Chapter Summaries

Tian Rui retaliated against the Strength Clan for Tai Tan’s harassment of Shui Bing’er, then the preliminary tournament ended and the characters spent the month preparing for what came next. The chapter left Zhou Xuefeng and the others entering the Star Dou Great Forest to find Zhu Zhuqing’s fifth Spirit Ring.

• Tian Rui defeated the Strength Clan, looted its storeroom, and burned its Heaven Dou City residence to the ground.
• Blazing Fire Academy won the preliminary rounds, followed by Purple Star Academy, Skywater Academy, Godwind, and Thunderclap Academy.
• During the month of rest, the Heaven Dou Empire offered apologies to the poisoned academies, while Spirit Hall issued a warrant for Tang San within the Soul Master world.
• Tang San hid with Tang Hao in a fishing village, where Tang Hao recovered but remained severely weakened and planned to train his son.
• Shui Bing’er postponed her wedding to Tian Rui, while Zhou Xuefeng took Zhu Zhuqing and their companions to the Star Dou Great Forest to seek her fifth Spirit Ring.

Tang Yin separated from the group in the Spirit Beast Forest and encountered Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan hunting a wounded ten-thousand-year Blazing Rock Mane Lizard. After defeating Yan and revealing his interest in Hu Liena, Tang Yin offered to help them continue hunting spirit beasts.

• Dugu Bo joined the group in the forest and took poison from Zhou Xuefeng to study on his own.
• Tang Yin wandered away from the others and found a wounded ten-thousand-year Blazing Rock Mane Lizard, which attacked him before he knocked it down.
• Xie Yue asked Tang Yin to spare the spirit beast, while Hu Liena offered him Gold Soul Coins in exchange for it.
• Tang Yin asked Hu Liena about her name and romantic availability, and Yan attacked him before Tang Yin knocked him unconscious with one slap.
• Yue Guan arrived and warned Tang Yin not to bully Hu Liena, then recognized him and treated him cautiously.
• Tang Yin introduced himself and offered to help Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan hunt for spirit beasts.

Tang Yin and his companions left the forest after Dugu Bo fought Chrysanthemum Douluo, then arrived in Heaven Dou City for the promotion tournament. As Zhou Xuefeng investigated the tournament teams and military camp, Zhu Zhuyun returned to their tent and changed into a revealing outfit.

• Xie Yue explained how Tang Yin had stopped a fleeing soul beast, and he swallowed his anger and thanked Tang Yin.
• Dugu Bo fought Chrysanthemum Douluo for nearly half an hour while Tang Yin discussed Hu Liena with Zhou Xuefeng; neither fighter gained the upper hand.
• Zhou Xuefeng used his domain to restore the plants damaged in the fight, then the group flew back to Heaven Dou City.
• The promotion tournament began, and Zhou Xuefeng entered the military camp with Heaven Dou Team One to examine the competing academies and consider how armies might challenge powerful Soul Masters.
• Zhou Xuefeng went to cultivate in a nearby wood, while Zhu Zhuyun returned to the tent and changed into a revealing outfit.

Zhou Xuefeng reunited with Zhu Zhuyun in the woods while the promotion matches concluded and the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City. The Heaven Dou convoy departed with Zhou Xuefeng riding alongside Heaven Dou Team One as they headed toward the finals.

• Zhu Zhuyun joined Zhou Xuefeng in the woods, and he later carried her back to the tent after they spent the night together.
• The promotion matches ended with Blazing Fire Academy first, Purple Star Academy second, Skywater Academy third, Plant Academy fourth, and Thunderclap Academy and Godwind following.
• At dinner, Ning Yulin explained that the individual matches demonstrated the Empire's authority and helped it assess young Spirit Masters for recruitment.
• The teams rested for three days before Xue Luochuan led the Royal Knights escorting them toward Spirit City.
• Zhou Xuefeng rode in Heaven Dou Team One's crowded carriage with the Zhu sisters, Ning Yulin, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong as the convoy departed Heaven Dou City.

Tian Rui rode with Shui Bing'er ahead of the convoy, where he detected a group of hostile strangers lying in ambush. After returning to the others with the warning, Zhou Xuefeng rode out to investigate while Tian Rui took Shui Bing'er back to her carriage.

• Tian Rui left the convoy to ride with Shui Bing'er, gave Shui Yue'er a flower, and took Shui Bing'er ahead to enjoy the scenery.
• Tian Rui sensed roughly a hundred ambushers ahead, with the strongest at Soul Saint level, but they did not attack as the pair rode past.
• Tian Rui and Shui Bing'er returned to the convoy and told Zhou Xuefeng and Ning Yulin about the ambush.
• Zhou Xuefeng rode off to investigate the strangers while Tian Rui carried Shui Bing'er back to Tianshui Academy's carriage.
• Shui Yue'er and the other Tianshui Academy sisters teased Shui Bing'er after she returned.

Zhou Xuefeng uncovered and turned the Star Luo Empire’s ambush against Heaven Dou Team One, and the delegation reached Spirit City safely. After the teams settled in and the Star Luo squad arrived, the finals began, with Bibi Dong privately giving Hu Liena a Spirit Bone as the prize stakes changed.

• Zhou Xuefeng hypnotized the Star Luo Empire’s black-clad squad, learned they planned to test and capture the suspected Zhu Family girls, and left them mental suggestions.
• The ambushers attacked the convoy, but Ning Yulin’s defenses and the prepared escort defeated them; the Three Sisters fought while Ning Rongrong remained in the carriage.
• The convoy reached Spirit City, where the surviving attackers delivered their report to Dai Weisi, who burned it and considered the Hell White Tiger succession among his younger siblings.
• Shui Bing’er left her hotel with Tian Rui, and the two spent time together in another hotel room before joining the others in exploring Spirit City.
• The Star Luo team arrived two days after Heaven Dou, and Bibi Dong privately gave Hu Liena the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull before the finals began.

The tournament narrowed to eight teams as Qian Renxue’s strength and beauty drew the attention of the crowd. Heaven Dou Team One faced the Star Luo Royal Team in the fourth round, where Zhu Zhuyun’s team began pressing its advantage and Dai Weisi tried to confirm the Three Sisters’ identities.

• Qian Renxue’s appearance and Spirit Douluo strength captivated the tournament spectators, while Ning Fengzhi worried about Spirit Hall’s powerful heir.
• Heaven Dou Team One advanced after its first-round opponents forfeited, and the tournament reduced the field to eight teams.
• Tang Yin, Tian Rui, Ning Yulin, and Zhou Xuefeng debated who should perform in the final matches, then Zhou Xuefeng had An Lan draw lots and secured a matchup with Heaven Dou Team One.
• In the fourth round, Zhu Zhuyun felt her Hell Spirit Cat react to Dai Weisi but suppressed its restlessness after seeing Zhou Xuefeng in the stands.
• Ning Rongrong enhanced Heaven Dou Team One, and Dugu Yan defeated Ying Wei with a Water Colored Flood Dragon before Zhu Zhuyu and Zhu Zhuqing isolated Star Luo’s support fighters.
• Dai Weisi moved to block Zhu Zhuyun and began asking whether she was from the Zhu family.

Zhu Zhuyun defeated Dai Weisi, and Tang Yin led Purple Star Academy past Skywater Team as the Spirit Master Tournament narrowed to four teams. Bibi Dong privately asked Tang Yin to crush Qian Renxue’s Angel Martial Soul in their next match, leaving him to weigh the danger of complying.

• Zhu Zhuyun used her Shadow Cat Eyes and Hell Stab to defeat Dai Weisi, who planned to report her team’s strength and arrange an opportunity to act after the finals.
• Tang Yin let Skywater Team use its Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then shattered its Ice Phoenix with one enhanced hammer strike, prompting Shui Bing’er to concede.
• Blazing Fire Academy instantly defeated Star Luo Earth Emperor Academy, while Spirit Hall crushed Dragon Kui; the four surviving teams were Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, Blazing Fire Academy, and Purple Star Academy.
• After bathing, Bibi Dong went to Tang Yin’s lodging and asked whether he possessed Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Bones.
• Bibi Dong asked Tang Yin to use all his strength against the Angel Martial Soul and preferably injure or cripple Qian Renxue, while Tang Yin considered the danger of provoking Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong pressured Tang Yin to defeat Qian Renxue, and the two met in the fifth round as Spirit Hall faced Purple Star Academy. Tang Yin easily withstood Qian Renxue’s opening attacks, but she escalated the duel by invoking the Will of the Angel and gathering power into a miniature sun.

• Bibi Dong visited Tang Yin at night and demanded that he make Qian Renxue lose, while he said he could only do his best.
• Bibi Dong presided over the fifth round, where Spirit Hall faced Purple Star Academy and Heaven Dou faced Blazing Fire Academy.
• Qian Renxue opened with Angel’s Judgment, and Tang Yin cleared the arena before countering her attacks with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Renxue’s mental attacks and light blades failed to stop Tang Yin, and her assault blew Hu Liena and the others off the platform.
• Qian Renxue fought Tang Yin at close range, then activated her domain and began gathering light into a miniature sun at her sword’s tip.

Tang Yin defeated Qian Renxue in the third round, though she survived and conceded after being healed. An Lan and Tang Yin then briefly sparred before Tang Yin conceded as planned, leaving the Clear Sky Sect free to establish contact bases and prepare for Sea God Island.

• Tang Yin enlarged his Clear Sky Hammer and used its pressure field to trap Qian Renxue, overpowering her Angel's Judgment and forcing her to reveal her Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qian Renxue created a powerful clone and launched an enhanced sword attack, but Tang Yin used Void to avoid it and invited her to make one final strike.
• Qian Renxue's final attack briefly affected Tang Yin, but his Asura Blood Sword manifested and his hammer shattered her Holy Sword and critically injured her.
• Bibi Dong caught Qian Renxue, and Zhou Xuefeng and An Lan healed her; Qian Renxue awoke and conceded the match.
• An Lan and Tang Yin sparred, damaging the plaza, before Tang Yin conceded to preserve the plan; Bibi Dong remained pleased that Qian Renxue had lost.

After the arena was damaged, Ning Yulin moved the semifinal to Spirit Academy, where Heaven Dou defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s other members and left Tian Rui to face Ning Yulin and Zhou Xuefeng. The chapter ended as all three unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars, revealing Tian Rui’s twin martial souls and astonishing the crowd.

• Ning Yulin suggested moving the semifinal to Spirit Academy’s plaza, and Bibi Dong approved the change.
• An Lan reassured Qian Renxue that the finals would reveal more, while Tian Rui and Shui Bing’er shared a private moment before the match.
• Ning Yulin, Zhou Xuefeng, and Dugu Yan let their teammates fight first, and Heaven Dou’s team defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s other members.
• Dugu Yan kissed Ning Yulin, declared that she had left her mark on him, and urged him to beat Tian Rui; Dugu Bo then discussed the children’s wedding with Ning Fengzhi.
• Ning Yulin, Zhou Xuefeng, and Tian Rui agreed to fight without wasting time and simultaneously unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars.
• The spectators learned that Tian Rui had twin martial souls, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, as Bibi Dong suspected he and An Lan shared an extraordinary connection.

Zhou Xuefeng, Ning Yulin, and Tian Rui unleashed powerful domains and techniques in a match that forced several Title Douluo to contain the escalating aftershocks. Ning Yulin ultimately bound Tian Rui with his elemental form, and Zhou Xuefeng ended the fight with his sword at Tian Rui’s shoulder.

• Yu Tianxin recognized Tian Rui's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul and sensed its power exceeded even Yu Tianheng's.
• Ning Yulin fused the Five Elements into divine light and empowered Zhou Xuefeng's Blue Silver Grass, while Tian Rui formed a lightning spear and attacked.
• Zhou Xuefeng turned the Azure Emperor Divine Statue's energy into divine armor and met Tian Rui's spear with a spirit-energy sword.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Dugu Bo, and Chen Xin struggled to contain the clash's aftershocks until Jian Mo Qian Jun joined them and Blue Silver Grass absorbed the spilling energy.
• Tian Rui trapped Zhou Xuefeng and Ning Yulin inside a thunder prison, but Zhou Xuefeng's giant trees weakened the lightning while Ning Yulin sent a phoenix and Kirin after Tian Rui.
• Tian Rui attacked Ning Yulin, but Ning Yulin dispersed into light, bound Tian Rui with a five-colored ring, and allowed Zhou Xuefeng to end the match.

After the semifinal, Tian Rui and Hu Liena pursued their own plans, while the contestants prepared for the championship match. The final began with four fighters remaining, but the chapter ended as An Lan and Qian Renxue revealed their Martial Soul Avatars.

• Bibi Dong declared the semifinal over and left, reflecting on her failure to eliminate An Lan and her complicated feelings about Qian Renxue.
• Tian Rui teased Shui Bing'er, told Shui Yue'er to prepare to leave after the tournament, and warned Yu Tianxin that he would visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Hu Liena invited Tang Yin for a nighttime stroll because she hoped to secure the Clear Sky Sect's support for her teacher, while a redheaded admirer watched jealously.
• The championship match began with Zhou Xuefeng, An Lan, Ning Yulin, and Qian Renxue remaining in the arena.
• An Lan and Qian Renxue took to the air and revealed their Phoenix True Body and Angel True Body.

Zhou Xuefeng and Ning Yulin helped An Lan defeat Spirit Hall’s team and win the Spirit Master Tournament, after which the five allies revealed their plan to unify the continent and create a new world. The chapter left Qian Renxue grappling with the revelation and An Lan’s claim that their plan would help her.

• Qian Renxue’s Angel Domain and attacks failed to overcome Zhou Xuefeng and Ning Yulin, and she was forced out of the arena.
• An Lan unleashed his Blazing World and battled the Blue Silver Divine Statue before Heaven Dou won the championship.
• Bibi Dong awarded the champions badges, Spirit Hall Envoy status, a Medal of Peace, and visiting rights to the Spirit Sacred Hall.
• Feng Xiaotian said goodbye to Huo Wu and vowed to become stronger, while tournament teams departed Spirit City.
• An Lan invited Qian Renxue to their wedding, and the group discussed holding several weddings around the same time.
• An Lan explained that the five allies planned to unite the continent and create gods, telling Qian Renxue that the plan was meant to help her avoid leaving him behind when she entered the God Realm.

After the tournament, the group discussed reshaping the continent and Spirit Hall’s future, while Qian Renxue sought reassurance from Qian Daoliu. Yu Tianxin reported a powerful Twin Martial Soul Spirit Douluo named Tian Rui to the Blue Lightning Sect, and Zhou Xuefeng’s group split from Ning Yulin’s to give the Dai Family room to act.

• Qian Renxue left the gathering to think about Spirit Hall’s place in the new world, and An Lan followed her.
• Zhou Xuefeng and the others postponed plans for a joint wedding until they learned the results of Tian Rui’s visit to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and saw whether the Star Luo Empire would act.
• Tang Yin told Hu Liena that she could find him at the Clear Sky Sect’s bases in Heaven Dou City, and she looked forward to seeing him again.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue that Spirit Hall might someday be replaced and urged her to follow her heart; she left his counsel less troubled.
• Yu Tianxin told Yu Luomian and Yu Yuanzhen about Tian Rui, a peer-aged Spirit Douluo with Twin Martial Souls, and Yu Yuanzhen ordered an investigation into his origins.
• Zhou Xuefeng’s group separated from Ning Yulin’s group so the Dai Family would have an opportunity to make its move.

Tian Rui returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect to exact revenge for the people killed when he left years earlier and demanded sole rule of the sect. When Yu Yuanzhen refused his demands, Tian Rui attacked and killed Yu Luomian, leaving Yu Yuanzhen grieving and the sect facing further bloodshed.

• Tang Yin returned from the Clear Sky Sect, and Tian Rui visited his parents' graves before heading to Blue Lightning.
• Tian Rui destroyed the sect's entrance, triggered its alarm, and defeated the Martial Hall Master and several disciples.
• Tian Rui confronted Yu Yuanzhen and demanded the deaths of everyone involved in the old interception and sole rule of the sect.
• Yu Yuanzhen refused to accept Tian Rui's first demand, and Tian Rui struck him down before attacking Yu Luomian.
• Tian Rui killed Yu Luomian with lightning, and Yu Yuanzhen lamented the loss of his brother, son, and grandson.

Tian Rui defeated Yu Yuanzhen, took control of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, and imposed sweeping reforms. Meanwhile, Zhou Xuefeng and Tang Yin discussed their plans for Sea God Island and the sacrifices involved in divine inheritances.

• Tian Rui defeated Yu Yuanzhen in the sky, then declared himself the sole Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
• Tian Rui announced reforms that prioritized talent over bloodline, redistributed resources through assessments, reorganized the elders and disciple representation, and sent young disciples among commoners.
• Zhu Zhuyun fretted over the Dai Family's delay, while Zhou Xuefeng told her to focus on cultivation and said they would go to the Star Luo Empire if the family did not appear.
• Tang Yin proposed that Qian Renxue's unfinished divine inheritance had activated the will within the Asura Blood Sword.
• Zhou Xuefeng and Tang Yin concluded that Sea God trials would likely grant each person only one God-Bestowed Spirit Ring and discussed concealing An Lan's identity.
• Zhou Xuefeng wondered whether Bibi Dong's Twin Martial Souls had replaced the sacrifice usually required by a divine inheritance.

Zhou Xuefeng rejected the Star Luo Empire’s attempts to recruit him and dealt with the Dai Family’s schemes, while Zhu Zhuyun and her sisters killed collateral relatives who insulted them. After surviving another attack, Zhou Xuefeng, the Three Sisters, and Tang Yin invaded the Star Luo Empire amid rumors that the royal family had tried to abduct the women.

• The Star Luo Emperor decided to recruit Zhou Xuefeng while also preparing Dai Weisi’s plan to test and seize him.
• A Star Luo envoy offered Zhou Xuefeng an arrangement involving the Three Sisters, but Zhou Xuefeng dismissed him and sent him away.
• After Zhou Xuefeng defeated a Fallen Spirit Master group, Zhu Jiaxing and two relatives tried to pressure Zhu Zhuyun and her sisters into returning to the empire, and the sisters killed them.
• Zhou Xuefeng comforted Zhu Zhuyun after she grew upset, then spent two days dealing with the Dai Family’s third wave of attackers.
• Zhou Xuefeng, the Three Sisters, and Tang Yin invaded the Star Luo Empire as rumors spread that a prince had tried to abduct the women to strengthen the royal bloodline.
• The Star Luo Emperor heard the rumors and asked how far the invaders had advanced.

Zhu Xingcai confronted Dai Qifeng over his cruelty toward her sister, then buried the sister after she died by her own hand. Two days later, Zhou Xuefeng's group fought the Star Luo forces, and the emperor and Empress were left defeated and exposed.

• Dai Qifeng persuaded Zhu Xingcai to help stop Zhou Xuefeng's group, and Zhu Xingcai visited the sister he had imprisoned for twenty years.
• The sister told Zhu Xingcai how Dai Qifeng had tortured her, then used Zhu Xingcai's Soul Power to shatter her own heart meridian; Zhu Xingcai buried her in the mountains.
• Zhou Xuefeng's group met the White Tiger Knights, Dai Weisi, Dai Qifeng, and Zhu Xingcai outside the capital, and Zhou Xuefeng began the battle by killing an envoy with Blue Silver Grass.
• Zhou Xuefeng swiftly destroyed the elite soldiers, while Zhu Xingcai urged Dai Qifeng to fight and joined him in forming the Hell White Tiger.
• Zhou Xuefeng struck the Hell White Tiger with the Azure Emperor Divine Statue, breaking its fusion and causing a violent Soul Power eruption.
• The emperor and Empress accused each other over a mysterious object, and Zhou Xuefeng hypnotized them to learn that the Dai Family had no Title Douluo.

Zhou Xuefeng helped seize control of the Star Luo Empire, while several tournament champions married and their new alliances reshaped the continent. After consolidating his rule, Zhou Xuefeng prepared to leave for Sea God Island with An Lan, who parted from Qian Renxue.

• Zhu Xingcai revealed that Dai Qifeng had been crippled by a secret drug, and Zhou Xuefeng asked whether she could help him take control of the Star Luo Empire.
• An Lan married Qian Renxue, Ning Yulin married Dugu Yan, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect renamed itself the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tian Rui rejected Huo Wu's confession, then married Shui Bing'er, while Shui Yue'er admitted she found him attractive.
• Dai Qifeng abdicated in favor of Zhou Xuefeng, who purged the emperor's trusted officials, secured Zhu Xingcai's support, and married Zhu Zhuyun and her sisters.
• Over the following half year, Zhou Xuefeng forced Star Luo spirit master clans to submit and arranged for Dugu Bo to protect Zhu Xingcai and oversee the empire.
• An Lan prepared to travel to Sea God Island without Qian Renxue, and they kissed before he departed.