Chapter Summaries

Second Dimension Academy defeated Auckland Academy in seconds, with Esdeath freezing the entire opposing team without summoning her Martial Soul. Afterward, Ye Han and his companions visited Shrek Academy’s lounge, where Ning Fengzhi invited Shrek’s students to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Esdeath froze Auckland Academy’s charging students with a single glance, securing Second Dimension Academy’s victory and leaving the referee to find a way to thaw them safely.
• Tang San watched Ye Han’s group leave the arena and remarked that they had grown stronger again.
• Ye Han accepted Ning Fengzhi’s invitation to visit Shrek Academy’s lounge, while Huo Wushuang failed to approach him with flowers.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Ye Han’s presence, but Ning Fengzhi told her he had invited him and praised the Shrek students.
• Ning Fengzhi offered the students places in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, and Jing Ling welcomed the opportunity.

Ye Han tried to recruit Shrek Academy members by offering to fix Ma Hongjun’s Martial Soul flaw, help Tang San find his mother, and evolve Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul. The next day’s matchups were announced, leaving Blazing Academy fired up to face Second Dimension Academy and Shrek Academy resolved to fight the Elephant Armor Sect.

• Ning Fengzhi invited Shrek Academy members to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but they declined, and Oscar said he would join for Ning Rongrong.
• Ye Han invited Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong to join Second Dimension Academy, promising possible solutions to their personal concerns; Ning Fengzhi showed interest in the offer concerning Ning Rongrong’s Martial Soul.
• The host announced that Second Dimension Academy would face Blazing Academy, and Huo Wu urged Huo Wushuang to fight with all his strength rather than hold back.
• Grandmaster warned Shrek Academy that facing the Elephant Armor Sect might reveal their trump cards, but Tang San and the others chose to fight after reviewing the prepared information.

Second Dimension Academy faced Blazing Academy in a preliminary match and used coordinated surprise attacks and Todo’s spatial ability to dominate the arena. Huo Wushuang surrendered, leaving Second Dimension Academy victorious.

• Ning Fengzhi revealed that all seven members of Second Dimension Academy were Soul Ancestors, unsettling Blazing Academy before the match began.
• Todo swapped positions with Blazing Academy’s two Support Department Soul Masters, and Ye Han and Todo eliminated them immediately.
• Honjou Kaede’s Benevolent Devotion protected Todo as Second Dimension Academy pressed its attack, and Yoruichi knocked Huo Yun off the arena.
• Huo Wu used Repelling Fire Ring to drive Todo, Esdeath, and Lia backward, but Ye Han’s Chains of Heaven pulled Esdeath and Lia to safety while Todo swapped places with Huo Wu and eliminated her.
• Huo Wushuang surrendered, and the host declared Second Dimension Academy the winner.

After Second Dimension Academy defeated Blazing Academy, Huo Wu reignited Huo Wushuang’s determination by suggesting he still had a chance with Ye Han. Ye Han discovered Shi Nian confronting Tang San and became trapped with him in Shi Nian’s illusion, while both Shrek and Second Dimension Academy realized the pair were missing.

• Huo Wushuang left the arena discouraged, but Huo Wu revived his resolve by urging him to pursue Ye Han rather than let Todo have him.
• Feng Xiaotian promised to avenge Blazing Academy’s loss, but Huo Wu sent him back to Godwind Academy before its match.
• The tournament’s next-day draw matched Second Dimension Academy against Flame Radiance Academy and Canghui Academy against Shrek Academy; Ye Han noticed Tang San was absent and went looking for him.
• Ye Han tracked Shi Nian to Tang San and interrupted their confrontation, then Shi Nian enveloped them in his Soul Power and Tang San began suffering in an illusion.
• Xiao Wu sensed that Tang San was in danger, and Shrek Academy went to Second Dimension Academy to ask whether Ye Han had found him.
• Second Dimension Academy discovered that both Ye Han and Tang San were missing and began contacting Ye Han through the Guild Chat.

Ye Han rescued Tang San from Shi Nian’s illusion, killed Shi Nian, and took his Soul Bone. After Tang San recovered, Ye Han teased him with a recording of his ordeal, and Tang San paid him with the Soul-Chasing Life-Snatching Yama Ticket to keep the video secret.

• Ye Han ignored Shi Nian’s attempt to control him, summoned the Piercing Death Thorn Spear, and killed Shi Nian before taking his Soul Bone.
• Ye Han livestreamed Tang San’s humiliating struggle to the Guild, while Yoruichi told the Shrek group that Tang San was safe.
• Tang San woke with killing intent, but lowered it after recognizing Ye Han and learned that Ye Han had killed Shi Nian.
• Ye Han showed Tang San a recording of his ordeal and threatened to share it, so Tang San gave him the Soul-Chasing Life-Snatching Yama Ticket and instructions in exchange for his silence.
• Ye Han and Tang San raced back to Shrek’s residence, where Tang San caught Ye Han in front of Xiao Wu before Ye Han left with the weapon.

Tang San told the Shrek group that Shi Nian had died after trapping him in an illusion, and Ye Han returned to his academy pleased to have obtained the Soul-Chasing Life-Snatching Yama Ticket. During the competition, Canghui Academy unleashed a powerful seven-person technique that engulfed Shrek Academy, leaving the match’s outcome uncertain.

• Tang San explained that he had been caught in Shi Nian’s illusion and found Shi Nian dead after Ye Han arrived, prompting the Shrek teachers to wonder who had killed him.
• Xiao Wu welcomed Tang San back, and Tang San dismissed Ning Rongrong’s questions about why he had chased Ye Han.
• Ye Han celebrated obtaining the Soul-Chasing Life-Snatching Yama Ticket, then watched Flame Radiance Academy forfeit its match against his team.
• Tang San noticed Canghui Academy had changed most of its lineup and ordered Shrek Academy to hold formation rather than attack.
• Canghui Academy formed a practiced hexagram, synchronized its Soul Power, and unleashed a seven-colored technique that swallowed all seven Shrek members.

Tang San led Shrek Academy to victory over Canghui Academy by resisting their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and making his opponents appear to have badly injured him. Ye Han saw through the act, then warned Tang San that his ruthless attack had left Canghui Academy’s students mentally ruined.

• Ye Han explained that Canghui Academy used its fusion skill to impress major organizations, while Flender and Liu Erlong wanted to rescue Shrek’s team until Grandmaster urged them to trust Tang San.
• Tang San resisted Canghui Academy’s illusion, told them their skill was weaker than Shi Nian’s, and swiftly defeated all seven opponents.
• Tang San injured himself and his teammates to make the victory look costly, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Ye Han visited Shrek’s lounge, exposed the team’s pretending, and gave Tang San an ice trophy while calling him the Best Actor.
• Tang San admitted he had made Canghui Academy’s students idiots because they were enemies, and he revealed that his anger over Shi Nian’s illusion had fueled his attack.

After Tang San admitted he had no plan, Ye Han devised a cover story to protect Shrek Academy from blame for the Canghui students becoming idiots. Shrek staged a show of severe injuries, and Ye Han joined Ning Fengzhi and Salas on their investigation of the incident.

• Tang San admitted to Ye Han that he had acted in anger and had not yet thought of a plan.
• Ye Han told Shrek's leaders to pretend the six students besides Tang San were gravely injured and to claim Canghui Academy's ability had gone wrong.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and the others staged an urgent evacuation, convincing the watching academies that Shrek had also suffered harm.
• The Organizing Committee assigned Ning Fengzhi and Salas to investigate, with Ning Fengzhi representing the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Han asked to accompany them, and Ning Fengzhi agreed after Ye Han invoked Zhao Lei's authority.

Salas investigated whether Shrek Academy had caused Canghui Academy’s students to become mentally incapacitated, but Ye Han, Ning Fengzhi, and Grandmaster challenged his accusations and pressed him to stop. Salas left without continuing the investigation after Grandmaster revealed the Pope Order.

• Ning Fengzhi introduced Salas to Flender, who denied that Shrek Academy had acted cruelly and explained that its students were also seriously injured.
• Salas demanded to question the competitors, but Flender said they were undergoing emergency treatment and brought Tang San to answer instead.
• Ye Han guided Tang San’s account and argued that Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill may have backfired, with Ning Fengzhi supporting the explanation.
• Grandmaster presented the Pope Order and asked Salas to wait until the injured students recovered before investigating further.
• Salas acknowledged that he had been rash and left without pursuing the investigation.

Ye Han’s Second Dimension Academy used Todo and Esdeath’s abilities to eliminate the Elephant Armor Sect through an arena-edge position-swap tactic, winning the match and prompting the Organizing Committee to ban the maneuver. Ye Han then hinted that his team might use it against Spirit Hall, and Salas hurried to warn the Pope.

• Ye Han told Grandmaster he planned to recruit some Shrek Academy members after the competition, and Grandmaster agreed not to interfere with Tang San’s choice of faction.
• Todo swapped places with Hu Yanli after jumping off the arena, eliminating the Elephant Armor Sect captain, while Esdeath froze the advancing opponents and Todo eliminated more contestants.
• Hu Yanqi jumped off the arena to try to eliminate Todo, but Ye Han held Todo aloft with his golden power, and Second Dimension Academy won after Hu Yanqi fainted.
• The Organizing Committee banned Second Dimension Academy from using the arena-edge swap tactic and granted the team a guaranteed place in the Promotion Tournament.
• Ye Han said his team could use the tactic against Spirit Hall, prompting Salas to rush back to the Spirit Hall outpost and send the Pope a report.

Ye Han and Second Dimension Academy forfeited their remaining preliminary matches but still qualified for the Promotion Tournament. After the preliminaries ended, officials summoned Ye Han to discuss new rules restricting his weapons, leaving his team set to face the tournament without being allowed to use weapons of mass destruction.

• Ye Han forfeited Second Dimension Academy’s remaining preliminary matches, and its members attended only to watch.
• Blazing Academy took an early lead against Shrek Academy, but Xiao Wu’s injury spurred Tang San to turn the match around and secure Shrek’s victory.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong reached level forty as the preliminary matches concluded, while Second Dimension Academy advanced in last place after forfeiting.
• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Ghost Douluo informed Ye Han that the Promotion Tournament would have no arena boundaries and that his team could not use weapons of causality or weapons of mass destruction.
• Ye Han agreed to control his team’s use of weapons, and Ghost Douluo promised to keep Spirit Hall’s students in check.

Second Dimension Academy faced Thunder Academy in the Promotion Tournament, and Todo unexpectedly defeated four contestants before overcoming Lei Tian. The chapter ended with Lei Dong paralyzing Todo with his Thunder Web and preparing to take the match.

• Tang San and the others had obtained their Fourth Soul Rings and advanced to Soul Ancestors before the Promotion Tournament began.
• Ye Han’s team drew lots to choose their first contestant, and Todo was selected to face Thunder Academy.
• Todo knocked out Thunder Academy’s first four contestants after asking each what type of woman he liked.
• Todo defeated the flying Lei Tian by switching positions with him, grabbing him in midair, and shielding him from the impact of their fall.
• Lei Dong entered the arena and spread a web across the ground, then paralyzed Todo with his Thunder Web as Todo charged toward him.

Todo defeated Lei Dong and faced Yu Tianxin in a fierce arena battle, then unleashed Black Flash at full power. Yu Tianxin survived by twisting aside, but Black Flash destroyed his left shoulder and shattered the arena.

• Todo broke free of Lei Dong's restraints with Absolute Calm and knocked him unconscious with a punch.
• Yu Tianxin entered the arena and challenged Todo, who revealed his level 42 Body Martial Soul.
• Yu Tianxin's lightning-enhanced attacks sent Todo crashing to the ground, but Todo stood back up and prepared to fight at full strength.
• With Ye Han's permission and Kurumi ready to revive Yu Tianxin if needed, Todo activated Martial Soul Possession and strengthened himself with his skills and skull bone ability.
• Todo struck with his Fourth Soul Skill, Black Flash, and Yu Tianxin dodged most of the blow but lost his left shoulder as the attack shattered the arena.

Todo’s Black Flash nearly killed Yu Tianxin, but Kurumi restored him, and Second Dimension Academy left the tournament grounds. Alarmed by the academy’s strength, Bibi Dong arranged to kill Ye Han and his companions in Spirit City with Qian Daoliu’s support, while Ye Han noticed that Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast aura had disappeared.

• Todo’s Black Flash devastated the arena and gravely injured Yu Tianxin, prompting Ye Han to approach him with Kurumi to help.
• Esdeath froze Thunder Academy’s members, and Kurumi used Zafkiel: Dalet to restore Yu Tianxin as Ye Han and the others departed.
• Other academies discussed Second Dimension Academy’s overwhelming strength while the tournament matches were postponed until the next day.
• Ghost Charm reported Todo’s strength to Bibi Dong, who ordered an ambush against Ye Han and his companions in Spirit City.
• Qian Daoliu agreed to stop Di Tian while Bibi Dong and three other Titled Douluo dealt with Ye Han’s group.
• Ye Han noticed that Xiao Wu’s Soul Beast aura had vanished and decided to ask her about it after Shrek’s next match.

Shrek Academy faced Plant Academy while Second Dimension Academy prepared to battle Blazing Academy. As spectators and officials gathered, Esdeath drew the chance to compete, and the chapter ended with the observers favoring Second Dimension Academy to win another one-against-seven.

• Ning Rongrong announced that Shrek Academy would face Plant Academy, and Ma Hongjun volunteered to fight alone.
• Huo Wushuang resolved to face Second Dimension Academy without being swept, hoping to impress Ye Han, while Huo Wu reacted skeptically.
• Ma Hongjun defeated all seven members of Plant Academy despite their captain's Plant Fire Immunity.
• Ye Han questioned Xiao Wu about concealing her Soul Beast identity, guessed that Di Tian or Bi Ji had helped her, and left when Second Dimension Academy's match was called.
• Esdeath drew the chance to compete against Blazing Academy as the major academies and tournament officials gathered to watch.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Ghost Charm favored Second Dimension Academy to win, and Xue Ye wondered whether they would achieve another one-against-seven.

Esdeath fought Blazing Academy and revealed her overwhelming ice powers, defeating Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu. Her ability to command an army of ice soldiers left the arena—and the empire and Spirit Hall observers—considering how formidable she could become.

• Esdeath entered the arena to represent Second Dimension Academy, and Huo Wushuang admitted he liked Ye Han after Esdeath teased him about it.
• Esdeath defeated Huo Wushuang by freezing him in ice, prompting Huo Wu to surrender on his behalf.
• Huo Wu challenged Esdeath and began charging a powerful Fusion Ring, but Esdeath chose to wait and unleash her Fourth Soul Skill, Ice Storm General.
• Esdeath’s ice soldiers broke through Huo Wu’s attack and held blades to her neck, forcing Huo Wu to concede.
• Xue Ye and Ghost Charm recognized that Esdeath’s army-commanding power could pose a major threat.

Esdeath defeated Blazing Academy one against seven, solidifying Second Dimension Academy’s reputation as a dominant force. Xue Ye’s attempt to recruit the academy through Ning Fengzhi and Prince Xue Xing failed when Ye Han firmly refused, leaving Xue Xing to contain his anger.

• Huo Yu and Blazing Academy’s remaining contestants failed to overcome Esdeath’s ice soldiers, and Esdeath defeated their final participant to secure another one-against-seven victory.
• Xue Ye asked Ning Fengzhi to recruit Second Dimension Academy for the Heaven Dou Empire, especially Esdeath and Kurumi Tokisaki, and Ning Fengzhi agreed to ask despite expecting refusal.
• Plant Academy conceded its match against Second Dimension Academy, while Grandmaster advised Tang San to wear down Thunder Academy’s contestants in their upcoming battle.
• Ning Fengzhi and Prince Xue Xing visited Second Dimension Academy, where Xue Xing asked Ye Han to join the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Ye Han rejected the offer twice, and Xue Xing restrained his anger because Xue Ye had warned him not to provoke the academy.

Ye Han drove Xue Xing away after he tried to recruit Esdeath and Kurumi Tokisaki, and Xue Ye stripped Xue Xing of his princely title. At the Advanced Soul Master Competition, Shrek Academy used attrition tactics against Thunder Academy before Xiao Wu defeated Lei Tian, leaving Shrek with a strong advantage.

• Xue Xing proposed that Esdeath and Kurumi Tokisaki join the Heaven Dou Empire and marry into the imperial family, provoking Ye Han to threaten him and warn Ning Fengzhi that the empire would soon be destroyed.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo took Xue Xing back to the palace, where Xue Ye stripped him of his princely title and agreed to wait until the Advanced Soul Master Competition ended before pursuing Ye Han and his companions.
• Shrek Academy began its match against Thunder Academy, and Tailong and Jing Ling wore down opponents before Huang Yuan defeated Thunder Academy's fourth contestant.
• Lei Tian defeated Huang Yuan with an area attack, but Xiao Wu used Teleportation, Charm, and Eight Stage Throw to eliminate Lei Tian.
• With Thunder Academy down to one contestant and Shrek Academy still holding three core members in reserve, the match's decisive battle began.

Shrek Academy faced Thunder Academy, where Yu Tianxin defeated Dai Mubai before conceding to Tang San. After the tournament draw paired Second Dimension Academy with Skywater Academy, Shui Bing'er rallied her team by identifying a chance to avoid a seven-to-zero sweep.

• Lei Dong eliminated Xiao Wu with his Thunder Web and Locking God Ring, then Dai Mubai defeated Lei Dong with a powerful punch.
• Yu Tianxin overwhelmed Dai Mubai with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon attacks, and Tang San conceded the match to protect him.
• Yu Tianxin unexpectedly conceded to Tang San, leaving Tang San and Shrek Academy frustrated despite their victory.
• The draw paired Second Dimension Academy with Skywater Academy after Plant Academy forfeited.
• Shui Bing'er analyzed Second Dimension Academy's likely lineup and encouraged her teammates to aim to avoid being swept seven to zero.

Ye Han reluctantly faced Skywater Academy after losing a draw and agreed to act coldly because of a deal with his teammates. He defeated Qiu Ruoshui without leaving his chair, leaving Skywater Academy rattled as the match continued.

• Ye Han drew Skywater Academy as his opponent, tried to switch places with Lia, and agreed to fight after his teammates questioned his reluctance.
• Ye Han saw Huo Wushuang cheering for him with a banner while Feng Xiaotian claimed they had made a deal to help each other pursue their crushes.
• Shui Bing'er planned to use a seven-on-one relay battle to exhaust Ye Han, while Ning Fengzhi and Ghost Charm ordered investigations into Skywater Academy.
• Ye Han sat in a golden chair instead of responding to Qiu Ruoshui's greeting, following the agreement he had made with his teammates.
• Ye Han blocked Qiu Ruoshui's water attack, bound her with the Chains of Heaven, and forced her to surrender using Gate of Babylon.