Chapter Summaries

Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy stood with Xiao Tianyang when Salas tried to take him away for questioning over a death during the match. A black-robed Spirit Hall Elder appeared and stopped Salas, who promised to investigate the incident thoroughly; the chapter ended with Skywater Academy leaving and Xiao Tianyang vowing to face them in the arena.

• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian supported Huo Wu, while Shui Bing'er said Skywater Academy would not mind losing its match to repay Xiao Tianyang's favor.
• Salas arrived with Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, Prince Xue Xing, and Spirit Hall personnel, then demanded that Edward admit to accidentally killing someone during the match.
• Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, and Shui Bing'er challenged Salas and insisted that the incident be investigated fairly.
• Salas ordered his personnel to take Xiao Tianyang away, but a black-robed figure threw him a Spirit Hall Elder Token and declared that she would protect Xiao Tianyang.
• Salas recognized the figure as an Elder, bowed, and promised to investigate the death thoroughly before Ning Fengzhi and his group departed.
• Shui Bing'er left with Skywater Academy after Xiao Tianyang vowed to deal with the team personally in the arena, and Shui Yue'er playfully taunted him.

Qian Renxue revealed herself to Xiao Tianyang after summoning him, then urged him to withdraw from the competition before Spirit Hall discovered that he and Edward were the same person. Xiao Tianyang refused, explaining that he understood the dangers and expected Spirit Hall and Bibi Dong to treat him as both a potential recruit and a threat.

• Qian Renxue summoned Xiao Tianyang away from the others, and he reassured Saber before following her.
• Qian Renxue revealed her identity and recognized Xiao Tianyang from their encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Tianyang teased Qian Renxue until she struck him with her knee, then she questioned why he was competing under two identities.
• Qian Renxue warned Xiao Tianyang that the finals at Spirit Hall headquarters would put him in danger and offered to erase his past so he could withdraw.
• Xiao Tianyang refused, predicting Spirit Hall would try to recruit him before seeking to destroy him and that Bibi Dong might act personally.

Qian Renxue tried to reveal her identity to Xiao Tianyang, but he stopped her and teased her about being jealous of the other women around him. Their secret meeting ended with playful scuffling as she prepared to leave.

• Qian Renxue reflected on how Xiao Tianyang's gifts had strengthened her cultivation and explained why she had rushed to help him.
• Qian Renxue began to disclose who she was, but Xiao Tianyang stopped her and said he preferred mystery.
• Xiao Tianyang changed the subject to the Immortal Herb he had given her, and Qian Renxue praised its effects.
• Xiao Tianyang teased Qian Renxue about being jealous after she mentioned the women who cared for him.
• Qian Renxue tried to leave, but Xiao Tianyang blocked her knee strike, teased her, and pulled her into his embrace before she struck him again.

Xiao Tianyang learned that rival academies were trying to force Edward out of the competition, but the dispute was stopped and the Whitebeard Team continued its undefeated run. He was surprised when Skywater Academy used an unexpected Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat Shrek Academy, leaving him wondering how the competition had changed so much.

• Ma Hongjun sensed sorrow in Xiao Tianyang's aura, and Xiao Tianyang threatened to double his training load if he said another word.
• Tang San asked Xiao Tianyang about Edward, and Master explained that rival academies had jointly demanded Edward withdraw from the competition.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that Salas had opposed the academies' proposal and suspected the bishop's change of attitude might be connected to him.
• The Whitebeard Team continued winning as their opponents surrendered, while undefeated Shrek Academy lost to Skywater Academy.
• Xue Wu, Shui Bing'er, and another Skywater Academy member revealed a Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill that surprised both Shrek Academy and Skywater Academy's instructors.
• Xiao Tianyang worried that the many unexpected changes in the competition had made the story difficult to steer, but resolved to face them.

Xiao Tianyang teased Tang San and the others about their loss to Skywater Academy before Yu Hairou invited Dai Mubai to dinner. Dai Mubai left with Yu Hairou, while Zhu Zhuqing’s calm reaction led the others to suspect she had moved on and might be interested in Xiao Tianyang.

• Xiao Tianyang questioned Tang San about the match against Skywater Academy and joked with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Yu Hairou approached the group, but Saber dragged Xiao Tianyang away because it was his turn for the next match.
• Yu Hairou asked Dai Mubai to dinner, and Dai Mubai accepted and asked Tang San to request leave for him.
• Xiao Wu offered to request Dai Mubai’s leave, and Dai Mubai left with Yu Hairou.
• The group noticed Zhu Zhuqing remained indifferent about Dai Mubai, and Ning Rongrong worried Zhu Zhuqing might be starting over with Xiao Tianyang.

Xiao Tianyang discovered that Dai Mubai had missed training and announced harsher workouts for the boys, while Shrek’s group reviewed the day’s matches. Dai Mubai arrived in high spirits after his date, only to learn he had been added to the Super Devil Training Plan.

• Xiao Tianyang learned Dai Mubai had missed training, and Xiao Wu’s response confirmed that the boys would share the punishment.
• Ma Hongjun reflected on Xiao Tianyang’s demanding training methods and worried about the increased workload.
• Ning Rongrong spotted that Whitebeard Team would face Skywater Academy, and Xiao Tianyang noted that neither team had lost.
• Dai Mubai arrived after his successful date, and Xiao Tianyang congratulated him while welcoming him to the Super Devil Training Plan.

Xiao Tianyang faced Skywater Academy in the arena and saw the strength of Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er’s coordinated team. As their opening assault converged on him, he prepared to counter with his signature punch.

• Dai Mubai and Oscar discussed the Super Devil Training Plan Xiao Tianyang had arranged for the boys, and Dai Mubai resolved to endure the difficult training to grow stronger.
• Xiao Tianyang met Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er before the match, while Shui Yue'er hinted that her sister had something to say and Shui Bing'er blushed.
• The referee started the match, and Xiao Tianyang recognized the powerful aura shared by Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er.
• Shui Bing'er ordered Skywater Academy to attack, and the team launched a ranged strike and a storm of ice thorns at Xiao Tianyang.
• Xiao Tianyang dodged the first attack, shattered part of the arena with the Congyun Blade, and raised his fist as Shui Bing'er and her teammates braced for his counterattack.

Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and Yu Hairou combined their attacks to trap Xiao Tianyang in a massive block of ice and unleash their Ice Age Martial Soul Fusion Skill. As the blizzard intensified, Shrek's Seven Devils debated whether Xiao Tianyang could escape, while Dai Mubai inadvertently admitted he was dating Yu Hairou.

• Shui Bing'er dodged Xiao Tianyang's shock force, while he shattered Yu Hairou's shark attack and sent her flying.
• Xue Wu made an ice foothold for Yu Hairou, who launched another shark attack as Shui Yue'er struck Xiao Tianyang from behind with Zero Degree Impact.
• Shui Bing'er froze Xiao Tianyang inside a massive block of ice with Ice and Snow World, then ordered her teammates to keep attacking.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu performed their Ice Age Martial Soul Fusion Skill, intensifying the freezing blizzard around Xiao Tianyang.
• Tang San and Ma Hongjun worried that Xiao Tianyang might be in danger, while Dai Mubai argued that his strength remained unknown and could still turn the fight around.
• Ma Hongjun teased Dai Mubai about Yu Hairou, prompting Dai Mubai to accidentally admit they were dating.

Shui Bing'er and her teammates conceded their match against Xiao Tianyang after he broke free of their ice, while he wondered whether she knew him from childhood. After removing his disguise, Xiao Tianyang ran into Huo Wu, and their teasing encounter ended with him kissing her.

• Shui Bing'er realized Xiao Tianyang had broken free of the ice and asked how he had done it.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that ice could not seal vibrations, and Shui Bing'er consulted her teammates before conceding the match.
• Xiao Tianyang left the arena wondering whether Shui Bing'er had known him before he was five, while Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er left without approaching him.
• Xiao Tianyang removed his disguise and ran into Huo Wu in a corridor, where she twisted his waist after he held her close.
• Xiao Tianyang kissed Huo Wu, leaving her rigid and stunned.

Xiao Tianyang kissed Huo Wu, then escaped after she kicked him and gave her a precious fire-aligned herb and two booklets. He returned to the competition cautiously, while Huo Wu kept the gifts and planned to confront him after it ended.

• Xiao Tianyang kissed Huo Wu, and she froze before recovering and kicking him in anger.
• Xiao Tianyang gave Huo Wu two wooden boxes and fled, calling her “Little Fire.”
• Huo Wu recognized the herb as more potent than the one her father had given her and put it, along with the booklets, away for later inspection.
• Xiao Tianyang hurried back toward the competition after removing his scent, wary that Saber or Zhu Zhuqing might discover where he had been.

The preliminaries ended with Whitebeard Team in first place after overwhelming the other leading teams, including Shrek Academy. Emperor Xue Ye awarded the five teams noble titles, provoking a dispute with Spirit Hall’s Salas and leaving Ning Fengzhi wary of Spirit Hall’s next move.

• Whitebeard Team finished first among the five advancing teams, and its members’ victories over the Elemental Academies and Shrek Academy drew widespread attention.
• Bai Xue defeated Tang San and Great Mountain overpowered Dai Mubai in Whitebeard Team’s crushing win over Shrek Academy; Xiao Tianyang received thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins.
• Xue Ye granted the captains and vice-captains viscount titles and the other team members baron titles.
• Salas objected to Xue Ye’s rewards, but Ning Fengzhi defended the emperor’s right to honor citizens of the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Salas challenged Ning Fengzhi over whether the teams might receive higher ranks later, and Xue Ye replied that other rewards would match what the teams deserved.
• Ning Fengzhi considered the exchange a small victory but worried that Xue Ye’s move would prompt Spirit Hall to recruit the teams.

Xiao Tianyang learned that the competition would take place at the Royal Hunting Ground, with spirit rings as rewards for the top individual competitors, and joked about cashing his reward out. As the group neared their resting area, Huo Wu appeared and asked to speak with him, leaving Xiao Tianyang wondering whether she had recognized him or was setting a trap.

• Saber explained that the Promotion Tournament would be held at the Royal Hunting Ground and that the three competitors with the most victories would each receive a spirit ring under thirty thousand years.
• Xiao Tianyang asked if the reward could be cashed out, then said he did not want to owe Xue Ye a favor.
• Fei Xue recognized Huo Wu as the girl from Blazing Academy and called her a spicy little girl.
• Huo Wu said she had come to discuss something with Xiao Tianyang, whose heart skipped as he wondered if she had recognized him.

Xiao Tianyang met Huo Wu privately, and she confirmed his identity as well as asked him for a medicinal herb for her brother. After he agreed, Huo Wu accepted his advances, leaving their relationship still unspoken but growing closer.

• Xiao Tianyang sent Saber and the others away and followed Huo Wu to a secluded place in the Great Soul Arena.
• Huo Wu accused Xiao Tianyang of being lecherous, and he removed his mask after she revealed she had figured out his identity.
• Xiao Tianyang asked whether Huo Wu had told her brother about him, and she said she had told him neither about Xiao Tianyang nor the book.
• Huo Wu asked Xiao Tianyang for the medicinal herb for her brother, and he agreed to provide one with a weaker effect, as long as her brother was the only one who received it.
• After their conversation, Huo Wu closed her eyes and let Xiao Tianyang draw her close.

After returning to Shrek Academy, Xiao Tianyang found Bubu and received a letter from Xiao Xue that had been delayed for nearly half a year. The letter revealed that the clues he and his teacher had followed were part of Bibi Dong’s larger conspiracy, leaving Xiao Tianyang to realize they had fallen into her trap.

• Xiao Tianyang returned to Shrek Academy with Saber after parting from Fei Xue and Zhou Cheng.
• Xiao Tianyang found Bubu in his room, scolded it for disappearing, and demanded to know where it had been.
• Bubu gave Xiao Tianyang a letter, then admitted it had been carrying the letter for nearly half a year.
• Xiao Tianyang read Xiao Xue’s letter and completed the [Conspiracy] side quest, earning a Level 3 Lucky Draw.
• Xiao Tianyang realized that the clues uncovered through Miao Zhenshan had been planted to conceal Bibi Dong’s true killing move.

Xiao Tianyang decided to keep Qian Renxue’s family conspiracy from Miao Zhenshan while he considered how to turn it against them. At training, Master assigned the students to groups, and Saber, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong joined Xiao Tianyang’s team for its intense training.

• Xiao Tianyang chose to handle Qian Renxue’s family conspiracy alone and went to sleep without telling Miao Zhenshan.
• Xiao Tianyang and Bubu slept through the night, and Xiao Tianyang joined the others for breakfast and training the next morning.
• Master warned the students that the Elemental Academies were stronger than before and assigned them to devise a way to deal with Edward as a graduation mission.
• Master divided the students among instructors and placed Xiao Tianyang in charge of training Tang San, Mubai, and Hongjun.
• Ning Rongrong asked to join Xiao Tianyang’s group for hand-to-hand combat, and Saber and Zhu Zhuqing requested transfers there as well.
• Master approved the transfers, and Ning Rongrong decided to train with Xiao Tianyang’s group.

Xiao Tianyang warned Tang San and the others about Spirit Hall’s powerful tournament team and its five Soul Bone reward, then motivated them to endure his punishing training by explaining Shrek’s advantages and Spirit Hall’s weaknesses. The students rose to continue training, determined to prepare for the competition.

• Xiao Tianyang told Tang San and the others that Spirit Hall’s team had two Soul Emperors and an average Soul Power Level of fifty-six.
• Xiao Tianyang revealed that Spirit Hall had raised the tournament reward from three Soul Bones to five.
• Xiao Tianyang put the students through intense training, and only Saber, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong remained standing after the others collapsed.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that Shrek’s conviction, unity, and training gave them advantages, while Spirit Hall’s pressure, inefficient training, and team grievances left it vulnerable.
• Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Dai Mubai forced themselves back to their feet as Xiao Tianyang’s speech stirred their determination.

Xiao Tianyang supervised Tang San and the others through a grueling gravity-training session before Tailong told him that Huo Wu had come to see him. Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Saber insisted on going along, but their exhaustion left Xiao Tianyang to meet Huo Wu alone.

• Xiao Tianyang used the Mechanical Pillars to increase the gravity, and Tang San and the others endured the training for ten minutes before he switched it off.
• Tailong told Xiao Tianyang that someone was looking for him, and Ning Rongrong guessed that the visitor was Huo Wu.
• Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Saber teased Xiao Tianyang about Huo Wu and demanded to accompany him.
• Xiao Tianyang left without the exhausted girls, while Saber persuaded Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing to rest.

Huo Wu asked Xiao Tianyang to train her and Huo Wushuang, and he directed her to seek Flender’s approval. Three days later, the Huo siblings joined Xiao Tianyang’s training group, where Master announced they would train alongside the Shrek team and receive Soul Power Cuisine.

• Xiao Tianyang met Huo Wu at Shrek Academy, and she asked him to train her and her brother for a month.
• Xiao Tianyang told Huo Wu that Flender would need to approve the arrangement, and she said she would ask her father to speak with him.
• Three days later, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang joined Xiao Tianyang’s training group under Flender and Master’s lead.
• Master told the group that the Huo siblings would receive the same training and Soul Power Cuisine as the others.
• Huo Wu promised that she and Huo Wushuang would leave if they could not keep up, easing the group’s concerns about their arrival.

After a half month of training and preparation, the Promotion Tournament opened at the Royal Hunting Ground, where Xiao Tianyang appeared disguised as Edward and assessed the stronger competition. He decided to take on ten matches himself so his companions would reveal less as they advanced toward Spirit Hall.

• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang trained with the group, and within ten days Huo Wu had become close with Ning Rongrong and the other girls while Huo Wushuang joined Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's mischief.
• Huo Wu returned to Blazing Academy, and Xiao Tianyang spent the remaining half month secretly dealing with a conspiracy while others believed he was resting.
• Master led Tang San and the others to the Promotion Tournament's opening ceremony, while Xiao Tianyang attended as Edward under the cover story that he had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest.
• Xiao Tianyang reviewed Zhou Cheng's document and learned that the tournament field included more than ten competitors above level forty across its two regions.
• Xiao Tianyang told his companions that he would take on ten matches himself so they could conceal their abilities as the teams drew closer to Spirit Hall.

Xiao Tianyang’s Whitebeard Team drew Skywater Academy in the Promotion Tournament, while the Skywater members braced themselves for a difficult fight. They prepared the arena to strengthen Shui Bing’er’s eventual attack, but Xiao Tianyang recognized their plan and let them continue.

• Shui Bing’er encouraged Skywater Academy’s discouraged members to fight despite their poor chances against the Whitebeard Team.
• Shrek Academy’s Zhu Zhuqing defeated the Balak Kingdom team by herself, while Saber and Xiao Tianyang discussed the unusual Soul Rings and tactics of Shadow Academy.
• Xiao Tianyang explained why he considered Rage Blood Team and Exotic Beast Team less threatening, then took the stage against Skywater Academy.
• Skywater Academy’s first fighters used their Soul Skills on the arena rather than attacking Xiao Tianyang, and he realized they were changing the battlefield for Shui Bing’er.
• Xiao Tianyang chose not to interrupt Skywater Academy’s plan, expecting to defeat them and gain a greater reward from the fight.