Chapter Summaries

Qian Renxue absorbed the Phantom Rainbow Spirit Bird's black spirit ring, while Yan Lingzhuo prepared to hunt a Blazing Feather Sparrow for her fourth ring. The group scattered the nearby spirit beasts, and Yan Lingzhuo moved to attack the fleeing bird.

• Qian Renxue killed the Phantom Rainbow Spirit Bird and absorbed its black spirit ring, bringing her to five spirit rings.
• Jia Youcai returned to her companions exhausted, and Yan Xiaoran was confirmed to have obtained his fourth spirit ring.
• After Qian Renxue rejoined them, Huo Jin led the group toward a gathering of thousand-year spirit beasts so Yan Lingzhuo could hunt for her fourth ring.
• Yan Lingzhuo chose a Blazing Feather Sparrow, which Huo Jin identified as having over four thousand years of cultivation.
• Huo Jin drove the surrounding spirit beasts into a panic, and Yan Lingzhuo flew after the Blazing Feather Sparrow as it unleashed a firestorm and tried to flee.

Yan Lingzhuo and her companions defeated a Blazing Feather Sparrow, allowing her to absorb its Purple Spirit Ring and gain her fourth spirit ring. After she succeeded, the group left the forest and headed back to the academy.

• Qian Renxue stunned the Blazing Feather Sparrow, and Jia Youcai and Yan Lingzhuo wounded it with their spirit skills.
• Huo Wu struck the weakened Blazing Feather Sparrow with her Fourth Spirit Skill, and Yan Lingzhuo finished it off with Electric Eye Laser.
• Yan Lingzhuo absorbed the Blazing Feather Sparrow's Purple Spirit Ring while Qian Renxue, Jia Youcai, Huo Wu, and Huo Jin guarded her.
• Yan Lingzhuo successfully gained her Fourth Spirit Ring and teased Jia Youcai when he asked what skill it gave her.
• Qian Renxue urged everyone to leave the forest, and the group packed up and returned toward the academy.

Jia Youcai learned the competition format and later joined Blazing Academy’s team at the grand opening ceremony in Heaven Dou City. As the team basked in the crowd’s cheers, he recognized the VIPs and discovered that Artifact Spirit Hall’s master, Sun Daowu, was a legendary level 99 Peerless Douluo.

• Teacher Zhuo Yaoyin explained the competition’s qualifying, Swiss, and knockout stages, while Jia Youcai dismissed Blazing Academy’s chances of missing the top nine.
• Months later, Heaven Dou City filled with visitors for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition’s opening ceremony at the renovated Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
• The host introduced Blazing Academy’s eight competitors, led by Huo Wushuang, and the team shouted its slogan to roaring cheers from the crowd.
• Jia Youcai spotted Tang Hao, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, Yu Xiaogang, and an unfamiliar guest on the VIP platform.
• Jia Youcai used the system to learn that the guest was Sun Daowu, the level 99 master of Artifact Spirit Hall, known as the Great Sage Douluo.

Emperor Xue Ye opened the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition, followed by speeches from Ning Fengzhi, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang. Shao Yan drew the first-round matchups, and the chapter ended with Blazing Academy and Godwind Academy winning their matches.

• Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament officially open and wished the competitors success.
• Ning Fengzhi, Tang Hao, and Yu Xiaogang delivered speeches encouraging the Soul Masters to compete, grow, and persevere.
• Shao Yan drew the first-round preliminary matchups, pairing Canghui Academy against Blazing Academy and Skywater Academy against Godwind Academy.
• Blazing Academy defeated Canghui Academy in the first match.
• Bing Liyue did not compete for Skywater Academy, and Godwind Academy won.

Blazing Academy faced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, and Jia Youcai treated the match as an easy win while supporting his teammates with his Cloud Breath Fan. As the battle continued, Blazing Academy gained the upper hand, and Jia Youcai subdued Osler by forcing six Devil Spicy Strips into his mouth.

• Jia Youcai joined Blazing Academy on the platform and said he and Chi Lingxuan would support the team, while Huo Wu reminded him to direct them.
• Chi Lingxuan gave the attackers Spicy Hot Strips, and Jia Youcai used Cloud Breath Caress to boost his teammates as Huo Wushuang clashed with Yu Tianheng.
• Yan Lingzhuo gained the advantage over Yu Feng, while Yan Jinfeng and Yan Xiaoran battled the Shi Mo brothers and Jia Youcai helped Huo Wu neutralize Dugu Yan's poison.
• Osler slipped past the attackers to target the support Spirit Masters, but Jia Youcai evaded him, took him down, and pinned him.
• Jia Youcai asked Chi Lingxuan for Devil Spicy Strips and stuffed six of them into Osler's mouth, holding his mouth shut.

Jia Youcai used Osler as a shield against Yu Tianheng’s lightning, then kicked Osler off the arena. With Jia Youcai boosting him, Huo Wushuang took over the fight and knocked Yu Tianheng down.

• Jia Youcai dragged the suffering Osler toward the edge of the arena while Huo Wushuang blocked Yu Tianheng’s charge with his Resisting Fire Ring.
• Yu Tianheng struck Osler with his lightning attack after Jia Youcai hurled him into its path.
• Jia Youcai kicked the unconscious Osler off the stage and called Huo Wushuang over to stop Yu Tianheng.
• Huo Wushuang fought Yu Tianheng while Jia Youcai strengthened him with the Cloud Breath Fan.
• Huo Wushuang battered Yu Tianheng with flame-wreathed punches and a kick, knocking him to the ground.

Huo Wushuang overwhelmed Yu Tianheng while healing kept him from collapsing, and Jia Youcai taunted Huo Wu by claiming she was weaker than Dugu Yan. Huo Wu responded by unleashing all her Soul Power against Dugu Yan, leaving their fight to decide who was stronger.

• Huo Wushuang battered Yu Tianheng until he was too injured and exhausted to fight back, then offered him a chance to admit defeat.
• Yu Feng was defeated and sent crashing toward the ground, while Jia Youcai relaxed and chatted with Chi Lingxuan.
• Jia Youcai proposed a bet about whether Huo Wu or Dugu Yan would win, then loudly praised Dugu Yan's lineage to provoke Huo Wu.
• Huo Wu heard Jia Youcai's taunts, clenched her fists, and unleashed all her Soul Power against Dugu Yan.

Blazing Academy won after its opponents surrendered just as Huo Wu unleashed her full strength, leaving her furious with Jia Youcai for provoking her. Later, Huo Wu confronted him about Shui Bing’er’s rapid growth and asked whether Blazing Academy could beat Godwind Academy, and Jia Youcai said their chances depended on Qian Renxue competing.

• The opposing team surrendered, and the referee declared Blazing Academy the winner, frustrating Huo Wu and Jia Youcai.
• Jia Youcai fled the arena to avoid Huo Wu, who asked Huo Wushuang to help catch him, but the team could not find him.
• Huo Wu and her teammates were scolded by her father, and Jia Youcai cautiously joined them for dinner that evening.
• After dinner, Huo Wu seized Jia Youcai and dragged him to a room, where she asked how Shui Bing’er had reached Soul Power level 48.
• Jia Youcai warned that Godwind Academy would be a formidable opponent and said Blazing Academy had almost no chance without Qian Renxue, but would almost certainly avoid defeat if she competed.

Jia Youcai tried ten more times to fuse with Huo Wu, but every attempt failed, so he secretly bought a fusion gift pack before returning to Qian Renxue. He discussed Huo Wu and the upcoming match against Godwind Academy with Qian Renxue, then went to rest.

• Huo Wu challenged Jia Youcai to make ten more Spirit Fusion attempts, and he agreed using the Evil Fire Phoenix.
• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu failed all ten fusion attempts, leaving Huo Wu dejected.
• Jia Youcai bought the gift pack for fusing the Evil Fire Phoenix with the Fire Shadow Martial Soul.
• Jia Youcai returned to Qian Renxue and explained that Huo Wu had been upset about her performance and Shui Bing'er.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue discussed the challenge posed by Godwind Academy, and Qian Renxue urged him to rest.

Jia Youcai prepared Blazing Academy to face Godwind Academy, deciding to use his Twin Martial Souls and Blue Silver Grass to pursue a less direct strategy. The match began with both teams exchanging attacks, and the battle continued as Yan Lingzhuo was nearly knocked from the air by Qingluan Ying's Wind Orb.

• Jia Youcai told Qian Renxue that Blazing Academy would fight Godwind Academy with all its strength.
• Jia Youcai chose the Evil Fire Phoenix and Blue Silver Grass as his Twin Martial Souls for the match, ruling out the Six-winged Fallen Angel and Seven Kill Sword.
• Feng Lingyin boosted Godwind Academy's speed, and Feng Xiaotian's Wind Blade Array struck Yan Xiaoran's flame shield before Xiaotian Lan shattered it with his Raging Storm Hammer.
• Yan Jinfeng charged at Godwind Academy and exchanged attacks with Yun Poxiao.
• Yan Lingzhuo launched Flying Fire Meteor at Godwind Academy, but Qingluan Ying countered with a Wind Orb that nearly knocked Yan Lingzhuo from the air.

Jia Youcai fought Feng Xiaotian in the academy match and used his twin martial souls and spirit skills to restrain him. Cang Ming intervened with a tornado, but Jia Youcai broke through and badly injured him, leaving both Godwind Academy fighters on the verge of elimination.

• Feng Xiaotian repeatedly attacked Jia Youcai, but Jia Youcai parried and evaded his strikes.
• Jia Youcai used his flame, Blue Silver Grass, Parasite, and Spider Web Restraint to trap Feng Xiaotian after Feng Xiaotian activated Twin Wolf Possession.
• Jia Youcai prepared Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike against the immobilized Feng Xiaotian.
• Cang Ming unleashed Tornado Storm to interrupt Jia Youcai and protect Feng Xiaotian.
• Jia Youcai dodged the wind column, broke through its weakest point, and punched Cang Ming in the back, severely injuring him.

Jia Youcai used his Soul Bones and battlefield tactics to withstand Feng Xiaotian’s Thirty-Six Consecutive Gale Wolf Slashes and force him to stop before striking Godwind Academy’s rear line. Yu Fengyao then attacked Jia Youcai with her Fourth Spirit Skill, Quicksand Wind Prison.

• After Cang Ming was eliminated, Feng Xiaotian tore free of the spiderweb, rose from level 44 to level 45, and unleashed Twin Wolf Possession and Gale Wings.
• Yun Poxiao eliminated Blazing Academy’s support, Chi Lingxuan, while Jia Youcai prepared to face Feng Xiaotian’s Self-Created Soul Skill.
• Feng Xiaotian launched Thirty-Six Consecutive Gale Wolf Slashes, and Jia Youcai blocked the early attacks with his Soul Bones before flying toward Feng Lingyin and Yu Fengyao.
• Jia Youcai used stone spikes to block Feng Lingyin’s path and maneuvered around the two women, forcing Feng Xiaotian to choose between continuing his slashes and risking their injury.
• Feng Xiaotian slowed and stopped his attack, while Yu Fengyao used Quicksand Wind Prison to form a sandstorm that shredded Jia Youcai’s Phoenix Flame.

Jia Youcai overwhelmed Feng Lingyin, Yu Fengyao, Feng Xiaotian, and Yun Poxiao with Blue Silver Grass and Phoenix attacks, eliminating Feng Xiaotian and binding the others. As the battle continued, Jia Youcai beat and restrained Yun Poxiao, leaving the remaining fight unresolved.

• Jia Youcai used Blue Silver Grass to drag Feng Lingyin toward Yu Fengyao's sandstorm and bind Yu Fengyao, weakening the vortex.
• Jia Youcai pulled Feng Lingyin out of Feng Xiaotian's dive, struck Feng Xiaotian down, and trapped him in a Blue Silver Cage.
• Jia Youcai used his Fourth Spirit Skill, Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike, to engulf Feng Xiaotian in flames and eliminate him.
• Jia Youcai trapped Yun Poxiao in a Blue Silver Cage and attacked him with an empowered streak of Phoenix Flame, but Yun Poxiao broke through the cage and pressed toward him.
• A hidden strand of Blue Silver Grass tripped Yun Poxiao, allowing Jia Youcai to bind him and pummel him until Yun Poxiao's attempt to gather Soul Power was interrupted.

Jia Youcai eliminated Yun Poxiao and Feng Lingyin, leaving Godwind Academy with three fighters against Blazing Academy’s five. The remaining fighters clashed, and the chapter ended as Xiaotian Lan’s Hurricane Guard blocked Huo Wu and Yan Lingzhuo’s combined assault.

• Jia Youcai used Huo Wu’s Resisting Fire Ring to escape with Yun Poxiao and Feng Lingyin, and the referee declared all three eliminated.
• Yu Fengyao, Qingluan Ying, and Xiaotian Lan regrouped, argued over their losses, and considered how to face Blazing Academy’s five remaining fighters.
• Huo Wu began Ring Fusion and charged her Huo Wu Blazing Sun while Yan Lingzhuo prepared her Ten Thousand Feathers Arrive.
• Qingluan Ying tried to interrupt their attacks, but Yan Xiaoran shielded Huo Wu and Yan Lingzhuo with Flame Armor Guard.
• Xiaotian Lan began Ring Fusion as Yu Fengyao gathered power, then used Hurricane Guard to block Huo Wu and Yan Lingzhuo’s simultaneous attacks.

Godwind Academy overcame Blazing Academy after Yu Fengyao unleashed her Spirit Bone and martial soul fusion technique, Sandstorm Beast Shadow-Burying Abyss. Yu Fengyao collapsed after securing the victory, while Jia Youcai and his defeated teammates faced the loss.

• Xiaotian Lan and Qingluan Ying helped Yu Fengyao withstand Blazing Academy's all-out attack, then fell unconscious as the arena filled with dust.
• Yu Fengyao revealed a wind-blade domain and formed a colossal sandstorm Taotie behind her.
• Yu Fengyao's Sandstorm Beast Shadow-Burying Abyss defeated Huo Wushuang, Yan Xiaoran, Yan Jinfeng, Huo Wu, and Yan Lingzhuo, eliminating Blazing Academy's team.
• The referee declared Godwind Academy the winner, and Yu Fengyao fainted from her injuries and exhaustion.
• Jia Youcai admitted he had misjudged Godwind Academy's hidden strength, while Qian Renxue comforted him.
• Blazing Academy's exhausted, dejected members returned from the arena, and Jia Youcai told them they had all worked hard.

After judging the overwhelming strength of Artifact Soul Academy and Shrek Academy, Jia Youcai tried to steer Blazing Academy away from hopeless matches. The team forfeited against Artifact Soul Academy, but after Huo Wu and Jia Youcai successfully performed a Spirit Fusion, his teammates wanted to challenge Shrek Academy despite his objections.

• Jia Youcai watched Artifact Soul Academy defeat Canghui Academy in forty-eight seconds and studied the strength of both Artifact Soul Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Jia Youcai discovered a system mission offering a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul for winning the tournament, then fled after finding Tang Hao and Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Blazing Academy unanimously decided to forfeit its matches against Artifact Soul Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Huo Wu and Jia Youcai successfully used a Spirit Fusion, giving Blazing Academy a new trump card.
• After forfeiting against Artifact Soul Academy, Blazing Academy's members proposed challenging Shrek Academy, and Jia Youcai tried to dissuade them.

Jia Youcai reluctantly agreed to face Shrek Academy after Huo Wu insisted their team should try, and he replaced his Second Martial Soul with the Seven Kill Sword. When Shrek fielded a lineup Jia Youcai underestimated, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing quickly formed the Hell White Tiger, prompting Jia Youcai and Huo Wu to fuse into the True Fire Phoenix as the beasts prepared to clash.

• Jia Youcai warned Huo Wu that their Soul Power disadvantage and Shrek's own Martial Soul Fusion Skill made victory unlikely, but he agreed to prepare after she argued the team should fight.
• Jia Youcai replaced the Blue Silver Grass in his Second Martial Soul slot with the Seven Kill Sword.
• Jia Youcai saw Shrek Academy's seven-member lineup and believed his team had a strong chance because none of them had soul bones.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing rapidly fused into the Hell White Tiger when the match began.
• Jia Youcai called for a Martial Soul Fusion with Huo Wu, and they became the True Fire Phoenix.
• The Hell White Tiger charged toward the True Fire Phoenix, wrapped in black spectral light.

Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang joined forces to create the Skyfire Phoenix, which overwhelmed Blazing Academy’s fighters while the True Fire Phoenix battled the Hell White Tiger overhead. Blazing Academy’s members chose elimination to escape the Skyfire Phoenix’s devastating Flame Storm.

• The True Fire Phoenix burned and battered the Hell White Tiger from the air, while Ma Hongjun asked Bai Chenxiang to join the fight and she initially refused.
• As Tailong and Huang Yuan were overwhelmed by Blazing Academy’s four fighters, Bai Chenxiang agreed to team up with Ma Hongjun after telling him to wash up next time.
• Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Skyfire Phoenix, startling Jia Youcai and forcing Blazing Academy’s fighters to scatter.
• The Skyfire Phoenix defeated Yan Jinfeng, Huo Wushuang, and Yan Lingzhuo with its speed, flames, and powerful wings.
• Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang unleashed Flame Storm, and the remaining Blazing Academy members voluntarily accepted elimination to avoid being seriously hurt or killed.

Jia Youcai and Huo Wu’s True Fire Phoenix lost its final clash against Shrek Academy’s Hell White Tiger and Skyfire Phoenix, leaving Shrek victorious. After the battle, Qian Renxue helped Jia Youcai up, and he admitted they would need her help to advance farther in the finals.

• Jia Youcai and Huo Wu chose to make one final attack with True Fire Phoenix, unleashing Corona Light.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing countered with Hell White Tiger Break while Ma Hongjun and Bai Chenxiang struck with Flame Storm.
• The combined attacks overwhelmed True Fire Phoenix, which exploded, and Jia Youcai and Huo Wu collapsed from exhaustion.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Jia Youcai reflected that his opponents’ numbers and soul bones had made victory too difficult.
• Qian Renxue helped Jia Youcai to his feet, and he said his team would need her support in the finals.

Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue set out for the Land of Sunset to gather immortal herbs and strengthen their team before the finals. At Skywater Academy, Bing Tianmeng reunited with Bing Liyue and used his spiritual power to distract her before tickling her into helpless laughter.

• After Blazing Academy won every match following its narrow loss to Shrek Academy, Jia Youcai asked Dean Huo Jin for a month away to train with Qian Renxue, and the dean agreed.
• Jia Youcai and Qian Renxue flew toward the Land of Sunset to seek immortal herbs for their teammates.
• At Skywater Academy, Shui Qianxiang introduced a returning Bing Tianmeng to Bing Liyue, then tactfully left them alone.
• Bing Tianmeng told Bing Liyue that his strength had improved and challenged her to spar.
• Bing Tianmeng used Spiritual Power to daze Bing Liyue, then tickled her until she collapsed laughing.