Chapter Summaries

Little Jiu badly injured Huo Wu, but she refused to surrender and unleashed a compressed Ring Fusion attack. She clung to him as her giant fireball descended, leaving both of them in danger while the spectators could not intervene.

• Little Jiu froze Huo Wu, shot her with a Fire Power arrow, and detonated it to seriously injure her.
• Huo Wu refused to admit defeat and used Ring Fusion to strengthen her Huo Wu Blazing Sun, then compressed it into a smaller, more powerful fireball.
• Little Jiu dismissed the attack as easy to dodge, angering Huo Wu as she prepared to unleash it.
• Huo Wu sent the fireball toward Little Jiu and wrapped her arms around his neck, determined to stake her life on preserving her pride.
• Feng Xiaotian tried to intervene, but Bone Douluo stopped him and pinned Huo Wushuang down as Huo Wu faced the descending attack.

Little Jiu took Huo Wu’s Blazing Sun attack head-on, then conceded the match to her after offering advice on her soul skill. After recovering with Shui Bing’er’s help, he was asked by Huo Wu to speak with her alone in the woods.

• Little Jiu shielded Huo Wu from her own attack without using soul skills and endured severe injuries.
• Little Jiu conceded the match to Huo Wu, explaining that he had gained what he wanted from the battle.
• Shui Bing’er treated Little Jiu’s wounds with herbs while he complained about her rough care.
• Huo Wushuang thanked Little Jiu, but his pat reopened Little Jiu’s wound, prompting Shui Bing’er and Huo Wu to scold him.
• Huo Wu asked Little Jiu to go with her to the woods for a private conversation, leaving Huo Wushuang astonished.

Huo Wu confessed her feelings to Little Jiu, but he rejected her and revealed that he had saved her partly to recruit her brother into his new sect. The chapter ended with Huo Wu furious after Little Jiu compared her unfavorably to Shui Bing'er.

• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Feng Xiaotian, and Huo Wushuang secretly followed Huo Wu and Little Jiu into the forest.
• Huo Wu asked Little Jiu whether he liked her, and he said he had saved her to test his toughness rather than out of affection.
• Huo Wu stumbled into Little Jiu's arms and kissed his cheek, while their hidden followers reacted with jealousy, pain, or relief.
• Huo Wu offered to do anything to thank Little Jiu, but he asked her to persuade Huo Wushuang to join the sect he was founding.
• Little Jiu said he would prefer Shui Bing'er over Huo Wu and claimed their figures were evenly matched, leaving Huo Wu furious.

Little Jiu rejected Huo Wu’s advances and told Shui Bing’er to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with him before their trip to Spirit City. Shui Bing’er agreed nervously, and Little Jiu began sending his power into her body to help her martial soul adapt.

• Little Jiu rejected Huo Wu and said he preferred Shui Bing’er, prompting Huo Wu to stomp on his foot and leave in a rage.
• Shui Xinrou encouraged Shui Bing’er to be more proactive, and Little Jiu caught her eavesdropping before urging her to study Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
• Little Jiu announced that he and Shui Bing’er would cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill after the Promotion Tournament ended and dragged her to her tent.
• Shui Bing’er hesitated over the intimate connection a Martial Soul Fusion Skill might create, but Shui Yue’er and Shui Xinrou persuaded her to agree.
• Little Jiu touched Shui Bing’er’s brow and sent four types of power into her meridians, beginning with Ice Power.

Little Jiu and Shui Bing'er formed the Four Extremes Divine Phoenix, but their unstable fusion collapsed and left them unconscious. Seven days later, Hu Liena and Ghost Douluo planned to send six Titled Douluo to kill Tang San.

• Little Jiu and Shui Bing'er fused their martial souls into the Four Extremes Divine Phoenix, a possession-type Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Little Jiu used the phoenix to unleash Ice Snow Storm, Meteor Fire Rain, and Vine Kingdom, but Shui Bing'er could not endure his attempt to use Divine Sword Judgment.
• The fusion exploded, and Shui Xinrou caught the unconscious Shui Bing'er and Little Jiu before carrying them to his tent.
• Seven days later, Hu Liena announced that Salas had been killed and Spirit Hall had ordered Tang San's death.
• Ghost Douluo proposed leading five other Titled Douluo against Tang San, and Hu Liena called him overly cautious.

Ghost Douluo accepted Hu Liena’s order to kill Tang San as Shui Bing’er and Little Jiu woke after being unconscious together for seven days. As the academies departed for Spirit City, Huo Wu invited Little Jiu into her carriage, leaving Shui Bing’er displeased.

• Hu Liena placed the Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo of Pope’s Hall under Ghost Douluo’s command and ordered him to kill Tang San at any cost.
• Shui Bing’er woke beside Little Jiu, and the two argued until Shui Yue’er, Xue Wu, and Shui Xinrou entered the tent.
• Shui Yue’er revealed that Shui Bing’er and Little Jiu had been unconscious for seven days, and Shui Bing’er hid beneath a blanket as everyone teased her.
• Shui Xinrou announced that the five advancing academies would leave for Spirit City the next day and told Shui Bing’er and Little Jiu to practice their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Crown Prince Xue Qinghe led the academies’ departure procession, and Huo Wu invited Little Jiu into her carriage, making Shui Bing’er feel displeased.

Little Jiu secured Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang’s agreement to join the sect he planned to establish, then spent the journey sharing a playful reunion with Qian Renxue. The convoy reached a dangerous mountain pass, where black-clad attackers ambushed the teams and forced the Swan Knights to defend them.

• Huo Wu told Little Jiu that she and Huo Wushuang would join the sect he planned to establish, and Little Jiu promised to collect them after the Spirit Master Competition.
• Qian Renxue summoned Little Jiu to her carriage, where they teased each other and shared a hotpot meal during the journey.
• After more than ten days, the convoy entered a narrow mountain pass where hundreds of black-clad attackers hurled boulders and launched soul skills at the divided academy teams.
• The knight commander ordered the Swan Knights to form ranks and defend against the ambush.

Spirit Hall ambushed the fifteen academies, and Little Jiu intervened to save Exotic Beast Academy from overwhelming attackers. After killing the Soul Douluo threatening them, he saw another Soul Douluo charge into Shrek Academy’s formation, leaving the Shrek Seven Devils in immediate danger.

• Qian Renxue learned Spirit Hall forces had separated the academies, while Little Jiu left her to investigate and help Tang San.
• The ambushers overwhelmed the Swan Knights, while the academies fought back and Tang San’s Hidden Weapons helped Shrek Academy repel its attackers.
• Little Jiu flew to Exotic Beast Academy, where he rescued Meng Yiran and devastated the attackers with his fire and wood powers.
• Little Jiu killed the Soul Douluo attacking Exotic Beast Academy, shocking the surrounding academies and Shrek Academy.
• Little Jiu saw another Soul Douluo rush into the Shrek Seven Devils’ formation while Flender and Liu Erlong were held back by two Soul Douluos.

A Golden Eagle Soul Douluo attacked Tang San and the Shrek group, overwhelming their combined assault and badly injuring Ma Hong Jun, Xiao Wu, and Dai Mubai. Zhu Zhuqing chose to reach for Little Jiu when both he and Dai Mubai rushed to shield her, and the chapter ended with the Soul Douluo striking at the pair as Little Jiu caught her and flirted.

• The Golden Eagle Soul Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and ordered two Soul Kings to help restrain Qin Ming.
• Tang San led the Shrek group in a combined attack, but the Soul Douluo blocked their spirit abilities and counterattacked.
• The Soul Douluo blasted Ma Hong Jun and Xiao Wu, leaving Ma Hong Jun down and Xiao Wu unconscious.
• When the Soul Douluo targeted Zhu Zhuqing, both Dai Mubai and Little Jiu rushed to protect her, and she reached for Little Jiu.
• The Soul Douluo struck Dai Mubai from behind, then attacked Little Jiu and Zhu Zhuqing as Little Jiu caught her.

Little Jiu killed Golden Eagle Soul Douluo, then faked his death after Ghost Douluo broke his neck. Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi arrived to protect Tang San, but Ghost Douluo summoned five more Titled Douluo, and the chapter ended as the battle began.

• Little Jiu crushed Golden Eagle Soul Douluo’s hand and killed him with an ice spear while professing his love to Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ghost Douluo grabbed Little Jiu, snapped his neck, and threw him down; Little Jiu played dead after Zhu Zhuqing refused his final wish.
• Ghost Douluo attacked Tang San, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened and Ning Fengzhi arrived to support him.
• Ghost Douluo summoned Demon Bear Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Holy Dragon Douluo, Porcupine Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo, surrounding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s group with six Titled Douluo.
• Snake Lance Douluo charged Sword Douluo, who used the Seven Kill Domain and Ning Fengzhi’s support to strike him down in one move.

Sword Douluo fought off the Spirit Hall Titled Douluo while Ghost Leopard Douluo targeted Ning Fengzhi. Ning Fengzhi faced Ghost Leopard Douluo at point-blank range with the King Yama's Post he had bought from Tang San.

• Demon Bear Douluo rescued the badly injured Snake Lance Douluo from Sword Douluo, but Sword Douluo's Ninth Spirit Ability blasted Demon Bear Douluo away.
• Ghost Douluo used his Ghostly Domain to evade Sword Douluo's physical attacks, then worked with Porcupine Douluo to poison him.
• Ning Rongrong gave Sword Douluo Oscar's Antidote Sausage, but it did not help; Dugu Bo arrived and drew out the poison.
• Porcupine Douluo and Holy Dragon Douluo attacked Dugu Bo, who turned and fled, while Ghost Leopard Douluo moved to ambush Ning Fengzhi.
• Sword Douluo struck at Ghost Leopard Douluo, who used clones to evade the attack and reached Ning Fengzhi, only for Ning Fengzhi to fire the King Yama's Post at his brow.

Ning Fengzhi’s ambush failed, and Ghost Douluo and Demon Bear Douluo turned the battle against the Shrek group, leaving Tang San and his allies near defeat. Little Jiu arrived on the Moonwind Wolf Emperor and forced Ghost Douluo to release Sword Douluo and retreat, though the other Titled Douluo remained.

• Ning Fengzhi attacked Ghost Leopard Douluo with King Yama’s Post, but Ghost Douluo caught the poisoned needle and Ghost Leopard Douluo wounded Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo.
• Ghost Douluo ordered Demon Bear Douluo to kill Tang San, who was overwhelmed by his Soul Power and seized by the throat.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong pleaded for their loved ones as the Shrek group faced despair.
• Little Jiu arrived riding the Moonwind Wolf Emperor and ordered Ghost Douluo to release the captives or die.
• Ghost Douluo dropped Sword Douluo and retreated, startling both the Shrek group and the other Titled Douluo.

Little Jiu agreed to save Tang San to repay the kindness Tang San had shown him as a child, while making clear that their debt would be settled afterward. When Demon Bear Douluo refused to release Tang San and attacked, Poison Douluo petrified him.

• Ghost Douluo urged Ghost Leopard Douluo to release Ning Fengzhi, and Ghost Leopard Douluo let him go.
• Sword Douluo brought Ning Fengzhi to Poison Douluo, who drew out the poison and saved him.
• Flender reminded Little Jiu that Tang San had cooked for him in Holy Soul Village and proposed that saving him would settle their debt of gratitude.
• Little Jiu agreed to save Tang San and ordered Demon Bear Douluo to release him and leave.
• Demon Bear Douluo rejected the order and reached to kill Tang San, so Poison Douluo turned him to stone with his Petrifying Light Rays.

Little Jiu rescued Tang San and killed Demon Bear Douluo with one punch after stacking his strength boosts and receiving Ning Rongrong’s support. The punch sent three spirit bones through a cliff and caused a mountainside to collapse, blocking the valley road.

• Poison Douluo used Medusa's Gaze and Time Freeze to slow Demon Bear Douluo, while Little Jiu rescued Tang San and passed him to Flender.
• Little Jiu challenged Demon Bear Douluo to withstand one punch, and Demon Bear Douluo activated his Martial Soul Avatar and stacked his strength and defense skills.
• Little Jiu activated his spirit skills to boost his strength, and Ning Rongrong further increased it with the Eight-Treasure Half-Glazed Pagoda.
• Little Jiu punched Demon Bear Douluo, destroying his body and sending his three spirit bones through the cliff.
• The cliff split and collapsed across a hundred-meter stretch, blocking the road, and the Moonwind Wolf Emperor howled beside Little Jiu.

Little Jiu forced Spirit Hall’s fighters to acknowledge him as the Pope of Myriad Beast Hall, then sent them away while declaring that he would settle his grudges openly in Spirit City. After reconnecting with Zhu Zhuqing and accepting three spirit bones from Ghost Douluo, he faced an angry Xiao Wu, who began questioning the Moonwind Wolf Emperor.

• Little Jiu’s overwhelming strength impressed the gathered fighters, and Ghost Douluo and the other Spirit Hall leaders bowed to recognize him as Pope of Myriad Beast Hall.
• Little Jiu ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to leave, explaining that he intended to defeat them publicly in Spirit City and settle his grudges with dignity.
• Ning Rongrong thanked Little Jiu for saving her father and Grandpa Jian, while Zhu Zhuqing confronted him about leaving her without news before embracing him.
• Ghost Douluo presented Little Jiu with three spirit bones, earning his praise before quickly departing.
• Xiao Wu kicked the Moonwind Wolf Emperor and demanded to know why it had claimed to be sick.

Little Jiu revealed that he had killed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members who fled to Sea God Island, and defended the slaughter as vengeance for the Sky Azure Bull Python, his brother. Yu Tianheng challenged him over the deaths, and Little Jiu began explaining that Master was the very reason he wanted the clan wiped out.

• The Moonwind Wolf Emperor bragged about recovering after seeing its Master, while Xiao Wu scolded it and confronted Little Jiu about deceiving and hitting her.
• Little Jiu told Xiao Wu to call Zhu Zhuqing sister-in-law, then threatened to kill the man who had harassed Zhu Zhuqing at Skywater Academy.
• Yu Tianheng grabbed Little Jiu and demanded to know what had happened to his father and grandfather; Little Jiu said Yu Xiaofeng, Yu Tianzhen, and every Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan member who fled to Sea God Island were dead by his hand.
• Yu Tianheng condemned Little Jiu for slaughtering his clan, and Little Jiu struck him down and argued that his relatives' lives were no more valuable than the lives of soul beasts.
• Little Jiu told Xiao Wu that the clan had killed the Sky Azure Bull Python, and Xiao Wu grieved for Da Ming and declared that Little Jiu had been right to avenge him.
• Yu Tianheng accused Little Jiu of killing his teacher's family, but Little Jiu stopped Zhu Zhuqing from answering and said that Master was precisely why he wanted the clan destroyed.

Little Jiu defended his decision to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, accusing its members of betraying Yu Xiaogang and condemning Yu Tianheng's family. As the crowd sided against Yu Tianheng, he appealed to Liu Erlong, who began to answer under everyone's scrutiny.

• Yu Tianheng cursed Little Jiu, who kicked and injured him until Dugu Yan intervened to protect him.
• Little Jiu explained that Yu Xiaogang had helped Yu Tianheng escape to Sea God Island, while the clan had smeared Yu Xiaogang's name and failed to defend him.
• Poison Douluo, Flender, and Sword Douluo criticized the great sects and praised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, prompting the crowd to condemn the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Tianheng appealed to Liu Erlong by reminding her that Yu Luomian had also been killed, and she began to respond as Little Jiu and the crowd watched.

Liu Erlong and Flender rebuked Yu Tianheng for trying to involve Yu Xiaogang in his clan’s revenge, while Little Jiu blamed the clan’s ruin on its own failures. After Dugu Yan threatened to bear Little Jiu’s child if Yu Tianheng attacked him, Yu Tianheng backed down, and Little Jiu told Zhu Zhuqing he would visit her family to ask for her hand after the Spirit Master Competition.

• Liu Erlong rejected Yu Tianheng’s claim of kinship and warned him to stay away from Yu Xiaogang and Little Jiu.
• Flender told Yu Tianheng not to seek Yu Xiaogang’s help or mention revenge, and Dugu Yan said his father and grandfather had brought about their own destruction.
• Little Jiu blamed Yu Tianheng’s family for failing to stop the clan’s interference in the Clear Sky Sect’s affairs and warned him not to challenge him.
• When Yu Tianheng tried to attack Little Jiu, Dugu Yan threatened to bear Little Jiu’s child if Yu Tianheng died, and Yu Tianheng turned back with her.
• The crowd began clearing a path, and Little Jiu told Zhu Zhuqing he would ask her family for her hand after the Spirit Master Competition.

Little Jiu returned to Qian Renxue after visiting Zhu Zhuqing, while Master confronted Bibi Dong in Spirit City to learn how she controlled Twin Martial Souls. Bibi Dong revealed that Spirit Hall had sent six Titled Douluo to kill Tang San, and Master vowed to destroy Spirit Hall if his disciple died.

• Zhu Zhuqing worried about how to break her engagement to Dai Mubai and urged Little Jiu to leave without learning her plans.
• Little Jiu returned to Qian Renxue’s carriage, denied having feelings for Zhu Zhuqing, and convinced Qian Renxue that he had remained faithful to her.
• Master asked Bibi Dong how she controlled Twin Martial Souls and offered to ensure Tang San would never oppose Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong rejected Master’s request and revealed that Spirit Hall had sent six Titled Douluo to intercept Shrek Academy and kill Tang San.
• Master attacked Bibi Dong, was blasted away, and vowed to destroy Spirit Hall if anything happened to Tang San.

Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang over his willingness to fight her for Tang San, and their old love gave way to anger, recrimination, and grief. After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong was left devastated, while Spirit Hall’s pursuit of Tang Hao remained unresolved.

• Bibi Dong forced Yu Xiaogang to his knees and briefly seized him by the throat, but she could not bring herself to kill her former lover.
• A guard reported that Ghost Douluo had failed his mission and was awaiting punishment, and Yu Xiaogang took the news as proof Tang San had survived.
• Bibi Dong denied Yu Xiaogang’s assumptions about why she targeted Tang San and ordered him to leave, saying Spirit Hall would pursue Tang Hao.
• Yu Xiaogang told Bibi Dong he would have risked his life for her, but said their bond had ended when she acted against Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang left, and Bibi Dong staggered and wept over their broken relationship.