Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tianyang and his companions watched Shrek Academy prepare to face Xuan Tie Men, whose leader’s daughter, Hu Sanniang, was a formidable fighter. Bei Bei revealed that she had crushed him in a childhood spar, leaving Shrek’s chances uncertain as the match began.

• Snow Woman explained that Xuan Tie Men was a powerful force and that Hu Sanniang had mastered the Nine Revolutions Profound Iron Golden Body at the Soul Saint realm.
• Xiao Tianyang observed Hu Sanniang’s imposing confidence and learned that her Martial Soul was the Heavenly King Dreadclaw Bear.
• Bei Bei recognized Hu Sanniang and told his teammates that she had beaten him with one palm and one kick when they were young.
• Bei Bei warned that Hu Sanniang could have killed him if she had not held back.

Shrek Academy faced Xuan Tie Men in the semifinals, where Hu Sanniang announced her plan to overwhelm Huo Yuhao’s team with strength. The match began without preparation time, and the chapter left the battle underway as the teams revealed their formations and abilities.

• Hu Sanniang acknowledged Shrek Academy’s unexpected progress and warned Bei Bei that she would not hold back.
• Huo Yuhao described Xuan Tie Men’s strong tournament run and recognized Hu Sanniang’s intent to target him as the team’s commander.
• The referee started the match without allowing either team time to prepare their Martial Soul Possession.
• Shrek Academy formed a defensive formation while He Caitou moved to the arena’s edge to provide ranged fire support.
• Snow Woman explained that Xuan Tie Men’s team included two defensive frontliners, Hu Sanniang and Hu Xiong as damage dealers, and three Crystal Giant triplets providing attack, defense, and control support.

Huo Yuhao's team battled Hu Sanniang's coordinated squad, with Spirit Sharing helping him counter mental manipulation but Hu Sanniang's attacks putting his team under pressure. Wang Qiu'er intercepted Hu Sanniang and bought the others time to regroup, but Huo Yuhao concluded they would need their trump cards to have any chance of winning.

• The opposing support Soul Masters buffed Hu Sanniang's front line while their control Soul Master trapped Huo Yuhao's team among stone pillars.
• Hu Sanniang's team used Provocation to manipulate Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, but Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sharing helped him disrupt the attack and kick them out of danger.
• Hu Sanniang struck Huo Yuhao with Void Shattering Claw, sending him off the arena until Tang Ya caught him with Blue Silver Grass.
• Hu Sanniang pressed her attack, but Wang Qiu'er intercepted her strike and forced her back, giving the team time to regroup.
• Tang Ya challenged the opposing control Soul Master, He Caitou opened fire, and Huo Yuhao judged that they needed their trump cards to have a chance of winning.

Huo Yuhao’s surprise strategy let Wang Qiu’er exploit Xuan Tie Men’s distracted defense and knock the Red Crystal Giant Martial Soul owner off the arena. Despite the shift in momentum, Xiao Tianyang withheld judgment because Wang Qiu’er and Xiao Xiao still had unused trump cards.

• Huo Yuhao weakened Hu Sanniang and the others with several control effects while Xu Sanshi drew their attention and Bei Bei knocked Hu Sanniang back.
• Xu Sanshi used his Soul Bone’s exchange ability to help Huo Yuhao reach the enemy’s rear line unnoticed.
• Wang Qiu’er charged through the rear and used her Golden Dragon Spear and strength to kick the Red Crystal Giant Martial Soul owner off the arena.
• Yan Lingji judged Shrek Academy to hold the advantage, while Snow Woman doubted the exhausted team could defeat Hu Sanniang and Hu Xiong.
• Xiao Tianyang withheld his judgment because Wang Qiu’er and Xiao Xiao still had trump cards, which Snow Woman did not know about.

Huo Yuhao’s team revealed Xiao Xiao’s solo Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness, which restored their strength and empowered their attacks. With Xiao Ya assigned to protect the exhausted Xiao Xiao, the others prepared to focus their assault on Hu Sanniang.

• Hu Sanniang explained that she wanted to test Huo Yuhao’s team and agreed to face their trump card.
• Huo Yuhao ordered Xiao Xiao to act, and she used both Martial Souls to unleash Dragon and Phoenix Bring Auspiciousness by herself.
• Hu Xiong realized the skill drained the opponents’ Soul Power and vitality, while Hu Sanniang noted Xiao Xiao had used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill alone.
• After five seconds, Xiao Xiao collapsed from exhaustion, but Huo Yuhao’s team had recovered their Essence, Qi, and Spirit and gained marks that intensified their damage.
• Bei Bei assigned Teacher Xiao Ya to guard Xiao Xiao, while Wang Qiu’er and the others prepared to attack Hu Sanniang together.

Hu Sanniang overwhelmed Shrek Academy, but Huo Yuhao conceded before Wang Qiu'er could reveal her full power. After the match, Xiao Tianyang and Snow Woman discussed the team's performance and suspected goal.

• Hu Sanniang defeated Bei Bei, injured Huo Yuhao and the others, and forced Wang Qiu'er to fight alone.
• Wang Qiu'er began summoning an Emperor's Phantom, but Huo Yuhao conceded, and the referee declared Xuan Tie Men the winner.
• Tang Wutong helped Wang Qiu'er off the arena while Huo Yuhao fell again and joked about his mother's advice.
• Spectators discussed Xiao Xiao's Solo Martial Soul Fusion Skill and its possible connection to Xiao Tianyang and Divine Might.
• Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that Hu Sanniang's seventh-place Storm Ranking made her a strong contender for the top twenty, while they considered Shrek Academy's objective.

Snow Woman explained how Huo Yuhao’s team could conserve its trump cards and make a decisive push later in the semifinals, while Xiao Tianyang approved their tactics. He assigned Snow Woman and Yan Lingji to take over Yue Shen’s Sun Moon Empire duties so she could focus on divining the God Realm’s location, then returned his attention to the arena and the factions he hoped to encounter.

• Snow Woman predicted that Huo Yuhao’s team would avoid exposing its strongest abilities in the first semifinal round and save its decisive strategy for later matches.
• Xiao Tianyang accepted the team’s clever tactics and reflected on Divine Might’s practice of cultivating fighters through real battles.
• Xiao Tianyang told Snow Woman and Yan Lingji to take over Yue Shen’s remaining Sun Moon Empire work while she focused on Divine Strategy.
• Snow Woman said Yue Shen’s divination was halfway complete and could begin seeking Saber and the others’ approximate coordinates in the God Realm around the end of the month.
• Xiao Tianyang watched the arena and grew more interested in Myriad Sword Manor, Xuan Tie Men, and other factions.

Xiao Tianyang learned that Shrek Academy’s next opponent was Divine Weapon Pavilion, a formidable team led by a disciple with two powerful Divine Weapon Martial Souls. The chapter left him wondering whether Shrek had any chance against them, even compared with Xuan Tie Men.

• Xiao Tianyang settled into a relaxed routine of watching the tournament, cooking for Yan Lingji and Snow Woman, and enjoying their dances.
• The major factions closely watched the tournament, hoping their younger contestants would impress Xiao Tianyang and gain his attention.
• Xiao Tianyang learned through Divine Might's Competition Committee that Shrek Academy would face Divine Weapon Pavilion next.
• Snow Woman explained that Divine Weapon Pavilion was a powerful mid-tier faction whose team could rival Shenwu Academy's second-string team.
• Snow Woman said the team's captain had Twin Martial Souls: a Heavy Xuan Iron Sword and a Flame Spear, which Xiao Tianyang recognized as Third Prince Nezha's Flame Spear.
• Xiao Tianyang asked how Divine Weapon Pavilion compared with Xuan Tie Men, hoping Shrek Academy might still have a chance.

Xiao Tianyang learned that Huo Yuhao’s team had drawn Divine Weapon Pavilion, a top-ten contender, as their next opponent. Huo Yuhao’s team discussed their options and ended with his unexpected proposal to aim for a draw.

• Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that Divine Weapon Pavilion was stronger and more experienced than Xuan Tie Men, and was certain to reach the top ten.
• Xiao Tianyang joked that the lottery employee should be kept away from important positions because of his bad luck.
• Tang Wutong complained about the difficult draw, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Qiu'er tried to calm her.
• Bei Bei described the formidable styles of Dragon Protagonist, Ye Guyi, and Iron Pagoda, and Wang Qiu'er urged everyone to focus on Divine Weapon Pavilion.
• Huo Yuhao outlined a plan to defeat Divine Weapon Pavilion at the cost of revealing their trump cards, then proposed that they try to draw instead.

Xiao Tianyang watched the True Body Sect face White Bone Forest and learned about Bai Ya, a gifted fighter whose powers could raise an army of skeletons. Snow Woman predicted the True Body Sect would win, and the chapter left the battle about to begin.

• Xiao Tianyang attended the first day of the semifinals to watch the True Body Sect and Xuan Tie Men compete.
• Xiao Tianyang observed White Bone Forest’s lean fighters and learned that their Bone Dissolving Technique let them reshape their bones and fight with their bodies as weapons.
• Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that Bai Ya had the White Bone Throne Martial Soul and could turn recent corpses into Skeleton Soldiers.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that Divine Might had not recruited Bai Ya because of his identity and inheritance.
• Snow Woman told Xiao Tianyang that the True Body Sect would definitely defeat White Bone Forest.

Xiao Tianyang watched the semifinal between the True Body Sect and White Bone Forest as Snow Woman explained the gap in experience and teamwork. Vina’s tactical orders dismantled Bai Ya’s strategy, and the battle moved toward its final phase with the outcome still unresolved.

• Xiao Tianyang assessed the teams’ lineups and noted that White Bone Forest’s strategy centered on Bai Ya, whose inexperience and weak command were serious flaws.
• The match began, and Bai Ya sent his two defense-type teammates forward while he held back.
• Vina used her Mental Power to read the arena and ordered Chen Yu and Chen Lu to harass the enemy front line, Wang Yanfeng to attack the rear, and Gu Tong to disrupt both enemy controllers.
• Vina’s orders broke down Bai Ya’s plan, leaving him to choose between waiting for an opening and helping his rear line.
• Vina ordered Wang Yanfeng to target the front-liners’ weak points and told Gu Tong to unleash his Soul Skills while Dragon Protagonist kept Bai Ya occupied for five minutes.

Xiao Tianyang watched the True Body Sect defeat White Bone Forest, then ate Yan Lingji’s cooking while following the match between Xuan Tie Men and Griffin Treehouse. Hu Xiong’s mistake gave Griffin Treehouse an opening, but Hu Sanniang activated her domain and counterattacked their captain.

• Snow Woman assessed Vina’s strategic ability and overall talent as greater than Dragon Protagonist’s.
• The True Body Sect defeated White Bone Forest after Vina’s calculations helped turn the battle in her team’s favor.
• Yan Lingji delivered lunch to Xiao Tianyang as Xuan Tie Men began fighting Griffin Treehouse.
• Hu Xiong charged past his target and left himself exposed to Griffin Treehouse’s airborne fighters.
• Hu Sanniang used Heavy Pressure Domain to slow Griffin Treehouse’s captain, then attacked with Void Breaking Claw.
• Griffin Treehouse’s captain retreated and activated his soul skills to counter Hu Sanniang.

Hu Sanniang defeated the captain of Griffin Treehouse, while Xiao Tianyang and several powerful figures sensed a dangerous aura linked to the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils. At Jing Hongchen's residence, a hidden monster erupted from beneath the ground, and Xiao Tianyang ordered Martin and the others to hold it off for ten minutes.

• Hu Sanniang overcame the captain of Griffin Treehouse, and the referee caught him before he struck the arena wall.
• Xiao Tianyang, Snow Woman, and Yan Lingji sensed a powerful aura and secretly left the arena to investigate.
• Pharaoh, Xuanzi, Zongheng Douluo, and Martin recognized the aura as connected to the Sea of Ten Thousand Evils and split up to protect the main arena and investigate.
• Xiao Tianyang reached Jing Hongchen's residence and identified a fanatic tied to Gnar Fagern as the source of the disturbance.
• The ground split open, magma and an eerie aura surged through the city, and Xiao Tianyang sent Snow Woman and Yan Lingji away.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Martin and the others to keep the emerging monster occupied for ten minutes.

Xiao Tianyang trapped the monster beneath the Emperor Seal and suppressed its strength so Martin, Xuanzi, Li Jianfeng, and Xuanyuan Azure Dragon could fight it. The four prepared to attack while Xiao Tianyang watched over the battle from above.

• Xiao Tianyang formed the Emperor Seal around the monster, trapping it and reducing its strength to that of a Million Year Spirit Beast.
• Xiao Tianyang told the four experts to fight the monster and warned them to handle its unusual abilities and variables.
• The chapter explained that Li Jianfeng and Xuanyuan Azure Dragon had old injuries that Xiao Tianyang could treat, and that both had considered making a final attempt to enter the God Realm.
• Martin assigned roles: he would defend the rear and control the enemy, Xuanzi would restrain it, Xuanyuan Azure Dragon would attack from the flank, and Li Jianfeng would wait for an opening.
• Xiao Tianyang assessed the four experts and observed the grotesque monster, whose body contained human heads, corpses, and wailing Spirit Bodies.

Xiao Tianyang coordinated the evacuation and began forming the Seven Stars Demon Breaking Array while Martin, Xuanzi, and Xuanyuan Azure Dragon fought the monster. After discovering that its core was protected by a grotesque living wall and remained unharmed by their attacks, they changed tactics and prepared to focus their strongest strikes on one spot.

• Xiao Tianyang ordered Han Ling and A Xue to evacuate nearby civilians, mobilized Baihua Tower's staff, and activated the Rewind Conch to limit the incident's impact.
• Xiao Tianyang arranged seven small swords into the Seven Stars Demon Breaking Array, and Li Jianfeng recognized the formation and understood why they had stalled for ten minutes.
• Xuanzi charged the monster while Martin used light-based skills to damage and restrain it, and Xuanyuan Azure Dragon unleashed a barrage of golden sword arcs.
• Xiao Tianyang pierced the monster with a mark, but a wall of flesh covered in eyes and severed arms protected its core and healed the damage to its exterior.
• Martin ordered Xuanyuan Azure Dragon to coordinate a stronger attack with Xuanzi and told Li Jianfeng to unleash his strongest strike once the monster's outer defenses were broken.

Martin resolved to sacrifice himself to keep the monster restrained, believing his death would preserve three powerful allies for Xiao Tianyang. The battle continued as Xuanzi, Xuanyuan Azure Dragon, and Li Jianfeng joined Martin in a desperate assault.

• The monster shattered Xuanzi’s Martial Soul Avatar and injured him, so Martin healed his external wounds and ordered everyone to defend for five more minutes.
• Martin activated Soldier’s Demise, risking certain death, and said he owed Xiao Tianyang and the Nicholas Family for their support.
• Xuanzi resumed fighting and used his Ninth Soul Skill, Annihilation Thunderclap Wave, to break through the monster’s defenses.
• Xuanyuan Azure Dragon and Li Jianfeng were moved by Martin’s resolve and unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars and Ninth Soul Skills against the monster.

Xiao Tianyang completed the Seven Stars Demon Breaking Array and destroyed the monster after Martin and the others held it off. He healed the survivors, and Martin told the others to keep Xiao Tianyang’s purpose in the Sun Moon Empire secret until they were needed as witnesses.

• Xiao Tianyang focused on forming the Seven Stars Demon Breaking Array while Martin and the other three fought the monster, with Martin using Soldier's Demise to keep them alive.
• Xiao Tianyang unleashed the seven swords, annihilating the monster and all traces of its resentment, corpses, and Abominations.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that Snow Woman’s group had no casualties, then treated Martin and the other three with precious medicines before leaving.
• Xuanzi, Xuanyuan Azure Dragon, and Li Jianfeng woke up healed, and Martin explained that Xiao Tianyang had saved him after Soldier's Demise.
• Martin told Xuanyuan Azure Dragon and Li Jianfeng to act as though nothing had happened and said they would serve as witnesses for Xiao Tianyang’s purpose.
• The Rewind Conch restored the ruined street after the group left, and Xiao Tianyang’s evacuation of the area allowed it to be used without harming anyone.

Xiao Tianyang discussed how to expose the Sun Moon Empire royal family’s crimes and reward those who had stood by him. He then pieced together the fanatic’s identity and invasion plan, which his return had already disrupted.

• Snow Woman said Divine Might’s Judgment Squad had gathered evidence against the Sun Moon Empire royal family, and Xiao Tianyang planned to use powerful factions as witnesses later.
• Xiao Tianyang asked Snow Woman to arrange rewards for those who had not assisted during the sudden incident, trusting her to judge what they wanted.
• Xiao Tianyang concluded that Jing Hongchen had likely been replaced by a Gnar Fagern fanatic who had absorbed some of his memories and built a dictatorial system within the Sun Moon Empire.
• Xiao Tianyang realized that the fanatic had massacred soldiers and commoners to build a monster powered by accumulated resentment for a massive counteroffensive.
• Xiao Tianyang inferred that the fanatic’s plan involved the Holy Spirit Cult seizing Soul Ring reserves, Evil Demons drawing Divine Might into battle, and the Sun Moon Empire and Demon Forest dividing the continent.
• Xiao Tianyang’s return had disrupted the plan before its first step, forcing the fanatic into a retreat that ended in the recent confrontation.

Xiao Tianyang watched the semifinal matches and learned that Ghost Gate Pass had replaced its captain with Ghost Princess, a powerful new contestant whose Martial Soul was the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade Scroll. As the match below reached a strange deadlock, he followed the arena while considering Snow Woman's information.

• Xiao Tianyang identified Shrek Academy versus Divine Weapon Pavilion, Spirit Hall versus the Tang Family, and the Douluo Federation versus Ghost Gate Pass as key matches for the second day.
• Snow Woman asked Xiao Tianyang about the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade and explained the book's connection to mythological Martial Souls across Douluo Continent.
• Snow Woman revealed that Ghost Gate Pass had replaced its original captain after Xiao Tianyang's whereabouts became known, and that information about the substitute was heavily classified.
• Snow Woman identified the substitute as Ghost Princess, the Ghost Master's favored youngest daughter, whose Martial Soul was the Hundred Ghosts Night Parade Scroll.
• Xiao Tianyang learned that Ghost Princess had reached Soul Saint at thirteen and was level 79 as the match below settled into a strange deadlock.

Xiao Tianyang allowed the factions to reveal their younger generation’s strength and doubled the competition’s rewards. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy struggled to turn its early advantage against Divine Weapon Pavilion into decisive damage, and Huo Yuhao prepared to use another trump card.

• Xiao Tianyang told Snow Woman not to let the Competition Committee interfere with the factions’ displays of strength.
• Xiao Tianyang ordered the Committee to double the competition’s rewards and publicize his promise to Iron Pagoda and the others.
• Xiao Xiao used her Martial Soul Fusion Skill to strengthen her team and weaken Divine Weapon Pavilion, then left the field to rest.
• Tang Wutong and Wang Qiu'er unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Shrek Academy failed to secure a decisive advantage.
• Huo Yuhao told his teammates that they had to avoid losing and announced that they would use their third trump card if necessary.