Chapter Summaries

Vina and Long Aotian maneuvered the Spirit Pagoda into a one-on-one match between Jiang Yuheng and Long Aotian, while Jiang Yuheng accepted to avoid committing more forces and preserve strength for the coming threat. He recognized that their broader plan involved drawing Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda into an assassination attempt against Xu Tianran.

• Vina told Wang Dong and Jiang Yuheng that Shrek Academy would agree to cooperate if the Spirit Pagoda did, leaving the decision to them.
• Long Aotian challenged Jiang Yuheng to a one-on-one match, offering to withdraw from the Team Battle if he lost and provoking him by calling him a coward.
• Jiang Yuheng accepted the challenge and warned Long Aotian not to make excuses if he lost.
• Vina left after insisting that the two captains honor their agreement, and Huo Yuhao demanded an explanation for her conduct.
• Wang Dong questioned Jiang Yuheng's decision, and he explained that fighting Long Aotian could save their strength for confronting the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Jiang Yuheng realized Vina and Long Aotian wanted to draw Shrek and the Spirit Pagoda into an assassination plot against Xu Tianran, which he considered foolish.

The Spirit Pagoda accepted the Snow Demon Sect’s proposal to decide the tournament with a single match between Jiang Yuheng and Long Aotian. Long Aotian’s fierce attacks battered the stage, but Jiang Yuheng dodged every strike as he tried to build up enough Extreme Ice to win.

• Long Aotian challenged the Spirit Pagoda to a single match to decide the winner, and Jiang Yuheng accepted on his team’s behalf.
• Xiao Hongchen defended Jiang Yuheng’s individual ability while Meng Hongchen worried about the Snow Demon Sect’s strength.
• Zheng Zhan started the match between Jiang Yuheng and Long Aotian.
• Jiang Yuheng retreated behind walls of Extreme Ice to draw cold air into Long Aotian, while enduring his relentless attacks.
• Long Aotian’s golden blades shattered the ice walls, but Jiang Yuheng avoided every attack with remarkable precision.

Jiang Yuheng faced Long Aotian in the tournament and overcame his Silver-grade Second Awakening by secretly filling his body with Extreme Ice. After Jiang Yuheng shattered the arena’s defensive barrier, the shaken Long Aotian was left at his mercy.

• Long Aotian fused Unity of Heaven and Man with his Silver-grade Second Awakening and declared that he would defeat Jiang Yuheng.
• Xu Tianran ordered the Imperial Tutor and Jing Hongchen to tighten the search of Mingdu and prevent the tournament teams and other academy and sect members from escaping.
• Long Aotian pressed his attacks while Jiang Yuheng evaded without using a Soul Skill, and Du Busi predicted that Long Aotian would lose.
• Jiang Yuheng released his Frost Dragon and lowered the arena to absolute zero, freezing the blood and Soul Power inside Long Aotian.
• Jiang Yuheng explained that he had guided cold air into Long Aotian’s body, then reclaimed it and shattered the protective barrier, leaving Zheng Zhan stunned.

After Jiang Yuheng defeated Long Aotian, he treated Long Aotian’s injuries and learned that his strength resembled that of a Titled Douluo. Wang Dong reassured him of her faith in him, while the tournament’s Final Four was announced and representatives of two empires urged Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda to join a plot against Xu Tianran.

• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to investigate the genius behind the Soul Tool that had broken during the match.
• Jiang Yuheng used his Soul Power to remove the Extreme Ice from Long Aotian, who guessed that Jiang Yuheng might be a Titled Douluo.
• Jiang Yuheng recounted Long Aotian’s guess to Wang Dong, and she said she would believe him even if he claimed to be a god.
• The Final Four list placed the undefeated Holy Spirit Sect first and gave Heaven Dragon Gate the last spot.
• Jiu Jiu, Vina, Zhang Lexuan, and Spirit Pagoda members met in Room 201, where Jiu Jiu urged Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda to help assassinate Xu Tianran.

Zhang Lexuan, Huo Yuhao, and their allies learned that the Sun Moon Empire planned to detain the visiting academies and sects before launching a war, and they formed an alliance to stop it. The group began assigning roles for the assassination of Xu Tianran and the destruction of Mingdu’s armory, but new intelligence left only the western route open for escape.

• Vina revealed that the Sun Moon Empire had prepared to detain the visiting groups and that Mingdu’s underground was a vast armory ready for war.
• Huo Yuhao recognized that the Sun Moon Empire intended to declare war on the Douluo Continent, and Zhang Lexuan confirmed that Xuan Zi had arrived.
• Jiang Yuheng inferred that the Body Sect had also brought a powerful expert, while Vina laid out the need to assassinate Xu Tianran, hold back the empire’s advance, and destroy the armory.
• Wang Dong volunteered to handle the explosion, and Princess Jiu Jiu bowed to the group and entrusted the future of the Douluo Continent to them.
• Zhang Lexuan reported that Xuan Zi had found Sun Moon Empire legions guarding every route out of Mingdu except the west, prompting Jiu Jiu and Vina to study the map.

Jiang Yuheng warned that the Sun Moon Empire’s western mountains might conceal a plot to kill the competing sects and academies, prompting Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina to investigate. Zhang Lexuan revealed that nearly all of Shrek’s Sea God's Pavilion teachers had come to Mingdu, including Mu En, to protect the students.

• Jiang Yuheng suggested the Sun Moon Empire’s unusual western mountain range might have a hidden purpose, and Princess Vina proposed investigating it.
• Jiang Yuheng urged Princess Vina, Princess Jiujiu, and Zhang Lexuan to consider how the Sun Moon Empire could benefit from the competition, leading them to fear it planned to use the rules to weaken and kill its rivals.
• Princess Jiujiu and Princess Vina left to begin investigating the western mountains.
• Jiang Yuheng inferred that Zhang Lexuan had hinted that Shrek sent more teachers than Xuan Zi, and she confirmed that nearly all the Sea God's Pavilion teachers had come, except Dean Yan.
• Zhang Lexuan told Wang Dong that Mu En had personally come because he treasured his only Personal disciple, and Jiang Yuheng teasingly complained that Wang Dong had not blushed at his praise.

Shrek Academy’s team discussed the danger of assassinating Xu Tianran and prepared for the semifinal against the Jade Dragon Sect, while learning little about the Holy Spirit Cult’s lineup. As the tournament continued, opposition to the Holy Spirit Cult’s participation swelled across Mingdu.

• Zhang Lexuan reminded the students to prioritize their safety, then left them to discuss their mission and concluded that assassinating Xu Tianran would be nearly impossible.
• Bei Bei argued that the team should respect the princesses’ choices rather than discourage them, and Xu Sanshi teased him before Bei Bei punched him.
• Wang Qiuer’s popularity drew lavish support from Sun Moon Empire fans as Shrek Academy prepared to face the Jade Dragon Sect in the first semifinal.
• Huo Yuhao admitted that the Holy Spirit Cult’s main team had revealed little, and Wang Dong said the Spirit Pagoda could surrender rather than risk a loss.
• Citizens and other groups in Mingdu renewed their opposition to the Holy Spirit Cult as its violent tournament performances raised fears that it might reach or win the final.

The semifinals began, and Xu Tianran and Ju Zi discussed the morning’s duel between Wang Qiuer and Yu Tianlong. As the elimination match approached, Yu Tianlong challenged Wang Qiuer directly, but Dai Huabin intervened and was confronted by Yu Tianlong’s Lightning Dragon.

• The four semifinal teams entered their rest areas, where the Holy Spirit Cult drew hostile looks from the other teams.
• Xu Tianran asked Ju Zi to predict whether Wang Qiuer or Yu Tianlong was the stronger dragon Spirit Master, and Ju Zi predicted they would face each other in the opening elimination match.
• Xu Tianran praised Ju Zi’s prediction and said he would consider letting her take over as legion commander.
• With five minutes left before the match, Yu Tianlong entered Shrek Academy’s rest area and challenged Wang Qiuer to decide the victor between them.
• Dai Huabin told Yu Tianlong to return to his team’s rest area, and Yu Tianlong’s Lightning Dragon suppressed Dai Huabin’s White Tiger as he demanded to know who Dai Huabin was.

Wang Qiuer rejected Yu Tianlong’s unfair proposal, but Zhang Lexuan negotiated a one-on-one duel between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dragon Gate in exchange for the sect owing Shrek a favor. Wang Qiuer and Yu Tianlong took their places for the semifinal’s winner-take-all match.

• Yu Tianlong challenged Wang Qiuer to a duel, proposing that the loser join the winner’s academy or sect, but Wang Qiuer rebuked him and rejected the terms.
• Heaven Dragon Gate’s members confronted Wang Qiuer, but Yu Tianlong stopped them and continued pressing for a duel.
• Zhang Lexuan offered to arrange a one-on-one match if Heaven Dragon Gate promised to assist or rescue Shrek Academy once, and Yu Tianlong accepted.
• Wang Qiuer and Yu Tianlong reported their agreement to referee Zheng Zhan, who approved it.
• Zheng Zhan called Shrek Academy and Heaven Dragon Gate to the stage, and Wang Qiuer and Yu Tianlong prepared to fight without time to release their Martial Souls.

Wang Qiuer faced Yu Tianlong of Heaven Dragon Gate in the first semifinal match and overwhelmed his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon with her Golden Dragon Martial Soul. The Imperial Tutor identified her dragon as a legendary descendant of the Gold Dragon King, while the match continued on the Competition Stage.

• Shrek Academy and Heaven Dragon Gate agreed to decide the semifinal through one-on-one battles, and the crowd erupted in support of Wang Qiuer.
• Jiang Yuheng envied Wang Qiuer's popularity, and Wang Dong reminded him that he was a man.
• Wang Qiuer's Golden Dragon bloodline suppressed Yu Tianlong's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon as he attacked without retreating.
• Wang Qiuer used Golden Dragon Body, Dragon's Might, and Golden Dragon Spring to send Yu Tianlong flying across the Competition Stage.
• The Imperial Tutor explained that the Golden Dragon was a legendary descendant of the Gold Dragon King with Extreme Power.

Wang Qiuer defeated Yu Tianlong in the first semifinal, securing Shrek Academy’s victory over Heaven Dragon Gate. As Shrek prepared to face the Evil Soul Masters, Jiang Yuheng promised Bei Bei he could rescue Xiaoya, and the group began discussing a careful plan.

• Xu Tianran asked the Imperial Tutor whether Wang Qiuer deserved to be called the strongest dragon, and the Imperial Tutor said her Golden Dragon bloodline ranked first.
• Jiang Yuheng calmed the restless Frost Dragon while it struggled against its hunger for a delectable morsel.
• Wang Qiuer broke through Yu Tianlong’s defense and defeated him, and he promised that Heaven Dragon Gate would honor its word.
• Zheng Zhan declared Wang Qiuer the winner, and Shrek’s students and the audience celebrated her victory.
• Bei Bei worried about Xiaoya’s safety, so Jiang Yuheng promised to rescue her and invoked his title as the Fourth Sequence.
• Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao called for a detailed rescue plan, and Huo Yuhao used a soundproof Soul Tool to protect their discussion.

The Spirit Pagoda Team and Holy Spirit Cult Team were ordered to begin their semifinal match with only ten minutes’ notice, while Xu Tianran and the Imperial Tutor staged a dispute over who was responsible for the sudden schedule change. The teams entered the arena, where Jiang Yuheng was chosen to face the Holy Spirit Cult’s first contestant.

• Jiang Yuheng reassured Bei Bei that the Spirit Pagoda would rescue Xiaoya and urged him to prepare for the afternoon match.
• Ju Zi announced that the semifinal between the Spirit Pagoda Team and Holy Spirit Cult Team would begin in ten minutes, catching both teams off guard.
• Xu Tianran blamed Jing Hongchen for failing to notify the Imperial Tutor, and the Imperial Tutor accepted his explanation while warning against future friction.
• Xu Tianran activated a cooling Soul Tool as the crowd endured the heat, and Zheng Zhan prepared the arena under orders to allow a brutal match while ensuring the Spirit Pagoda won.
• Jiang Yuheng and a short, thin contestant from the Holy Spirit Cult Team entered the stage to begin the Individual Match.

Jiang Yuheng defeated two Holy Spirit Cult fighters in succession, revealing his ability to stop time before killing Wang Xiaolei. The Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire took notice of his power, while Tang Ya faced the mounting cost of her team’s losses.

• Jiang Yuheng killed Jili with Extreme Ice in the opening Individual Match, infuriating the Imperial Tutor and pleasing Xu Tianran.
• Jiang Yuheng mocked the Holy Spirit Cult, and Wang Xiaolei entered the stage and immediately signaled for the match to begin.
• Wang Xiaolei tried to counter Jiang Yuheng’s attack, but Jiang Yuheng stopped time and explained the rare time-based ability.
• Jiang Yuheng froze Wang Xiaolei and shattered him into ice fragments, winning the second match.
• The spectators and rival teams were stunned by Jiang Yuheng’s strength, while Tang Ya grew furious at her teammates’ repeated deaths.

Tang Ya entered the third match against Jiang Yuheng, and their reunion heightened the stakes as the Spirit Pagoda hoped to secure another victory. Tang Ya’s poisonous Blue Silver Grass injured Jiang Yuheng’s hand, but Wang Dong remained confident he would keep his promise to save her.

• Tang Ya entered the arena after the Holy Spirit Cult’s first two fighters lost, while Bei Bei begged Jiang Yuheng to bring her back safely.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Yuheng traded barbs before beginning their match, and Jiang Yuheng noticed the Defensive Soul Tool on her chest.
• Tang Ya attacked with poisonous Blue Silver Grass, and Jiang Yuheng froze the vines before retreating, but poison still corroded and numbed his right hand.
• Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao warned that Jiang Yuheng needed to end the match quickly, while Wang Dong urged everyone to trust him.

Jiang Yuheng struggled against Tang Ya’s poisonous Blue Silver Grass, while the spectators learned she had become a seven-ring Evil Soul Master. As poison overwhelmed him and left him gravely injured, Bei Bei urged Wang Dong'er to surrender before the Spirit Pagoda’s main fighter was lost.

• Jiang Yuheng activated Breath of Frost and spread ice across the stage as Tang Ya used her Blue Silver Grass to release poison gas and stall him.
• Tang Ya sensed Jiang Yuheng was not fighting as he had against Long Aotian, and revealed her seven Spirit Rings, shocking the spectators.
• After another five minutes, the poison spread through half of Jiang Yuheng’s arm and began interfering with his mind.
• Tang Ya attacked recklessly with her fifth soul skill, and Jiang Yuheng dodged most of her Dark Blue Silver Overlord Spear but suffered a poisoned wound to his palm.
• Jiang Yuheng vomited blood and collapsed to his knees as Huo Yuhao warned Wang Dong'er about the danger, and Bei Bei urged her to surrender.

Jiang Yuheng used Time Stop and his hidden Extreme Light safeguard to reveal that Tang Ya had only pretended to fight seriously while acting as a Holy Spirit Cult spy. As they prepared to resume the match, Tang Ya planned to tell Bei Bei the truth later and continue helping with the investigation.

• Bei Bei tried to stop the match to save Jiang Yuheng, but Wang Dong held him back and urged him to wait.
• Jiang Yuheng's golden radiance dispelled the poison on his arm, and his Frost Dragon's blizzard transformed the venue into the Far North.
• Jiang Yuheng activated Time Stop and confronted Tang Ya, who revealed she had never been controlled and had been acting to deceive the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Tang Ya asked Jiang Yuheng to apologize to Bei Bei and said she would explain everything to him later, while remaining available as a spy.
• Tang Ya and Jiang Yuheng prepared to finish their match, and Jiang Yuheng apologized as he summoned his six black Spirit Rings and gathered Ice Qi.

Jiang Yuheng defeated Tang Ya after secretly using Time Stop, leaving Holy Spirit Cult baffled and the Spirit Pagoda with the advantage. As the teams prepared for the deciding Team Battle, Wang Dong planned their lineup and insisted they had to stop Holy Spirit Cult from reaching the finals.

• Jiang Yuheng sent Tang Ya crashing into an ice spike, and she lost consciousness before anyone could perceive how he had defeated her.
• Xu Tianran praised Jiang Yuheng’s disguised strength while the Imperial Tutor reacted with displeasure.
• Holy Spirit Cult’s medical personnel found Tang Ya had only suffered a mild brain injury, and her teacher ordered another fighter to stop holding back.
• The Spirit Pagoda forfeited the remaining Individual Match, and Zheng Zhan granted both teams fifteen minutes to rest before the Team Battle.
• Jiang Yuheng signaled the Spirit Pagoda team to pretend he was injured, then suggested that he, Wang Dong, Yuhao, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, He Caitou, and Jiang Nannan fight in the Team Battle.
• Wang Dong accepted the proposed lineup but insisted that the Spirit Pagoda had to prevent Holy Spirit Cult from reaching the finals.

The Spirit Pagoda prepared to face the Holy Spirit Cult, whose four fighters included a Soul Sage and three powerful Soul Emperors. After Wang Qiuer and Zhang Lexuan offered support and cautioned Jiang Yuheng, both teams entered the stage and prepared to begin.

• Jiang Yuheng suggested that the Spirit Pagoda avoid risking their lives, and Wang Dong silenced him by temporarily confiscating his right to speak.
• Huo Yuhao used Spirit Detection to reveal that the Holy Spirit Cult’s central fighter was a Soul Sage and its other three members were formidable Soul Emperors.
• Wang Qiuer offered Jiang Yuheng the Golden Dragon Spear, but he returned it because it was her weapon and he did not know how to use a spear.
• Zhang Lexuan warned Jiang Yuheng not to repeat the method he had used to defeat Xiaoya, and he reassured her that the Spirit Pagoda was determined to win.
• Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan called both teams onto the Competition Stage, where Jiang Yuheng and Huo Yuhao quietly activated their soul skills before the match began.

The Spirit Pagoda team used a planned opening attack against the Holy Spirit Sect, but the enemy’s powerful Evil Soul Masters broke their formation and split the battlefield. Huo Yuhao’s Eye of Fear and Jiang Yuheng’s Absolute Zero Domain gave the Spirit Pagoda a chance to turn the fight around.

• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Nether Swap to trade places with Gu Yu, and Wang Dong eliminated Gu Yu with Light Dispelling.
• Lu Genggeng, Tang Dai, and Yan Feng charged the Spirit Pagoda team, with Lu Genggeng holding off Xu Sanshi while Tang Dai and Yan Feng split the formation.
• Bei Bei engaged Tang Dai as Jiang Nannan supported him and He Caitou launched the Eye of Fear.
• Yan Feng prepared a Soul Impact against the Eye of Fear, but Huo Yuhao’s attack disrupted him.
• Jiang Yuheng used his Sixth Soul Skill, Absolute Zero Domain, to merge the divided battlefields and control the arena’s temperature.

The Spirit Pagoda team split the battlefield, with Jiang Yuheng heading to help Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao while He Caitou held off Lu Genggeng. Yan Feng transformed into his Bone Dragon Martial Soul Avatar and used the Absolute Zero Domain to suppress the Spirit Pagoda fighters.

• Bei Bei and Jiang Nannan coordinated to control Tang Dai within the safe zone.
• Lu Genggeng kicked the crippled Xu Sanshi off the stage, then transformed into a spinning ball and attacked the Spirit Pagoda team.
• Jiang Yuheng and Wang Dong switched positions, and He Caitou told Jiang Yuheng to help Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao while he fought Lu Genggeng.
• Yan Feng activated his seventh Spirit Ring and transformed into his Bone Dragon Martial Soul Avatar.
• Yan Feng unleashed a blue-white icy assault that covered the Spirit Pagoda fighters.