Chapter Summaries

After three months of training, Xiao Yun led a greatly strengthened Heaven Dou Royal Academy team to the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Dueling Arena. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament's Heaven Dou Empire Division preliminaries opened, setting the stage for the young Soul Masters to compete.

• Dugu Yan reached the peak of level 59, while Sylvia and Shenghua reached level 48, Zhu Zhuqing reached level 50, and Ning Rongrong reached level 47.
• Xiao Yun used weekly Tower of Trials sessions to improve both Imperial Fighting Teams and rearranged the Heaven Dou Royal Team's first- and second-team lineups.
• Xiao Yun led the two squads to the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Dueling Arena as spectators and officials, including Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Salas, gathered for the tournament.
• The master of ceremonies announced the opening of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament's Heaven Dou Empire Division preliminaries, and ceremonial cannons and cheering crowds marked the start.

The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament’s Heaven Dou Empire preliminaries began with the teams’ entrance, the rules, and Emperor Xue Ye’s address. Xiao Yun drew Team Two’s first-round opponent, Canghui Academy, leaving the opening match set.

• Xiao Yun led Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s two teams into the arena, drawing attention from Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Tang Yuehua.
• The other fourteen teams entered, and the host announced the tournament rules and round-robin format.
• Xue Ye addressed the contestants and declared the preliminaries open.
• Xiao Yun drew number one for Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two, and Canghui Academy drew number two.
• The first-round matchup was set as Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two against Canghui Academy.

Xiao Yun’s Battle Arena transformed the tournament format by generating realistic battlefields, and Imperial Fighting Team Two faced Canghui Academy in the opening match. The teams chose a forest map and were teleported to opposite corners as the battle began.

• Xiao Yun’s Battle Arena was introduced to the audience as a new Soul Tool that could change the arena’s terrain.
• Xiao Yun advised Imperial Fighting Team Two to hold formation and resist Canghui Academy’s illusions, while Canghui’s leader ordered his team to probe their opponents and avoid the Lake and Arena maps.
• Golan eliminated Volcano and Swamp, while Canghui Academy eliminated Lake and Arena, leaving five possible maps.
• The map selection landed on Forest, and the Battle Arena transformed the platform into a vast, realistic jungle.
• The fourteen contestants were teleported to opposite corners of the forest battlefield, beginning the opening match.

Imperial Fighting Team Two adapted to the forest battlefield and used scouting to locate Canghui Academy, then planned coordinated feints to break its formation before it could unleash its seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The teams closed in on their first clash, with the scouts moving into attack positions.

• Golan rapidly organized Imperial Fighting Team Two into a formation while Canghui Academy struggled to adjust to the unfamiliar forest.
• The host announced that the teams had random spawn points, the combat area would shrink every ten minutes, and the battle had begun.
• Yu Feng, Xue Feng, and Lin Ye split up to scout, while Shen Xinshui led Canghui Academy toward the forest's center in a tight formation.
• Xue Feng spotted all seven Canghui Academy members and returned with their location.
• Golan regrouped her team and ordered Yu Feng, Xue Feng, and Lin Ye to launch feints from three directions and prevent Canghui Academy from using its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Imperial Fighting Team Two used coordinated ambushes to prevent Blue Sunshine Academy from activating its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and won the opening match. Afterward, Xiao Yun told the team to study several stronger rivals, including Shrek Academy.

• Golan ordered Yu Feng, Xue Feng, and Lin Ye to harass Blue Sunshine Academy from three directions and expose weaknesses in its formation.
• Golan signaled the final assault, and Lin Ye pulled a Blue Sunshine member from the formation for Golan to eliminate, breaking the chance to use the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Ning Qing boosted the attackers with her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Imperial Fighting Team Two defeated Blue Sunshine Academy’s remaining members.
• Shen Xinshui conceded, and the host declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s Imperial Fighting Team Two the winner.
• Xiao Yun told Imperial Fighting Team Two to scout the Four Elements Academy, Elephant Armored Academy, and Shrek Academy.

Xiao Yun and Imperial Fighting Team Two prepared for their second-round match against Blazing Fire Academy, analyzing its key fighters and developing tactics for different battlefields. The chapter ended as Xiao Yun led the team to watch Shrek Academy face Plant Academy in a ruined city arena.

• Golan returned from the drawing ceremony with Blazing Fire Academy as Imperial Fighting Team Two's second-round opponent.
• Xiao Yun briefed the team on Blazing Fire Academy's core members, including Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu.
• Golan proposed isolating Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu and exploiting the fire team's tendency to act rashly when provoked.
• Lin Ye, Xue Feng, Yu Feng, and the others suggested tactics using scouting, ice, speed, defense, and support coordination.
• Xiao Yun instructed the team to adapt its tactics to the battlefield and protect Ning Qing and Qin Yue.
• Xiao Yun took the team to watch Shrek Academy face Plant Academy, whose match began in a ruined City Ruins arena.

Plant Academy defeated Shrek Academy on the City Ruins map after Mu Yun Teng lured Ma Hongjun into a trap and eliminated him, leaving Shrek's remaining members overwhelmed by the vines. Xiao Yun used the match to warn his team against arrogance and underestimating opponents.

• Plant Academy used its Plant Type Martial Souls to turn the City Ruins into a fortified home ground while Shrek Academy fielded Ma Hongjun, Tailong, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, Jing Ling, and two substitutes.
• Ma Hongjun ignored Tailong's warning, flew ahead alone, and attacked Plant Academy's fortress with Phoenix Fireline.
• Mu Yun Teng trapped Ma Hongjun in a Cloud Vine Net, and Plant Academy pelted him with stones until he was eliminated.
• Xiao Yun warned his team that arrogance and poor tactics could overcome an advantage in strength or attributes.
• Plant Academy's vines overwhelmed Shrek Academy's remaining fighters, and Tailong surrendered, giving Plant Academy the victory.

Xiao Yun observed Shrek Academy’s strained reaction to its defeat, then turned his attention to Imperial Fighting Team Two’s match against Blazing Fire Academy. On a grassland battlefield, Golan’s team concealed themselves and began a disciplined reconnaissance and repositioning maneuver.

• Tailong, Oscar, and Dai Mubai blamed Ma Hongjun for charging ahead and losing Shrek Academy’s match.
• Tang San urged Ma Hongjun to learn from his mistake, and Ma Hongjun promised to follow orders next time.
• Flender warned Ma Hongjun to reflect on his actions, while Xiao Yun withdrew his Spiritual Sense and considered Shrek’s internal discord.
• The arena transformed into a grassland, and Imperial Fighting Team Two and Blazing Fire Academy appeared at opposite ends.
• Golan ordered Imperial Fighting Team Two to hide in the tall grass and follow their plan.
• Yu Feng, Xue Feng, and Lin Ye spread out to scout while Golan, Tie Shan, Ning Qing, and Qin Yue moved together toward a concealed position.

Blazing Fire Academy's flames exposed their position, prompting Huo Wushuang to establish a firebreak and send Huo Yun and Huo Yu into the air as lookouts. Golan coordinated an ambush that eliminated Huo Yu, while Xue Feng returned to help Lin Ye and Yu Feng surround Huo Yun.

• Huo Wushuang ordered his team to burn a firebreak around their position and sent Huo Yun and Huo Yu aloft to watch for enemies.
• Yu Feng, Xue Feng, and Lin Ye planned to target the two airborne lookouts, and Golan refined their ambush and assigned Tie Shan to restrain Huo Yu after he fell.
• Ning Qing used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to boost the three attackers' speed, and Lin Ye and Yu Feng engaged Huo Yun to distract him.
• Xue Feng struck Huo Yu with his Fourth Soul Skill, froze him, and carried him down to Tie Shan and Golan.
• Tie Shan pinned Huo Yu, and Golan shattered the ice around him, eliminating him from the arena.
• Xue Feng flew back to join Lin Ye and Yu Feng as they surrounded Huo Yun.

Imperial Fighting Team Two defeated Blazing Fire Academy after Xue Feng, Yu Feng, and Lin Ye eliminated Huo Yun and the seven-versus-five battle forced Huo Wushuang to concede. After the victory, Xiao Yun praised the team and rewarded its seven members with jade bottles of pills.

• Lin Ye used Ultrasonic Positioning to find Huo Yun’s real body, and Yu Feng and Xue Feng blocked his escape while attacking him.
• Huo Wu used her Resisting Fire Ring to set the tall grass ablaze, forcing Golan, Tie Shan, Ning Qing, and Qin Yue to retreat.
• Xue Feng struck Huo Yun’s wing with an ice cone, and follow-up attacks from Yu Feng and Lin Ye eliminated him.
• Imperial Fighting Team Two regrouped on the ground and overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy with coordinated attacks and support from Ning Qing and Qin Yue.
• Huo Wushuang admitted defeat, and the remaining Blazing Fire Academy members were teleported out as Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Imperial Fighting Team Two, was declared the winner.
• Xiao Yun praised the team and gave Golan, Yu Feng, Xue Feng, Lin Ye, Tie Shan, Ning Qing, and Qin Yue jade bottles containing pills.

After the tournament match, Xiao Yun considered leaving Heaven Dou Royal Academy to explore Douluo Continent and listed destinations suited to his current strength. As he weighed a journey to the City of Slaughter or the Arctic Ice Plains, a visitor knocked on his door.

• Xiao Yun gave each team member ten Soul Replenishing Pills and instructed them to take one daily to improve their Soul Power.
• Xiao Yun left the Soul Dueling Arena and returned to the Teacher's Apartment, where he planned his travels after the tournament.
• Xiao Yun listed places across Douluo Continent and ruled out several dangerous sites until he grew stronger.
• Xiao Yun considered visiting the Arctic Ice Plains or the City of Slaughter and thought about taking Zhu Zhuqing to the latter to train her.
• Someone knocked at Xiao Yun's door, and he invited the visitor inside.

Ning Fengzhi visited Xiao Yun to thank him and negotiate a long-term pill supply for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They agreed to split the pills evenly, and the chapter ended with Ning Fengzhi asking about the rare ingredients needed for a pill that could break Martial Soul limitations.

• Xiao Yun welcomed Ning Fengzhi, Ning Rongrong, and Gu Rong into his residence and exchanged polite but probing conversation with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Fengzhi thanked Xiao Yun for the pill that helped him break through his Martial Soul limitations and for providing the Desert Eagle Soul Tool.
• Xiao Yun invented a story about his missing master when Ning Fengzhi asked about the source of his inheritance.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to supply medicinal herbs in exchange for a share of Xiao Yun's cultivation-enhancing pills, and they agreed to split the finished pills evenly.
• Xiao Yun gave Ning Fengzhi a prepared list of herbs while withholding the Spirit Spring Water from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Xiao Yun had more pills that could break Martial Soul limitations, then asked what Immortal Herbs and Spiritual Medicines were needed to refine them.

Xiao Yun hosted Ning Fengzhi and then Xue Qinghe, sharing information about an immortal herb and negotiating pill supplies with both visitors. Xue Qinghe left with a private arrangement for extra pills, while Xiao Yun anticipated further interest in his pills.

• Xiao Yun told Ning Fengzhi how to identify and locate the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Ning gave him a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect VIP card.
• Ning Fengzhi praised Ning Rongrong’s progress at rank 47 and thanked Xiao Yun for guiding her before leaving.
• Zhu Zhuqing announced Xue Qinghe’s visit, and Xiao Yun greeted the Crown Prince with subtle familiarity that made her suspect he knew her secret identity as Qian Renxue.
• Xue Qinghe questioned Xiao Yun about court affairs and Soul Master cultivation, then requested pills for the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
• Xiao Yun and Xue Qinghe agreed that the royal family would provide herbs and receive one hundred pills monthly, with fifty additional pills supplied privately to Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Qinghe left to attend to palace business, and Xiao Yun anticipated that the pills’ growing reputation would bring further visitors.

Xiao Yun negotiated a monthly supply of Soul Replenishing Pills with the three Education Committee members in exchange for their help and a secluded estate. When Golan brought her father, Marshal Ge Long, to visit, Xiao Yun’s refusal to indulge his arrogance sparked a confrontation that ended as Ge Long began to summon his Martial Soul.

• Xiao Yun agreed to provide Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin with fifty Soul Replenishing Pills per month for two hundred Gold Soul Coins each, provided they shielded him from petitioners and found him a secluded estate.
• The three Education Committee members accepted Xiao Yun’s terms and left, immediately arguing over how to divide the pills.
• Golan arrived with her father, Marshal Ge Long, and introduced him to Xiao Yun.
• Ge Long took offense at Xiao Yun’s seated greeting and accused him of lacking etiquette.
• Xiao Yun retorted that Ge Long was the discourteous guest, and Ge Long flared with anger and began to summon his Martial Soul.

Xiao Yun subdued Marshal Ge Long and heard his request to buy Soul Replenishing Pills for the Heaven Dou military. He agreed to supply the pills under strict terms, while refusing Ge Long’s attempts to secure special access for Golan.

• Xiao Yun sealed Ge Long’s Ya Zi Martial Soul with his Spiritual Power, then released him after Golan pleaded for mercy.
• Ge Long apologized and explained that he had come to thank Xiao Yun for guiding Golan and request pills for the Heaven Dou military.
• Ge Long proposed that Golan become Xiao Yun’s disciple or maid, but Xiao Yun refused and said he would treat her equally as a member of Imperial Fighting Team Two.
• Xiao Yun agreed to sell the military fifty Soul Replenishing Pills suitable for Soul King-level cultivation each month at 250 Gold Soul Coins apiece.
• Xiao Yun required Ge Long to be the sole contact and prevent the military from disturbing him, and Ge Long accepted before hurrying away to prepare payment.

Prince Xue Xing tried to assert his authority over Xiao Yun and was driven away by a display of sword qi, while Xiao Yun secretly marked him with a tormenting talisman. Humiliated but afraid to confront Xiao Yun again, Prince Xue Xing headed to Dugu Manor to seek Poison Douluo’s help.

• Ge Long warned Prince Xue Xing that Xiao Yun was unfathomable, but Prince Xue Xing dismissed his advice and went to Xiao Yun’s courtyard.
• Prince Xue Xing demanded that Xiao Yun come out and kneel, then ordered his guards to break down the gate when Xiao Yun ignored him.
• Xiao Yun’s sword qi wounded four Soul Saint guards and held Prince Xue Xing at swordpoint until Xiao Yun ordered him to leave.
• As Prince Xue Xing fled, Xiao Yun secretly planted a Life and Death Spirit Talisman in his body, and academy informants spread news of the encounter.
• Prince Xue Xing decided to seek justice from Poison Douluo and ordered his guards to take him to Dugu Manor.

Xiao Yun decided to create practical martial skills to improve the self-defense abilities of the people around him and entered seclusion to develop them. While he was absent, Imperial Fighting Team Two defeated Fabia Academy, then watched Shrek Academy face Elephant Armored Academy.

• After Tang Yuehua's near abduction, Xiao Yun worried that his companions could not protect themselves from powerful enemies while he was away.
• Xiao Yun asked Zhu Zhuqing to tell the Education Committee that he was entering seclusion and that other instructors should lead Imperial Fighting Team Two.
• Xiao Yun activated the formations in his Cultivation Room and began devising practical martial skills suited to Soul Masters.
• On the tournament's third day, Golan, Yu Feng, and the other members of Imperial Fighting Team Two learned Xiao Yun would miss their match and resolved to win without him.
• Imperial Fighting Team Two overwhelmed Fabia Academy in a brief arena match, earning 2 points and raising its total to 6.
• Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armored Academy on grassland, a battlefield that favored Elephant Armored Academy's strength and defense.

Shrek Academy overcame Elephant Armored Academy after Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, while Xiao Yun began creating martial skills during seclusion after refining pills for his allies. Xiao Yun finished the chapter developing a broadly accessible foundational cultivation method.

• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, broke through Elephant Armored Academy's defenses, and led Shrek Academy to victory, drawing greedy attention from Platinum Bishop Salas.
• Blazing Fire Academy defeated Godwind Academy after Feng Xiaotian held back against Huo Wu, who was annoyed by his admiration.
• Skywater Academy defeated Mars Academy without Shui Bing'er entering the match.
• Xiao Yun refined ten thousand Soul King-grade Soul Replenishing Pills to supply the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, academy factions, the military, and his maidservants.
• Xiao Yun created several movement techniques and more than ten palm arts, then devised fist, finger, and claw techniques suited to Soul Masters.
• Xiao Yun began creating an accessible foundational cultivation method to temper the body and improve the development of Soul Power or spiritual energy.

After emerging from seclusion, Xiao Yun witnessed a three-thousand-mile purple qi phenomenon and explained that he had created a universally applicable Spirit Power Circulation Method. He let the women share it with their families and decided to teach it to Imperial Dou Team One and Team Two before leaving the academy.

• Xiao Yun emerged from seclusion at dawn, and three thousand miles of purple qi spread across the sky before fading.
• Dugu Yan, Sylvia, and Shenghua embraced Xiao Yun, while Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong welcomed him from nearby.
• Xiao Yun gathered the five women and explained that his new Spirit Power Circulation Method could improve cultivation for almost any Soul Master.
• Xiao Yun permitted the women to teach the method to their families, and Ning Rongrong, Sylvia, and Shenghua recognized its value to their clans.
• Xiao Yun asked Zhu Zhuqing to record and copy the method, then decided to teach it to Imperial Dou Team One and Team Two before he left the academy.

After emerging from seclusion, Xiao Yun prepared a new cultivation method for the girls, cooked lunch with Zhu Zhuqing, and waited to meet the factions he had summoned. The three Education Committee members arrived first, and Xiao Yun presented their Soul Replenishing Pills while explaining how they must be used.

• Xiao Yun told the girls to focus on learning the basic Soul Power circulation method and sent servants to invite several factions to collect their promised items.
• Zhu Zhuqing joined Xiao Yun in the kitchen, saying she valued helping him, and they prepared a meal together that brought Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Sylvia, and Shenghua out of meditation.
• After lunch, Xiao Yun asked the girls to rest or continue studying the method while he waited in the Living Room; Zhu Zhuqing stood behind him as his silent guard.
• Meng Shenji notified Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin, and the three Education Committee members arrived together to meet Xiao Yun.
• Xiao Yun showed them five bottles containing fifty Soul King-level Soul Replenishing Pills and warned that only Soul Ancestors or stronger could safely take them, with different dosage intervals for Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings.