relied on a scheme, such as poison, to kill Yu Chengxian.

Dugu Bo revealed that Lu Leng had killed a Soul Saint as a Soul Ancestor with a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, shaking Yu Xiaogang’s confidence in his theories. Qin Ming and Flender recognized Lu Leng and Hu Liena as the masked pair they had encountered years earlier.

• Dugu Bo recounted how Lu Leng, a Soul Ancestor and Sapphire Badge Soul Master, crushed Yu Chengxian in a Life-and-Death Match and killed him with a slash.
• Dugu Bo revealed that Lu Leng had possessed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned and questioning his life’s research.
• Ning Fengzhi stopped Liu Erlong from disturbing Yu Xiaogang as he struggled to recover from the revelation.
• Qin Ming asked what name Lu Leng had used in the Soul Fighting Arena, and Dugu Bo said he had fought under the name Leng while wearing a metal mask engraved with a blade.
• Qin Ming recognized Lu Leng and Hu Liena as the pair he had encountered years earlier, and Flender realized they were the two he had once tried to recruit for Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang learned about Lu Leng’s unmatched record in Life-and-Death Matches, while the tournament teams recognized him and reacted to his presence. The chapter ended with Shrek’s members studying the Spirit Hall captain, unaware of the history some of them shared with him.

• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Lu Leng and Hu Liena had formed Suotuo City’s youngest Gold Soul Fighter duo, and Dugu Bo revealed Lu Leng had won nearly two hundred Life-and-Death Matches in Heaven Dou City.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin worried that Spirit Hall’s Holy Son could threaten the continent’s peace and make Shrek’s tournament challenge formidable.
• Hai Mei’er recognized Lu Leng by the Heart of Ice and Snow around his neck, while Teacher Hirudin announced he intended to propose to her after the tournament.
• Teams from both empires watched the Spirit Hall Team, and Hu Liena privately dismissed her admirers while Shui Bing’er recognized Lu Leng.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan reacted with fury to Lu Leng, Yu Feng recalled Lu Leng defeating their team, and Yu Tianxin feared being killed by him.
• Xiao Wu pointed Lu Leng out to Tang San, who decided to observe him, while Dai Mubai denied knowing the Spirit Hall Team.

The tournament began, and Shrek learned that its first-day bye gave it a chance to study the other teams. Yu Xiaogang directed the team to observe Spirit Hall, whose opening match against Demacia began with Lu Leng holding back so Zi Nü could gain combat experience.

• Tang San and the others recognized Lu Leng as Spirit Hall's Holy Son after Ning Rongrong confirmed he had given her the Immortal Herb.
• Bibi Dong announced the tournament's start, and the host explained its schedule and called the academy representatives to draw lots.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender privately discussed withholding troubling news from Shrek, then learned Shrek had drawn a first-day bye.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek to use its bye to study Spirit Hall, and Tang San agreed to watch its match.
• Lu Leng told the Spirit Hall team he would intervene only if needed as they faced the Demacia Team, then positioned himself nearby to support them.

The Demacia Academy Team seized the advantage with a coordinated opening that scattered the Spirit Hall Team, while Lu Leng remained still and sent Yan to intercept Garen. Dugu Bo warned the Shrek students not to underestimate Spirit Hall, leaving the reason for Lu Leng’s confidence unresolved.

• Tang San and the Shrek students wondered why Lu Leng stood motionless as the Demacia Team prepared to attack.
• Jarvan raised an earthen wall around six Spirit Hall fighters, and Xin Zhao split their formation with a spear charge.
• Lux bound Li Kai and shielded her teammates, while Galio’s gravity attack slowed them and Fiora struck Zhang Ping with Blade Waltz.
• Garen charged Lu Leng with his greatsword, but Lu Leng called on Yan to block him with Flame Lord and Granite Rock.
• Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong criticized Lu Leng’s choices, while Dugu Bo urged them to keep watching and not underestimate Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall defeated the Demacia Team in seconds, prompting Tang San to explain the vast difference in their strength. After the match, Lu Leng reprimanded his teammates for their careless fighting and imposed restrictions on their skills for the next battle.

• Yan overpowered Garen and shattered Jarvan's stone wall, revealing that Spirit Hall had knocked down every Demacia fighter except for Zhang Ping, who was injured.
• Tang San identified Xie Yue and Yan as Soul Kings and explained that Spirit Hall's strength had allowed them to defeat Demacia almost instantly.
• Grandmaster warned Shrek about Spirit Hall's strength, while Tang San reassured his teammates that they could have beaten Demacia too.
• After Spirit Hall's victory, Lu Leng criticized his teammates for accepting Demacia's attacks and displaying poor combat skills.
• Lu Leng released his killing intent against Yan, then barred most of the team from using their Fourth Soul Skills in the next battle and forbade Yan and Xie Yue from using their Fifth Soul Skills.
• Tang San told Ma Hongjun that Lu Leng's dissatisfaction with Spirit Hall's performance might be part of what made the team so powerful.