Chapter Summaries

Bibi Dong planned to use Hu Liena to draw Wu Qi into the Papal Hall, while Shrek's humiliation and Yu Xiaogang's arrest shifted how other teams viewed the academy. After Beast Spirit Academy's defeat, Meng Shu encouraged Meng Yiran to get to know Yu Tianheng for the Dragon Serpent Family's benefit.

• Bibi Dong reviewed the Seven Treasures Team's two Soul Kings and decided Hu Liena could help bring Wu Qi into the Papal Hall, so she encouraged Hu Liena to invite him to dinner after the competition.
• Shrek Academy defeated Beast Spirit Academy by one to seven, and other teams mocked Beast Spirit Academy while Shrek's arrogance drew scorn.
• Wu Qi explained that Shrek's anger likely stemmed from Yu Xiaogang's arrest, and reports of Yu Xiaogang's deception spread through the Qualifying Round venue.
• Meng Shu comforted Meng Yiran after the defeat and urged her to get to know Yu Tianheng, hoping the Dragon Serpent Family could benefit from his ties to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Feng Xiaotian led the Seven Treasures Team against the Hagen-Dazs Team and won by defeating all five opponents he faced. After the match, Wu Qi prepared the team for its upcoming bout against Shrek, where he planned to lead off.

• Wu Qi chose to hold his strength in reserve before the Seven Treasures Team's match against the Shrek Team.
• Feng Xiaotian took the first match against the Hagen-Dazs Team while the Seven Treasures Team discussed how many opponents he could defeat.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng to study Feng Xiaotian's fighting habits ahead of their match against the Seven Treasures Team.
• Feng Xiaotian defeated five Hagen-Dazs Team members, tying the Qualifying Round record, and the Seven Treasures Team won by a score of three to seven.
• Wu Qi won the betting pool and said he would lead off against Shrek, with Feng Xiaotian following, as the team aimed to finish with a one-to-seven score.

Yu Tianheng insisted on opening Shrek Team’s match against Thunder Academy, despite Tang San warning that Yu Tianxin might avoid him. Yu Tianheng won his first bout but exhausted himself and lost to Thunder Academy’s second competitor, leaving Shrek Team to continue with Xiao Wu.

• Yu Tianxin told Lei Dong he would prioritize Thunder Academy’s victory and take the field only when it served the team.
• Yu Tianheng chose to compete first, and Thunder Academy sent Lei Dong to face him.
• Yu Tianheng defeated Lei Dong but used up too much soul power in the fight.
• Thunder Academy sent a Soul Ancestor instead of Yu Tianxin, and the worn-down Yu Tianheng lost after three minutes.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena as Shrek Team’s second competitor.
• Sun Buyu explained Yu Tianheng’s three signature moves, while Wu Qi praised Yu Tianxin’s disciplined lineup choice.

With the match tied at six to six, Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and faced Yu Tianxin in the deciding duel. Tang San drove Yu Tianxin back with powerful hammer strikes, while Wu Qi noted that Tang San’s blacksmithing skill might make up for his limited experience with the weapon.

• After Tailong and Taila were defeated, Dai Mubai eliminated two opponents but was then defeated by Yu Tianxin, tying the score at six to six.
• Tang San entered the deciding match and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, showing two Soul Rings and confirming Yu Tianxin’s suspicions about his origins.
• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to deflect Yu Tianxin’s Thunder Dragon Claw and force him backward.
• Tang San struck the arena with his Second Soul Skill, Thousand Jun Strength, while Yu Tianxin retreated and assessed the hammer’s power.
• Qian Gu Changkong predicted Yu Tianxin would win by prolonging the fight, but Wu Qi pointed out that Tang San’s blacksmithing experience could help him wield the hammer.

Tang San defeated Yu Tianxin, giving Shrek Team a narrow victory over Thunder Academy Team, and Shrek decided to face Seven Treasures Team despite their injuries. As the teams prepared for the next match, Wu Qi kept Seven Treasures Team’s lineup unchanged while Meng Yiran argued that Shrek could still win.

• Tang San defeated Yu Tianxin with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Shrek Academy Team beat Thunder Academy Team by one point.
• Liu Erlong suggested forfeiting the match against Seven Treasures Team, but Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Tailong, and Taila backed competing.
• Tang San agreed to fight and asked Liu Erlong to obtain candy beans so the team could recover before the match.
• Feng Xiaotian suggested changing Seven Treasures Team’s lineup, but Wu Qi kept the order and named Wang Lang as the sole substitute.
• The teams debated the coming clash, and Meng Yiran said Shrek Team might defeat Seven Treasures Team despite the difference in strength.

Tang San used Shao Xin’s sugar bean to gain an advantage before Shrek Team’s match against Seven Treasures Team, while Wu Qi learned that a Spirit Hall squad had been wiped out near the Destruction Mountain Range. The match began with Tang San acting strangely, and Wu Qi’s allies warned him about the hidden enhancement.

• Meng Yiran invoked the Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple to end her dispute with the other teams, further alienating Beast Spirit Academy.
• Tang San noticed Shao Xin’s seventh-skill sugar bean among Liu Erlong’s gifts and secretly kept it for the upcoming match.
• Dugu Bo told Wu Qi that Tang Hao was away, that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had made no move to rescue Yu Xiaogang, and that Spirit Hall’s squad had been wiped out near the Destruction Mountain Range.
• Before the match, Tang San secretly ate Shao Xin’s sugar bean before tournament staff began monitoring the teams.
• Wu Qi noticed Tang San’s odd behavior, and Feng Xiaotian and Gu Rong warned him that Tang San had likely consumed a powerful food-based enhancement.

Wu Qi defeated Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai in succession, giving Seven Treasures Team a two-to-zero lead over Shrek Team. He left the arena having won a one-versus-two match with little effort.

• Dai Mubai took the field first for Shrek Team while Wu Qi represented Seven Treasures Team, and Yu Tianheng tried to provoke him before the match began.
• Yu Tianheng waited for Wu Qi to attack, then unleashed his lightning assault, but Wu Qi used controlled air currents to scatter his attack and blow him out of the arena.
• Tang San ordered Dai Mubai to attack without pause, and Dai Mubai opened with his fourth soul skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Wu Qi used his fourth soul skill to rush behind Dai Mubai, then overpowered him in close combat and threw him out of the arena.
• The referee declared Dai Mubai eliminated, giving Seven Treasures Team a two-to-zero lead over Shrek Team.

Wu Qi faced Tang San after the Shrek Team’s earlier fighters failed, while the tournament officials debated whether Tang San had gained an unfair advantage from Candy Beans. Their battle began with Tang San using the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, and Wu Qi’s aerial counterattack left the outcome uncertain.

• Ning Rongrong bet that Wu Qi would defeat all seven Shrek opponents, while Feng Xiaotian wagered on one against six.
• After Dai Mubai conceded, Tang San chose to fight Wu Qi early, confident that Candy Beans would help him win.
• Wu Qi accused Tang San of killing Wang Teng and implied he had eaten Candy Beans, but Tang San denied breaking the tournament rules.
• Bishop Salas challenged Tang San about consuming food before the match, but Ning Fengzhi allowed the fight to proceed because no rule violation could be proven.
• Tang San attacked Wu Qi with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Wu Qi flew above its range before diving back to meet the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer with the Spirit Luan Martial Void Art.
• Feng Xiaotian noticed that Tang San’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was poorly executed, while Sun Buyu waited to see whether Wu Qi could meet the bettors’ expectations.

Wu Qi defeated Tang San by controlling the arena’s airflow and keeping him pinned down, then severely injured him before eliminating him. Xiao Wu entered the arena determined to avenge Tang San and continue Shrek’s fight.

• Wu Qi used his speed and wind control to evade Tang San’s hammer and keep him from rising, forcing Tang San to defend from the ground.
• Tang San exhausted Shao Xin’s Candy Bean recovery effects but could not escape Wu Qi’s attacks, and Wu Qi eliminated him after leaving him severely injured.
• Liu Erlong carried Tang San away for treatment and warned Shrek’s remaining members to quickly eliminate Wu Qi, then surrender if Feng Xiaotian appeared next.
• Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai went to check on Tang San while Xiao Wu resolved to defeat Wu Qi and try to eliminate another opponent.
• Xiao Wu walked onto the arena as onlookers remarked that Wu Qi’s one-versus-three performance might have been even greater if Shrek had changed its lineup order.

Wu Qi concealed his strength during the Shrek Academy match and used his Fifth Soul Skill to eliminate Xiao Wu, then fought Zhu Zhuqing. The chapter ended with Wu Qi easily blocking Zhu Zhuqing’s all-out attack.

• Meng Shu realized Wu Qi was pretending to be weakened but could not warn Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu attacked Wu Qi, who used Azure Luan Swiftness to throw her out of the arena and eliminate her.
• Xiao Wu urged Zhu Zhuqing to avenge Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the match despite questioning whether Shrek should concede.
• Wu Qi revealed he still had strength to spare and suppressed Zhu Zhuqing, who switched to defense before unleashing her Netherworld Shadow Clone and Netherworld Slash.
• Wu Qi used Wing Blade Slash to block Zhu Zhuqing’s attack with ease.

Wu Qi continued Shrek Team’s challenge after defeating six opponents, and Taila entered the arena to fight him despite the team’s warnings. Wu Qi’s stamina was nearly exhausted, leaving the outcome of the final match uncertain as the audience watched for a possible one-against-seven.

• Zhu Zhuqing conceded after realizing Wu Qi still had plenty of Soul Power, and Tailong went out to avenge the Young Master.
• Tang San woke and learned that Xiao Wu had lost to Wu Qi, though she believed Wu Qi had exhausted his Soul Power.
• Zhu Zhuqing returned and warned that Tailong was already fighting Wu Qi, while Taila had gone up next.
• Taila entered the arena, and the referee quickly started the match as the audience cheered for Wu Qi’s chance to set a record.
• Wu Qi and Taila fought hand to hand, but Wu Qi’s stamina was nearly depleted after six matches.

Wu Qi defeated the Shrek Team alone, setting a new one-versus-seven tournament record. The chapter ended with the Seven Treasures Team celebrating while Wu Qi recovered from the exhausting battle and Shrek faced the humiliation of its loss.

• Wu Qi used his Spirit Skills to withstand Taila’s attacks, recover his breath, and trap Taila in a wind tornado.
• Wu Qi accelerated his Feather Blades through the tornado, then suplexed Taila and held a wing blade to his throat.
• The referee declared the Seven Treasures Team the winner over Shrek by seven to zero, and the audience and distinguished guests applauded Wu Qi’s record-breaking victory.
• The Shrek Team members fell silent, and Tang San regretted that he had been unconscious and unable to prevent the defeat.
• The Seven Treasures Team escorted Wu Qi back to their tent, where Ning Rongrong and Ning Tianyu helped him recover while Ning Rongrong collected the team’s wager.

Wu Qi joined Xue Qinghe and the organizing committee to address loopholes in the tournament rules and proposed a new finals format. The committee considered his plan, which would reshape the competition before the finals.

• Wu Qi anticipated that the tournament rules would be revised after the Flame Radiance Academy Team and Shrek Team exploited loopholes.
• Tang San led the Shrek Team to another one-versus-five victory the next morning.
• Xue Qinghe summoned Wu Qi to the organizing committee, where Pierce proposed adding arena battles to the finals.
• Ning Fengzhi objected that changing the rules at the last minute favored the Spirit Hall Academy Team and disadvantaged teams built for team battles.
• Wu Qi proposed rotating among one-on-one arena battles, the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, and team battles, with a best-of-three system from the final six onward.

Wu Qi proposed the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation for the finals, and the organizing committee approved the format in principle. He outlined the new rules and began planning the Seven Treasures Team’s lineups, leaving the detailed tactics for later discussion.

• Wu Qi proposed a format combining two two-versus-two matches and one three-versus-three match, and Salas, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Pierce supported discussing its rules.
• Pierce returned to Papal Hall while Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi went to report to Xue Ye, and Wu Qi briefed the Seven Treasures Team on the format.
• Wu Qi asked Sun Buyu to work with Vice Dean Xia Changhe on tactics and explained that competitors could not be reused in the two-versus-two matches.
• Wu Qi planned to pair with Ning Rongrong before the six-to-three matches and with Chang Kong afterward, while keeping Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu in reserve for crucial three-versus-three matches.
• Wu Qi promised that every substitute would get at least one chance to compete in the finals.

The Qualifying Round ended with the Seven Treasures Team taking first place, and Xue Ye announced rewards and new rules for the finals. As the teams prepared to leave for Spirit City in three days, the Shrek Team still lacked tactics for the changed competition format.

• Dugu Yan questioned Wu Qi about inventing the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, and Wu Qi explained it was meant to balance Spirit Hall's proposal.
• The Shrek Team learned about the new finals formats through Meng Yiran, while Tang San worried about Yu Xiaogang's absence and considered giving his Clear Sky Hammer another Soul Ring.
• Xue Ye announced the Qualifying Round results, with the Seven Treasures Team first, the Shrek Team second, and the Thunder Team third.
• Xue Ye promised noble-rank promotions to teams that reached the finals and offered the Seven Treasures Team additional promotions if they won the championship or performed outstandingly.
• Xue Ye confirmed that the finals would use a new format and amended rules, and announced that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe would escort the teams to Spirit City with one thousand Royal Knights in three days.

Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi promised the Seven Treasures Team valuable rewards if they won the championship, while the new competition format prompted Tang Hao to investigate Wu Qi’s apparent strength and Bibi Dong to review the rules. Tang Hao agreed to help Tang San add one Soul Ring as the finals approached.

• Xue Ye promised each Seven Treasures Team member a Thirty Thousand Year Soul Bone if they won the championship, and Ning Fengzhi offered another Soul Bone to the team’s best performer.
• Great Soul Arenas across the Heaven Dou Empire announced permanent three-versus-three spirit battles after the competition schedule changed.
• Tang Hao questioned Tang San about Wu Qi’s stamina and suspected a secret method had boosted Wu Qi’s Soul Power, while Tang San admitted he had cheated in their match.
• Tang Hao agreed to help Tang San obtain one more Soul Ring for his Clear Sky Hammer, warning that adding more risked a deadly clash between his Soul Powers.
• Pierce told Bibi Dong that Wu Qi had devised the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, and Bibi Dong accepted the schedule while planning for Spirit Hall to prepare for it.

Wu Qi and the Seven Treasures Academy team hurriedly arranged partners and tactics for the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation before the tournament delegation departed for Spirit City. During the journey, Wu Qi proposed tabletop simulations to help the teams prepare, and the new formation became a major focus among the competitors.

• Xia Changhe supervised the Seven Treasures Academy team's sparring and assigned Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong as a strong two-person pairing, while Wu Qi, Qian Gu Changkong, and Ning Rongrong formed an effective three-person team.
• After three days of hurried preparations, the Heaven Dou Empire's thousand-person delegation departed Heaven Dou City for Spirit City.
• Ning Rongrong noticed that Tang San had arrived shortly before departure, and Wu Qi suggested that Tang San might have gone to add Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed sneaking out at night to train, but Sun Buyu warned that leaving camp could endanger the team and disrupt the procession.
• Wu Qi proposed tabletop tactical simulations, and participating teams began preparing for the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation in different ways.

Bibi Dong ordered Yu Xiaogang kept unharmed but isolated as Spirit Hall prepared to bargain with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Meanwhile, Flender left Shrek Academy with his old brothers after Ma Hongjun’s death, while Hu Liena discussed the finals strategy with Bibi Dong.

• Bibi Dong told the warden to keep Yu Xiaogang in solitary confinement and ensure he had no visible injuries before the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan came for him.
• Yu Xiaogang initially celebrated his transfer but gradually lost his sense of time and began to lose his mind in isolation.
• Flender refused Liu Erlong’s request to lead the Shrek Team in the finals, resigned as dean, and left the academy’s responsibilities temporarily with the head instructor.
• Flender and his old brothers departed Heaven Dou City, then discussed finding a new line of work instead of opening another academy.
• Hu Liena explained the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation to Bibi Dong, who advised the Golden Generation to follow their lead teacher’s arrangements and conserve Soul Power.

The Heaven Dou Empire convoy arrived in Spirit City alongside the Star Luo Empire’s teams, and the Seven Treasures Team settled into its hotel before Wu Qi met Chrysanthemum Douluo. After handing over the promised Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum seed, Wu Qi rejected Chrysanthemum Douluo’s attempt to trade for a spiritual immortal herb and ended their dealings.

• The Heaven Dou and Star Luo convoys encountered each other outside Spirit City, but Spirit Hall’s Soul Douluo experts prevented a fight and escorted them into the city together.
• Wu Qi noticed Dai Weisi watching him from the Star Luo Royal Academy carriage but ignored his provocation.
• The Seven Treasures Team upgraded to a luxurious suite at Spirit City Hotel, and Wu Qi told everyone to rest while he went out.
• Wu Qi met Chrysanthemum Douluo on the hotel rooftop and gave him the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum seed promised in their agreement.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo asked to buy a spiritual immortal herb for Hu Liena, but Wu Qi refused and said they should avoid further contact.

Wu Qi secured an indoor training ground and planned to leave Spirit City after the competition, while the Shrek Team prepared for the finals without Flender. Yu Luomian negotiated Yu Xiaogang’s release from Bibi Dong at a steep price, but his offer to expel Yu Xiaogang pushed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan onto Bibi Dong’s kill list.

• Wu Qi asked Chrysanthemum Douluo to arrange an indoor training ground, then told Dugu Bo he had learned about Immortal Herbs from Chrysanthemum Douluo’s guide and heard Dugu Bo’s warning about Spirit Hall’s power struggles.
• Tang San learned Flender was absent, and Liu Erlong left to focus on rescuing Yu Xiaogang; Tang San assigned the Shrek Team’s pairings and battle roles for the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation.
• Yu Luomian used the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s Papal Order to gain an audience with Bibi Dong and asked her to release Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Luomian offered any price and said Yu Xiaogang would be expelled from the clan, causing Bibi Dong to put the clan on her kill list.
• Yu Luomian paid Bibi Dong a large compensation, including a Twenty Thousand Year Soul Bone, and she agreed to release Yu Xiaogang on the condition that Yu Luomian collect him from Sky Prison and confirm he was unharmed.