Chapter Summaries

Fang Xuan and Shui Bing'er’s teams drew after Shui Bing’er and Xue Wu unleashed their Ice Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill, bringing the Soul Master Qualifier to an end. Five academies advanced, and the story looked ahead to the Promotion Tournament and Grand Finals.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu fused their Martial Souls into an Ice Phoenix that attacked Fang Xuan, though Shui Bing'er briefly warned him to dodge.
• Fang Xuan drew on the Clear Sky Hammer’s power and struck the Ice Phoenix with Explosive Frenzy Slash.
• When the dust settled, Shui Bing’er’s Ice Sword was at Fang Xuan’s throat and his Black Blade was above her head, so the final match was declared a draw.
• Shui Bing'er thanked Fang Xuan for holding back, and Fang Xuan hit her on the head with his blade before claiming his hand had slipped.
• Heaven Dou Academy, Godwind Academy, Chihuo Academy, Skywater Academy, and Shrek Academy advanced to the Promotion Tournament and Grand Finals.

Fang Xuan collected his prize and qualification certificate at the Heaven Dou Preliminary Round award ceremony, then provoked Platinum Bishop Salas into publicly congratulating him. The ceremony ended without a fight, and Fang Xuan left with six million Gold Soul Coins and plans to spend them.

• Fang Xuan represented Imperial Dou Team 2 at the award ceremony and collected the championship prize money and qualification certificate.
• Fang Xuan secretly enjoyed Tang San’s anger over being knocked out and stripped, while Shui Bing'er questioned his wicked grin.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi praised Fang Xuan as they presented his awards, while Salas passed him without offering congratulations.
• Fang Xuan called out Salas for ignoring the champion, and a Spirit Hall deacon angrily rebuked him.
• Xue Ye’s hidden experts intimidated the deacon, and Salas scolded him before publicly congratulating Fang Xuan and leaving.
• Fang Xuan reflected on his hostility with Salas, counted his savings at six million Gold Soul Coins, and decided to go splurge.

During the month before the Promotion Tournament, Fang Xuan searched Heaven Dou City for weapons and ran into Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er. Shui Bing'er told him that the Heaven Dou Auction House was auctioning a god-level treasure that day, leaving Fang Xuan stunned.

• Fang Xuan browsed renowned blacksmith shops for weapons but found nothing worth buying and thought of Old Madman.
• Huo Wu barreled through the crowded street, collided with Fang Xuan, and attacked him after recognizing him; Fang Xuan punched her on the head.
• Shui Bing'er arrived and helped Huo Wu up, then revealed that Fang Xuan had hit her before too.
• Shui Bing'er told Fang Xuan that the Heaven Dou Auction House would auction a god-level treasure, and he wondered if it was a Divine Weapon.

Fang Xuan took Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er to the crowded Heaven Dou Auction House to see a supreme treasure. After an arrogant noble named Oli tried to harass the girls, Fang Xuan beat him and revealed that his father was the emperor.

• Fang Xuan entered the Heaven Dou Auction House with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, but found the ordinary seats full and paid for a VIP Box.
• Oli arrived and claimed the box, then insulted Fang Xuan and tried to touch Shui Bing'er.
• Fang Xuan punched Oli across the corridor after he threatened the girls.
• The attendant warned Fang Xuan that Oli was the son of an earl, while onlookers gathered to watch.
• Oli threatened to have Fang Xuan and his family executed, and Fang Xuan lifted him up and slapped him, declaring that his father was the emperor.

Fang Xuan beat Oli and defeated the black-armored Soul King who attacked him, then received special treatment at the Heaven Dou Auction House. He waited with Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er to see the auction’s mysterious supreme treasure, whose identity Supervisor Li Changfeng refused to reveal.

• Fang Xuan beat Oli until he was badly injured, then sent the black-armored Soul King flying when he tried to attack from behind.
• The crowd recognized Fang Xuan as the Empire’s Fifth Prince and Soul Master Qualifier champion, and Oli fainted after learning who he had provoked.
• Li Changfeng welcomed Fang Xuan, Huo Wu, and Shui Bing'er into a luxurious private room and waived their expenses.
• Fang Xuan asked Li Changfeng whether the auction’s supreme treasure was a Divine Weapon, but Li Changfeng said its identity was secret.
• Fang Xuan agreed to wait for the auction to reveal the treasure.

At the Heaven Dou Auction House, Shui Bing'er bid to save a frightened Fox Woman from being bought by the lecherous noble Bronning. Fang Xuan lent her money, and Bronning withdrew after recognizing him, leaving Shui Bing'er the winning bidder.

• Huo Wu bought a ruby Soul Tool necklace for one hundred and fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• The auctioneer presented a young Fox Woman, and the guests bid fiercely as Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu grew angry at the sale of a person.
• Shui Bing'er bid three hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, but Bronning raised the price to three hundred and fifty thousand and threatened the other bidders.
• Shui Bing'er asked Fang Xuan to lend her one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and he agreed.
• Shui Bing'er bid four hundred thousand, and Bronning backed down after recognizing Fang Xuan as His Highness.
• Shui Bing'er won the Fox Woman at auction.

Tang San and Xiao Wu attended an auction, where Tang San spotted his stolen Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night and bid to reclaim it. Fang Xuan manipulated the bidding to drive the price to five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, leaving Tang San with a costly purchase.

• Xiao Wu brought a gloomy Tang San to the Heaven Dou Auction House and teased him about checking that he was unharmed after being robbed.
• The auctioneer presented a Soul Tool Belt named Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night, and Tang San recognized it as his stolen possession.
• Tang San bid two hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, but an unidentified bidder raised the price, prompting Tang San to bid up to five hundred thousand.
• The bidder casually stopped competing, and Tang San realized he had been baited into paying far more than necessary.
• Fang Xuan celebrated with his companions in a third-floor private room after selling the belt for five hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins.

The auction's Golden Radiance Torso Bone drew fierce bidding as Fang Xuan waited for the right chance to claim it. Salas raised the price to eight million and expected no one to challenge him, but an unknown bidder suddenly offered nine million.

• The auctioneer presented the fifty-thousand-year Golden Radiance Torso Bone, and Fang Xuan resolved to obtain it for his light-attribute martial soul.
• Bidders drove the price past six million, while Fang Xuan held back and considered using treasures as collateral.
• Marquis Clinton and Chen Tianlong competed against each other, pushing the price above seven million.
• Shui Bing'er comforted the little Fox Woman as Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er watched the bidding, and Fang Xuan headed toward the balcony.
• Salas bid eight million for the Soul Bone, but a calm voice immediately countered with nine million.

Fang Xuan outbid Salas for the Golden Radiance Torso Bone, paying with Gold Soul Coins and a Soul Bone. The auction’s final treasure, a battered skull iron crown, disappointed the crowd, but Fang Xuan sensed its aura was familiar.

• Fang Xuan bid nine million Gold Soul Coins for the Golden Radiance Torso Bone, defying Salas’s threat to withdraw.
• Fang Xuan paid six million Gold Soul Coins and offered the Ten Thousand Year Illusionary Wisdom Head Bone to cover the remaining three million.
• Li Changfeng handed Fang Xuan the Golden Radiance Torso Bone, and Fang Xuan stored it in his Soul Tool.
• The auctioneer unveiled the final treasure, a damaged dark-red iron crown engraved with a skull, which the crowd dismissed as junk rather than a Divine Weapon.
• Fang Xuan judged that the Skull Crown was not a Divine Weapon but recognized something familiar in its aura.

At the Heaven Dou Auction House, the auctioneer claimed the Blood Crown could withstand a Titled Douluo’s attack and arranged a demonstration to convince the crowd. A Soul Sage’s punch instead struck the auctioneer, leaving him unconscious and ruining the crown’s reputation as the guests laughed.

• The auctioneer introduced the Blood Crown as a rare meteorite crown that had supposedly blocked a Titled Douluo’s attack, but Fang Xuan, Huo Wu, Shui Bing’er, and the crowd doubted the claim.
• The auctioneer announced that a Soul Sage would demonstrate the crown’s power, and an old man in golden robes displayed his seven Soul Rings.
• The Golden Robe Soul Saint unleashed a full-force punch at the auctioneer, who stood holding the Blood Crown and promised the crowd a miracle.
• The punch sent the auctioneer crashing through a wall with the Blood Crown, leaving him unconscious and his fate unknown.
• The guests laughed at the failed demonstration, while Fang Xuan judged that the auction house had badly damaged its reputation and the crown’s value.

Fang Xuan bought the failed Blood Crown at the auction house and retreated to a secret chamber to absorb the Golden Radiance Torso Bone. Three days later, his Soul Power Level reached fifty-three, and he hinted that the bone had granted him an extraordinary Soul Skill.

• The Blood Crown failed every demonstration, and the disappointed crowd left the auction without buying it.
• Fang Xuan caught the discarded Blood Crown and paid Li Changfeng one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins for it.
• Fang Xuan asked Li Changfeng to prepare a quiet room and learned that the Blood Crown had been picked up after once blocking a Titled Douluo's strike.
• Fang Xuan entered a secluded chamber and began absorbing the Golden Radiance Torso Bone.
• After three days, Fang Xuan successfully absorbed the fifty-thousand-year Soul Bone, advanced to Soul Power Level fifty-three, and discovered he had gained an incredible Soul Skill.

After absorbing the Golden Radiance Torso Bone, Fang Xuan was ambushed in the rain on his way home and killed five Soul Kings. A Black-Robed Soul Sage confronted him, and Fang Xuan unleashed his five black Soul Rings as their battle began.

• Fang Xuan left the Heaven Dou Auction House after absorbing the Golden Radiance Torso Bone and headed back through the rain.
• A Soul King attacked Fang Xuan, but Fang Xuan killed him with a single Blade Drawing Technique strike.
• Four more Soul Kings ambushed Fang Xuan, and he froze and shattered them with his Ice Blade Drawing Technique.
• Fang Xuan sensed the hidden attacker and challenged him to emerge from the mist.
• A Black-Robed Soul Sage revealed himself and declared that Fang Xuan had to die, while Fang Xuan prepared to fight him.
• Fang Xuan unleashed his five black Soul Rings and brought out his full strength.

Fang Xuan fought the Black-Robed Soul Sage and used his powerful Soul Rings, Slaughtering Saber Qi, lightning, and Blue Silver Domain to send him flying. The Black-Robed Soul Sage then unleashed his Demon Tiger Avatar, leaving Fang Xuan facing a far more dangerous opponent.

• The Black-Robed Soul Sage was shocked by Fang Xuan’s five Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Rings but attacked him with his Hell Demon Tiger Martial Soul.
• Fang Xuan combined Slaughtering Saber Qi with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon’s power and used Thunder Dragon Flash to break the Soul Sage’s Demon Tiger Roar.
• Fang Xuan’s Blue Silver Killing Array immobilized the Black-Robed Soul Sage, and Fang Xuan struck him with a lightning-charged slash that sent him crashing into the street.
• The Black-Robed Soul Sage rose, furious, and activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Demon Tiger Avatar, transforming into a Hell Demon Tiger as Fang Xuan braced himself.

Fang Xuan fought the Black-Robed Soul Sage’s Hell Demon Tiger Martial Soul Avatar with his strongest skills, healing himself as the battle drained his Soul Power. He revealed the Wings of the Firmament and flew away, leaving the furious Soul Sage unable to catch him.

• The Hell Demon Tiger activated its Martial Soul Avatar and struck Fang Xuan down, overwhelming him with its power.
• Fang Xuan used the Blue Silver Killing Array and Judgment Heaven’s Lament to wound the Hell Demon Tiger, then healed himself with the Nine Heart Begonia after taking a devastating blow.
• Fang Xuan and the Hell Demon Tiger exchanged attacks until Fang Xuan’s Soul Power ran low, while the Soul Sage retained most of his strength.
• Fang Xuan summoned the Wings of the Firmament from his Golden Radiance Torso Bone and flew beyond the Hell Demon Tiger’s reach.
• Fang Xuan taunted the Black-Robed Soul Sage about his promise to take his own life, then flew away as the wounded Soul Sage raged and spat blood.

Fang Xuan killed the Black-Robed Soul Sage who had tried to assassinate him, then used the system rewards to strengthen himself and obtain a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring. His attempt to absorb the ring failed, so he decided to wait until at least Level Seventy, while his martial souls and blade techniques evolved.

• Fang Xuan doubled back through the fog and killed the Black-Robed Soul Sage with a lightning-fast saber strike, earning one million Blade Drawing Counts and Soul Power.
• Fang Xuan suspected Spirit Hall and Platinum Bishop Salas had sent the assassins, but concealed the attack from the Golden Armored General and returned to the Royal Hotel.
• Fang Xuan absorbed enough Soul Power to reach Level Fifty-Five and spent his Blade Drawing Counts on rewards, including a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Fang Xuan failed to absorb the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and nearly died, then resolved to wait until around Level Seventy before trying again.
• Fang Xuan used his Talent Points and Basic Mastery to advance his blade technique and martial souls, evolving Blue Silver Grass into Blue Silver Emperor and unlocking stronger abilities.

The Promotion Tournament began, and Heaven Dou Academy’s Imperial Dou Team opened with a victory over Chihuo Academy while Fang Xuan refused to compete. As the team went undefeated without him, Fang Xuan planned to keep resting, but an unexpected visitor disrupted his break in the tenth round.

• Fang Xuan entered the tournament venue with Imperial Dou Team and ignored Ye Lingling’s request to discuss tactics, telling the team to compete without him.
• Grandmaster declared that Shrek Academy would rely on Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Dai Mubai, confident they could win their matches without the other four members.
• Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament, and Huo Wu challenged Fang Xuan in the first match, but Fang Xuan stayed asleep and Yu Feng took his place.
• Huo Wu defeated Yu Feng and three more Imperial Dou members before Dugu Yan stopped her, then Yu Tianheng defeated Huo Wushuang and swept Chihuo Academy’s remaining contestants to win the match.
• Fang Xuan sat out the first seven rounds as Imperial Dou Team earned seven straight victories, drawing public criticism despite securing first place.
• In the tenth round, an uninvited guest disrupted Fang Xuan’s plan to rest through the tournament.

The Imperial Dou Team suffered its first defeat when the disguised Soul Emperor Jacky defeated Yu Tianheng and humiliated Dugu Yan, but Fang Xuan appeared and stopped him. After Fang Xuan beat Jacky and won, Jacky revealed his true strength and attacked him, leaving Fang Xuan to kill him with a single blade strike.

• Jacky defeated Yu Tianheng and three more Imperial Dou Team members, then overwhelmed Dugu Yan and tore her clothes while the audience demanded a One vs Seven challenge.
• Fang Xuan arrived, threw Dugu Yan toward Yu Tianheng, and shattered Jacky's Poison Dragon flames with a punch.
• Fang Xuan broke Jacky's arm and ribs, repeatedly asked him to subtract seven from one thousand, and defeated him after the referee intervened.
• Jacky's youthful disguise wore off, revealing an old man with six Soul Rings and Soul Emperor strength, and he launched a surprise attack on Fang Xuan.
• Fang Xuan drew his blade and killed Jacky with a single slash.

Fang Xuan killed Jacky after the disguised Poison Dragon Ister ambushed him, and Ning Fengzhi exposed Barak Academy’s rule-breaking, leading to its permanent ban. Fang Xuan then defeated its remaining fighters in a One vs Seven victory and confronted Salas over having guaranteed Jacky’s identity.

• Fang Xuan killed Jacky, who revealed himself as a six-ring Soul Emperor and attacked after the match had been decided.
• Salas argued that Fang Xuan should be stripped of his competition qualification, while Xue Ye challenged his proposed punishment.
• Ning Fengzhi identified Jacky as Poison Dragon Ister, an older Soul Emperor disguised by medicine, and condemned Barak Academy for violating the rules.
• The committee permanently banned Barak Academy, but Fang Xuan made its team finish the match and defeated its remaining six members in a One vs Seven victory.
• After the competition, Fang Xuan stopped Salas and demanded that he answer for guaranteeing Jacky’s identity.

Fang Xuan extorted ninety-nine thousand Gold Soul Coins from Salas over Jacky's exposure, then learned how dangerous the Spirit Hall bishop was. Half a month later, Shrek had risen to second place with all seven members as Soul Ancestors, and their decisive match against Heaven Dou Academy was announced.

• Fang Xuan accused Salas of responsibility for Jacky's actions and demanded one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins in compensation.
• Ning Fengzhi intervened, proposed a sarcastic discount, and Salas ultimately paid Fang Xuan ninety-nine thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Salas threatened Fang Xuan with his powerful Soul Power before leaving, and Fang Xuan realized Salas was at least a level-eighty Soul Douluo.
• Over the following half month, Heaven Dou Academy held first place and Shrek Academy climbed to second after winning ten consecutive matches.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had all reached Soul Ancestor rank.
• The referee announced the highly anticipated Promotion Tournament match between Heaven Dou Academy and Shrek Academy.

Shrek Team and Imperial Dou Team fought their final Promotion Tournament match after Grandmaster urged Shrek to withdraw and save their strength for the finals, but Tang San insisted they compete. Fang Xuan failed to appear, and the match ended in a draw, leaving everyone wondering where he had gone.

• Grandmaster advised Shrek Team to forfeit the match against Imperial Dou Team, arguing that Fang Xuan was too powerful to beat in individual bouts and that Shrek should save its tactics for the finals.
• Tang San refused to give up, and the Shrek Seven Devils rallied to fight; Grandmaster accepted their decision.
• Imperial Dou Team discovered that Fang Xuan was missing, and Long Aotian claimed he had gone to Dongguan to visit prostitutes.
• Tang San challenged Fang Xuan but faced Yu Tianheng instead, and their battle ended in a draw.
• Dai Mubai defeated Shi Mo and Shi Mo's brother, while Dugu Yan poisoned Dai Mubai and defeated two more Shrek members before Zhu Zhuqing overcame her.
• Shrek Team and Imperial Dou Team finished the match in a draw, and the audience wondered where Fang Xuan had gone.