Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang explained why he intended to bring the Sun Moon Empire under Divine Might’s control and discussed whether Lin Jiayi would cooperate. Yue Shen revealed that the Shenwu Research Institute and the pressure from the empire’s hardliners could sway Lin Jiayi, leaving his next choice unresolved.

• Xiao Tianyang left the hall, intending to sever the Sun Moon Empire’s Dragon Qi and complete the unification he believed would stabilize the continent.
• Yan Lingji asked whether Lin Jiayi would agree to cooperate, and Xiao Tianyang said he would not rely on Lin Jiayi’s choice alone.
• Yue Shen explained that Lin Jiayi’s passion for Soul Tool research made the Shenwu Research Institute a powerful bargaining chip.
• Yue Shen added that Lin Jiayi would have to reconsider his position if others refused to surrender, since the balance of power could affect the leverage he held.

Xiao Tianyang discussed how to pressure Lin Jiayi into cooperating and arranged for Thousand Faces to impersonate him if he refused. He returned to the arena with Yan Lingji, where Spirit Hall’s team entered the competition led by a bearer of the Qian Family’s Angel Martial Soul.

• Xiao Tianyang explained that Lin Jiayi had gathered allies to protect them from Jing Hongchen and the Sun Moon Empire’s growing dependence on Divine Might.
• Yan Lingji asked what they would do if Lin Jiayi abandoned his friends, and Xiao Tianyang said they would send in Thousand Faces to impersonate him if necessary.
• Yue Shen said Thousand Faces could imitate Lin Jiayi with less than a one percent chance of being exposed, and Xiao Tianyang ordered her to be used if his plan failed.
• Xiao Tianyang and Yan Lingji returned to the arena after Yue Shen left, and Yan Lingji pointed out that Spirit Hall’s team was taking the field.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized the team leader’s Martial Soul as the Qian Family’s Angel Martial Soul.

Xiao Tianyang discussed Ye Guyi’s Angel Martial Soul and potential with Yan Lingji, then watched Spirit Hall begin its arena match against the Overlord Saber Sect. Spirit Hall’s superior team composition overwhelmed the newly risen faction, leaving the competition’s outcome clear.

• Yan Lingji introduced Ye Guyi as a fifteen-year-old Soul Saint with a Ten-winged Archangel Martial Soul and rare Holy and Light attributes.
• Xiao Tianyang said Ye Guyi could rival Qian Renxue if she received similar training, and asked Yan Lingji to arrange for her to join Divine Might.
• Spirit Hall’s team entered the arena with Ye Guyi at its core and teammates whose Martial Souls focused on light, holiness, defense, support, and healing.
• The Overlord Saber Sect fielded seven power attackers without support, defense, or healing, while Myriad Sword Manor had a more balanced lineup and a healing sword technique.
• The Overlord Saber Sect charged Spirit Hall without tactics, and Spirit Hall’s overwhelming strength made the match’s outcome apparent.

Xiao Tianyang’s actions left Xu Tianran and the Sun Moon Empire facing mounting suspicion and the threat of Divine Might’s intervention. As Kong Deming urged the emperor to respond, Xu Tianran feared Xiao Tianyang would strike them directly.

• The second round of the tournament continued as Myriad Sword Manor treated Wang Qiu'er as a whetstone rather than prioritizing fame and victory.
• Xiao Tianyang’s intervention changed Ju Zi’s life, while Xu Tianran ascended the Sun Moon Empire’s throne without suffering his original injuries.
• Kong Deming warned Xu Tianran that the Extreme North Glacier losses, rumors, and investigations into Jing Hongchen’s office risked exposing the empire’s actions.
• Xu Tianran asked whether Xiao Tianyang might attack, and Kong Deming recognized the danger behind the question.
• Kong Deming recalled that Xiao Tianyang had helped destroy Demon Forest with the support of three divisions, Baihua Tower, the True Body Sect, and the Spirit Beast Legion.

Xu Tianran and Kong Deming weighed the Sun Moon Empire’s dwindling options and hoped Divine Might was not behind the crisis. As Yue Shen presented a proposal to Legion Commander Xu, the Xu Family’s survival was left at stake.

• Kong Deming feared facing Xiao Tianyang and explained why the Star Luo and Heaven Dou empires had accepted Divine Might’s settlement while the Sun Moon Empire had defied it.
• Xu Tianran asked whether they could still ease tensions with Divine Might, and Kong Deming said he would try to speak with its people before learning what they wanted.
• Xu Tianran and Kong Deming agreed they could not afford to delay, since losing the Fire Phoenix and Evil Lord legions could bring down the Sun Moon Empire.
• Yue Shen received detailed intelligence and met Legion Commander Xu at Baihua Tower, urging him to consider a proposal as his only chance to preserve the Xu Family bloodline.

Yue Shen presented Xu Tianyuan with Divine Might’s demands for the Sun Moon Empire and warned that the Xu Family faced destruction unless it complied. Xu Tianyuan had to choose between resistance and surrender as Xiao Tianyang’s plan moved forward without depending on him.

• Xu Tianyuan read Yue Shen’s documents and denied that the emperor would sacrifice Ye Yulin and other powerful figures to the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils.
• Xu Tianyuan asked to meet the Lord of Shenwu, but Yue Shen refused and warned that colluding with foreign enemies carried a punishment of extermination.
• Yue Shen outlined four demands: seize listed nobles’ assets, arrest Jing Hongchen, make guilty imperial and institutional members cripple their cultivation and confess, and dissolve the empire in favor of an academy faction led provisionally by Lin Jiayi.
• Xu Tianyuan recognized that the Xu Family could either resist and be wiped out or comply and leave power in disgrace.
• Xiao Tianyang’s plan did not depend on Xu Tianyuan; his compliance would instead help limit the crisis and let Xiao appear generous.

Xu Tianyuan agreed to cooperate with Yue Shen in a plan to confront the Sun Moon Empire after the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament, while Xiao Tianyang redirected his attention to Huo Yuhao and the competition. Xiao Tianyang also explained that he intended to use the empire as a foil and strengthen Douluo Continent so its Plane Spirit could advance the Plane.

• Yue Shen told Xu Tianyuan that the plan would begin when the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament ended, and Xu said the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Corps would enter the imperial palace within two days.
• After Xu Tianyuan left, Yue Shen called someone and reported that the matter was settled and they were waiting for the right opportunity.
• Xiao Tianyang told Yan Lingji to focus on Huo Yuhao and the others so they could draw attention before the Sun Moon Empire's plan was revealed.
• Xiao Tianyang reflected that he would use Shrek Academy's strength and the Sun Moon Empire's failure to show which side the situation favored.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that he wanted to raise Douluo Continent's Plane level by strengthening the Spirit Master World and Spirit Beast World, and planned to use conflict with the Sun Moon Empire to draw out their potential.

Xiao Tianyang reflected on his vision of a unified Douluo Continent where factions followed their own beliefs while standing together against outside forces. With Yue Shen’s plan prepared, he focused on helping the Plane Spirit take its final step and making Huo Yuhao and the others contribute to the continent’s second consolidation, before Yan Lingji arrived.

• Xiao Tianyang considered how Divine Might had fostered unity among the major factions while allowing each to follow its own path.
• Xiao Tianyang identified the Sun Moon Empire as a hidden danger that needed to be integrated into the coming school and the continent’s shared will.
• Xiao Tianyang recalled that Saber and the others had planned the continent’s arrangements, while Guoguo and Tuantuan had carried them out.
• Xiao Tianyang considered how the Plane Spirit, the Spirit Master World, the Spirit Beast World, and Huo Yuhao and the others could contribute to the continent’s second consolidation.
• Xiao Tianyang told the person outside his room to enter, and Yan Lingji came in after completing the plan’s preliminary preparations.

Xiao Tianyang learned that Wang Dong and several others could use Martial Soul Fusion Skills, then visited Shrek Academy’s suite and summoned three more young talents. Tang Wutong recognized that Xiao Tianyang had been using the team as bait to draw in the competition’s factions, but his immediate plan remained unclear.

• Yan Lingji told Xiao Tianyang that Wang Dong, Wang Qiu'er, Xu He, Xiao Xiao, and Tang Tian could use Martial Soul Fusion Skills, with Wang Dong and Wang Qiu'er displaying the strongest abilities.
• Xiao Tianyang realized the youths’ request for high-quality Spirit Fusion Pills was connected to their abilities and asked Yan Lingji to bring Ye Guyi, Dragon Protagonist, and Iron Pagoda.
• Xiao Tianyang entered the Shrek Academy suite and greeted Tang Wutong and the other youths, stopping Tang Wutong from throwing herself into his arms.
• Tang Wutong concluded that Xiao Tianyang had been using the team as bait to attract the factions participating in the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition.

Tang Wutong tried to secure a reward from Xiao Tianyang after the team reached the semifinals, but her teammates challenged her attempt to decide whether to give it up. As they discussed their choice, Yan Lingji brought representatives from the True Body Sect, Spirit Hall, and the Douluo Federation to meet Xiao Tianyang.

• Tang Wutong asked Xiao Tianyang whether he was satisfied with the team's performance and then requested a reward for reaching the semifinals.
• Xiao Tianyang recognized Tang Wutong's real objective and asked her to explain what reward she wanted.
• Tang Wutong said she did not want the reward, prompting Wang Qiu'er to insist that the team should make the decision collectively.
• Bei Bei suspected Tang Wutong expected her proposal to fail and did not want to risk the team's reward; Xiao Tianyang told the group to decide together.
• The youngsters gathered to discuss their decision while Yan Lingji brought over three representatives from the True Body Sect, Spirit Hall, and the Douluo Federation.

Xiao Tianyang reviewed Xu Tianran’s capabilities with Yan Lingji before Tang Wutong’s group negotiated for rewards. He agreed to offer them Jade Marrow Nectar based on their tournament performance, while Yan Lingji questioned whether it was too soon to give it to them.

• Yan Lingji finished reporting on the Sun Moon Empire’s imperial family, and Xiao Tianyang judged Xu Tianran capable but doomed because he was an enemy.
• Tang Wutong asked Xiao Tianyang for a Leveling Stone for each member of her group, but he refused because they had not reached the required stage.
• Tang Wutong proposed Jade Marrow Nectar instead, and Xiao Tianyang offered up to ten jin if they reached the finals and placed well.
• Xiao Tianyang set a twenty-first-place cutoff and said he would deduct two liang of Jade Marrow Nectar for each rank below it, prompting Tang Wutong to consult her companions.
• Yan Lingji asked whether it was too early to give them Jade Marrow Nectar, and Xiao Tianyang’s explanation established that it came from herbs grown over a jade core that absorbed their leaked essence.

Xiao Tianyang explained how Jade Marrow Nectar was accidentally created and described its powerful effects and risks. He reassured Yan Lingji about Wang Dong’s judgment and explained that Divine Might’s rules for distributing rare resources helped nurture new generations and preserve stability across the Douluo Continent.

• Xiao Tianyang explained that Guoguo and Tuantuan’s experiments damaged the jade and caused it to purify its contents into Jade Marrow Nectar.
• Xiao Tianyang described the nectar’s ability to grant Qi Gathering and Spirit Condensing, while warning that using it before one’s bones formed could leave hidden flaws.
• Xiao Tianyang told Yan Lingji that Wang Dong would protect her foundation and would not let her companions take foolish risks.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that major factions used collective points to obtain Jade Marrow Nectar and other rare treasures from Divine Might.
• Xiao Tianyang defended Divine Might’s rules as a way to cultivate reliable new generations and keep the Douluo Continent stable.

Xiao Tianyang explained the Path of Heart's Questioning and why Dongfang Lan had chosen Iron Pagoda as her successor before offering Ye Guyi and the other two rewards based on their competition rankings. The three accepted the terms and prepared to compete for the newly valuable placements, while Tang Wutong struck up an awkward conversation with Xiao Tianyang.

• Xiao Tianyang described Dongfang Lan's strict enforcement of the law and explained how the Path of Heart's Questioning shaped the strength and standing of the major factions.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that Iron Pagoda passed the trial before adulthood because his heart upheld fairness and justice, which matched Dongfang Lan's beliefs.
• Xiao Tianyang invited Ye Guyi and the other two to name rewards, provided they earned rankings matching their abilities and requested no direct increase to their combat strength.
• Yan Lingji explained that rewards should reflect competition rankings, and Xiao Tianyang offered two requests for first place, one for second, and a reduced reward for third.
• Ye Guyi and the other two agreed to the terms and resolved to compete hard for the top rankings.
• Tang Wutong left Huo Yuhao and the others to make awkward small talk with Xiao Tianyang.

Xiao Tianyang offered the young competitors places as exchange students at Shenwu Academy after the competition, while making clear they could return to their factions afterward. He then revealed his Spirit Projection and prepared to show them the Soul System’s power.

• After discussing their reward, Xiao Tianyang told Tang Wutong and the others he intended to send them to Shenwu Academy for further study.
• Tang Wutong asked whether they had to join Shenwu, and Xiao Tianyang explained they would remain affiliated with their factions and could choose whether to stay after graduation.
• Xuanzi confirmed he had planned the same arrangement, while Ye Guyi and the other two accepted Xiao Tianyang’s offer.
• Xiao Tianyang told the group they would get only one chance to see what he was about to show them, then manifested his Spirit Projection.
• Xiao Tianyang explained the Soul System’s seven levels and its distinction from the Martial Soul System, identifying Spirit Projection as the green realm’s defining ability.

Xiao Tianyang revealed his nine-colored primordial spirit and explained how his unique vortex core power depended on a source and an outlet. As Huo Yuhao and the others entered enlightenment beneath Enlightenment Bodhi, Yan Lingji realized Xiao Tianyang was preparing the younger generation for his goal of bringing Douluo Continent’s powerhouses to the God Realm.

• Xiao Tianyang displayed his nine-colored primordial spirit and unique vortex core, prompting Xuanzi to compare it with a Soul Core and Soul Sea.
• Xiao Tianyang explained that a vortex needed both a source and an outlet to circulate properly, while cautioning that the method might not suit everyone.
• Huo Yuhao and the others entered enlightenment under Enlightenment Bodhi, which Xuanzi recognized as a treasure from Shenwu Hall.
• Yan Lingji asked whether Xiao Tianyang was making preparations for a major move, and he explained that his actions served his long-standing goal.
• Yan Lingji identified Xiao Tianyang’s goal as taking Douluo Continent’s powerhouses to the God Realm, while the continent’s leaders understood the God Realm faced serious danger.

Xiao Tianyang discussed the coming conflict in the God Realm and kept his plans secret from the younger generation. Meanwhile, Xu Tianyuan's troops surrounded the Sun Moon Empire's palace, where Xu Tianran and Kong Deming considered their dwindling options.

• Xiao Tianyang told Yan Lingji and Xuanzi that breaking the stalemate in the God Realm would require an all-out effort, but they kept the situation from the public to prevent unrest.
• Xiao Tianyang ended the day's enlightenment for Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei, and the other youths, then left with Yan Lingji.
• Xu Tianyuan stationed the Imperial Dragon Soul Engineer Corps outside the palace while Xu Tianran and Kong Deming discussed how to respond.
• Kong Deming advised Xu Tianran to avoid confronting Xiao Tianyang and wait for him to leave for the God Realm, hoping the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils might later return and help them reclaim power.

Xiao Meng and Snow Woman intercepted Xu Tianran and Kong Deming as they tried to flee the palace, and Xiao Meng defeated Kong Deming. Snow Woman blocked Xu Tianran, who summoned the Sun Moon Empire’s unfinished Heavenly Dragon Tribulation Armor and prepared to fight.

• Xu Tianyuan sensed Xu Tianran and Kong Deming’s escape attempt but chose not to stop them.
• Xiao Meng confronted Xu Tianran and Kong Deming, then grievously wounded Kong Deming with her sword.
• Xu Tianran abandoned Kong Deming and fled, but Snow Woman appeared in a snowfall and blocked his way.
• Xu Tianran summoned the Heavenly Dragon Tribulation Armor and revealed the Purple Blazing Sky-Destroying Dragon behind him.
• Snow Woman recognized the armor as an unfinished imperial artifact and mocked the Xu imperial family for failing to complete it.

Xiao Tianyang discussed the captured Xu Tianran and Xu Tianyuan with Snow Woman, then spent the night with her. The next morning, he reviewed Snow Woman’s status panel and learned that Shrek Academy was the only team competing that day.

• Xiao Tianyang dismissed the incomplete Heavenly Dragon Tribulation Armor as having little value to him.
• Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that Xiao Meng had stopped Xu Tianran and Kong Deming from escaping and restrained them as snowmen.
• Snow Woman explained that Xu Tianyuan had tried to hold her back so Xu Tianran could flee, and Xiao Tianyang said Xu Tianyuan could keep the original terms if he cooperated.
• Xiao Tianyang confronted Snow Woman about avoiding him, and she agreed to stop before he carried her to a room.
• The next morning, Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that Shrek Academy was the only team competing that day, and he reviewed her status panel and abilities.

Xiao Tianyang learned how the semifinals point system worked and realized Tang Wutong and the others could use the arena matches to climb into the top forty. Yan Lingji and Snow Woman warned that trying to farm points against strong teams would leave them exhausted, and Snow Woman asked whether Xiao Tianyang wanted them to win.

• Yan Lingji explained the tournament’s semifinal point system and how rankings determined the finals matchups.
• Snow Woman described the tournament’s valuable championship rewards and the changes introduced to its format.
• Xiao Tianyang realized the competition tested judgment and mental strength as well as cultivation, then suspected he had been tricked.
• Yan Lingji explained that Myriad Sword Manor ranked no higher than sixtieth and that farming points would leave Huo Yuhao and the others battered.
• Snow Woman questioned whether Xiao Tianyang actually wanted Tang Wutong and the others to win.

Xiao Tianyang explained why he wanted to keep rewards difficult to obtain, then went to the arena with Yan Lingji and Snow Woman. Snow Woman brought pastries she had made herself, impressing him with her skill and prompting him to encourage her to explore more kinds of food.

• Xiao Tianyang told Yan Lingji and Snow Woman that he did not want to make rewards too easy, and reflected on the importance of building a strong foundation.
• Xiao Tianyang, Yan Lingji, and Snow Woman went to the arena after breakfast.
• Xiao Tianyang found the arena's repeated tea and pastries tiresome, so Snow Woman replaced them with pastries she had made.
• Yan Lingji praised Snow Woman's pastry skills and teased Xiao Tianyang about having specifically requested her company.
• Xiao Tianyang praised Snow Woman's pastries and suggested she expand into other dough-based foods.