Chapter Summaries

Tang San and Oscar saw the Elephant Armor School's refusal to submit as a weakness in Qin He's rule, while Xiao Chenyu insisted Qin He had a master plan for winning the school's loyalty. Qin He privately denied having any hidden strategy and was surprised by Hu Yanzhen's stubborn resistance.

• Tang San took satisfaction in Hu Yanzhen's refusal to submit and thought Qin He's forceful rule would provoke other factions to resist.
• Oscar judged Qin He greedy and domineering, believing his pursuit of perfection would eventually cause problems.
• Xiao Chenyu predicted Hu Yanzhen would become Qin He's devoted fan, then told Xie Yue that Qin He was staging the conflict to impress the empire's other forces.
• Xie Yue questioned whether Qin He could win the Elephant Armor School's wholehearted loyalty and argued that destroying it would be simpler.
• Qin He privately insisted he had no grand plan and admitted he found Hu Yanzhen's continued resistance an unexpected delight.

Hu Yanzhen resisted Qin He’s influence because he feared Qin He would abandon the Elephant Armor School’s defensive focus for unconventional training. Spirit Hall and Shrek Academy discussed the sect’s defiance, with Dai Mubai admiring its loyalty.

• Hu Yanzhen considered the clash between Extreme Flow and Balanced Flow and decided the Elephant Armor School should preserve its specialized defense rather than follow Qin He’s methods.
• Hu Yanzhen feared Qin He might force the Elephant Armor School to change its cultivation path and believed many Heaven Dou factions shared his concern.
• Bibi Dong regretted that the Elephant Armor School had provoked Qin He, while Salas said Qin He was using the sect’s defeat to frighten other opponents.
• Dai Mubai praised Hu Yanzhen’s steadfast resistance, admiring the loyalty he believed an emperor needed in his followers.

Qin He praised Hu Yanzhen’s Diamond Mammoth martial soul while privately hoping to cultivate him into a worthy enemy, but the onlookers interpreted the remark as deliberate mockery. The chapter ended with Ma Hongjun praising his own looks and being ridiculed by the people around him.

• Qin He considered how his opponents kept surrendering and decided Hu Yanzhen was a promising enemy to nurture.
• Qin He praised Hu Yanzhen and mistakenly called his Diamond Mammoth martial soul a Diamond Mammoth Pig.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flander concluded that Qin He was intentionally mocking Hu Yanzhen, while Qin Zhan defended his son and drew more suspicion.
• Hu Yanzhen complained that the Qin Family was humiliating the Elephant Armor School, and Yu Xiaogang accused Qin Zhan of showing off.
• Ma Hongjun claimed he had once been almost as handsome as Qin He, and the people at Shrek Academy mocked him.

Xiao Chenyu convinced the gathered Soul Masters that Qin He’s casual words carried hidden cultivation guidance, though Qin He denied having any deeper meaning. Hu Yanzhen reconsidered Qin He’s mention of the Diamond Mammoth Pig and concluded that it reminded him to focus on the essence of a Martial Soul.

• Xiao Chenyu argued that Qin He’s words always held profound meaning, and Xie Yue began to agree.
• Qin He denied that he intended to show off or offer cultivation guidance and tried to send everyone away.
• Hu Yanzhen reconsidered Qin He’s past conduct and decided Qin He was genuinely modest rather than deliberately humiliating opponents.
• Hu Yanzhen reflected on how Soul Masters judged Martial Souls by their names and reputations.
• Hu Yanzhen concluded that Qin He’s mention of the Diamond Mammoth Pig reminded him not to forget the essence of a Martial Soul.

Qin He’s supposed guidance of Hu Yanzhen astonished the onlookers, who saw it as both a breakthrough and a way for Qin He to win the Haojia Sect’s loyalty. Qin He denied knowing how to guide anyone, but Hu Yanzhen suddenly began to glow.

• Xie Yue questioned why Qin He was guiding Hu Yanzhen, while Xiao Chenyu suggested the guidance was a way to win over the Haojia Sect.
• Bibi Dong doubted Qin He could guide a Soul Douluo, but Salas insisted Qin He had helped others break through before.
• Yu Xiaogang wondered whether Qin He could help him break past level twenty-nine, and Flander cautioned him not to expect it.
• Qin He protested that he did not know how to guide anyone, then a burst of light emerged from Hu Yanzhen’s body.

Qin He’s supposed guidance transformed Hu Yanzhen’s Diamond Mammoth martial soul into a pig, leading bystanders to believe he had ruined the Elephant Armor School. Hu Yanzhen revealed that the new martial soul was even stronger, leaving the school convinced Qin He had uncovered its true potential.

• Hu Yanzhen’s martial soul changed from a Diamond Mammoth into a small pig, shocking Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and the others.
• Qin He admitted he had caused the transformation and felt delighted that his guidance might finally have failed.
• Hu Yanzhen thanked Qin He, explaining that the transformed martial soul revealed the Elephant Armor School’s true essence.
• The onlookers discovered that the pig’s aura was stronger than the Diamond Mammoth’s and reconsidered Qin He’s guidance.

Shrek Academy lamented that Qin He’s efforts had left soul masters with fewer chances to fight, while Bibi Dong feared his growing influence had weakened Spirit Hall’s standing. She decided to use the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament to recruit soul masters with lavish soul-bone rewards.

• Ma Hongjun complained that peace among soul masters left Shrek Academy with nowhere to fight, and Dai Mubai predicted Qin He had another move planned.
• Bibi Dong and Salas discussed how Qin He had won civilian soul masters’ support and strengthened the Heaven Dou Empire, leaving Spirit Hall struggling to compete.
• Salas proposed using the approaching Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament to attract soul masters with generous rewards.
• Bibi Dong announced that qualifying competitors who joined Spirit Hall would receive a top-grade soul bone, with even greater rewards for the tournament champions.

Hu Yanzhen interpreted Qin He's guidance as a revelation about his martial soul and renamed the Haojia Sect the Pig Armor Sect. Inspired by Qin He's success, Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to offer free cultivation lessons, and the chapter ended with soul masters across the continent studying rather than fighting.

• Hu Yanzhen declared that the Haojia Sect would become the Pig Armor Sect and that its martial soul was the Diamond Mammoth Pig.
• The gathered soul masters were left speechless as Hu Yanzhen praised Qin He and credited him with revealing the martial soul's essence.
• Bibi Dong resented Qin He's growing influence, but Salas suggested that Spirit Hall could also recruit talent by teaching soul masters.
• Bibi Dong ordered Spirit Hall to open free classes and spread the news throughout the Douluo Continent.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai observed that soul masters had begun studying, and Dai Mubai concluded that Qin He had changed the continent's customs through an open scheme.

Spirit Hall recruited a new tournament team by offering soul bones after Xiao Chenyu had lured away its academy members, raising the stakes for the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament. Shrek prepared to compete despite its fractured roster, while Qin He showed little interest and told Xiao Chenyu to offer the Heaven Dou Empire’s most precious rewards.

• Bibi Dong used soul bones to recruit young soul masters and form a team for Spirit Hall, drawing attention across the continent.
• Yu Xiaogang worried Qin He might enter the tournament, and Flander agreed that Qin He was far too powerful for ordinary competition.
• Tang San declared that Shrek Academy would aim for the championship, while Dai Mubai questioned their chances and Tang San explained the tournament’s team and individual formats.
• Xiao Chenyu asked Qin He what rewards the Heaven Dou Empire should offer, and Qin He told him to use its most precious treasures before returning to sleep.

Qin He announced lavish rewards for the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Youth Elite Tournament, and his promise of guidance made him the most attractive patron to spirit masters. As the tournament opened at the remodeled Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, young competitors and spectators alike focused on joining Qin He’s side.

• Qin He ordered Xiao Chenyu to offer the empire’s most precious treasures as tournament rewards and to make the competition as lavish as possible.
• Word spread that Qin He had committed enormous rewards and would guide competitors, drawing praise and making spirit masters favor him over Spirit Hall and the Star Luo Empire.
• The tournament began at the remodeled Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, where crowds gathered early to see the young competitors.
• Representatives from major factions tried to recruit competitors, but many said they wanted to join the Heaven Dou Empire because of Qin He.
• The factions discovered that even without competing, Qin He had become the main attraction for spirit masters attending the tournament.

Tianshui Academy's team discussed meeting Qin He during the tournament, with several members hoping he could guide their cultivation while Shui Bing'er doubted his ability and condemned his romantic reputation. Shui Bing'er introduced herself as a forty-third-rank control-system Battle Soul Master and said she wanted to see how Qin He would guide her.

• Tianshui Academy's young women talked excitedly about finally meeting Qin He at the tournament.
• Shui Bing'er warned her teammates not to expect Qin He to improve their cultivation because their martial souls differed from his.
• The short-haired girl and a red-haired teammate argued that Qin He had guided Hu Yanzhen and that his abilities would soon be clear when they visited him.
• Shui Bing'er dismissed Qin He's achievements and criticized his romantic history, prompting her teammates to tease her about falling for him.
• Shui Bing'er introduced herself as Tianshui Academy's captain and a forty-third-rank control-system Battle Soul Master, then challenged Qin He to show how he would guide her.

After learning that Tianshui Academy’s students had come to visit Qin He, Spirit Hall and Shrek Academy worried about what the encounter would mean, while Qin He feared he might accidentally mislead them. He reluctantly agreed to meet them after Xiao Chenyu said they had already arrived.

• Bibi Dong feared Qin He would win over Tianshui Academy, and Salas tried to reassure her that its students were unlike the Elephant Armor School.
• Bibi Dong remained worried because Shui Bing'er was a girl and Qin He was exceptionally charming.
• At Shrek Academy, Qin Zhan voiced concern for Qin He, while Flander and Yu Xiaogang discussed Tianshui Academy’s strength and Shui Bing'er's abilities.
• Qin He was surprised to hear that Tianshui Academy’s students wanted to visit and worried that his improvised guidance might harm Shui Bing'er.
• Xiao Chenyu told Qin He that the students were already there, and Qin He reluctantly agreed to meet them.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, Shui Bing'er met Qin He and privately judged him handsome but unimpressive, while Tianshui Academy’s students and Qin He’s companions misread her thoughts as love at first sight. The chapter ended with Shui Bing'er introducing herself as a Level 43 Battle Soul Master and assuming Qin He was unnerved by her strength.

• Shui Bing'er saw Qin He and thought his handsome appearance did not make him seem powerful.
• The Tianshui Academy team teased Shui Bing'er, believing she had fallen for Qin He, while Qin He grew uneasy at their admiring attention.
• Xiao Chenyu claimed Shui Bing'er was worried about her rivals for Qin He’s affection, and Xie Yue judged her for supposedly falling for his looks.
• Qin He overheard Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue and realized they had misunderstood Shui Bing'er’s reaction.
• Shui Bing'er introduced herself to Qin He as a Level 43 Battle Soul Master and assumed his silence meant he was intimidated by her strength.

Shui Bing'er met Qin He and mistook his apparent dejection for the hardship of ruling the Heaven Dou Empire, softening toward him as her teammates assumed she had fallen in love. Xiao Chenyu judged her strength weak by comparison with Qin He's powerful followers, while Shui Yue'er praised her and drew strange looks from Qin He and the others.

• Shui Bing'er introduced herself to Qin He as a Level 43 Battle Soul Master and felt sympathy for his apparent struggles as emperor.
• The Tianshui Academy women whispered that Shui Bing'er had fallen for Qin He at first sight.
• Xiao Chenyu dismissed Shui Bing'er's strength as weak beside Qin He's followers, noting that he had reached Level 55 and Xie Yue Level 50.
• Shui Yue'er praised Shui Bing'er's strength to Qin He, prompting strange looks from him, Xiao Chenyu, and Xie Yue.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, Tianshui Academy’s members praised Shui Bing’er’s Level 43 strength, only for Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue to reveal that they were already above Level 50. The chapter ended with a Heaven Dou Empire guard telling Shui Bing’er that weak strength was no fault and urging her to speak up.

• Shui Yue'er said that Shui Bing’er was a Level 43 Battle Soul Master at sixteen, leaving Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue incredulous.
• A short-haired Tianshui Academy member questioned why the others seemed surprised by Shui Bing’er’s strength.
• Xiao Chenyu said that everyone present was at least Level 50 and displayed his five Soul Rings.
• Xie Yue revealed his Level 50 strength, and Xiao Chenyu introduced himself as a Level 55 Soul Master.
• The guards at the Heaven Dou Royal Palace displayed their Soul Rings, and a guard told Shui Bing’er that weak strength was not a fault.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue showed off their strength and mocked the Tianshui Academy girls, leaving Qin He displeased. Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er pushed back and demanded that Qin He prove whether he was stronger than Shui Bing'er.

• Qin He objected when Xiao Chenyu, Xie Yue, and others displayed their soul rings, viewing their display as needless intimidation.
• Xiao Chenyu's remarks about the Tianshui girls being weak stunned Shui Bing'er, who questioned how her Level 43 strength and Ice Phoenix Martial Soul could be considered weak.
• Xie Yue insulted Tianshui Academy as provincial, prompting the girls to protest that the older men were bullying them with superior strength.
• Shui Bing'er argued that the Heaven Dou group was relying on age and numbers, while Shui Yue'er challenged Qin He to prove he was stronger than her Level 43 big sister.

Qin He spoke gently with the women of Tianshui Academy while repeatedly denying that he had strength, wisdom, or knowledge of martial spirit theory. His humility made Shui Bing'er and the others suspect he was hiding his true abilities.

• Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue realized Qin He had used their insults as a chance to impress the women of Tianshui Academy, and they admired his skill at courting girls.
• Shui Bing'er appreciated Qin He's gentleness but doubted his strength and decided she preferred a more formidable man.
• The women gathered around Qin He to ask about martial spirits and his views on Tianshui Academy, but he claimed he was only an ordinary Soul Master.
• After Qin He repeatedly denied his reputed talents, the women began to question his modesty, and Shui Bing'er grew suspicious that he was concealing his abilities.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, Qin He let Shui Bing'er believe he was weak while she advised him to improve, and he quietly accepted her assumptions. Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue concluded that Qin He was deliberately playing the weakling to gain the Tianshui Academy girls’ trust and affection.

• At Xiao Chenyu’s command, the Heaven Dou Empire’s soul masters revealed their Soul Power levels and soul rings, while Qin He stayed seated and showed nothing.
• Shui Bing'er assumed Qin He was weak because he did not display his strength, and Qin He called himself an ordinary soul master while apologizing for the others’ behavior.
• Shui Bing'er praised Qin He’s leadership, then warned him that his personal strength was too weak and that he should work harder.
• Qin He agreed with Shui Bing'er, leaving Xiao Chenyu, Xie Yue, and himself speechless at her mistaken advice.
• Xie Yue asked Xiao Chenyu whether Qin He had fallen for Shui Bing'er, and Xiao Chenyu explained that Qin He was pretending to be weak to win the Tianshui Academy girls’ trust.

At the Heaven Dou Royal Palace, the Tianshui Academy girls began to suspect Qin He was hiding his strength after Xie Yue and Xiao Chenyu laughed at his claims of weakness. Shui Bing'er challenged Qin He to demonstrate his strength, while Xie Yue warned her to use her strongest power.

• Xie Yue laughed at the Tianshui Academy girls for regretting that Qin He seemed weak, knowing he was pretending to be modest.
• Xiao Chenyu remarked that Qin He's humble act was another way of attracting girls, and Shui Bing'er noticed their reaction.
• Xie Yue explained that showing weakness could benefit Qin He, prompting the Tianshui Academy girls to suspect he was hiding something.
• After the meal, Shui Bing'er asked Qin He for guidance on a Soul Skill while watching him closely.
• Qin He said he did not know how to guide others, but Shui Bing'er summoned her martial soul to test his strength.
• Xie Yue urged Shui Bing'er to use her strongest abilities, warning that she would otherwise lose badly.

Shui Bing'er unleashed her Ice Phoenix against Qin He, expecting to demonstrate her strength, but Qin He accidentally destroyed it with a sneeze. Shui Bing'er was left exhausted and convinced Qin He had been pretending to be weak to humiliate her, while he tried to explain that the sneeze had been unintentional.

• Shui Bing'er summoned her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and gathered snow into a massive phoenix above the Heaven Dou Royal Palace.
• Shui Bing'er told Qin He she had used her strongest move and warned him that she could not fully control its power.
• Qin He sneezed, and the gust from his body knocked the Ice Phoenix from the sky, shattering it and ending the cold around the palace.
• Shui Bing'er questioned what Qin He had done, while Xiao Chenyu and Xie Yue insisted that he had only sneezed and was overwhelmingly powerful.
• Shui Bing'er accused Qin He of pretending to be weak to humiliate her, and Qin He tried to explain that he had not meant to make a move.