Chapter Summaries

Yu Xiaogang was released from Sky Prison only to be expelled from the Yu family, and he returned to find the Shrek Team preparing for finals under new tournament rules. After learning the Seven Treasures Team had already beaten Shrek one against seven, he realized his carefully planned team tactics might be useless.

• Yu Luomian freed Yu Xiaogang from Sky Prison and told him the Yu family had expelled him from its registry.
• Yu Xiaogang resisted the notice, but Yu Luomian pressured him until he signed it and then threw him out of the carriage.
• Liu Erlong welcomed Yu Xiaogang back, and he resolved to focus on winning the tournament before addressing his family’s decision.
• Yu Xiaogang reunited with the Shrek Team and began to discuss tactics, but the others told him the finals format had changed.
• Tang San explained the new formats and revealed that the Seven Treasures Team had defeated Shrek one against seven, leaving Yu Xiaogang alarmed about their chances.

Yu Xiaogang planned the Shrek Team's tactics and advised Tang San to focus on cultivating Blue Silver Grass to suppress his Clear Sky Hammer Soul Power. Wu Qi brought the Seven Treasures Team to a private training ground, where they unexpectedly encountered the Spirit Academy Team and Hu Liena.

• Yu Xiaogang told the Shrek Team to conserve Soul Power, prioritize the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, and prepare to forfeit one match while securing another.
• Yu Xiaogang learned Tang San had three Soul Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer and advised him to cultivate Blue Silver Grass, using his proposed method only as a last resort.
• A messenger delivered keys and directions to Sun Buyu, and Wu Qi led the Seven Treasures Team to train the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation.
• Feng Xiaotian blocked Xie Yue's Moon Blade when the Seven Treasures Team arrived at the private training ground shared by the Spirit Academy Team.
• Hu Liena welcomed Wu Qi and told the teams when the Spirit Academy Team used the grounds, while Yan challenged Wu Qi and Xie Yue dragged Yan away.

The finals began in Spirit City, where the Seven Treasures Team drew the Tianming Team of the Star Luo Empire as its first opponent. As both sides prepared to face each other, Wu Qi recognized Tianming City’s name from its future role as a frontline against the Sun Moon Empire.

• Wu Qi’s group trained in pairs while Hu Liena’s team left the training ground rather than spy on them.
• Several days later, the finals opening ceremony and team draw took place in Spirit City, with three teams receiving first-round byes.
• Sun Buyu drew the third match slot, and the Tianming Team drew the same slot, setting up their teams as opponents.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun urged Tianming Team’s teacher to test the Seven Treasures Team and uncover its tactics.
• Feng Xiaotian explained that Tianming Team had Sea Spirit Masters, while Ning Rongrong expected them to be weakened on land.
• Wu Qi recalled that Tianming City would become a frontline against the Sun Moon Empire six thousand years later.

The Seven Treasures Team faced the Tianming Team in the finals’ first Two-Two-Three Battle Formation match. After the Tianming Team tried to unsettle them with misleading confidence and a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Seven Treasures Team won two matches to none, though Feng Xiaotian had to reveal a trump card.

• Wu Qi won the coin toss and drew the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation for the Seven Treasures Team’s match against the Tianming Team.
• Wu Qi arranged for Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to fight first, followed by Feng Xiaotian and Zhou Yun, with Wu Qi, Ning Rongrong, and Chang Kong reserved for the final match if needed.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defeated their opponents in the opening two-versus-two match despite the Tianming Team’s unshaken expressions.
• The Tianming Team’s second pair unleashed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Ocean's Sigh against Feng Xiaotian and Zhou Yun.
• Feng Xiaotian used his Fifth Soul Skill, Tornado Blade, to break the fusion skill and secure the Seven Treasures Team’s second victory.
• Wu Qi saw that Feng Xiaotian was in poor condition and hurried to comfort him after the match.

The Tianming Team forced a third match against the Seven Treasures Team to scout their abilities, and Ning Rongrong made her tournament debut. The Seven Treasures Team won three to zero, while Dai Weisi left satisfied with the information gathered.

• Dai Weisi ordered the Tianming Team to continue after two losses so they could test Wu Qi and the Seven Treasures Team’s captain.
• The Tianming Team insisted on a third match, and Wu Qi agreed to fight them rather than forfeit.
• Ning Rongrong summoned her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit and boosted Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong as the match began.
• Qian Gu Changkong used Blazing Dragon Coils to ground the three flying opponents, then defeated them with Coiling Dragon Breaking Army.
• The Seven Treasures Team won three to zero, and Wu Qi warned Qian Gu Changkong to keep a low profile because people in Spirit City might recognize him.
• Dai Weisi considered the scouting successful because his team had learned two of the Seven Treasures Team’s trump cards.

The tournament’s seeded teams made their debuts, revealing the strength of Royal Fight Team One, Star Luo Royal Academy, and Spirit Hall Team. Xie Yue dominated his arena battle, while Qian Daoliu decided Azure Luan Douluo should contact Wu Qi about the Worship Hall’s interest in the championship.

• Shrek Team defeated Wind Fire Team four to seven without Tang San entering the arena.
• Royal Fight Team One used its iron-barrel formation and Dugu Yan’s poison attacks to defeat a Star Luo Empire team, revealing that Dugu Yan had reached Soul King strength.
• Star Luo Royal Academy won its Two-Two-Three Battle Formation match, while Dai Mubai watched closely because the result could affect the Star Luo Imperial Throne.
• Xie Yue eliminated six opponents in Spirit Hall Team’s arena battle before the opposing team surrendered.
• Qian Daoliu said Wu Qi might be stronger individually than Hu Liena and the other two, then told Azure Luan Douluo to contact him about the Worship Hall’s championship interests.

Qian Daoliu agreed to let Wu Qi obtain Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring and Soul Bone, while the Worship Hall planned to expose Tang Hao according to Wu Qi’s proposal. Azure Luan Douluo told Wu Qi he would have to win the tournament championship to earn the promised resources, then helped him refine his cultivation.

• Qian Daoliu read Wu Qi’s proposal about drawing out Tang Hao and learned Xiao Wu’s identity, then agreed that Wu Qi could absorb her Spirit Ring and Soul Bone.
• The remaining ten tournament teams prepared for the next day’s matches, which would determine the six teams advancing through the winners’ bracket.
• Azure Luan Douluo visited Wu Qi and told him the Worship Hall would act against Tang Hao and let him claim Xiao Wu’s Spirit Ring and Soul Bone.
• Azure Luan Douluo required Wu Qi to defeat the Spirit Hall Academy Team and win the championship to prove his worth.
• Azure Luan Douluo spent the night correcting weaknesses in Wu Qi’s martial soul training, helping him improve.

Shrek Academy Team defeated Star Luo Royal Academy Team and advanced to the top six, while Thunder Academy Team forfeited its match against Seven Treasures Team and entered the losers' bracket. Yu Xiaogang criticized Yu Tianxin for not fighting, then urged Shrek Team to study its remaining opponents and win its next matches.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Weisi and his wife with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Shrek Academy Team went on to win its match against Star Luo Royal Academy Team.
• Wu Qi and Yu Tianxin drew the arena match format for Seven Treasures Team versus Thunder Academy Team, giving Seven Treasures Team the format it favored.
• Yu Tianxin decided Thunder Academy Team should admit defeat rather than risk being swept by Wu Qi, and his teammates agreed.
• Thunder Academy Team forfeited and entered the losers' bracket without fighting Seven Treasures Team.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily questioned Yu Tianxin's decision, while Yu Tianheng praised Shrek Team and Yu Xiaogang.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Team to observe its remaining opponents and prepare to win its upcoming matches.

Tang Hao discovered that Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong were connected to Spirit Hall and warned Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, while the losers’ bracket matches determined the final team advancing to the top six. Thunder Academy secured the last spot, leaving all six finalists from the Heaven Dou City division.

• Tang Hao identified Qian Gu Changkong as a likely descendant of a Worship Hall Douluo and suspected Wu Qi was Azure Luan Douluo’s disciple, then told Yu Xiaogang and Tang San they were from Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang suspected Ning Fengzhi and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might be involved in Spirit Hall’s plans, but Tang Hao dismissed the idea.
• Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a handbook outlining Tang San’s future training and warned that Spirit Hall might be preparing to act against him.
• Thunder Academy conceded against the Seven Treasures Team to preserve its trump cards, then defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy Team in the losers’ bracket and claimed the final top-six spot.
• Xue Ye announced additional rewards for the five Heaven Dou teams that advanced, as every Star Luo Empire team had been eliminated.

The six-to-three draw set the matchups, and the Seven Treasures and Shrek teams prepared strategies for their contests. The chapter ended as the teams arrived at the venue, with Seven Treasures and Tianshui resolved to fight seriously.

• Bibi Dong had Dai Weisi keep the eliminated Star Luo team at the tournament to watch the remaining finals.
• Sun Buyu and the other team leaders drew lots, setting Shrek Academy Team against Thunder Academy Team, Tianshui Academy Team against Seven Treasures Academy Team, and Spirit Hall Academy Team against Tiandou Royal Academy Team.
• Wu Qi planned to use Chang Kong and Ning Tianyu in the final Two-Two-Three round against Tianshui, while saving Feng Xiaotian's team for Spirit Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang told Yu Tianheng's team to prioritize winning the team battle against Thunder Academy and decide which other point to concede after the match began.
• Seven Treasures Academy Team and Tianshui Academy Team arrived together, each determined to give their all in the coming matches.

Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy and became the first team to advance to the finals. The Seven Treasures Team then prepared to face Skywater Academy, whose captain Shui Bing'er encouraged her teammates despite an unfavorable match order.

• Yu Tianxin chose the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation and the team battle against Shrek, then sent Xiao Yun out with him in the opening match.
• Xiao Yun restrained Zhu Zhuqing while Yu Tianxin engaged Dai Mubai, preventing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and securing Thunder Academy the first match.
• Yu Tianheng and Tailong lost the second match to Thunder Academy, giving it victory in the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation before Tang San could compete.
• Shrek won the team battle and the later arena battle, advancing to the finals by defeating Thunder Academy seven to six.
• Wu Qi drew the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation for the Seven Treasures Team, while Shui Bing'er drew the arena battle for Skywater Academy.
• Wu Qi assigned Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to the first match and Wang Lang and Zhu Guangzhi to the second, while Shui Bing'er urged her team to fight without regrets.

The Seven Treasures Team faced Tianshui Academy in a Two-Two-Three Battle Formation match, where Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu revealed their Ice and Snowfall Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Wu Qi had to decide whether to reveal his trump card or conserve his strength for the matches ahead.

• Shui Yue'er and Qiu Ruoshui forfeited the first match after their spirit skills failed to affect Huo Wushuang and his sister.
• Shen Liuyu and Gu Qingbo defeated Wang Lang and Zhu Guangzhi, giving Tianshui Academy a victory in the second match.
• Wu Qi and his teammates faced Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou in the three-versus-three match.
• Shui Bing'er used Ice Seal while Xue Wu amplified her power, and Yu Hairou attacked Qian Gu Changkong as the cold weakened Ning Tianyu.
• Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong trapped Yu Hairou, prompting Tianshui Academy's Master to forfeit on her behalf.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed Ice and Snowfall, forcing Wu Qi to forfeit on Ning Tianyu's behalf as Ning Fengzhi and Sword Dao Chen Xin considered the threat to the final team battle.

Wu Qi and Qian Gu Changkong led the Seven Treasures Team to victory over the Skywater Team, while the Spirit Hall Academy Team defeated the Tiandou Royal Academy Team. The three finalists were set, and the Seven Treasures Team prepared to face Shrek Academy in the losers' bracket final.

• Wu Qi used Qian Gu Changkong's support to break Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, giving the Seven Treasures Team the first victory in the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation.
• Sun Buyu chose an aggressive lineup for the arena match, but the Seven Treasures Team won five to seven without Feng Xiaotian or Wu Qi taking the field.
• The Spirit Hall Academy Team defeated the Tiandou Royal Academy Team in both the team battle and arena match, winning the latter seven to one.
• The Seven Treasures Team, Shrek Academy Team, and Spirit Hall Academy Team advanced to the finals, and Wu Qi told Sun Buyu to aim for the losers' bracket final.
• Sun Buyu told the team to rest while he planned tactics, and Dugu Yan and the others arrived the next morning to share information about Spirit Hall Academy.

As the finals approached, Wu Qi's team studied its rivals while Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall prepared their own tactics. Wu Qi revealed more about his and Qian Gu Changkong's ties to Spirit Hall, then proposed that their teammates reunite in five years.

• Shi Mo, Dugu Yan, and the others discussed the Spirit Hall Academy Team's strength and warned that Hu Liena's mental control could quickly incapacitate them.
• Yu Xiaogang told Shrek Academy to use its Multi-Position Martial Soul Fusion Skill and suggested entering the losers' bracket to avoid being surrounded.
• The Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple and Meng Yiran arrived to help Shrek Academy, while Spirit Hall and Seven Treasures Academy each focused on the other as their main rival.
• Wu Qi took the Seven Treasures team into the city to relax, admitted that he and Qian Gu Changkong came from Spirit Hall, and explained their connections and strained relationship with Papal Hall.
• Wu Qi proposed a Five-Year Agreement for the team to reunite before the next Spirit Master Competition, and Ning Rongrong said it might be her only chance to leave the sect after the finals.

The Seven Treasures Team prepared to compete in the finals, with Wu Qi choosing a dangerous path of cultivation over an earl’s title. The teams arrived at Papal Mountain, where Pope Bibi Dong appeared to open the ceremony.

• Wu Qi agreed to let Chen Ping train alongside him, warning that their future training could be deadly, and the group planned to meet again at the academy in five years.
• Contestants and invited guests gathered for the finals opening ceremony at the venue atop Papal Mountain, where Spirit Hall had limited ordinary spectators.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Tianxin, Shui Bing'er, and other Heaven Dou teams escorted the Seven Treasures Team and urged them to defeat Spirit Hall Academy, while Shrek received support only from the Peerless Dragon Serpent Couple and Meng Yiran.
• The three finalist teams climbed Papal Mountain under the watch of powerful Spirit Hall guards and were led to their resting areas before the ceremony.
• Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo emerged from the Papal Hall with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, followed by Pope Bibi Dong, who carried the papal staff.

At the Spirit Master Competition’s opening ceremony, Bibi Dong announced three Soul Bones for the champion team before Shrek Academy and the Seven Treasures Team both withdrew from the arena match. The Seven Treasures Team prepared to face Shrek in the losers’ bracket final, which could begin that day.

• Bibi Dong appeared at Papal Hall, and a golden force from the Worship Hall compelled the Shrek Seven Devils to kneel despite their refusal to bow to her.
• Bibi Dong announced three Soul Bones as the prize for the competition’s champion team.
• Yu Xiaogang declared that the Shrek Academy Team surrendered, insisting that surrendering was their right.
• Wu Qi had the Seven Treasures Team concede its match against the Spirit Hall Academy Team and enter the losers’ bracket final instead.
• Sun Buyu encouraged the Seven Treasures Team to compete without regrets, and Healing-Type Spirit Masters treated their numb legs before the match.

The Seven Treasures Team and Shrek Team began their losers' bracket final, with Shrek's plan disrupted when the first match was drawn as a Two-Two-Three Battle Formation. Feng Xiaotian and Chen Ping defeated Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, giving the Seven Treasures Team the first victory.

• Yu Xiaogang accused Bibi Dong of targeting Shrek Academy, while Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi expressed confidence in their teams.
• Wu Qi won the priority draw and selected the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation as the opening match.
• Yu Tianheng drew the arena match, leaving Shrek's desired team battle until last and forcing them to win the opening formation to reach it.
• Sun Buyu adjusted the Seven Treasures Team's lineup, and Feng Xiaotian and Chen Ping faced Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in the first match.
• Feng Xiaotian and Chen Ping kept Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing from using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the Seven Treasures Team won the match.

Tang San and Xiao Wu faced Wu Qi and Huo Wu in the second match of the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation, with Shrek Academy under pressure after losing the first match. Tang San broke free of Wu Qi’s spiritual control and attacked with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Wu Qi and Huo Wu’s combined assault left the match unresolved and Tang San badly depleted.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu entered the arena against Wu Qi and Huo Wu, and Tang San chose to use his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
• Huo Wu’s Repulsion Fire Ring separated Tang San and Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu feinted against Huo Wu while Tang San charged Wu Qi.
• Wu Qi used his Wailing Wind soul skill to stun Tang San and Xiao Wu, and Huo Wu began gathering her Fourth Soul Skill.
• Tang Hao secretly woke Tang San through Sound Transmission, allowing him to unleash his Clear Sky Heavy Hammer.
• Wu Qi and Huo Wu combined Raging Windstorm with Huo Wu’s fire attack, while Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body to shield Tang San.
• Tang San dispersed the flaming tornado but lost more than half his Soul Power, and Wu Qi and Huo Wu pressed their attack as the match continued.

Shrek Team lost the Two-Two-Three Battle Formation and fell behind in the arena battle as the Seven Treasures Team countered their lineup. Tang San returned to the arena after recovering and, guided by Tang Hao through Sound Transmission, faced Feng Xiaotian while several Titled Douluo began to suspect something was wrong.

• Huo Wu defeated Xiao Wu, and Yu Xiaogang conceded Tang San's match, giving the Seven Treasures Team a one-to-zero lead.
• Sun Buyu planned the Seven Treasures Team's arena lineup while Wu Qi searched the stands for Tang Hao.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Yu Tianheng and withdrew, while Chen Ping faced Tailong in a slow battle of attrition.
• Huo Wu eliminated Zhu Zhuqing, and Dai Mubai faced Feng Xiaotian after Huo Wu conceded; Dai Mubai weakened Feng Xiaotian before losing.
• Tang San volunteered for the tenth match after recovering more than half his soul power, and Tang Hao promised to guide him through Sound Transmission.
• Tang Hao coached Tang San against Feng Xiaotian, while several Titled Douluo sensed something amiss but did not find him.

Tang San continued to display suspiciously precise combat skills in the arena, prompting the others to search for the person secretly helping him. As Wu Qi fought Tang San, Dugu Bo released snakes to locate Tang Hao beneath the spectator seats.

• Sword Dao Chen Xin and the Spirit Hall staff searched the stands for Tang Hao, while Ning Rongrong accused Tang San of cheating and Wu Qi urged his teammates to wait for proof.
• Sword Dao Chen Xin stopped Tang San from attacking after Feng Xiaotian conceded, and Bibi Dong allowed the match to continue.
• Wu Qi entered the arena against Tang San and tried to use a wind blade to help Dugu Bo pinpoint Tang Hao, but Tang San dodged and countered his attacks with uncanny precision.
• Yu Xiaogang signaled the Shrek Seven Devils to stay quiet, having guessed that someone was secretly helping Tang San.
• Dugu Bo released small snakes from the Ruyi Treasure Pouch to search the spectator stands for Tang Hao, who was hiding beneath a seat.