Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan used his Devouring Skill and a timely level-up to overcome Mu Hong’s Black Tortoise Divine Armor and kill the Soul King. Afterward, he saw that Blood Douluo had broken Old Madman’s Black Blade, leaving the Titled Douluo’s fight in a dire state.

• Fang Xuan severed Mu Hong’s right arm and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Mu Hong protected himself with his Black Tortoise Divine Armor, stopping Fang Xuan’s strongest blade attack.
• Fang Xuan leveled up to 43, restored his Soul Power, and combined the Devouring Skill with his Angel Martial Soul to break Mu Hong’s defense and kill him.
• Fang Xuan received 10,000 blade draws and 10,000 Soul Power, then saved his next level-up as a trump card.
• Fang Xuan looked toward Old Madman and saw Blood Douluo slice Old Madman’s Black Blade in half.

Old Madman revealed a Scarlet Demon Blade and killed Blood Douluo with one slash, but the attack left him coughing blood and weakened. He and Fang Xuan fled as Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou forces were expected to arrive.

• After the Black Blade broke, Blood Douluo taunted Old Madman and declared that he could not win without a Divine Weapon.
• Old Madman summoned a Scarlet Demon Blade whose killing intent frightened Fang Xuan and Blood Douluo.
• Old Madman unleashed his Blade Domain and killed Blood Douluo with a single slash.
• Old Madman coughed up blood, then took Fang Xuan and the broken Black Blade away before reinforcements arrived.
• Mu Hong's corpse lay among the dead as rain and darkness covered the slaughter scene.

After waking in the woods, Fang Xuan tried to bargain with Old Madman for money and access to his crimson Demon Blade. Old Madman let him grasp the divine weapon, and Fang Xuan endured its overwhelming Killing Intent until a strange vision began to unfold.

• Fang Xuan woke in an unfamiliar thicket after the battle and asked Old Madman for compensation when he returned.
• Fang Xuan asked to handle Old Madman's Demon Blade, but Old Madman warned that its power could kill him.
• Old Madman eventually allowed Fang Xuan to grip the blade and cautioned that he would not be responsible if anything happened.
• The Demon Blade's Killing Intent tore apart Fang Xuan's right hand and overwhelmed his mind, but he endured while using Nine Heart Begonia to heal himself.
• As Fang Xuan began adapting to the Killing Intent, his vision changed and a magnificent scroll slowly unfurled.

Fang Xuan witnessed a vision of gods battling and learned that Old Madman’s Demonic Blade · Red Rain had belonged to a red-haired god-slayer. Old Madman gave Fang Xuan a repaired Black Blade · Water Cutter before departing, leaving Fang determined to survive.

• Fang Xuan entered a Chaos vision where a red-haired man wielding Demonic Blade · Red Rain slaughtered armies of gods, then killed Fang with a glance.
• Old Madman explained that the battle had been between gods and identified the red-haired man as the Demonic Blade’s former master.
• Old Madman warned Fang that Red Rain’s god-slaying Killing Intent caused severe backlash, even for a Titled Douluo.
• Old Madman gave Fang the repaired Black Blade · Water Cutter as a parting gift and explained that three days had passed while Fang experienced only a short time in the Chaos Space.
• Old Madman vanished after promising to answer Fang’s questions if they met again, and Fang resolved to stay alive.

Fang Xuan returned to Heaven Dou Academy and learned that Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi had arranged an engagement between him and Ning Rongrong. He accepted after hearing about her dowry, then checked his system gains and prepared to spend his blade drawing counts.

• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling told Fang Xuan that Xue Ye had been searching for him for three days.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi summoned Fang Xuan to the imperial palace and proposed an engagement between him and Ning Rongrong.
• Fang Xuan objected to marrying, but agreed to the engagement after Ning Fengzhi promised Ning Rongrong a generous dowry.
• Fang Xuan inspected his system panel and found he had 21,000 usable blade drawing counts.
• Fang Xuan decided to spend 11,000 blade drawing counts on rewards and the rest on strengthening his weapons and blades.

Fang Xuan spent his accumulated draws on Soul Ring items, attribute points, and weapon enhancements, improving his Soul Rings and two blades. He ended with stronger weapons and planned to copy another Martial Soul before absorbing his Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

• Fang Xuan used his Talent Points and Basic Mastery Points to improve the Six-winged Archangel Martial Soul and his blade-drawing proficiency.
• Fang Xuan used two hundred years of Soul Ring Cultivation to raise his First Spirit Ring from eight hundred to one thousand years.
• Fang Xuan decided to copy another Martial Soul with his remaining God-Bestowed Blade before absorbing the Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Fang Xuan spent ten thousand blade draws enhancing his weapons, but the Shadowless Blade only reached +9 and the Water-Cutting Blade reached +8.
• Fang Xuan checked his improved blade attributes and personal information, finding his weapons and other abilities had grown stronger.

Fang Xuan copied Yu Tianheng’s Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and advanced to Level 45. A month later, he was named captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Dou Team, which Qin Ming planned to lead on a training journey ahead of the tournament.

• Fang Xuan secretly knocked out Yu Tianheng and copied his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
• Fang Xuan absorbed a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring into the new martial soul, upgraded it, and rose to Level 45 Soul Ancestor.
• Fang Xuan spent a month training his left-hand blade and practicing Two Sword Style techniques.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy announced the Imperial Dou Team lineup, naming Fang Xuan captain and Yu Tianheng vice captain.
• Qin Ming decided to take the Imperial Dou Team across the land to train before the tournament, and Fang Xuan realized their journey would bring them to Suotuo City and a possible rematch with the Shrek Team.

At Shrek Academy, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the others joked together after grueling training, but Ning Rongrong’s mood shifted when she revealed that her father had arranged a marriage for her. The chapter ended with the group waiting to hear more about the arrangement.

• The chapter described the Balak Kingdom’s growing autonomy and political tension with the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Shrek Academy’s students finished three hours of exhausting training under the Grandmaster, their Soul Power growing rapidly.
• Xiao Wu rested her legs on Tang San’s lap, and their classmates teased them about their closeness.
• Dai Mubai tried to offer Zhu Zhuqing a massage, but she coldly rejected him, prompting Ma Hongjun and Oscar to tease him.
• Ning Rongrong revealed that her father had arranged a marriage for her, worrying her friends.

Ning Rongrong told the Shrek students about her unwanted engagement to a prince named Fang Ping and planned to make him break it off by beating him up. Grandmaster then began the students’ second training stage, requiring them to earn Silver Battle Soul Badges in both individual and team matches at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena.

• Ning Rongrong complained that her father had arranged her engagement to a reportedly fat prince and swore she would never accept it.
• Ning Rongrong said the prince, Fang Ping, was coming to Suotuo City, and she and the others agreed to beat him until he ended the engagement.
• Grandmaster arrived at Shrek Academy and announced that the students were beginning their second stage of training.
• Grandmaster ordered every student to earn a Silver Battle Soul Badge in both one-on-one and team matches at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena.

The Shrek Seven Devils earned fame with an undefeated month at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena and agreed to face a formidable Silver Battle Soul team. As Grandmaster accepted the match, Fang Xuan prepared to confront Tang San and his companions.

• Grandmaster warned Ning Rongrong and Oscar that their support roles made them prime targets, so they also had to earn Silver Battle Soul Badges in individual fights.
• The Shrek Seven Devils won all twenty-seven team battles in a month, then defeated the stronger Berserk Team and gained widespread acclaim.
• Manager Ao asked Grandmaster to have the Shrek Team challenge a mysterious team of Silver Battle Soul Soul Elders that was costing the arena millions of Gold Soul Coins.
• Grandmaster agreed to the match after Manager Ao offered ten thousand Gold Soul Coins and Silver Battle Soul promotion if Shrek won, or one thousand Gold Soul Coins if they lost.
• In a VIP box, Fang Xuan watched the Shrek Seven Devils and declared that it was time to deal with Tang San and his group.

Shrek Academy studied the formidable Imperial Dou Team and learned that its captain’s identity and strength were unknown. Tang San rallied Shrek to aim for victory, while Fang Xuan learned Qin Ming would keep him out of the match because his Level 45 rank would change the competition category.

• Flender complained that Grandmaster had accepted only ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, and Grandmaster redirected the discussion to Shrek’s opponents.
• Shrek’s members reviewed the Imperial Dou Team’s roster and were alarmed by its high levels and the lack of information about its captain.
• Grandmaster warned Shrek that the match would be their toughest yet and told them to do their best even if they lost.
• Tang San declared that Shrek would win, restoring his teammates’ confidence and earning Grandmaster’s approval.
• Fang Xuan asked Qin Ming to let him fight, but Qin Ming refused because Fang Xuan’s Level 45 rank would force the teams to compete at the Soul Ancestor level.

Fang Xuan discovered that his Level 45 made him ineligible for the Imperial Dou Team’s Soul Elder match against Shrek, and Qin Ming warned the team not to underestimate their opponents. The chapter ended with Ye Lingling joking that Fang Xuan should remove a Soul Bone to lower his level, prompting him to flick her forehead.

• Fang Xuan realized his Level 45 would force the Soul Fighting Arena to classify the match at Soul Ancestor level, so he suggested hiding his level to fight Shrek.
• Qin Ming rejected the idea, saying it would damage the Imperial Dou Team’s reputation and undermine the match’s value as training.
• Dugu Yan dismissed Shrek as weak, but Qin Ming warned her that the team had won twenty-seven consecutive matches and that Tang San could turn the tide.
• Qin Ming acknowledged that the Imperial Dou Team needed Fang Xuan’s strength but forbade him from hiding his level.
• Ye Lingling suggested that Fang Xuan remove a Soul Bone to lower his level, and Fang Xuan flicked her forehead.

Fang Xuan agreed to have Qin Ming seal his Soul Power and Fourth Spirit Ring so he could compete against Shrek within the Soul Elder level. As the match began the next morning, both teams prepared for their highly anticipated battle.

• Fang Xuan rejected the idea of removing his Soul Bone, and Qin Ming proposed sealing his Soul Power and Fourth Spirit Ring to suppress him to around level thirty-nine.
• Qin Ming took Fang Xuan to a quiet room to attempt the seal before the match against Shrek.
• Grandmaster warned the Shrek Seven Devils about the Imperial Dou Team's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Jade Scale Snake Soul Masters.
• Ning Rongrong explained that Ye Lingling's Nine Heart Begonia could heal an entire team, making her Shrek's main target.
• Tang San rallied the discouraged Shrek Team with a speech, and they regained their fighting spirit.
• The Shrek Team versus Imperial Dou Team Soul Battle began the next morning.

The Shrek Team and Imperial Dou Team faced off at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena, where Fang Xuan discovered Qin Ming had accidentally suppressed his Soul Power to Level Twenty-Nine instead of Level Thirty-Nine. Fang Xuan led Imperial Dou in a reckless charge, and the chapter ended as his blade clashed with Dai Mubai’s Tiger Fist.

• Doudou introduced the Shrek Team, but the Imperial Dou Team was initially absent from the arena.
• Fang Xuan complained that Qin Ming had lowered his Soul Power to Level Twenty-Nine rather than Level Thirty-Nine, then rallied Imperial Dou to fight.
• The Shrek Team took an orderly formation while Fang Xuan told Imperial Dou to charge and rushed at Tang San.
• Fang Xuan drew the Shadowless Blade and used Storm Slash, while Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Possession and struck back with his Tiger Fist.
• Fang Xuan’s blade and Dai Mubai’s fist collided with a loud bang.

Fang Xuan opened the Soul Fighting match by overwhelming Dai Mubai with his devouring skill and a near-fatal blade attack, forcing the Shrek Team to rescue their captain. The battle escalated into a fierce clash between both teams as an unknown black-robed observer recognized Fang Xuan in the stands.

• Fang Xuan devoured Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Fierce Light Wave and slashed a deep wound across his chest with the Shadowless Blade.
• Fang Xuan pursued the injured Dai Mubai with a killing blow, but Tang San pulled him away with Blue Silver Grass and Ning Rongrong boosted their speed.
• Dai Mubai warned the Shrek Team about Fang Xuan’s killing intent, then ate Oscar’s healing sausage while Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun moved to hold Fang Xuan back.
• The Imperial Dou Team joined Fang Xuan in attacking the Shrek Seven Devils, and the fight thrilled the arena audience.
• A black-robed figure in the stands recognized Fang Xuan and reacted with cold hostility to his presence in the Balak Kingdom.

Fang Xuan’s identity as the Imperial Dou Team’s captain and his two millennium-level Soul Rings shocked the arena, while his reckless leadership turned the match into a chaotic brawl. He defeated Ma Hongjun with his Ice Phoenix power and then advanced on Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as Shrek neared defeat.

• Doudou learned from Qin Ming that Fang Xuan was the Imperial Dou Team’s captain and announced his identity and Level 29 rank.
• Fang Xuan revealed two Purple Soul Rings, shocking the crowd and deeply unsettling Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.
• Fang Xuan led the Imperial Dou Team into a disorderly charge, while he fought Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu alone.
• Ma Hongjun attacked Fang Xuan with Phoenix Fire Line, but Fang Xuan extinguished the flames with Dance of Fine Snow and knocked him unconscious.
• Fang Xuan charged at Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as the Imperial Dou Team overwhelmed the rest of Shrek.

Fang Xuan overwhelmed Shrek Team, defeating Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing after already slashing Ma Hongjun. As Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing joined hands, they announced their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger.

• Xiao Wu used Charm and Zhu Zhuqing attacked with Hell Stab, but Fang Xuan resisted the skill and punched Xiao Wu away.
• Tang San caught Xiao Wu with Blue Silver Grass, but she fainted in his arms.
• Fang Xuan repelled Zhu Zhuqing's attack with his blade and kicked her flying.
• Dai Mubai caught Zhu Zhuqing and urged her to keep fighting alongside him; she accepted his hand.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing clasped hands and announced their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Hell White Tiger, and overwhelmed the Shi brothers. Fang Xuan ordered his teammates to handle the remaining Shrek fighters and faced the beast alone, ending the chapter as he attacked with two swords.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing embraced and fused into the seven-meter-long Hell White Tiger, whose aura alarmed Fang Xuan and the Imperial Dou Team.
• The Hell White Tiger charged Fang Xuan, but the Shi brothers tried to block it with their combined Black Tortoise shield.
• The Hell White Tiger shattered the shield with one blow, knocking the Shi brothers unconscious.
• Fang Xuan ordered Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Yu Feng to handle the remaining Shrek members while Ye Lingling treated the Shi brothers, then vowed to fight the Hell White Tiger himself.
• Fang Xuan blocked the Hell White Tiger's claw with his Shadowless Blade, drew a second black blade, and attacked using Two Sword Style.

Fang Xuan fought Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Hell White Tiger fusion with his Two Sword Style in a bloody battle. After their final clash, Fang Xuan remained standing while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing lay unconscious, leaving the outcome of the match apparent.

• Fang Xuan wounded the Hell White Tiger with a powerful strike from the Water-Cutting Blade, but the fusion beast retaliated and nearly crushed him with its claw.
• Fang Xuan knocked the Hell White Tiger back and unleashed Black and White Blade Dance, carving deep wounds into its body as it slashed his chest in return.
• The audience, Qin Ming, Flender, and Grandmaster watched as the battle intensified, with Flender and Grandmaster hoping the Hell White Tiger would defeat Fang Xuan.
• The Hell White Tiger charged with Nine Nether Thunder Break while Fang Xuan countered with Two Sword Style: Infinite Frenzy Slash.
• Their final collision blasted apart much of the Soul Fighting Arena, and when the dust settled Fang Xuan stood bloodied with both blades while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing lay unconscious.

Fang Xuan defeated Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Hell White Tiger, while Tang San overcame Imperial Dou’s fighters and threatened Ye Lingling. Fang Xuan intervened, and the chapter ended with him and Tang San facing off as the final battle was about to begin.

• Fang Xuan defeated the Hell White Tiger and began healing his injuries with Nine Heart Begonia.
• Tang San defeated Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Dugu Yan in succession, while Xiao Wu and the other fighters were left injured or unconscious.
• Tang San held Ye Lingling at lancepoint and demanded that she heal his companions or die.
• Fang Xuan struck Tang San away from Ye Lingling and challenged him over the arena.
• Fang Xuan and Tang San faced each other as the final battle approached.