Chapter Summaries

Bufan Academy defeated Spirit Hall Academy to claim first place in the Promotion Match, after Zhang Bufan devised a strategy to eliminate Hu Liena before she could use her team’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The academy advanced to the final tournament with a flawless record.

• Bufan Academy continued winning under Zhang Bufan’s guidance, and his tactical advice helped Shi Tie defeat a Thorn Shield captain by targeting his footing and wrist.
• Zhang Bufan prepared his team for the match against Spirit Hall Academy by ordering them to focus their opening attack on Hu Liena and explaining how to counter the Bewitching Charm domain.
• At the start of the match, Shi Tie charged Hu Liena while his teammates supported him and kept Yan and Xie Yue occupied.
• Shi Tie knocked Hu Liena out of the arena with his Mountain-Pressing Shoulder Strike, preventing Spirit Hall Academy from using its Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Bufan Academy’s remaining fighters defeated Xie Yue and forced Yan out of the arena, securing victory over Spirit Hall Academy.
• Zhang Bufan mocked Spirit Hall Academy as Bufan Academy celebrated its Promotion Match victory and advanced to the final tournament.

After Bufan Academy defeated Spirit Hall Academy, the Golden Generation blamed the loss on underhanded tactics and vowed revenge, while Hu Liena remained wary of Zhang Bufan. Zhang Bufan left with his team confident they could beat Spirit Hall again at the finals, where he promised to prepare new tricks.

• Yan accused Bufan Academy of winning through sneak attacks and claimed he could defeat the team alone.
• Xie Yue argued that Bufan Academy's tactics would be harder to use at the larger finals venue, while Hu Liena warned him and Yan not to underestimate Zhang Bufan.
• Yan and Xie Yue dismissed Hu Liena's concerns and left determined to make Bufan Academy pay for the defeat.
• In the exit passageway, Shi Tie and the others celebrated the victory as Zhang Bufan defended their unconventional tactics and told them winning mattered most.
• Zhang Bufan promised his team would prepare new tactics for the finals, and they left the Great Soul Arena looking forward to the next match.

Bufan Academy used Leng Ning’s Extreme Ice, Xinghui’s purification effects, and Shi Tie’s attacks on the arena floor to disrupt Shadowy Academy’s Shadow Domain and win the semifinal. Spirit Hall Academy also advanced, setting up a final against Bufan Academy to settle their Promotion Match rivalry.

• The semifinal draw paired Bufan Academy with Shadowy Academy and Spirit Hall Academy with a seeded Heaven Dou Empire team.
• Zhang Bufan told Bufan Academy to freeze the shadow energy, enhance their skills with purification, and attack the arena floor to expose hidden opponents.
• Leng Ning and Xinghui disrupted Shadowy Academy’s spreading darkness while Shi Tie and two teammates shook the arena until the hidden members appeared.
• Shi Tie defeated Shadowy Academy’s older twin captain, and Bufan Academy won the semifinal.
• Spirit Hall Academy defeated its opponent in under ten minutes without using its Martial Soul Fusion Skill and advanced to the finals.

After defeating Shadowy Academy, Bufan Academy prepared for the finals against Spirit Hall Academy by relaxing in Spirit City instead of training. Zhang Bufan reassured his team that they would prevail, leaving them eager and calm for the showdown at the Pope's Palace.

• Bufan Academy celebrated its decisive semifinal victory, and Zhang Bufan praised the team's coordination against Shadowy Academy's tactics.
• Teacher Li Qingfeng warned the team that Spirit Hall Academy and its Golden Generation had no obvious weaknesses and wielded the unbroken Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Charm.
• Zhang Bufan canceled training and took the team sightseeing and eating around Spirit City, buying Yue Ling'er a snowflake-shaped hairpin.
• At a night viewing platform, Zhang Bufan confidently promised to defeat Spirit Hall Academy and reassured Huo Wu with a possessive joke.
• Zhang Bufan led the relaxed, excited team back to their hotel as they awaited the finals at the Pope's Palace.

On the morning of the finals, Zhang Bufan and Bufan Academy arrived at the arena, where Yan provoked Zhang and threatened Huo Wu. Zhang suppressed Yan with a single, icy stare and led his team inside, leaving Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation shaken before the match began.

• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu woke together, then joined Bufan Academy’s lively breakfast before the finals.
• Zhang Bufan led Bufan Academy toward Pope’s Palace as the crowd watched the team arrive.
• Yan blocked the team and insulted Zhang while making lewd threats against Huo Wu.
• Zhang Bufan unleashed killing intent through a glance, leaving Yan frozen and terrified before calmly leading his team onward.
• Xie Yue rebuked Yan, and Hu Liena warned him not to underestimate Zhang Bufan as the finals approached.

The Final Tournament began as Bibi Dong presided over the opening match between Martial Soul Hall Academy and Bufan Academy. Hu Liena’s charm disrupted Bufan Academy’s formation, leaving Shi Tie, Long Aotian, and Leng Ning in immediate danger from Yan and Xie Yue.

• Zhang Bufan reassured Huo Wu and his team as they entered the grand arena, insisting Bufan Academy would not lose.
• Bibi Dong arrived, noticed Zhang Bufan remaining seated, and announced the start of the Final Tournament.
• The referee called Martial Soul Hall Academy and Bufan Academy into the arena, where both teams faced each other and formed their battle formations.
• Yan charged Shi Tie and Long Aotian, Xie Yue attacked Leng Ning, and Hu Liena spread her charm across the platform.
• Hu Liena’s charm briefly disrupted Bufan Academy, allowing Yan’s flaming fist and Xie Yue’s Moon Blades to threaten their opponents.

Bufan Academy’s students were overwhelmed by Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, whose strength and Huo Liena’s charm left them close to defeat. As lethal attacks converged on Shi Tie and Long Aotian, a commanding voice suddenly called for the battle to stop.

• Yan injured Shi Tie with a powerful blow while Xie Yue kept Long Aotian on the defensive and threatened Leng Ning.
• Xinghui and Yue Ling'er supported and healed their teammates, but the Golden Generation’s relentless attacks and Huo Liena’s charm continued to disrupt them.
• Long Aotian used Mammoth Ground Shockwave, but Xie Yue evaded it and cut deep wounds across his chest.
• Zhang Bufan reassured Huo Wu as she watched the battered students struggle, insisting they could withstand the pressure.
• Yan launched Hellfire Charge at Shi Tie as Xie Yue sent his Full Moon toward Long Aotian, and Leng Ning’s Ice Walls failed to stop it.
• Just as the attacks were about to strike, a calm, authoritative voice said, “Enough.”

Zhang Bufan intervened in the match to save his students, effortlessly extinguished Yan's attack and shattered Xie Yue's Martial Soul. After checking on his team, he demanded that Pope Bibi Dong announce the result so they could go to lunch.

• Zhang Bufan appeared between Yan and Shi Tie, stopped the attacks momentarily, and extinguished Yan's Hellfire Charge without using Soul Power.
• Zhang Bufan casually struck Xie Yue's Full Moon, shattered his Moon Blade, and sent him crashing to the edge of the arena.
• Zhang Bufan rebuked the Spirit Hall team for fighting without restraint, then criticized Shi Tie and Long Aotian while checking on Leng Ning, Xinghui, and Yue Ling'er.
• Zhang Bufan ordered Pope Bibi Dong to announce the result, saying that his team was in a hurry to get back for lunch.

Zhang Bufan summoned the first cauldron of the Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia and effortlessly suppressed Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation after Hu Liena and Yan attacked him. He demanded that Bibi Dong announce the result, leaving the arena stunned and the Pope facing his challenge.

• Yan charged Zhang Bufan while Hu Liena burned her essence to unleash an unstable imitation of the Bewitching Charm domain.
• Zhang Bufan’s Giant Cauldron appeared and erased Hu Liena’s domain, leaving her unconscious from the backlash.
• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Bone Douluo Gu Rong, and Bibi Dong reacted with shock to the cauldron’s ancient aura.
• Zhang Bufan commanded the cauldron to suppress Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan, pinning all three to the arena floor.
• Zhang Bufan dismissed the cauldron and demanded that Bibi Dong announce the result.

Zhang Bufan led Bufan Academy to defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and advance to the finals, leaving Bibi Dong furious but wary of confronting him. Back at the hotel, the team celebrated their victory while Zhang Bufan announced a feast.

• The referee declared Bufan Academy the winner after Zhang Bufan overwhelmed Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and the spectators erupted in cheers.
• Zhang Bufan left the arena with his students, while Huo Wu linked arms with him and shared a teasing, affectionate moment.
• Bibi Dong ordered the arena cleared and the events kept secret, while Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong discussed Zhang Bufan’s strength and Spirit Hall’s likely retaliation.
• At the hotel, Bufan Academy’s students excitedly praised Zhang Bufan and asked about his Martial Soul, but he brushed off their questions.
• Zhang Bufan announced that he would treat everyone to a celebration of Bufan Academy’s victory and advance to the finals.

Bufan Academy celebrated its victory with a banquet where the students and teachers toasted Zhang Bufan and enjoyed their newfound camaraderie. As the celebration reached its peak, Zhang Bufan felt a stirring in his heart and stood up.

• Long Aotian raised a toast to Zhang Bufan, and the students and teachers joined in thanking their principal.
• The students praised one another’s performances, while Zhang Bufan accepted their toasts and offered advice on improving their skills.
• Li Qingfeng thanked Zhang Bufan for opening up a new path, and Zhang Bufan joked about one day opening an academy in the God Realm.
• As the banquet grew rowdier, the students shared stories, discussed Soul Tools, and competed in arm wrestling.
• Zhang Bufan reflected on the people who trusted him, then felt a stirring thought, patted Huo Wu’s hand, and rose from his seat.

After Bufan Academy won the championship, Zhang Bufan silenced the celebratory banquet and addressed Huo Wu, saying something more important than victory concerned his past, present, and future. He asked everyone to bear witness, then began a dramatic gesture whose purpose was not revealed before the chapter ended.

• Zhang Bufan celebrated the championship banquet with Huo Wu and the academy’s students and teachers.
• Zhang Bufan stood and quieted the banquet hall, drawing everyone’s attention.
• Zhang Bufan walked to the center of the hall and kept his gaze fixed on Huo Wu as she grew nervous and flustered.
• Zhang Bufan told the assembled guests that he had something more important than winning the championship to do and asked them to bear witness.
• Zhang Bufan began an unexpected gesture before the chapter revealed what he would do.

After winning the tournament, Zhang Bufan knelt before Huo Wu at the celebration banquet and proposed with a ring he had forged from their powers. He asked her to marry him, leaving her in tears as the gathered guests watched.

• Zhang Bufan knelt before Huo Wu in the banquet hall, stunning her and everyone present.
• Zhang Bufan formed a unique ring from the Nine Cauldrons Origin, a Star Core, and Huo Wu’s Life Fire Breath.
• Zhang Bufan told Huo Wu how deeply he loved her and how he wanted to protect her.
• Zhang Bufan offered Huo Wu the ring and asked her to marry him.

Zhang Bufan proposed to Huo Wu before a crowd after winning the Continental Soul Master Tournament, and she accepted, agreeing to marry him. The celebration continued as they announced their engagement and received congratulations from their friends and the hotel guests.

• Zhang Bufan proposed to Huo Wu with the Star Flame Ring, his words carrying beyond the hotel.
• Huo Wu recalled their shared history, reached out to Zhang Bufan, and said she would marry him.
• Zhang Bufan placed the ring on Huo Wu’s finger and kissed the back of her hand.
• Zhang Bufan announced that Huo Wu was his fiancée and offered to pay for the night’s drinks.
• Long Aotian, Yue Ling'er, and the others congratulated the couple as the hotel celebrated.

After Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu celebrated their engagement with friends, he took her home and explained how he had made her ring. Huo Wu asked to meet his parents, and Zhang Bufan agreed to take her to them.

• Huo Wu admired her ring as Yue Ling'er and the others teased her, while Zhang Bufan celebrated with Long Aotian, Shi Tie, Xinghui, and Teacher Li Qingfeng.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu left the crowded hotel and shared their love for each other outside.
• Zhang Bufan used Yu Ding's Power of Space to take Huo Wu to Bufan Residence.
• Zhang Bufan told Huo Wu he had crafted her ring after returning from Sea God Island, and she said she treasured it.
• Huo Wu asked Zhang Bufan if they should meet their parents, and he offered to take her to meet his 'parents.'

Zhang Bufan brought Huo Wu to meet the ancestral Heroic Spirits he called his parents, who accepted her as his chosen partner and blessed her. Huo Wu embraced her place in Zhang Bufan’s family, and the two left with their future together affirmed.

• Zhang Bufan led Huo Wu into a hidden chamber and summoned the Nine Cauldrons of Huaxia to call forth two Ancestral Heroic Spirits.
• Huo Wu respectfully greeted the Heroic Spirits as Father and Mother, and Zhang Bufan declared that he had chosen her as his dao companion.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu vowed to face whatever came together, and the Heroic Spirits accepted their commitment.
• The female Heroic Spirit gave Huo Wu the Flame of Succession Blessing, purifying her Blazing Martial Soul and healing flaws in her foundation.
• The male Heroic Spirit placed a protective mark in Huo Wu’s soul, and the Heroic Spirits asked Zhang Bufan to treat her well and bring her back.
• Huo Wu thanked the Heroic Spirits, embraced Zhang Bufan, and declared that their home would be hers too.

After Huo Wu received Zhang Bufan’s parents’ recognition and blessings, Zhang Bufan explained that they were incarnations of the collective will of his homeland’s ancient civilization and that Huo Wu was now accepted as family. The couple reaffirmed their love, and Zhang Bufan proposed a grand engagement ceremony, which Huo Wu agreed to leave in his hands.

• Huo Wu asked Zhang Bufan what his parents were, and he explained their connection to his soul, the Nine Cauldrons Martial Soul, and his homeland’s civilization.
• Zhang Bufan told Huo Wu that his mother’s Flame of Succession Blessing recognized her as a bearer of the civilization’s Core Flame and purified her Martial Soul.
• Zhang Bufan explained that his father’s Law Imprint of Indestructible Protection could block one lethal God King-level attack and would endure as long as their love remained.
• Huo Wu thanked Zhang Bufan’s parents and vowed to cherish their blessing, while Zhang Bufan teased her about giving them grandchildren.
• Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu kissed and promised to be happy together.
• Zhang Bufan proposed a grand engagement ceremony to announce Huo Wu as his fiancée, and she agreed to let him arrange it.

Zhang Bufan announced his engagement to Huo Wu, and the news sparked continent-wide excitement as the Bufan Empire prepared to host the ceremony at Bufan Academy. With allies and academy staff organizing the event, the couple looked forward to the celebration as preparations advanced toward the fifteenth of next month.

• Zhang Bufan publicly announced his engagement to Huo Wu and invited heroes across the realm to the ceremony in Nine Dragon City.
• Long Aotian rallied Bufan Academy to prepare the grounds, while Zhang Bufan delegated the engagement arrangements to Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Long Aotian, Yue Ling'er, and Li Qingfeng.
• Huo Wu and Zhang Bufan joked about their duties as the engaged couple while the committee handled preparations.
• Yue Ling'er and Ning Fengzhi prepared and sent invitations to major powers across the continent.
• Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, Dai Tianfeng, and Xue Beng each arranged gifts and delegations for the ceremony.
• Bufan Academy and Nine Dragon City entered a festive bustle as Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu spent the remaining calm together at Bufan Residence.

Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu argued over the engagement formalwear after he designed panda-covered outfits, but Huo Wu’s own designs won their approval. With the finished clothes ready, they awaited the guests and the start of their engagement ceremony.

• Zhang Bufan showed Huo Wu his panda-themed formalwear, and she refused to wear it for their engagement ceremony.
• Yue Ling'er presented designs by renowned tailors, but Huo Wu and Zhang Bufan were not fully satisfied with them.
• Yue Ling'er encouraged Huo Wu to share her sketches, and Zhang Bufan chose her designs combining flames and Nine Cauldrons motifs.
• Yue Ling'er arranged for the royal tailors to make Huo Wu’s designs with imperial materials, and the completed outfits impressed Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu.
• Zhang Bufan suggested secretly adding a panda to his outfit, but Huo Wu stopped him, and they prepared to welcome the engagement guests.

Nine Dragon City welcomed powerful delegations from across the continent on the eve of Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu’s engagement ceremony. With the guests settled and preparations complete, Zhang Bufan and Huo Wu looked ahead to the ceremony at sunrise.

• Delegations from the empires, sects, and academies arrived in Nine Dragon City and marveled at its order and prosperity.
• Ning Fengzhi, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin discussed Zhang Bufan’s accomplishments and wondered whether he would spring a surprise at the ceremony.
• Yu Yuanzhen arrived with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while Long Aotian and Yue Ling'er coordinated guest reception and banquet preparations.
• Huo Tian and Huo Wushuang arrived with the Blazing Fire Academy delegation, and Huo Tian felt relieved to see Huo Wu happy with Zhang Bufan.
• At the evening gathering, guests discussed Huo Wu and anticipated the ceremony, while Zhang Bufan reassured her on the palace terrace and joked about wearing his panda formal outfit.