Chapter Summaries

Jiang Yuheng crafted a Level 3 Milk Bottle whose core array impressed Elder Mo, who overruled Chief Judge Chen An and advanced him. Elder Mo then recognized something familiar in Jiang Yuheng and took him away from the competition, while Wang Dong received reassurance that he was safe.

• Chen An announced that contestants had to make a Level 3 Milk Bottle to pass, while making a Level 4 Milk Bottle would advance them directly to the next round.
• Jiang Yuheng slowly crafted a Milk Bottle with unusually precise arrays, drawing praise from the high-level Soul Engineers watching him.
• Elder Mo asked Jiang Yuheng who had taught him the technique, and Jiang Yuheng said his teacher on Douluo Continent had taught him.
• Elder Mo advanced Jiang Yuheng to the third round, but Chen An challenged his decision because the Milk Bottle was only Level 3.
• Elder Mo overruled Chen An, took Jiang Yuheng away from the venue, and reassured Wang Dong that he was safe.

Jiang Yuheng faced an interrogation from an old man who recognized the legacy of his true teacher, Old Dust, and urged him to withdraw from the Underground Soul Tool Competition. Jiang Yuheng refused, and the old man resolved to protect him once if danger arose.

• The old man pressured Jiang Yuheng to reveal his teacher, but Jiang Yuheng claimed Fan Yu had taught him the engraving technique.
• The old man identified Jiang Yuheng as Old Dust’s sole disciple and recounted his status in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jiang Yuheng suspected the old man of planning to capture him for Xu Tianran, but the old man said he had summoned him only to warn him about the dangers surrounding Rare Metal.
• Jiang Yuheng thanked the old man but refused to withdraw from the competition, explaining that he was willing to risk danger for great profits.
• After Jiang Yuheng left, the old man recalled Old Dust’s request to protect his disciple and agreed to help him once if he encountered danger.

After the Old Gentleman warned Jiang Yuheng to stay away from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Jiang Yuheng confided his suspicions to Wang Dong, who arranged for Nana to investigate and Yuhao to help protect him. As the tournament continued, Wang Dong detected unusually ominous dark power among the Mingyu Sect, leaving Jiang Yuheng stunned by her insight.

• Jiang Yuheng returned from the competition venue with Wang Dong and told her about the Old Gentleman, his warning, and his encounter at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Wang Dong argued that the Old Gentleman was unlikely to support Xu Tianran and proposed that Nana secretly investigate his identity while Yuhao helped protect Jiang Yuheng.
• Jiang Yuheng agreed and focused on preparing for the nighttime Soul Engineer competition as Rare Metal prices soared and the Sun Moon Empire restricted its sale to outsiders.
• At the second round of the Round-Robin Tournament, the Spirit Pagoda drew the Mingyu Sect, whose undefeated team had an unseen captain and unusual Dark Element Martial Souls.
• Wang Dong compared the Mingyu Sect's viscous dark power to the aura she had sensed from Tang Ya, and Jiang Yuheng was surprised by how accurately she had judged it.

The Spirit Pagoda team debated whether the Mingyu Sect might be connected to the Holy Spirit Cult and decided to stay cautious during their match. As the teams gathered, Ji Juechen’s sword intent forced back the Mingyu Sect captain’s oppressive aura, and Zhang Moyu arrived, remarking on Jiang Yuheng’s defection to Shrek Academy.

• Wang Dong urged the team to stay alert in case the Mingyu Sect were Evil Soul Masters, though Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi doubted the suspicion without evidence.
• Wang Dong volunteered to fight first, promising to win two matches before sending Jiang Yuheng into the third and preserving the team’s strength for the Team Battle.
• The Mingyu Sect arrived in matching pale-yellow robes and bamboo hats, and their captain released an oppressive aura toward the Spirit Pagoda team.
• Ji Juechen stepped forward and used his sharpened sword intent to repel the pressure, then sheathed his sword when Jiang Yuheng asked him to ease up.
• Zhang Moyu, captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, greeted Ji Juechen and told Jiang Yuheng he regretted that he had defected to Shrek Academy.

Zhang Moyu hinted that Ji Juechen knew someone powerful enough to dismiss underhanded schemes, then the Spirit Pagoda and Mingyu Sect began their match. Wang Dong swiftly defeated the suspected Evil Soul Master You Chen with Light Dispelling, leaving the judge to reprimand her and Wang Dong to challenge the competition’s unequal treatment of past killings.

• Zhang Moyu told Ji Juechen that strength could make underhanded methods useless, and Ji Juechen confirmed to Jing Ziyan that she had already met the person he meant.
• Zheng Zhan ordered both teams to prepare, and Wang Dong volunteered to fight first for the Spirit Pagoda.
• Wang Dong sensed that You Chen’s Soul Power matched the dark power in Senior Sister Xiaoya and concluded that he was an Evil Soul Master.
• You Chen attacked Wang Dong with his claws and tried to follow her into the air, but Wang Dong trapped him with Hexagram Control and struck him with Light Dispelling.
• Zheng Zhan warned Wang Dong for shattering You Chen’s Martial Soul, and Wang Dong challenged him over the lack of punishment for the Holy Spirit Cult Team’s killings.

Wang Dong warned Chief Judge Zheng Zhan that she would kill anyone who tried to kill her, then faced Ade of the Mingyu Sect in the tournament. After Ade’s mental attack made her appear to fall, Wang Dong revealed a small hammer and struck him in the face.

• Wang Dong rebuked Zheng Zhan for the Empire’s conduct and warned that she would retaliate if an opponent tried to kill her.
• Ade entered the match against Wang Dong, and Jiang Yuheng warned her that Ade’s strength lay in Mental Power.
• Ade released his Vampire Bat Martial Soul, while the Imperial Tutor arranged for him to be brought in after the match.
• Wang Dong and Ade fought in the air, with Wang Dong’s Light attribute countering his attacks.
• Ade used his fifth Soul Skill to disrupt Wang Dong’s mind, but she revealed a small hammer and struck the left side of his face.

Wang Dong defeated Ade with the Clear Sky Hammer, revealing the Clear Sky Sect’s presence at the competition and drawing the attention of the Sun Moon Empire’s leaders. After the Mingyu Sect’s Captain launched a sneak attack on Wang Dong, the judges stopped her and warned that another offense would get her sect expelled.

• Wang Dong struck Ade with the Clear Sky Hammer, defeating him and astonishing the spectators with the weapon’s return.
• Zheng Zhan recognized Wang Dong as a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, while Xu Tianran told the Imperial Tutor to ensure the sect’s members suffered no losses.
• The Spirit Pagoda won its individual match against the Mingyu Sect, and Wang Dong congratulated herself on her successful plan to lure Ade into position.
• The Mingyu Sect’s Captain rushed at Wang Dong with dark-gold claws, but a Deep Blue figure froze her before she could reach her.
• Zheng Zhan disqualified the Captain from the round and warned that another rule violation would get the Mingyu Sect expelled; the Captain revealed she was a woman and said Wang Dong had nearly killed her younger brother.

The Spirit Pagoda extended its lead over the Mingyu Sect as Xiao Xiao defeated Qin Yueyue, but Jiang Yuheng unexpectedly called for the individual matches to end and the Team Battle to begin. He argued that pushing on could exhaust or endanger his teammates, leaving the team battle as the best chance to finish their opponents.

• Wang Dong admitted defeat, giving the Spirit Pagoda its third consecutive individual-match victory.
• Xiao Xiao fought aggressively and overwhelmed Qin Yueyue with the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron.
• Zheng Zhan stopped the match to save the badly injured Qin Yueyue, who admitted defeat and gave the Spirit Pagoda its fourth individual victory.
• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to enter the Team Battle rather than continue the individual matches.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that the remaining matches could exhaust or endanger their fighters, so they should press their advantage in the Team Battle.

Huo Yuhao forfeited the Spirit Pagoda’s Individual Match to preserve its strength for the Team Battle. As the two teams began fighting, the Mingyu Sect launched a powerful charge, but the Spirit Pagoda’s members remained unimpressed.

• Huo Yuhao conceded the Individual Match, surprising Xiao Xiao, the judges, and the audience.
• Zhang Lexuan explained that Jiang Yuheng had chosen to conserve the Spirit Pagoda’s strength and Soul Power for the Team Battle.
• The Mingyu Sect’s Captain entered the stage and kept her gaze on Wang Dong, who responded by releasing her Power of Light against the Captain’s dark aura.
• Zheng Zhan warned both teams to show restraint, then started the Team Battle.
• Qin Yueyue charged the Spirit Pagoda’s formation with Qingqing’s support, while Chen Jun advanced behind her with a defensive shield.
• The Spirit Pagoda members questioned whether the Mingyu Sect expected its charge to disrupt their plan.

Wang Dong and He Caitou bombarded the Mingyu Sect while their teammates watched from the rear, and Huo Yuhao intercepted a cannonball before confronting You Chen. An Eye of Fear struck Qin Yueyue, but Zheng Zhan intervened in time to save her and declared her eliminated.

• Wang Dong and He Caitou launched ranged attacks on the Mingyu Sect as Xu Sanshi and the others watched and ate watermelon.
• The team focused its fire on the Mingyu Sect's captain while Huo Yuhao froze an incoming Soul Guide Cannonball and stored it away.
• You Chen ambushed Huo Yuhao after he separated from the group, and Huo Yuhao told his teammates to save him some watermelon.
• A ruby-eyed Eye of Fear tracked Qin Yueyue, and golden rings bound her just before its laser struck.
• Zheng Zhan blocked the laser with his Indestructible Shield and declared Qin Yueyue eliminated.

The Spirit Pagoda’s three fighters continued to dominate Mingyu Sect, but Cain broke free of the Eye of Fear’s lock and revealed a dangerous trump card. As Cain’s false Martial Soul Avatar unleashed a devastating attack, Jiang Yuheng declared that the Spirit Pagoda had been the true protagonist of the match all along.

• He Caitou used Huo Yuhao’s Spirit Detection to operate the Eye of Fear as the Spirit Pagoda suppressed Mingyu Sect’s seven members.
• Cain dodged the Eye of Fear, attacked Wang Dong with golden beams and sound waves, and reached the weapon as Wang Dong descended.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to trade places with Cain, and Jiang Yuheng knocked Qin Yueyue off the stage with Emperor Sword, Extreme Ice Unrivaled.
• Cain revealed a blood-red puppet and summoned the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King through a false Martial Soul Avatar.
• The bat king’s roars and tornado affected both teams and the spectators, while Jiang Yuheng joked that the Spirit Pagoda had been the match’s protagonists from the beginning.

Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng defeated the Mingyu Sect with their Ice Dragon Knight Regiment fusion skill, then refused to thaw the frozen fighters immediately. As they left the arena, Mingyu Sect substitutes rushed toward them to confront them.

• Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng unleashed the Ice Dragon Knight Regiment and overwhelmed Cain and the Mingyu Sect fighters with Extreme Ice.
• Zheng Zhan tried to defend the Dark Gold Three-Headed Bat King, but the attack froze him and left the Mingyu Sect members incapacitated.
• Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng ignored Zheng Zhan's attempt to concede on the Mingyu Sect's behalf, forcing him to announce their victory.
• Jiang Yuheng pretended he could not use his Soul Power, and Wang Dong insisted they go to the infirmary instead of thawing the Mingyu Sect fighters.
• As Wang Dong supported Jiang Yuheng away from the stage, Mingyu Sect substitutes rushed toward them and challenged their attempt to leave.

Jiang Yuheng agreed to thaw the Mingyu Sect members if they could defeat Ji Juechen, while Wang Dong explained why the challenge would help protect him from future challengers. After the Spirit Pagoda gained fame and better accommodations, Princess Jiujiu watched their replay and weighed her academy’s chances against them.

• The Mingyu Sect’s Reserve Members pressured Jiang Yuheng to thaw their frozen teammates, but Ji Juechen offered to do it if one of them could defeat him in a one-on-one battle.
• Jing Ziyan chose the outskirts of Mingdu as the battle site, and the Mingyu Sect members left with Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan.
• Wang Dong told Jiang Yuheng that sending Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan would prevent the Mingyu Sect members from challenging Jiang Yuheng directly.
• The Spirit Pagoda’s performance boosted its reputation, and the team received luxurious hotel suites and greater attention.
• Princess Jiujiu and the Star Luo National Academy students watched the Spirit Pagoda’s replay, and she privately felt reassured by Jiang Yuheng’s return.
• A Star Luo National Academy student claimed they could beat the Spirit Pagoda in the quarterfinals, but Princess Jiujiu questioned whether the academy could advance if the Spirit Pagoda itself suffered an accident.

Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong discussed the Sun Moon Empire’s looming crisis before learning that the Soul Tool competition had become a life-or-death elimination tournament. As they hurried to compete, Wang Dong named Jiang Yuheng “Void Young Master.”

• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong that the Sun Moon Empire’s internal troubles and the other empires’ growth made war increasingly unavoidable.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong arrived at the Qingse hotel, where Chen An explained that new Soul Engineer judges had taken control of the competition.
• Chen An said contestants would be paired for an elimination tournament, given two shichen to make Soul Tools, and then forced to fight until one admitted defeat or died.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong each told Chen An to bet five million on Jiang Yuheng.
• After learning contestants had to choose new names, Wang Dong named Jiang Yuheng “Void Young Master.”

Jiang Yuheng reluctantly accepted Wang Dong’s nickname for him, Void Young Master, and entered the next round of the Underground Soul Tool Competition. As he began crafting a Soul Tool, VIP observers judged his chances of advancing and discussed his Sun Moon Brilliance.

• Wang Dong insisted on calling Jiang Yuheng Void Young Master, and Jiang Yuheng reluctantly accepted the name after failing to persuade her otherwise.
• Jiang Yuheng faced Heavenly Dao Young Master in the third match and waited for his turn to compete.
• Jiang Yuheng drew table twenty-four in the Golden Hall, where contestants found an expanded supply of rare metals and heard the rules and rewards for the round.
• While other Soul Engineers studied the materials, Jiang Yuheng immediately began working on his planned Soul Tool.
• A masked middle-aged man asked an old man to assess Jiang Yuheng, and the old man predicted he would advance before the middle-aged man suggested presenting him to the alliance leader because of his Sun Moon Brilliance.

Jiang Yuheng calmly completed a rank-five Defensive Soul Tool, the Reflection Shield, and the judges declared him the winner over the Heavenly Dao Young Master. The Heavenly Dao Young Master protested that the rules required a duel, leaving the decision contested.

• Gao Dalou introduced himself to Jiang Yuheng and asked why he differed from other Soul Engineers.
• Jiang Yuheng said he preferred not to show off or compete with others, and Gao Dalou watched his precise inscription work.
• Jiang Yuheng completed his Soul Tool first, producing a rank-five Reflection Shield.
• The judges praised Jiang Yuheng's defensive Soul Tool and declared him the winner of the round.
• The Heavenly Dao Young Master challenged the judges, insisting that the rules required a duel to decide whose Soul Tool was better.

Jiang Yuheng accepted the Heavenly Dao Young Master's Challenge Match, then faced his opponent in a battle between their Rank 5 offensive and defensive Soul Tools. After absorbing an opening strike, Jiang Yuheng invoked the Sun Moon Empire's law against insulting other Soul Engineers and warned the Heavenly Dao Young Master of the consequences.

• Jiang Yuheng accepted the Challenge Match despite the judges' assurance that his competition victory was secure.
• The judges praised Jiang Yuheng's character and skill, and Elder Chen planned to report his talent to the Xi Shui Alliance's superiors.
• Jiang Yuheng and the Heavenly Dao Young Master took their places on the Competition Stage and began their fight.
• The Heavenly Dao Young Master struck first with his Tianheng Sharp Sword, cracking Jiang Yuheng's Reflection Shield and forcing him back.
• The Heavenly Dao Young Master mocked defensive Soul Engineers, while Jiang Yuheng noticed Wang Dong's OK gesture and cited the law against Soul Engineers belittling one another.

Jiang Yuheng used the Sun Moon Empire’s laws to have the Heavenly Dao Young Master disqualified and arrested, securing his first victory and a large amount of Rare Metal. Afterward, Elder Chen visited Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong to request a private conversation.

• Jiang Yuheng accused the Heavenly Dao Young Master of breaking the law by sowing discord among Soul Engineers and asked the judges to revoke his eligibility.
• Elder Chen ruled that the Heavenly Dao Young Master should be disqualified and sent to the Inspection Office, despite protests from spectators and gamblers.
• Elder Chen challenged the crowd for tolerating earlier violations of the rules, then had the Heavenly Dao Young Master forcibly arrested.
• Jiang Yuheng won the match through his legal maneuver and received the Rare Metal, while the crowd blamed him for disrupting their betting profits.
• Wang Dong checked on Jiang Yuheng in the lounge, and he said he was relieved that their plan had worked.
• Elder Chen asked Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong to let him in for a private conversation, and Jiang Yuheng agreed.

Elder Chen invited Jiang Yuheng to join the Xi Shui Alliance and warned him about the gamblers he had angered, while Jiang explained that his reckless performance was meant to disguise his strength. At the tournament, Shrek Academy faced a daunting matchup against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Wang Qiuer rallied her teammates to pursue the championship.

• Elder Chen apologized for his sudden visit, invited Jiang Yuheng to join the Xi Shui Alliance, and warned him about the dangers of breaking the gamblers’ rules.
• Jiang Yuheng told Wang Dong that he had deliberately acted like a crafty brat to hide the influence of Sun Moon Brilliance and downplay his results, and Wang Dong warned him to be careful of the gamblers.
• Jiang Yuheng thanked Wang Dong for supporting him and vowed to kill anyone who tried to attack him.
• The Spirit Pagoda secured a top-eight spot, while Shrek Academy maintained its perfect record through the sixth round of the tournament.
• Shrek Academy learned that it would face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Zhou Sichen lamented the difficult matchup.
• Wang Qiuer urged her teammates not to fear and declared that Shrek Team would defeat every opponent on its way to the championship.

Shrek Academy prepared to face the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, while the Sun Moon team entered the match under intense pressure from Regent King Xu Tianran. The chapter ended as Captain Zhang Moyu admitted he feared both the consequences of losing and his own poor condition.

• Zhou Sichen rallied Shrek’s team, and the members discussed tactics for defeating the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Jiang Yuheng advised Zhang Lexuan to keep the team relaxed, then left to enjoy time off while the Spirit Pagoda waited for the Round-Robin Tournament to end.
• Wang Qiuer led Shrek’s lineup into the arena, and Jiang Yuheng noticed that Dai Huabin and Wu Feng treated her with respect.
• Zhang Moyu led the visibly tense Sun Moon team into the arena after Xu Tianran ordered them to defeat Shrek at any cost.
• Zhang Moyu told a teammate that losing could cost him his life and that his poor health was making it difficult to compete and command.