Chapter Summaries

Lin Mu criticized the Soul Master Academy contestants before the tournament draw matched Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Flender then found Yu Xiaogang and a disguised Ma Hongjun waiting outside Shrek’s lounge.

• Oscar and Dai Mubai discussed Lin Mu’s presence, and Tailong revealed that Lin Mu’s disciple was the Strength Clan’s Young Master.
• Lin Mu told the contestants that their cultivation and performances were ordinary, leaving many of them discouraged.
• Feng Xiaotian rallied his teammates by urging them to defeat the Imperial Dou Team.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups, pairing Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team against Shrek Academy.
• Flender recognized Yu Xiaogang outside the lounge and asked how Fatty was doing, not realizing the disguised young man beside Yu Xiaogang was Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun reunited with Flender after Yu Xiaogang transformed his appearance and resolved his martial-soul problem, though his physical injury remained incurable. Yu Xiaogang offered to help Shrek Academy through the preliminaries if Dai Mubai and Oscar joined the Spirit Hall Team for the finals, while declaring his intention to bet against Lin Mu.

• Yu Xiaogang revealed that the handsome newcomer was Ma Hongjun, shocking Flender, Oscar, and Dai Mubai.
• Flender learned that Ma Hongjun's physical problem could not be cured, but Yu Xiaogang said his martial-soul problem was solved and he had reached Level Forty.
• Dai Mubai asked Ma Hongjun for help with his cultivation, and Ma Hongjun taunted him over their reversed positions.
• Yu Xiaogang offered to help Shrek Academy pass the preliminaries on the condition that Dai Mubai and Oscar join the Spirit Hall Team for the finals.
• Dai Mubai agreed to join Spirit Hall, while Oscar hesitated and Flender questioned Yu Xiaogang's motives.
• Yu Xiaogang announced that he wanted to defeat Lin Mu and had already decided to make a big bet against him.

Yu Xiaogang promised to guide Shrek Academy through the preliminaries and gave Dai Mubai and Oscar rare herbs to strengthen them. Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that the herbs had hidden side effects and planned to use them to get revenge on Yu Xiaogang.

• Yu Xiaogang assured Flender and Qin Ming that he could get Shrek Academy through the preliminaries by manipulating the matchups with Salas’s help.
• Yu Xiaogang gave Dai Mubai and Oscar rare medicinal herbs, and both swallowed them before the match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team.
• Yu Xiaogang hoped the herbs would strengthen Dai Mubai and Oscar enough to help the Spirit Hall Team defeat Lin Mu’s Imperial Dou Team.
• Ghost Douluo met Chrysanthemum Douluo outside the Great Soul Arena and questioned why he had surrendered two treasured herbs to Yu Xiaogang.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo said Bibi Dong’s backing had forced him to give up the herbs and vowed to make Yu Xiaogang pay when Dai Mubai and Oscar discovered their side effects.

Dai Mubai and Oscar underwent drastic Martial Soul changes after taking medicinal herbs, prompting Yu Xiaogang to steer them toward new paths. Yu Xiaogang then appeared in the VIP seats as a newly appointed Spirit Hall elder, where Emperor Xue Ye refused to give him a seat and Salas offered his own.

• Dai Mubai awakened with three extra Soul Power levels and discovered that his White Tiger Martial Soul had evolved into a sinister Black Tiger.
• Dai Mubai's second soul skill wounded Yu Xiaogang, and he claimed the attack was accidental while Ma Hongjun confronted him.
• Oscar reached Level Forty and found that his Martial Soul had become a black Big Poison Sausage, with changes to his soul skills.
• Yu Xiaogang proposed that Oscar become a Poison Attribute Soul Master and promised to help him find a Fourth Soul Ring in the Star Dou Great Forest after the match.
• Yu Xiaogang went to the VIP seats, where Salas introduced him as a newly appointed Spirit Hall elder; Emperor Xue Ye made him stand, and Salas offered him his seat.

Lin Mu broke Yu Xiaogang’s legs and swept him and Salas away after Salas threatened him, while Emperor Xue Ye discussed winning Lin Mu’s support through a marriage alliance. Meanwhile, Oscar tested his mutated poison-based soul skills during the tournament battle.

• Yu Xiaogang challenged Lin Mu to wager a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, and Lin Mu’s pressure broke Yu Xiaogang’s legs.
• Salas threatened Lin Mu on Spirit Hall’s behalf, but Lin Mu transformed into a hurricane and carried Salas and Yu Xiaogang away.
• Emperor Xue Ye told Xue Qinghe to win Lin Mu over and suggested bringing Xue Ke to meet him, but Xue Qinghe persuaded him that her sworn sister already served as Lin Mu’s assistant.
• Ning Fengzhi decided to tie himself to Xue Qinghe, believing Lin Mu’s support could strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Oscar used his Poison Burst Sausage to engulf the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team in toxic mist, then Dai Mubai restrained a female opponent for Oscar to test his first soul skill on.
• Oscar forced a black sausage into the female contestant’s mouth, and she foamed at the mouth before passing out.

Lin Mu beat Yu Xiaogang and Salas unconscious, then learned Yu Xiaogang planned to strengthen the Spirit Hall Team with medicinal herbs and changed their wager to a valuable soul bone. Meanwhile, Tang Hao abducted Tang San to ask forgiveness, but Tang San told him not to return until he chose to see him.

• Lin Mu confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who revealed that Yu Xiaogang had taken two medicinal herbs to strengthen Shrek Academy students for the Spirit Hall Team.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo explained that the herbs could cause side effects and that Yu Xiaogang had avoided giving them to Spirit Hall Team members because of the risks.
• Lin Mu left Yu Xiaogang and Salas in Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's care and told them to change the wager to a soul bone over thirty thousand years old, to be settled in the finals.
• At Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Tang San practiced Heart Separation Control while Xiao Wu waited nearby, and Tang Hao summoned him outside the gates.
• Tang Hao took Tang San into an alley and said he wanted to make amends to him and Ah Yin, but Tang San refused to forgive him and told him not to visit until Tang San chose to see him.

Tang Hao learned that Ah Yin could be resurrected and demanded to see her, but Tang San remained distrustful and went to ask her permission. At the tournament, Lin Mu discovered that Oscar’s sausage contained toxic herbs, and Oscar collapsed as the toxins began to backfire.

• Tang Hao asked Tang San to take him to Ah Yin, then became overjoyed when he learned she might be resurrected.
• Tang San accused Tang Hao of caring only because Ah Yin could return to life, and Tang Hao blamed Lin Mu for turning his son against him.
• Tang San agreed to ask Ah Yin whether Tang Hao could see her and flew toward Sunset Forest, while Tang Hao set off to search for her himself.
• Lin Mu returned to the VIP seats and told Emperor Xue Ye that Yu Xiaogang and Salas were seriously injured but alive.
• Lin Mu recognized that Oscar’s sausage had become a vessel for poisonous herbs, and Oscar collapsed in pain as the toxins began to affect him.

Tang San visited Ah Yin at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and urged her not to return to Tang Hao, suggesting she entrust her future to Lin Mu instead. Ah Yin accepted his feelings and said she wanted him to be happy, while Lin Mu returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and waited for Tang San to come back.

• Tang San flew to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Bo greeted him and he reunited with Ah Yin.
• The Blue Silver King watched their reunion and believed that, after reaching a hundred thousand years, becoming Lin Mu's sixth soul ring could let it enter the God Realm with him.
• Tang San told Ah Yin that Tang Hao wanted to see her, then questioned her feelings about Lin Mu and reminded her that Lin Mu had enabled her chance at resurrection.
• Ah Yin comforted Tang San and said she would do whatever made him happy, even starting a new family for his sake.
• Lin Mu returned to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, learned Tang San had flown toward the school gate, and sent the others back to training.
• Tang San returned to the training grounds and told Lin Mu what had happened.

A month after the qualifying teams were decided, Tang Hao searched Sunset Forest for Ah Yin and found her at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He confronted Dugu Bo, who barred him from approaching her, and the chapter ended as Ah Yin sensed Tang Hao’s killing intent and formed a phantom.

• The five teams that qualified for the preliminaries were decided, while Lin Mu stayed away from the matches and judged Feng Xiaotian’s potential.
• Tang Hao searched Sunset Forest for Ah Yin, convinced Lin Mu had turned Tang San against him and might take his place when Ah Yin was revived.
• Tang Hao entered the poisonous miasma and found Ah Yin, now a huge Blue Silver Emperor plant, near the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dugu Bo confronted Tang Hao, recognized the injured Clear Sky Douluo, and refused to let him see Ah Yin, saying the area belonged to his master.
• Tang Hao unleashed Divine Slaughter’s Domain and threatened Dugu Bo, but Dugu Bo still held his ground as Ah Yin sensed the killing intent and conjured a phantom.

Ah Yin confronted Tang Hao over his neglect and abuse of Tang San, then rejected him when he tried to take her by force. Tang Hao attacked Dugu Bo, but the Blue Silver King intervened as the battle continued.

• Tang Hao rushed to Ah Yin's phantom, but she avoided his embrace and asked why he had abused Tang San.
• Tang Hao blamed Lin Mu and claimed Tang San had been able to support himself as a child, but Ah Yin rejected his excuses and returned to the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Tang Hao claimed he had suspected Tang San was not his child, prompting Ah Yin to lash him with a whip.
• Enraged, Tang Hao used Divine Slaughter's Domain to suppress the Blue Silver Emperor and summoned his Clear Sky Hammer to take Ah Yin by force.
• Dugu Bo attacked Tang Hao with his Martial Soul Avatar, but Tang Hao's blow nearly shattered it.
• The Blue Silver King uprooted itself and sent vines toward Tang Hao, giving Dugu Bo time to recover.

Tang Hao attacked Ah Yin and her allies, but Lin Mu intervened and drove him away after crippling one arm and one leg. Tang San rejected Tang Hao as his father, and Ah Yin’s remaining attachment to him faded as she considered his past actions.

• Tang Hao overpowered Dugu Bo and the Blue Silver King until Lin Mu arrived and struck him with a powerful attack.
• Lin Mu fought Tang Hao, then used the Red King Demon Sealing Slash to blast him away from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Tang San denounced Tang Hao and reminded Ah Yin of how Tang Hao had failed her and left her in a cave after her sacrifice.
• Ah Yin let go of her reluctance toward Tang Hao, while Dugu Bo recovered with Blue Silver Pills.
• Lin Mu returned unharmed and told Tang San that he had crippled Tang Hao’s arm and leg.

Dai Mubai and Oscar discovered the side effects of Yu Xiaogang’s medicinal herbs while serving as substitutes in Spirit Hall, and Dai Mubai exposed Ma Hongjun’s secret to Yan. After Dai Mubai revealed Yu Xiaogang had made Ma Hongjun a scapegoat, Ma Hongjun lost control and rushed out to confront his teacher.

• Dai Mubai complained that Yu Xiaogang had deceived them into becoming substitutes, while Oscar described the severe side effects of his changed martial soul and soul skills.
• Oscar warned Dai Mubai that Yu Xiaogang’s medicinal herbs were harming them, and Dai Mubai agreed they would leave after the finals.
• Yan threatened Dai Mubai and Oscar to stay away from Hu Liena, then asked why Ma Hongjun always used the toilet alone.
• Dai Mubai revealed Ma Hongjun’s secret to Yan, and Ma Hongjun arrived to find that the others knew.
• Dai Mubai told Ma Hongjun that Yu Xiaogang had made him a scapegoat when Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo sought revenge.
• Ma Hongjun rejected the revelation at first, then became enraged and charged out to attack Yu Xiaogang.

Ma Hongjun confronted Yu Xiaogang over the humiliation and suffering he blamed on his teacher, but Yu Xiaogang mutilated himself to prove he had never meant to harm him. Chrysanthemum Douluo destroyed any chance of recovery and reported what happened to Bibi Dong, who was devastated.

• Ma Hongjun burst into Yu Xiaogang's room, attacked him, and burned his legs before deciding they were even and renouncing him as his teacher.
• Yu Xiaogang argued that he had tried to save Ma Hongjun and that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was the true culprit, leaving Ma Hongjun conflicted.
• Yu Xiaogang stabbed himself with a dagger to prove his sincerity, and Ma Hongjun regretted his harshness and called him teacher again.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo arrived, teased Yu Xiaogang, and crushed the severed body part, eliminating any hope of recovery.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo reported the incident to Bibi Dong, who became furious and nearly fainted when she learned what had happened.

Lin Mu traveled to Spirit City with the Imperial Dou Team and the other tournament finalists, while Qian Renxue accompanied the procession as Xue Qinghe. The teams arrived with three days left before the finals, and Bibi Dong vowed not to spare Lin Mu.

• Lin Mu chose to travel with the main group to Spirit City instead of sending the Imperial Dou Team ahead, and Ye Lingling asked why Teacher Xue was absent.
• Xue Qinghe invited Lin Mu to ride with her, but he requested a separate horse and rode alongside her through the procession.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu admired Lin Mu, while other teams speculated about his strength and abilities.
• After half a month on the road, Lin Mu led the Imperial Dou Team to lodging in Spirit City and gave them three days to rest and cultivate before the finals.
• Bibi Dong sat in the Papal Palace and vowed that she would never let Lin Mu go.

As the finals began, Lin Mu brought the Imperial Dou Team to watch the matches and discussed the team's future after graduation. Tang San persuaded Lin Mu to establish a sect, and several teammates agreed to join, while Lin Mu promised to help Zhu Zhuqing even if she stayed out of it.

• Lin Mu reviewed the Imperial Dou Team's cultivation and told Tang San that Godwind Academy or the Star Luo Empire Team could reach the top three.
• Lin Mu said he would leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy after the finals to take Tang San out for experience, disappointing the team.
• Tang San proposed establishing a sect, and Lin Mu agreed to serve as its figurehead sect master while Tang San and the elders handled its affairs.
• Ye Lingling and the Shi brothers agreed to join the sect, while Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and Osler hesitated or had reasons not to join.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked to join, and Lin Mu promised to help her deal with her trouble whether or not she joined.
• Lin Mu took everyone to watch the other academies' matches in preparation for the next day's competition.

Lin Mu assigned Tang San to lead the Imperial Dou Team against Blazing Fire Academy, where Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor and Yu Tianheng’s strength quickly overwhelmed their opponents. Yu Xiaogang questioned whether Lin Mu was the true Master, while Bibi Dong recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and began considering how to eliminate two threats.

• Lin Mu drew Blazing Fire Academy as the Imperial Dou Team’s opponent and let Tang San arrange the lineup, holding Ye Lingling and the Shi Mo brothers back.
• The host announced Tang San as a level-fifty-three Soul King, shocking Yu Xiaogang and Ma Hongjun.
• Yu Tianheng charged Blazing Fire Academy with Ning Rongrong’s boosts, while Huo Wu used Repulsion Fire Ring to force him back.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor vines resisted Huo Wushuang’s flames, bound him, and left Yu Xiaogang wondering whether Lin Mu was the real Master.
• Bibi Dong recognized Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor and realized he was Tang Hao’s son, then considered using the match to eliminate two hidden dangers.
• Yu Tianheng broke through Blazing Fire Academy’s formation and took out two support-type Soul Masters, leaving the team struggling to stop him.

The Imperial Dou Team crushed Blazing Fire Academy, alarming Yu Xiaogang and prompting Dai Weisi to consider how Zhu Zhuqing might help him win over Lin Mu. In the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian decided to leave the forest and kill Lin Mu, ordering Xiong Jun to accompany him.

• The Imperial Dou Team defeated Blazing Fire Academy in under three minutes, with Tang San and Yu Tianheng leading the assault.
• Yu Xiaogang worried that Lin Mu had made the Imperial Dou Team strong enough to challenge Spirit Hall and considered persuading Yu Tianheng to throw a match.
• Dai Weisi wondered whether Dai Mubai had joined the Imperial Dou Team and said Zhu Zhuqing might help him win over Lin Mu.
• Di Tian told Bi Ji and the other Fierce Beasts that Lin Mu was in Spirit City and announced he would kill him after he left the city.
• Di Tian said the operation had the lord's approval and ordered Xiong Jun to go with him.

Qian Daoliu learned that Tang San was the Blue Silver Emperor and struggled to balance his resentment toward Tang Hao with Lin Mu’s ties to his granddaughter. Yu Xiaogang tried to persuade Yu Tianheng to throw a match, but Yu Tianheng beat him and realized Ma Hongjun had mutilated him.

• Qian Daoliu read Bibi Dong’s letter about Tang San, then restrained his desire for revenge because Tang San was Lin Mu’s disciple and Lin Mu was important to Qian Renxue.
• Yu Xiaogang secretly found Yu Tianheng’s inn room and insisted that he was still his uncle despite being expelled from the clan.
• Yu Tianheng accused Yu Xiaogang of neglecting the clan, but Yu Xiaogang claimed he had stayed away out of shame over his low Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Yu Tianheng to help his disciple defeat Tang San so he could become famous, and Yu Tianheng realized he wanted him to throw the match.
• Yu Tianheng slapped and kicked Yu Xiaogang, then asked whether Ma Hongjun had cut off his manhood.

Yu Tianheng exposed Yu Xiaogang’s condition, crippled his Soul Power, and left him vowing to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The next day, Lin Mu drew Godwind Academy for the Imperial Dou Team’s third-round match, and both teams entered the arena.

• Yu Tianheng confirmed Yu Xiaogang’s condition and mocked him for misleading his disciples.
• Yu Tianheng warned that Yu Yuanzhen knew about Yu Xiaogang’s disgraceful actions, then shattered his dantian and destroyed his Meridians.
• Yu Xiaogang, left without Soul Power, vowed to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan at any cost.
• Lin Mu drew Godwind Academy for the Imperial Dou Team’s third-round match.
• Lin Mu suggested changing the lineup, and the team replaced Dugu Yan with Shi Mo and Yu Feng with Xiao Wu.
• The Imperial Dou Team and Godwind Academy entered the arena, and Godwind Academy formed up to face them.

Tang San and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Feng Xiaotian and Blazing Wind Academy in a one-on-one match, then Dai Mubai faced his brother Dai Weisi as a member of the Spirit Hall Team. Their confrontation began with Dai Mubai determined to defeat Dai Weisi, but the match had not yet started.

• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San, but Tang San refused to take him seriously and attacked with the Blue Silver Emperor.
• Yu Tianheng and Tang San quickly eliminated Feng Xiaotian's teammates, while Feng Xiaotian took to the air and attacked Tang San with his Thirty-Six Consecutive Wind Wolf Slashes.
• Tang San blocked Feng Xiaotian's attacks with his third soul skill, trapped him in crystallized vines, and won the match for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang arranged for Dai Mubai to compete against Star Luo Royal Academy as a member of the Spirit Hall Team, shocking Dai Weisi.
• Dai Mubai told Dai Weisi he intended to defeat him, and Ma Hongjun impatiently urged them to begin the match.