Chapter Summaries

After Imperial Dou Team 2 lost to Shrek Academy, Fang Xuan appeared and turned their mourning into a chance to take their money. He left the team stunned as his revered image crumbled.

• Daier tried to comfort Ye Liangchen, but he and Long Aotian said they were ashamed to have lost to the team Fang Xuan had once defeated.
• Daier kicked Ye Liangchen and slapped Long Aotian after they defended Fang Xuan, then insulted him.
• Fang Xuan arrived, punched Daier for insulting him, and greeted Ye Liangchen and Long Aotian.
• Fang Xuan asked the team for money, and Ye Liangchen, Long Aotian, and the other members handed over what they had.
• Fang Xuan lectured the team for carrying so little cash and told them to bring more next time, leaving them shocked.

Fang Xuan agreed to help Imperial Dou Team 2 in the preliminaries after learning about the prize money, and the team faced Blazing Fire Team in its final match on the third day. As the battle began, Fang Xuan stood mysteriously at the back of Imperial Dou Team 2.

• Fang Xuan changed his mind and agreed to fight for Imperial Dou Team 2 after Long Aotian explained the tournament rewards.
• Imperial Dou Team 2 struggled to attract attention after losing its opening match, while stronger teams such as Shrek Academy remained undefeated.
• Blazing Fire Team and Imperial Dou Team 2 took the arena for their match, with Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu facing Ye Liangchen's weaker team.
• Huo Wu insulted Imperial Dou Team 2, and the teams began fighting after exchanging bows.
• A mysterious young man in a black robe stood at the back of Imperial Dou Team 2 as the battle unfolded.

Huo Wu led the Blazing Fire Team to overwhelm Imperial Dou Team 2, defeating five fighters and drawing the crowd’s admiration. When the Blazing Fire Team charged the last motionless black-robed youth, he revealed his strength with one strike and knocked all five of them unconscious.

• Huo Wu used Judgment Flame to defeat Ye Liangchen and Long Aotian in a single move, shocking the audience and displeasing Xue Ye.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas exchanged barbed remarks about Heaven Dou Academy and the competition’s future.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Daier, and Huo Wu took down the remaining three Imperial Dou fighters, leaving only the black-robed youth standing.
• Huo Wu pointed out the final opponent, and the five Blazing Fire Team members rushed him, eager to claim the fight.
• The black-robed youth drew the Black Blade and struck once, sending all five members flying and unconscious before asking who they had called prey.

Fang Xuan entered the preliminary round with Imperial Dou Team 2 and overwhelmed the Blazing Fire Team, defeating their members with his Black Blade and neutralizing Huo Wu’s strongest attack. After he spared Huo Wu from a fatal blow, he kicked her away, leaving the arena battle decisively in his hands.

• Fang Xuan defeated five Blazing Fire Team members with one slash, then healed the injured members of Imperial Dou Team 2.
• Fang Xuan’s teammates left the stage, and he challenged Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to fight him.
• Huo Wu launched her Fourth Spirit Skill, Huo Wu Blazing Sun, but Fang Xuan’s black vortex swallowed it.
• Huo Wushuang attacked Fang Xuan from behind with Fire Dragon Fist, but Fang Xuan struck him down with one backward slash.
• Huo Wu charged Fang Xuan to avenge her brother, and Fang Xuan stopped his blade above her head before kicking her away.

Fang Xuan led Imperial Dou Team 2 to victory over the Blazing Fire Team, brutally defeating Huo Wu while concealing his identity as “Zeng A Niu.” Just as the referee was about to declare the result, Salas objected to the match.

• Fang Xuan stopped himself from killing Huo Wu, then kicked her away and claimed he had spared her out of kindness.
• Huo Wu charged at Fang Xuan in anger, but he broke two of her ribs and left her too injured to continue.
• Huo Wu demanded Fang Xuan’s name, and he introduced himself as “Zeng A Niu,” which she vowed to remember.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi recognized Fang Xuan, while Xue Ye worried that his hidden participation in the preliminary round could cause trouble.
• A Spirit Hall deacon whispered to Salas, who grew pleased and hostile toward Fang Xuan.
• The referee began announcing Imperial Dou Team 2’s win, but Salas interrupted and declared that he objected to the match.

Platinum Bishop Salas exposed Fang Xuan’s false identity and accused him of unfairly joining Imperial Dou Team 2, demanding that he be disqualified. Xue Ye answered by giving up Imperial Dou Team 1’s guaranteed place in the Grand Finals and merging the teams, leaving Salas unable to object.

• Salas revealed that Zeng A Niu was actually Fang Xuan, prompting the spectators and Huo Wu to confront him over his deception.
• Fang Xuan defended his choice to help Imperial Dou Team 2, while Ye Liangchen complained that Fang Xuan had ignored his advice to wear a mask.
• Salas accused Fang Xuan of hiring outside help and undermining the competition’s fairness, then demanded that the committee revoke his eligibility.
• Xue Ye said he would handle the matter impartially and confirmed Salas’s objection was that Fang Xuan had joined a preliminary-round team despite already qualifying for the Grand Finals.
• Xue Ye gave up Imperial Dou Team 1’s guaranteed Grand Finals place and merged the teams to compete from the Preliminary Round, leaving Salas furious and without further grounds to object.

Shrek Academy faced Xiangjia Academy in the seventh round of the Heaven Dou Branch Preliminary Match, with Fang Xuan watching for an opportunity. Despite Shrek’s spirited attacks, Xiangjia Academy’s immense defense left the team struggling as the match continued.

• The referee announced the matchup between Shrek Academy and Xiangjia Academy, and Yu Xiaogang urged Shrek to surrender, but Tang San and the others refused.
• Fang Xuan watched from the rest area, anticipating an opportunity as the match began.
• Dai Mubai charged Hu Yanli while Tang San used Blue Silver Grass to test Xiangjia Academy’s defenses, and the other Shrek members engaged their opponents.
• Xiao Wu used Charm and Eight Section Fall to slam a bald Soul Ancestor into the ground, while Ning Rongrong boosted the team and Oscar prepared sausages.
• Dai Mubai and Hu Yanli traded punishing blows, while Tang San’s full-force attack failed to injure his opponent and Xiangjia Academy’s fighters resisted Shrek’s attacks.
• Shrek gradually fell into a bitter struggle as its members found it difficult to break through Xiangjia Academy’s defenses.

Shrek overcame the Elephant Armor Team after Oscar’s Flying Mushroom Sausages let the team attack from above, then defeated Hu Yanli’s Head Soul Bone with Tang San’s Hell White Tiger. Fang Xuan mocked Grandmaster after the victory and left to prepare for the opportunity he had been waiting for.

• Tang San had Oscar distribute Flying Mushroom Sausages, and the Shrek Team took flight to turn the battle around.
• Tang San coordinated the team’s attacks while Xiao Wu’s Charm briefly dazed the Elephant Armor Team, allowing Shrek to eliminate six opponents.
• Hu Yanli revealed a Head Soul Bone that greatly increased his strength, and the Flying Mushroom Sausages’ effect wore off.
• Tang San joined Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in activating Hell White Tiger, and Shrek defeated Hu Yanli after a fierce final clash.
• Fang Xuan mocked Grandmaster over his prediction that Shrek had less than a one percent chance of winning, then left to prepare to claim the spoils.

After narrowly defeating the Elephant Armor Team, Tang San left alone to train but was trapped in an illusion by Shi Nian, Canghui Academy’s Soul Sage. Shi Nian revealed that he intended to kill Tang San and then Fang Xuan, and Tang San was left helpless inside Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream.

• Worried that his strength was insufficient for the coming matches, Tang San left the Soul Fighting Arena alone and headed toward Shrek Academy to train.
• Tang San realized he had wandered into an unfamiliar wilderness and sensed that someone had set a trap for him.
• Shi Nian appeared and admitted that he planned to kill Tang San so Canghui Academy could advance, naming Fang Xuan as his next target.
• Tang San attacked Shi Nian with Hidden Weapons, but they passed through him because Tang San was inside Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream.
• Shi Nian told Tang San to sink into the dream forever as Tang San faced him in despair.

Tang San survived Shi Nian’s Remnant Dream illusion by striking him with the King of Hell’s Invitation, which killed the Soul Sage and left behind a Seven-Colored Soul Bone. As Tang San reached for it, a mysterious black-robed figure attacked, took the bone, and knocked him unconscious.

• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in a brutal illusion that nearly broke his mind and body.
• Tang San used the Purple Demon Eye and fired the King of Hell’s Invitation into Shi Nian, killing him with its poison and internal explosion.
• Tang San discovered a Seven-Colored Soul Bone beside Shi Nian’s remains and moved to claim it.
• A black-robed figure struck Tang San from behind, seized the Soul Bone, and kicked him unconscious.

Fang Xuan ambushed Tang San after Tang San defeated Shi Nian, stole Shi Nian’s Soul Bone and Tang San’s possessions, then left Tang San stripped and unconscious. Tang San woke to find his treasures gone, swore revenge, and fainted again from rage.

• Fang Xuan took Shi Nian’s Ten Thousand Year Illusionary Wisdom Head Bone after knocking Tang San unconscious.
• Tang San got back up, so Fang Xuan punched and stomped him until he passed out again.
• Fang Xuan searched Tang San and his Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, taking his Hidden Weapons, treasures, and five million Gold Soul Coins.
• Fang Xuan kicked Tang San again after recalling that Tang San had tried to redirect Shi Nian’s attack toward him, then stripped away Tang San’s clothes and left.
• Tang San woke wearing only his underwear, discovered his possessions were gone, vowed to kill the thief, and fainted after spitting blood.

Fang Xuan settled into a luxurious hotel suite and discovered that copying Tang San’s Martial Souls had given him both the Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass. After absorbing a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring into the Clear Sky Hammer, he reached Soul Power level fifty-two and gained a powerful new attack.

• Fang Xuan rejected a purple-clad woman offering special services, then checked his System rewards and learned he had copied Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.
• Fang Xuan chose to attach the system’s fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring to the Clear Sky Hammer rather than the Blue Silver Grass.
• After about an hour, Fang Xuan successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, reached level fifty-two, and upgraded his Clear Sky Hammer talent into Explosive Frenzy Slash.
• Fang Xuan revealed his five Soul Rings, including three black rings, and estimated that he could raise his first two rings to ten-thousand-year level within a month or two.

Fang Xuan upgraded his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul and unlocked the powerful Blue Silver Killing Array, then reviewed his growing strength and set his sights on the competition’s three soul bones. The eleventh-round match began with the undefeated Divine Wind Team facing the Imperial Dou Team.

• Fang Xuan spent his remaining Talent Points to raise Blue Silver Grass to advanced, upgrading Blade of Binding into Blue Silver Killing Array, which sealed enemies for three seconds and reduced their Soul Power by 30%.
• Fang Xuan concluded that Copy Martial Souls could eventually evolve into True Martial Souls as they advanced.
• Fang Xuan checked his status, confirmed that all six of his Martial Souls had reached the advanced tier, and declared that he would claim the three soul bones from the Soul Master Competition.
• The Divine Wind Academy Team remained undefeated after ten matches, led by Level 44 captain Feng Xiaotian and supported by three other Soul Ancestors.
• The referee announced Divine Wind Team versus Imperial Dou Team as the third match of the eleventh preliminary round, prompting an uproar from the crowd.

Imperial Dou Team 2 faced the undefeated Divine Wind Team, whose captain Feng Xiaotian vowed to defeat Fang Xuan for Huo Wu. Though the match began amid a tense face-off, Fang Xuan was secretly trying to figure out how to lose.

• Spectators debated whether Fang Xuan could challenge Feng Xiaotian, while Fang Xuan decided he should lower his profile and deliberately lose a match to avoid attracting dangerous attention.
• Huo Wu brooded over her defeat by Fang Xuan and rejected Feng Xiaotian's attempt to cover her with a robe.
• Huo Wu promised to date Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Fang Xuan, and Feng Xiaotian accepted the challenge.
• Imperial Dou Team 2 and the Divine Wind Team entered the arena, where Feng Xiaotian prepared to win and Fang Xuan frowned over how to lose.

Fang Xuan entered the match against Divine Wind Team hoping to lose, but he retreated to the back and urged his teammates to fight instead. As the battle began, his teammates mistook the move for training, while Feng Xiaotian still expected to defeat him and win Huo Wu's affection.

• Feng Xiaotian activated his Martial Soul and told Fang Xuan he needed to defeat him to date Huo Wu, while Fang Xuan welcomed the prospect of losing.
• Xue Ye worried that Imperial Dou Team was outmatched by Divine Wind Team, Ning Fengzhi voiced confidence in Fang Xuan, and Salas considered him a threat to Spirit Hall.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang she would date Feng Xiaotian if he defeated Fang Xuan, though she believed Fang Xuan was far too strong for him.
• When the match began, Fang Xuan ordered his teammates to attack and hurried to the rear, leaving everyone puzzled.
• Ye Liangchen and Long Aotian realized Fang Xuan intended to give them a chance to train, then charged at Divine Wind Team as Fang Xuan cheered them on.

Fang Xuan used his Blue Silver Killing Array to immobilize Imperial Dou Team 2, then pretended to avenge them as he overwhelmed Divine Wind Academy. His plan to lose convincingly went awry when Feng Xiaotian shielded Ziyan and both were knocked off the arena, leaving Fang Xuan stunned.

• Imperial Dou Team 2 charged Divine Wind Academy but was badly beaten, while Fang Xuan stayed at the back and drew the audience's suspicion.
• Fang Xuan activated Blue Silver Killing Array, immobilizing everyone on the arena and weakening their Soul Power, but Divine Wind Academy still attacked and defeated his teammates.
• Fang Xuan secretly punched Daier while pretending to comfort her, then blamed Divine Wind Academy and charged at them.
• Fang Xuan defeated five Divine Wind Academy members with his blade and lightning-powered attacks, leaving Feng Xiaotian and Ziyan standing.
• Fang Xuan attacked Ziyan to create an opening for Feng Xiaotian, but Feng Xiaotian shielded her and both were knocked off the arena, stunning Fang Xuan.

Fang Xuan accidentally defeated Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy, becoming the most celebrated genius of the Preliminary Round despite wanting to lose. As the crowd praised him and Salas watched with hostility, Fang Xuan worried that his victory would bring him trouble.

• Fang Xuan watched Feng Xiaotian and Ziyan fall to his slash and realized his plan to lose had failed.
• The referee declared Imperial Dou Team the winner, and the spectators cheered Fang Xuan as the strongest competitor in the Preliminary Round.
• Huo Wu criticized Feng Xiaotian for saving Ziyan instead of taking an opening to defeat Fang Xuan, while Huo Wushuang tried to comfort her.
• Xue Ye celebrated Fang Xuan’s victory, and Ning Fengzhi congratulated him while Salas glared at him with hostility.
• Fang Xuan lamented that he had wanted to lose and feared the trouble his newfound fame would bring.

Imperial Dou Team held first place in the qualifiers, while Fang Xuan anticipated trouble at the Grand Finals and clashed with Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian. The qualifiers ended with Imperial Dou Team set to face Skywater Team in the final match.

• Imperial Dou Team led the standings, with Divine Wind Team second, Blazing Fire Team third, Skywater Team fourth, and Shrek Team fifth.
• Fang Xuan worried about Salas’s hostility and decided to bring Tang San and the others to the Grand Finals in Spirit City.
• Feng Xiaotian confronted Fang Xuan over Divine Wind Team’s loss, and Fang Xuan mocked him about Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu attacked Fang Xuan, who seized her wrist and punched her in the chest; Feng Xiaotian charged in, and Fang Xuan knocked him down with one punch.
• Huo Wu warned Fang Xuan that the Grand Finals would be more difficult, but Fang Xuan claimed he would win the championship.
• The qualifiers’ final match began between Imperial Dou Team and Skywater Team.

Fang Xuan faced Shui Bing'er and Skywater Team in the final match of the Soul Master Qualifier, where Shui Bing'er demanded that he fight at full strength and launched a fierce opening attack. The chapter ended as Skywater Team formed a chevron and charged together, leading Fang Xuan to suspect they were using a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

• Fang Xuan recognized Skywater Team as his opponents and noticed Shui Bing'er glaring at him with hostility.
• Shui Bing'er asked Fang Xuan to use all his strength after spectators mocked Skywater Team as pretty but weak.
• Shui Bing'er opened the match with her Repelling Ice Ring, freezing and knocking out three Imperial Dou Team members.
• Fang Xuan shattered the ice attack and punched Shui Bing'er back, forcing Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu to catch her.
• Shui Bing'er and the other Skywater Team members formed a chevron and charged together, and Fang Xuan suspected they were preparing a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy overwhelmed the Imperial Dou Team with their combined Soul Power and Profound Nether Ice Flame, but Fang Xuan broke free and counterattacked. As he closed in on Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu, the two women began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Shui Bing'er combined her teammates' Soul Power and unleashed Profound Nether Ice Flame, freezing the entire Imperial Dou Team, including Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan shattered his ice prison and emerged unharmed, prompting Shui Bing'er to challenge him.
• Fang Xuan charged into Skywater Academy, defeating Shui Yue'er and knocking out the other team members until only Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu remained.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu joined hands and began their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice Snow Drifting Ice Phoenix.