Chapter Summaries

The Heaven Dou Empire's Promotion Tournament began, and Blazing Fire Academy and Exotic Beast Academy won their opening matches. Ye Qiu ignored Huo Wu's pointed provocation while Meng Yiran drew his attention, and he judged that the leading teams would come from the Heaven Dou City qualifiers.

• Xue Ye addressed the arena, and the Promotion Tournament officially began with Blazing Fire Academy facing Fabia Academy.
• Huo Wushuang won three matches in a row before his exhausted Soul Power led to his defeat.
• Huo Wu defeated four opponents in succession, then pointedly challenged Ye Qiu, who ignored her and left her frustrated.
• Meng Yiran greeted Ye Qiu before defeating three opponents with her Serpent Cane, and Exotic Beast Academy narrowly won its match.
• Ye Qiu observed that the teams from the kingdoms and duchies were generally weaker than the Heaven Dou Division's Five Elements Academy teams.

Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy’s captain in a one-on-one match, overwhelming the Soul Ancestor without using a Spirit Skill. After her decisive victory, she called for Barak Academy to send its next contestant.

• Ye Qiu told Xiao Wu not to get hurt or be too ruthless before she entered the arena.
• Barak Academy’s captain underestimated Xiao Wu because of her youthful appearance and challenged her to go back down.
• Xiao Wu revealed four Spirit Rings, shocking the captain and the watching teams.
• Xiao Wu used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to get behind the captain, then threw and struck him until he lost consciousness.
• Xiao Wu’s first match ended in a complete victory, and she told Barak Academy to carry away its captain and send the next contestant.

Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy’s second Soul Ancestor with two Soul Skills, then won three more matches before the team surrendered. Her effortless one-versus-seven victory gave Blue Tyrant Academy a spectacular start to the Promotion Tournament and left the other teams wary.

• After Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy’s captain, the team sent out another Soul Ancestor, whose Sun Flower Martial Soul released poisonous mist.
• Xiao Wu evaded the mist with her third Soul Skill, used Charm to disorient her opponent, and knocked him unconscious with a kick.
• Xiao Wu easily defeated three more Barak Academy fighters using her Purple Demon Eyes and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.
• Barak Academy surrendered rather than send its final two members against Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu’s performance eclipsed the other contestants, while Huo Wu looked sharply at Ye Qiu and left him wondering what he had done.

Xiao Wu swept the opposing team in the arena, while Meng Yiran reunited with Ye Qiu and awkwardly treated the other girls as his elder sisters. The story left Shui Yue'er considering whether to approach Ye Qiu after her team finished competing.

• Xiao Wu defeated all seven opponents, and Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas discussed her strength and Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Xiao Wu celebrated with Ye Qiu, and Xiao Lan praised her own prospects as the next competitor.
• Meng Yiran greeted Ye Qiu and the others, calling Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Qing her elder sisters.
• Xiao Lan mistakenly thought Meng Yiran had called her an elder sister, then complained when Meng Yiran clarified that she had not.
• Huo Wu and the Skywater Academy girls teased Shui Yue'er about her feelings for Ye Qiu, and Xue Wu told them to wait until their team finished competing.

Meng Yiran left after Ye Qiu’s companions welcomed her to visit again, and Liu Erlong suggested that her family’s strength might benefit Soul Hall. After the day’s matches, Blue Tyrant Academy drew Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Team as its opponent for the next day, and Huo Wu looked forward to showing Ye Qiu how she had improved.

• Meng Yiran asked Ye Qiu whether she could visit often, and Liu Erlong and Zhu Zhuqing welcomed her before she left for Exotic Beast Academy.
• Liu Erlong suggested that the Peerless Dragon Snake Couple could strengthen Soul Hall, while Ye Qiu’s companions discussed helping manage or establish its branches.
• Ye Qiu warned his companions not to quarrel, and Liu Erlong and Ye Lingling promised to keep watch over them.
• Tianshui, Godwind Academy, and Thunderclap Academy also won their matches, giving the five Heaven Dou Empire teams a perfect first-day record, and Xue Ye announced rewards for all the academies.
• The academy heads drew lots, and Blue Tyrant Academy was matched against Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Team for the next day.
• Huo Wu looked forward to facing Ye Qiu and showing him the results of her month of hard work.

Huo Wu enlisted Feng Xiaotian to help her approach Ye Qiu and confirm whether he would face Blazing Fire Academy the next day. Their encounter drew attention from several academy teams, but Huo Wu had yet to explain what she wanted from Ye Qiu.

• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian for help after realizing Blue Tyrant Academy might not let Ye Qiu compete against her team.
• Huo Wu hurried after Ye Qiu with Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang, while Shui Bing'er and the Skywater Academy girls decided to follow after seeing the Thunderclap Academy team approach too.
• Ning Rongrong criticized Huo Wu for clinging to Ye Qiu, and Huo Wu angrily insisted she had come with Feng Xiaotian to ask Ye Qiu something.
• Ye Qiu greeted Feng Xiaotian and asked what he and Huo Wu needed, but Feng Xiaotian left the explanation to Huo Wu.

Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er asked Ye Qiu to face them in upcoming one-on-one matches so they could test themselves against the strongest. Ye Qiu agreed after demonstrating an illusion that left them stunned, and the group returned to camp to rest before the next day's matches.

• Huo Wu explained that she and her teammates wanted to lose to Ye Qiu rather than face him with tactics they knew would fail.
• Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er each asked Ye Qiu for another one-on-one battle.
• Liu Erlong confronted Yu Tianxin for joining the challenge, while he pleaded that the idea came from his teammates.
• Ye Qiu agreed to the matches, then used an illusion that froze the Four Element Academies members until he and his companions had left.
• Feng Xiaotian broke free first, and Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er resolved to avoid looking into Ye Qiu's eyes during their matches.
• Ye Qiu and the others returned to camp and rested through the night before the next day's advancement matches.

On the second day of the Promotion Tournament, Ye Qiu prepared to face Huo Wushuang of Blazing Fire Academy while other teams watched to assess his strength. The match began with Ye Qiu advancing toward Huo Wushuang, who strengthened his defenses and waited for the attack.

• While chatting with Meng Yiran, Ye Qiu observed the tournament and identified Plant Academy as a dangerous team of specialized Control System Spirit Masters.
• Blazing Fire Academy sent Huo Wushuang to face Ye Qiu, while Huo Wu watched anxiously from the stands, hoping Ye Qiu would notice her.
• Huo Wushuang entered the arena knowing he could not defeat Ye Qiu, and Ye Qiu invited him to begin the match.
• After the referee started the match, Ye Qiu and Huo Wushuang released their Martial Souls as the surrounding teams watched.
• Ye Qiu advanced quickly toward Huo Wushuang, who activated his first Spirit Ring to form crystalline armor and boost his defense.

Ye Qiu defeated Huo Wushuang in the arena by countering his compressed fire attacks and overwhelming him with precise strikes. Huo Wushuang admitted defeat, and Ye Qiu offered to have Lingling treat his injuries.

• Huo Wushuang fired a compressed fire sphere at Ye Qiu, but Ye Qiu evaded it and caught the returning sphere with his Mysterious Jade hand.
• Ye Qiu turned Huo Wushuang's fire attacks against him, then met his punches and seized both fists.
• Ye Qiu used his enhanced strength to pull Huo Wushuang off balance and blasted him into the air with a strike from behind.
• Ye Qiu hit Huo Wushuang's back with four flaming Rasengan, breaking his scales and severely injuring him.
• Huo Wushuang blocked Ye Qiu's final attacks, heard Ye Qiu offer Lingling's help, and admitted that he had lost.

Ye Qiu defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s first six fighters and faced Huo Wu as she took the stage for the final match. Huo Wu charged at him with her Fire Shadow Martial Soul, and Ye Qiu threw an ice cone as a probe while she activated her third Spirit Ring.

• After Huo Wushuang conceded, Ye Qiu promised Huo Wu that Xiao Lan and the others would treat her brother.
• Ye Qiu defeated Blazing Fire Academy’s next five fighters, leaving Huo Wu as the academy’s final competitor.
• Huo Wu entered the arena determined to give everything she had despite expecting to lose, and revealed her Fire Shadow Martial Soul.
• When the match began, Huo Wu charged Ye Qiu, who threw an ice cone toward her waist.
• Huo Wu dodged the ice cone, rushed within ten meters of Ye Qiu, and activated her third Spirit Ring.

Huo Wu used her Fire Shadow Martial Soul and Resisting Fire Ring to drive Ye Qiu toward the arena’s edge, then trapped him in the air and prepared a powerful attack. She merged the incandescent Fire Shadow Martial Soul with herself, leaving Ye Qiu facing an unexpected transformation.

• Huo Wu attacked Ye Qiu with fireballs and her Fire Shadow Martial Soul, but he dodged her strikes with his Sharingan.
• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to push Ye Qiu toward the arena’s boundary, but he avoided being expelled by phasing.
• Huo Wu made her Fire Shadow follow Ye Qiu and fired Resisting Fire Ring into the air when he jumped.
• Huo Wu fused her four spirit rings and created an incandescent sphere, but Ye Qiu’s Kamui disrupted her attempt to use it against him.
• Huo Wu gave the sphere to her Fire Shadow, which swallowed it and merged with her.

Huo Wu unleashed her Blazing White Form against Ye Qiu, but her immense power came at the cost of severe strain and injuries. After Ye Qiu defeated her, her clothes began burning away, and he activated the Eternal Mangekyo to help her.

• Huo Wu attacked Ye Qiu in her Blazing White Form, forcing him to meet her explosive strikes with his Ice-Cold Mysterious Jade Hand and lightning.
• Ye Qiu used his Sharingan and Chidori Sharp Spear to cut Huo Wu's final Fire Shadow Martial Soul attack in half, leaving her injured and unable to continue.
• Ye Qiu told Huo Wu she had lost and praised her move while noting that she could not control it, frustrating her even as she felt proud of her performance.
• Huo Wu's clothes began turning to ash, and Ye Qiu activated the Eternal Mangekyo, pressed his hand against her, and told her not to resist.

Ye Qiu used his Divine Might Space to save Huo Wu after her clothes burned away, then sent Dugu Yan inside with clothes for her. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan teasing Huo Wu about possibly climbing into Ye Qiu’s bed.

• Ye Qiu transported Huo Wu out of the arena with his Soul Skill, prompting confusion until Xue Ye explained what had happened.
• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian confronted Ye Qiu, who assured them Huo Wu was safe and that he would return her.
• Ye Qiu opened the Divine Might Space and sent Dugu Yan inside to give Huo Wu clothes.
• Dugu Yan found the injured Huo Wu crouching in the Divine Might Space and teased her about becoming Ye Qiu’s wife.

Dugu Yan made Huo Wu promise to keep Ye Qiu’s Divine Might Space secret before giving her clothes, and Ye Qiu released them to the others. Huo Wu thanked Ye Qiu with a kiss, then collapsed coughing blood, so he ordered three women to treat her.

• Dugu Yan warned Huo Wu not to reveal the Divine Might Space and handed her clothes to change into.
• Ye Qiu released Dugu Yan and Huo Wu from the space, and Huo Wushuang checked that his sister was all right.
• Huo Wu grabbed Ye Qiu’s arm and kissed him, prompting Ning Rongrong to accuse her of stealing their man.
• Huo Wu left with Huo Wushuang but began coughing blood, so Ye Qiu told Ye Lingling, Jiang Zhu, and Xiao Lan to treat her.

After helping heal Huo Wu, Ye Qiu and the girls continued the Promotion Tournament, where Blue Tyrant Academy maintained its winning streak. On the sixth day, Xiao Lan faced Plant Academy, and the chapter ended as she and her first opponent summoned their Martial Souls.

• Ye Lingling, Jiang Zhu, and Xiao Lan healed Huo Wu, who thanked Ye Qiu before leaving with Huo Wushuang; Feng Xiaotian later urged Huo Wu to pursue Ye Qiu.
• Bai Chenxiang won her next three matches, and Blue Tyrant Academy recorded one-versus-seven victories in each of its first five battles.
• Ye Qiu sent Xiao Lan to face Plant Academy on the sixth day, and Xiao Lan kissed him before entering the competition grounds.
• Meng Yiran asked Ye Qiu whether Xiao Lan was his biological sister and wondered if she should call Xiao Lan big sister.
• Xiao Lan and Plant Academy's first contestant summoned their Martial Souls, beginning their match.

Xiao Lan swept through Plant Academy’s contestants with her Ice-Fire Blue Silver Emperor, then faced their fire-resistant Crimson Thorn fighter. She destroyed his thorn forest and took to the air, but his final attack left the match unresolved.

• Xiao Lan defeated Plant Academy’s first contestant by burning through his plant defenses, and the team conceded the match.
• Xiao Lan defeated four more plant-type contestants with her fire-attribute Blue Silver Emperor, leaving Plant Academy down five matches.
• Plant Academy’s remaining level-forty-plus fighter, whose Martial Soul was the fire-resistant Crimson Thorn, created a thorn forest to trap Xiao Lan.
• Xiao Lan used Blue Silver Ice Fire Break to blow apart the thorn forest, then flew into the air and bombarded her opponent with fireballs and Ice Balls.
• The Crimson Thorn fighter activated his fourth Spirit Ring, coating his thorns in purple light and firing countless points of light toward Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan defeated the final Plant Academy fighter, securing Blue Tyrant Academy Team’s victory, then reunited with Ye Qiu. Huo Wu stopped the team as they left and insisted on speaking with Ye Qiu alone, leaving him caught between her request and Ning Rongrong’s watchful gaze.

• Xiao Lan avoided the Crimson Thorn Spirit Master's Thorn Rain, burned him, and threw him out of the arena; Plant Academy forfeited the match.
• Xiao Lan celebrated her victory by flying into Ye Qiu's arms, and he praised her.
• Ye Qiu invited Meng Yiran to join the group as Liu Erlong led them away from the arena.
• Huo Wu blocked the Blue Tyrant Academy Team and told Ye Qiu she wanted to speak with him alone.
• Ye Qiu suggested Huo Wu speak in front of the others, but she insisted, while Ning Rongrong reacted pointedly and Liu Erlong considered Huo Wu's competitive nature.

Huo Wu privately asked Ye Qiu why he had saved her, while Liu Erlong encouraged the other women to trust Ye Qiu. The chapter ended with Ye Qiu surprised by Huo Wu’s question, before he answered it.

• Liu Erlong sent Ye Qiu to speak with Huo Wu and led the other women back toward camp.
• Ning Rongrong questioned Liu Erlong about leaving Ye Qiu alone with Huo Wu, and Liu Erlong and Dugu Yan reassured her.
• Huo Wu led Ye Qiu to a secluded corner and thanked him for helping her before.
• Ye Qiu tried to leave when Huo Wu’s questions seemed to concern only the past, but Huo Wu stopped him.
• Huo Wu asked Ye Qiu why he had saved her despite their rivalry and the risk of exposing his secrets.

Ye Qiu explained to Huo Wu that he had saved her simply because it was the sensible thing to do, not because he had feelings for her. Huo Wu kissed him and declared she would not give up, while Feng Xiaotian accepted that she had chosen someone else.

• Ye Qiu told Huo Wu that he had intervened to save her because they had no deep grudge and her death would only worsen tensions between their academies.
• Huo Wu, disappointed by Ye Qiu's matter-of-fact explanation, hurried after him and kissed him when they nearly collided.
• Ye Qiu pushed Huo Wu away and questioned her; she called the kiss thanks for saving her and vowed not to give up on him.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang revealed they had watched the encounter, and Feng Xiaotian said he would accept Huo Wu's feelings for Ye Qiu.

Feng Xiaotian worried that Huo Wu might pursue Ye Qiu, while Ye Qiu returned to camp and reunited with Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. After the Blue Tyrant Academy Team won ten matches in a row, Ye Qiu faced Skywater Academy and warned Shui Yue'er not to look into his eyes.

• Huo Wushuang told Feng Xiaotian that Huo Wu might stubbornly pursue Ye Qiu, and the two hurried back to the competition area.
• Ye Qiu returned to camp, where Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing greeted him and playfully competed for his attention.
• The Blue Tyrant Academy Team won three more promotion matches, reaching ten consecutive victories.
• Ye Qiu took the arena to compete against Skywater Academy while Shui Yue'er approached him.
• Ye Qiu warned Shui Yue'er not to look into his eyes, but she replied that her big sister had already told her about his eyes.