Chapter Summaries

Tang San brutally defeated the Shrek team members in a battle, then told Jiang Zhu that they all needed severe injuries to justify withdrawing and bring in reinforcements. He prepared to injure her as well.

• Tang San's black vines overwhelmed Tailong, broke his arm, and lifted him into the air while nullifying Jiang Zhu's healing.
• Tang San stopped Huang Yuan and Jing Ling with his Soul Power, ruined Huang Yuan's arm, and sent Jing Ling crashing to the ground.
• Tang San left Jiang Zhu standing while Tailong, Huang Yuan, and Jing Ling lay severely injured.
• Jiang Zhu begged Tang San to stop and offered to withdraw, but he said the team needed injuries to make their withdrawal convincing.
• Tang San approached Jiang Zhu and tightened his hand on her shoulder.

Tang San crippled Shrek’s teammates and pressured Yu Xiaogang to ask Spirit Hall to lend them replacements, claiming the team had suffered training injuries. On the morning of the finals, the published roster revealed Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and three other Spirit Hall Soul Kings would fight for Shrek, shocking the crowd.

• Tang San injured all seven of Shrek’s original team members, then disguised the damage as Soul Skill backlash for Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San forced Yu Xiaogang to approach Bibi Dong and request Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, and three other Soul Kings for Shrek’s final roster.
• Yu Xiaogang went to Pope’s Palace, questioning whether Tang San had intended this outcome.
• The grand finals began in Spirit City, where spectators gathered to see the published team rosters.
• The crowd saw that Shrek’s roster included Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and three other Soul Kings, and erupted in disbelief.

After Spirit Hall certified Tang San’s assembled team, the announcement provoked outrage, while Chen Fan dismissed the strengthened Shrek Academy as no threat. Zhu Zhuqing thanked Ning Rongrong for saving her from Tang San, and the chapter ended as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and three Soul Kings entered Shrek’s rest area.

• Spectators condemned Tang San and Shrek Academy after Spirit Hall’s Pope seal certified the team list.
• Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and the Heaven Dou Team protested the lineup, but Chen Fan said Tang San had acted out of fear and that the Soul Kings were useless to him.
• Ning Rongrong met Zhu Zhuqing at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s residence, where Zhu Zhuqing thanked her for bringing Sword Douluo to save her from Tang San.
• At the Great Soul Arena, spectators hurled rubbish and stones at Shrek’s rest area while Tang San remained calm.
• Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping entered Shrek’s lounge, where Yan insulted the injured substitutes and Tang San rose to greet them.

Tang San tried to unite the Spirit Hall Golden Generation behind his strategy for the match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but his teammates remained wary of him. As the grand finals began, Tang San vowed to defeat Chen Fan, reclaim the championship, and save Xiao Wu.

• Tang San greeted Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena, but Xie Yue refused his handshake and Yan rejected the Shrek Academy uniforms.
• Tang San outlined a strategy to counter Chen Fan, assigning roles to Xie Yue, Yan, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Hu Liena.
• Hu Liena objected to using her charm skill on Chen Fan, while Yan cursed Tang San for describing his former teammates' injuries as a benefit.
• Tang San secretly intimidated Yan and proposed using Blue Silver Grass and Yan's flames to create poison mist.
• Xie Yue agreed to cooperate but warned Tang San that he would die horribly if they lost.
• As the grand finals began, Tang San declared that he would make Chen Fan kneel and reclaim the championship while saving Xiao Wu.

Tang San led Shrek Academy onto the arena under a storm of public condemnation, while Chen Fan and Heaven Dou Royal Academy prepared to face them. As the teams summoned their Martial Souls, Chen Fan’s Candle Dragon aura overwhelmed Tang San and frightened the Spirit Hall fighters, while the crowd’s fury pushed Yan and the others toward violence.

• Tang San welcomed the crowd’s insults as proof that people feared the rule he meant to impose, and Yan led Shrek Academy onto the stage.
• Chen Fan called Tang San a walking corpse and brought Heaven Dou Royal Academy out to face Shrek with dignity.
• The referee announced the grand final between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy and ordered both teams to summon their Martial Souls.
• Tang San revealed his corrupted Blue Silver Grass and challenged Chen Fan, but Chen Fan’s Candle Dragon aura made Tang San buckle and caused the Spirit Hall fighters’ Martial Souls to tremble.
• The crowd hurled abuse and garbage at Shrek Academy, and Yan threatened to slaughter the spectators as Xie Yue and Hu Liena struggled to contain their anger.

Tang San rallied the Shrek Team by persuading them that victory would make their ruthless methods acceptable, while Chen Fan ordered the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team to retreat and faced the seven opponents alone. The spectators and officials were stunned, unaware that Chen Fan had already reached Soul Emperor rank.

• Tang San convinced Yan and the rest of the Shrek Team to embrace ruthless violence and win at any cost.
• Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the other Heaven Dou Royal Academy members prepared to fight the bloodthirsty Shrek Team.
• Chen Fan told his teammates to retreat to the arena’s edge or leave, dismissing the Shrek Team as trash.
• Chen Fan walked alone toward the seven opponents, prompting an uproar from the spectators and concern from Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.
• Chen Fan’s Soul Emperor breakthrough remained unknown to everyone watching.

Chen Fan faced Spirit Hall’s team alone and overwhelmed them with his Candle Flame Claw and Candle Dragon Eye. He left Tang San, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena as the only opponents still standing on the arena.

• Tang San stopped Yan from charging alone, then ordered the team to attack Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan crippled Yan with one Candle Flame Claw strike, smashing him into the arena floor.
• Tang San, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and the others launched a coordinated attack against Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan summoned Candle Dragon Eye, which drained the attackers’ Soul Power and disrupted their Soul Skills.
• Chen Fan kicked Shrek Academy fighters off the arena until only Tang San, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena remained standing.

Tang San, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena combined their powers into a darkened Bewitching Charm and launched a desperate attack on Chen Fan. Chen Fan stopped their blades with Time Lock and shattered them with his Cycle of Life and Death, leaving the battle unresolved as the recoil struck Bewitching Charm.

• Tang San called on Xie Yue and Hu Liena to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Charm.
• Tang San stabbed himself and poured his dark power into the fusion, strengthening it while draining Xie Yue and Hu Liena.
• Bewitching Charm brought its twin blades down on Chen Fan, but his Time Lock stopped them inches above his head.
• Tang San forced the fusion to keep attacking despite Xie Yue warning that their Soul Power was overdrawn.
• Chen Fan flicked the blade with his Fourth Soul Skill, Cycle of Life and Death, and shattered both blades.
• The shattered blades’ recoil slammed into Bewitching Charm.

After Chen Fan defeated Tang San and the Spirit Hall team, Tang San awakened the Asura Divine Power sealed within him and transformed into a blood-armored figure wielding a demonicized Clear Sky Hammer. Qian Renxue recognized the divine power and watched the transformed Tang San face Chen Fan.

• Chen Fan’s attack shattered the Bewitching Charm figure, knocked Xie Yue and Hu Liena from the arena, and left Tang San badly injured.
• Chen Fan walked toward Tang San as he struggled to rise, desperate to save Xiao Wu and unwilling to accept defeat.
• Tang San’s seal broke, and Asura Divine Power surged through him, replenishing his strength as he unleashed it despite the risk of losing himself.
• Tang San rose inside a dark red pillar of light, healed, and transformed with blood-red hair and armor, wielding a demonicized Asura Clear Sky Hammer.
• Qian Renxue recognized the power as divine and watched Tang San with shock and killing intent.

Tang San used Asura Divine Power to drain his Spirit Hall teammates and break through to Soul Emperor, preparing to face Chen Fan with overwhelming strength. Chen Fan remained opposite him, while Tang Hao and Tang Chen watched from hiding, aware that Tang San was destroying himself.

• Gu Yuena recognized the Asura Divine Power in Tang San and watched warily, trusting Chen Fan to stop him.
• Tang San drained Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena of their Soul Power and life force to replenish himself.
• Tang San broke through to Level Sixty, absorbed his unused God-Bestowed Soul Ring, and gained a fifty-thousand-year sixth Soul Ring.
• Tang Hao watched helplessly as Tang San risked his future and sanity by forcing divine power through his mortal body.
• Tang Chen recognized the Asura Divine Power and wondered how Chen Fan had pushed Tang San to such extremes.

Tang San used the life force of three Soul Elders and Asura Divine Power to reach Level Sixty, then attacked Chen Fan in the Great Soul Arena. Chen Fan caught the blow and countered as Di Tian rushed toward Heaven Dou City after recognizing the Asura aura and fearing for Chen Fan’s safety.

• Tang San formed a sixth black-red spirit ring and challenged Chen Fan with his newly awakened power.
• Di Tian recognized the Asura Divine Power in Tang San and hurried from the Star Dou Great Forest toward Heaven Dou City.
• Tang San charged Chen Fan and brought down the Asura Clear Sky Hammer.
• Chen Fan caught the hammer with his crimson-gold scaled hand and used Candle Flame Claw to slow the invading Asura killing intent.
• Tang San sent his mutated Eight Spider Lances toward Chen Fan, but Chen Fan knocked him back and conjured a Nether sword shadow.

Chen Fan resisted Tang San’s Asura Domain, evaded his spear, and drained some of his Soul Power. The two faced off in the shaken Soul Fighting Arena as the battle continued.

• Chen Fan knocked aside Tang San’s Eight Spider Lances and endured the alternating cold and heat, while Tang San realized he could not overpower him.
• Tang San unleashed the Asura Hell domain and attacked Chen Fan with Bloodthirsty Blue Silver Grass and an Asura-empowered spear thrust.
• Chen Fan used Insight to read the attack and sidestepped Tang San’s spear.
• Chen Fan activated Candle Dragon Eye and drained roughly one-tenth of Tang San’s Soul Power before blocking his counterattack with a wall of fire.
• The arena and its protective barrier shook under the clash of their auras as Tang San stood at the arena’s edge, gasping.

Chen Fan outmatched Tang San in their duel, evading his hammer and tearing open his Asura Blood Armor with Candle Flame Claw. Tang San, humiliated and desperate to win, began unleashing his Sixth Soul Skill, while Bibi Dong sensed its evil aura.

• Tang San charged Chen Fan with his Clear Sky Hammer, but Chen Fan dodged the attack and wounded him with Candle Flame Claw.
• Ning Rongrong regretted rejecting Chen Fan, while Zhu Zhuqing watched him with admiration and disgust toward Tang San.
• Tang San's Eight Spider Lances turned blood-red, and Bibi Dong sensed the evil, corrupting aura.
• Tang San declared that he would no longer hold back and began activating his Sixth Soul Skill, even at the cost of his life force.

Tang San unleashed his Sixth Soul Skill, Senluo Blood Sacrifice, using the life force of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to trap and attack Chen Fan. Chen Fan revealed his Sixth Soul Skill, Law - Possession, froze Tang San’s power, and began erasing the blood-red vines, leaving Tang San defeated and unable to understand how his Asura Divine Power had been suppressed.

• Tang San used the life force of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan to create a crimson spirit ring and unleash Blue Silver Asura Array - Senluo Blood Sacrifice.
• Tang San filled the arena with blood-red vines that drained Soul Power and tormented Chen Fan with the voices of the three Soul Kings.
• Chen Fan used Silver Candle Domain to resist the array, but Tang San’s attack temporarily contended with his Domain Power.
• Tang San launched thousands of Blood Vines and a Clear Sky Hammer strike at Chen Fan.
• Chen Fan activated Sixth Soul Skill, Law - Possession, freezing Tang San and the blood-red vines by imposing his control over the arena.
• Chen Fan erased the vines, shattered Tang San’s Martial Soul Avatar, and sent him crashing to the ground as Tang San questioned how his Asura Divine Power could be suppressed.

Chen Fan crushed Tang San under the Gravity Law, and the fallen Golden Generation members survived after the blood formation collapsed. As Chen Fan turned away, Tang San burned his blood and vitality to rise and resume the fight.

• Chen Fan intensified gravity until Tang San's knees shattered and forced him to bow his head against the arena floor.
• The blood formation collapsed, freeing Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, while Hu Liena realized Chen Fan had saved her.
• Chen Fan judged Tang San defeated and turned toward the referee's platform, but Tang San dug his fingers into the granite and tried to stand.
• Tang San sacrificed his blood and vitality to his Clear Sky Hammer, raised his head, and broke through the Gravity Law by an inch.
• Yu Xiaogang cheered Tang San's refusal to surrender, and Chen Fan turned back to face him.

Tang San shattered four soul rings and spent his life force to unleash a desperate Clear Sky Hammer strike against Chen Fan. Chen Fan stopped the hammer with one hand, leaving Tang San in disbelief.

• Tang San forced himself to stand on his broken legs and gambled that Chen Fan's power was nearly exhausted.
• Tang San fused Divine Slaughter's Domain with the Clear Sky Hammer, then exploded four soul rings to break free of Chen Fan's Gravity Law.
• Tang San charged and brought the dark red Clear Sky Hammer down on Chen Fan with power beyond his limits.
• Chen Fan fused his First and Sixth Soul Rings to strengthen Candle Flame Claw and caught Tang San's hammer with a crimson barrier.
• Tang San stared in disbelief as his hammer stopped inches above Chen Fan's palm, while Chen Fan remained calm.

Chen Fan defeated Tang San in the arena, leaving him badly injured before the referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner. Di Tian then appeared, drawn by the Asura Divine Power he had sensed, and searched the arena for its source.

• Chen Fan burned away the Divine Slaughter's Domain on Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer, dragged Tang San down, and knocked the hammer from his grasp.
• Chen Fan told Tang San he had lost and pinned his hand beneath his foot as Tang San tried to crawl toward him.
• Yu Xiaogang pleaded for the match to be stopped, but the referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner before Chen Fan withdrew his foot.
• Di Tian arrived at the arena after sensing Asura Divine Power and anxiously searched for its inheritor.

Chen Fan defeated Tang San and his Asura Divine Power, leaving Di Tian stunned by Chen Fan’s unfathomable presence and startled to find Gu Yuena watching from the stands. Badly injured, Tang San crawled to Di Tian and pleaded for Xiao Wu’s release.

• Di Tian followed the blood and slaughter aura to find Tang San defeated and the Clear Sky Hammer shattered beside Chen Fan.
• Di Tian sensed a higher-order presence in Chen Fan and felt compelled to kneel before him.
• Gu Yuena coldly warned Di Tian with her gaze after noticing him staring at Chen Fan.
• Tang San crawled through the rubble toward Di Tian, seeking help after losing the fight.
• Tang San tearfully begged Di Tian to let Xiao Wu go.

Tang San begged Di Tian to return Xiao Wu, but Di Tian rejected him and vanished. After Chen Fan confronted Tang San over his hypocrisy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team was declared the tournament champion.

• Tang San kowtowed and pleaded with Di Tian to give Xiao Wu back, but Di Tian dismissed him as trash.
• Tang San bit Di Tian's robe and begged again, but Di Tian sent him flying into rubble and disappeared.
• Tang San blamed Chen Fan for his defeat, and Chen Fan reminded him of his own ruthless actions.
• The red-robed bishop announced Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team as the tournament victors.

Chen Fan’s victory over Tang San won over the plaza, and the Heaven Dou team celebrated as the tournament moved to the awards. Gu Yuena headed to claim Chen Fan, while Bibi Dong watched him warily and ordered the ceremony to begin.

• The crowd cheered Chen Fan’s victory, while Ning Rongrong regretted losing him and Zhu Zhuqing compared him with the fallen Dai Mubai.
• Gu Yuena confidently approached the arena, intending to take Chen Fan home and warning off Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with a glance.
• Chen Fan reunited with his Heaven Dou teammates and said they should collect the prize, leaving Tang San ignored in the rubble.
• Bibi Dong considered Chen Fan’s power and background, then ordered the awards ceremony to begin.
• Gu Yuena reached Chen Fan, opened her arms, and asked him for a hug.