Chapter Summaries

Sword Douluo and the factions searched for the person secretly helping Tang San, while Shen Tianchen entered the match against Tang San to challenge his suspiciously improved skill. Tang San continued to dodge attacks with uncanny precision as Shen Tianchen tried to expose Tang Hao’s hiding place.

• Sword Douluo recognized that Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer skill had suddenly improved, and Ning Fengzhi told him to find the person behind it.
• Shen Tianchen told Zhou Qi he would take the next match, then Tang San forced Feng Xiaotian back until Zhou Qi conceded and Sword Douluo stopped Tang San’s follow-up strike.
• Shen Tianchen faced Tang San as the crowd cheered, and Bibi Dong noticed his Golden Vertical Pupils.
• Tang Hao hid beneath a spectator seat, and Shen Tianchen sent a wind blade past Tang San in an attempt to reveal Tang Hao’s location, but Tang San dodged without looking.
• Tang San attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, while Shen Tianchen summoned snow and ice blades; Tang San evaded the attacks with implausible ease.
• Dai Mubai questioned Tang San’s sudden strength, while Yu Xiaogang kept the Shrek Team quiet and decided not to reveal his suspicion that someone was helping Tang San cheat.

Shen Tianchen defeated Tang San after Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo forced Tang Hao to abandon his hidden assistance. The tournament officials promised to investigate the cheating, and Shen Tianchen said he expected the Worship Hall to provide evidence.

• Dugu Bo released scent-tracking snakes while Bibi Dong sent out spiders to find the hidden Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao realized the searchers were closing in and withdrew his support, leaving the exhausted Tang San to fight Shen Tianchen alone.
• Shen Tianchen knocked Tang San off the arena, then defeated Tala to complete Seven Treasures Academy’s 2–0 victory over the Shrek Team.
• Yu Xiaogang blamed Bibi Dong for Tang San’s collapse, while Zhu Zhuqing privately decided she wanted no further dealings with the Shrek Team.
• Bibi Dong promised to give an answer before the tournament finals and warned the teams against causing trouble.
• Dugu Bo told the Seven Treasures Team that Tang Hao had helped Tang San, and Shen Tianchen said the Worship Hall might have a recording that could prove it.

The Worship Hall debated whether to punish Tang Hao and Shrek Team after a recording crystal showed him directing Tang San during the match, while Qian Renxue arrived to address the tournament’s unfairness. Shrek Team paid for the vandalized hotel rooms and faced their defeat, while the Seven Treasures Team rested ahead of the finals and Spirit Hall’s promised announcement.

• Golden Crocodile Douluo and Qingluan Douluo urged Qian Daoliu to expose Tang Hao’s interference and revoke Shrek Team’s results, but Qian Renxue arrived before he decided.
• Shrek Team paid for the vandalized rooms with nearly all of Liu Erlong’s academy funds and was ordered to remain in Spirit City through the finals.
• Dai Mubai asked Tang San whether he had cheated, but Tang San denied it and kept Tang Hao’s identity secret.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Shrek Team to return for a future tournament, and Xiao Wu suggested they reunite at the academy in five years.
• Bibi Dong promised a satisfactory explanation before the finals, and Zhou Qi told the Seven Treasures Team to rest and recover.

Spirit Hall presented conclusive evidence that Tang San had cheated under Tang Hao’s guidance, then Bibi Dong announced punishments against Shrek Academy and the students involved. The tournament final was set to proceed, with the Seven Treasures Team and Spirit Hall Team facing off for the championship.

• Shen Tianchen encouraged the Seven Treasures Team to ease their nerves by sparring before the final.
• Qian Daoliu sent the recording crystal proving Tang San’s cheating to the Papal Palace, and Spirit Hall scheduled the final for the next day.
• The Seven Treasures Team and Spirit Hall Team arrived at the finals venue, where Bibi Dong announced that Spirit Hall had discovered cheating.
• Spirit Hall showed footage of Tang Hao directing Tang San during his match, prompting spectators to condemn the Shrek Team while Yu Xiaogang stayed silent.
• Yu Luomian and Prince Dai Ruifeng stepped forward to take Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing away from Shrek Academy.
• Bibi Dong permanently barred Shrek Academy from the tournament and disqualified Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Tailong, and Tala, revoking their results.

Xue Qinghe and the Spirit Hall punished Shrek Academy, stripping its status and ending its hopes of competing again. The finals began with Spirit Hall Academy facing Seven Treasures Academy, and their first Arena Match opened with Qian Guqiu Ming and Sun Chuantao trading blows.

• Xue Qinghe announced that Shrek Academy would lose its academy status, its teachers would be barred from other imperial academies, and its remaining students would be transferred.
• Ning Fengzhi urged the audience not to throw objects at Shrek Academy, while Liu Erlong restrained herself from confronting Bibi Dong.
• The referee announced the final between Spirit Hall Academy and Seven Treasures Academy; Xie Yue and Shen Tianchen drew the formats, with an Arena Match first and a Team Battle second.
• Shen Tianchen told Zhou Qi to choose the Seven Treasures lineup and said he would conserve his strength for the deciding match.
• Sun Chuantao and Qian Guqiu Ming began the Arena Match, and their opening exchange left both injured without either gaining an advantage.

Qian Guqiu Ming upset Sun Chuantao, but the Spirit Hall Team took the Arena Match lead as its Golden Generation fighters wore down the Seven Treasures Team. Shen Tianchen faced Yan at four to six, and after his mental attack failed to keep Yan down, he charged in to continue the fight.

• Qian Guqiu Ming used his battle experience to defeat Sun Chuantao, prompting Bibi Dong to give Xie Yue new lineup instructions.
• Qian Guqiu Ming conceded when Xie Yue entered, and Feng Xiaotian fought Xie Yue before losing while depleting some of his Soul Power.
• Huo Wu forced Xie Yue to leave after wearing him down, but Yan later eliminated Li Ping and Huo Wushuang to give the Spirit Hall Team a four-to-six lead.
• Shen Tianchen confronted Yan, who attacked before the match had properly begun and used Hell Lava Charge.
• Shen Tianchen struck Yan with Dragon's Illusion, but Yan bit his tongue to break free of the mental attack.
• Shen Tianchen decided to conserve his Mental Strength, then flew toward Yan to fight him directly.

Shen Tianchen defeated Yan decisively, then surrendered to Hu Liena, giving the Spirit Hall Team a one-point lead. As both teams prepared for the team battle, Shen Tianchen and Zhou Qi discussed how to respond if the Spirit Hall Team chose to gamble on winning it.

• Shen Tianchen overpowered Yan's attacks, threw him out of the arena, and left the audience stunned.
• Hu Liena challenged Shen Tianchen, but he voluntarily left the arena, conceding the match and putting the Spirit Hall Team ahead one to zero.
• Shen Tianchen warned Zhou Qi that the Spirit Hall Team might risk the team battle, and Zhou Qi told the team to use its full strength if the opponents attacked fiercely.
• Both teams sent their main lineups onto the arena, where Yan again provoked Shen Tianchen.
• Bibi Dong asked Ning Fengzhi to let Yan fight Shen Tianchen, and Ning Fengzhi said the decision belonged to the competition staff and Shen Tianchen.

Shen Tianchen helped the Seven Treasures Team break the Spirit Hall Team’s formation and eliminate its Support-type Spirit Master, then revealed that he was a level sixty-nine Soul Emperor with a mysterious crimson-gold Fifth Spirit Ring. The match continued with both teams clashing across the arena, while Shen Tianchen held off Yan and Hu Liena.

• Shen Tianchen used Qian Guqiu Ming’s Blazing Dragon Coiled Ring, his Sword Domain Space, and Ning Rongrong’s enhancements to disrupt the Spirit Hall Team’s formation and drive Yan to the arena’s edge.
• Shen Tianchen struck Xu Yu out of the arena before Xu Yu could use a support ability, leaving the Spirit Hall Team with six fighters against seven.
• Shen Tianchen revealed his six Soul Rings and announced that he was a level sixty-nine Soul Emperor, stunning the spectators and prompting Bibi Dong, Qianjun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo to scrutinize his crimson-gold Fifth Spirit Ring.
• Xie Yue led the Spirit Hall Team into a counterattack, while Shen Tianchen intercepted Hu Liena and Feng Xiaotian fought Xie Yue.
• Yan charged at Shen Tianchen instead of exploiting the opening, allowing Shen Tianchen to hold off Yan and Hu Liena as Huo Wushuang and Qian Guqiu Ming engaged the other opponents.
• Zhang Ping tried to attack Ning Rongrong, but Li Ping blocked her with the Blazing Rock Turtle shield.

Shen Tianchen and the Seven Treasures Team forced the Spirit Hall Academy Team to concede after combining Huo Wu’s ring-fused attack with a wind tornado. Both teams then recovered and prepared to choose fighters for the Two-Two-Three Battle Method.

• Yu Xiaogang cheered for the Spirit Hall Team, angering spectators from the Heaven Dou Division stands.
• Dugu Bo told Dugu Yan that the match was close but that the Seven Treasures Team’s chances would improve over time.
• Ning Rongrong restored the Seven Treasures Team’s Soul Power as Huo Wu unleashed her ring-fused fourth spirit ability.
• Shen Tianchen and Feng Xiaotian combined their wind powers with Huo Wu’s flames, creating a raging Fire Tornado that Yan tried to counter.
• Bibi Dong extinguished the Fire Tornado and conceded the match to the Seven Treasures Team.
• Both teams recovered, and Zhou Qi discussed the upcoming Two-Two-Three Battle Method with Shen Tianchen.

Shen Tianchen and Qian Guqiu Ming defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the first match of the Two-Two-Three Battle Method, giving the Seven Treasures Team the lead. The Spirit Hall Team faced mounting pressure as the next match approached.

• Bibi Dong prolonged the break to let the Spirit Hall Team recover, and Zhou Qi let Shen Tianchen choose between two lineups before submitting one.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fused into Bewitching Charm, while Qian Guqiu Ming interrupted its attacks and Shen Tianchen swept away the red mist.
• Shen Tianchen used his sword technique and newly comprehended Sword Intent to batter Bewitching Charm, while Chen Xin predicted that the next strike would decide the match.
• After the teams exchanged attacks, Hu Liena and Xie Yue ran out of Soul Power, and Qian Guqiu Ming struck them down to secure victory for the Seven Treasures Team.
• Shen Tianchen encouraged Li Ping and She Lang before their match, while the defeated Spirit Hall Team worried that another loss would end their chances.