Chapter Summaries

Ning Xinxin traveled to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to pursue her mission, but Nan Li caught her trying to take the herbs. Their fight began with Nan Li sealing the area and overwhelming Ning Xinxin’s defenses.

• Bibi Dong approved Ning Xinxin’s request to travel for training and ordered her watched while arranging resources for Qian Renxue and summoning Nana.
• Nan Li left the Friendship Gathering and returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dugu Yan told her about winning a Team Soul Fight.
• Ning Xinxin bypassed Dugu Bo’s poisonous mist with the system’s teleportation and arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Nan Li’s blade wounded her.
• Nan Li recognized Ning Xinxin, sealed the space with the Southern Bright Domain, and attacked while Dugu Yan stood ready nearby.
• Ning Xinxin used the Seven Treasure Renowned speed enhancement and then brought out the Seven Kill Sword, but Nan Li’s flaming arrow shattered her sword-energy barrier.

Ning Xinxin returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and stole the Aromatic Silk Beauty, but Nan Li and Dugu Bo confronted her. As Dugu Bo blasted her away, Ning Xinxin called down lightning that pierced Nan Li’s wings.

• Ning Xinxin used the system to escape Nan Li and Dugu Yan’s attack, then demanded the system provide the Aromatic Silk Beauty’s image and location.
• Nan Li realized Ning Xinxin might be trying to evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and rushed to stop her from stealing the Immortal Grass.
• Ning Xinxin found and uprooted the Aromatic Silk Beauty, but Nan Li caught her and seized her by the throat.
• Dugu Bo arrived and sealed the area, while Dugu Yan called for Ning Xinxin to be killed.
• Ning Xinxin attacked Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan with sword qi, but Dugu Bo blasted her away toward Nan Li.
• Ning Xinxin called down a lightning strike, which changed direction midair and pierced Nan Li’s armored wings.

Nan Li killed Ning Xinxin, but a powerful lightning strike then trapped her Vermilion Bird Martial Soul. Dong Yun and Red Cloud arrived as Nan Li tried to handle the lightning without letting anyone else get hurt.

• Nan Li rushed Ning Xinxin despite the lightning and pierced her chest with the Nanming Bow.
• Ning Xinxin vanished after the attack, and stronger lightning struck Nan Li's Vermilion Bird Martial Soul.
• Dugu Bo, Dan Hong, and Dugu Yan tried to reach Nan Li, but she warned them to stay back.
• Dong Yun arrived with Red Cloud, who had come to see Nan Li, and told the others not to worry.
• Red Cloud tried to touch the lightning and offered to endure it for Nan Li, but she refused to let him get hurt.

Dong Yun and Nan Li used the lightning to put themselves under pressure and restore their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Zhuzhao. Meanwhile, Ning Xinxin was resurrected, learned that Nan Li had killed her, and began evolving her Martial Soul with Aromatic Silk Beauty as two figures in the Sunset Great Forest achieved breakthroughs.

• Red Cloud worried over the lightning, and Dong Yun and Nan Li prepared to endure it together.
• Dong Yun and Nan Li activated their defensive Soul Skills and domains, letting lightning strike them as their Soul Power merged.
• Ning Xinxin was resurrected by the system, which warned her that she had only one resurrection left and no Faith Points.
• Ning Xinxin learned that Nan Li had killed her, vowed revenge, and began refining Aromatic Silk Beauty to evolve her Martial Soul.
• A scarlet-gold figure and an azure figure separately opened their eyes and declared their breakthroughs successful.

Nan Li and Dong Yun resolved their Martial Soul fusion problem and returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where Dong Yun warned Dugu Bo about Ning Xinxin’s teleportation skill. Nan Li then asked Dan Qing about her history with Luo Gu, who still had not returned to her after she pursued him.

• Zhuzhao separated back into Nan Li and Dong Yun, and Red Cloud clung to Nan Li as she promised they would get him home.
• Ning Xinxin discovered that her Glazed Pagoda Martial Soul had evolved to nine levels, then used the System to teleport back to Heaven Dou City.
• Nan Li returned to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, reunited with Dan Hong, and learned that Dan Hong had told Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan about Ning Xinxin joining Spirit Hall.
• Dong Yun warned Dugu Bo that others might use teleportation to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, and Dugu Bo promised to stay alert.
• Nan Li asked Dan Qing about Luo Gu, and Dan Qing explained how she rescued him and Zhu Zhu Lang from the sea, awakened Luo Gu’s bloodline, and pursued him before leaving to await his return.

Nan Li returned to Blazing Fire Academy with Dong Yun and Red Cloud after Dan Qing and Dugu Yan’s fire poison and other hidden dangers were resolved with Immortal Grasses. As training for the next year’s Elite Tournament began, Dan Hong returned and described how Dugu Bo had distributed the remaining Immortal Grasses among the younger generation.

• Dan Qing teased Nan Li about courting her, then Dugu Yan and Dong Yun joined in until Nan Li fled with Red Cloud.
• Dan Hong and Dugu Bo used the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Infernal Delicate Apricot, along with other herbs, to resolve Dan Qing and Dugu Yan’s problems without risking the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Nan Li and Dong Yun returned to Blazing Fire Academy after the Friendship Gathering ended, and Nan Li began attending centralized training for the Elite Tournament.
• Nan Li teased Dong Yun about his suggestive remarks, and he told her that knowing about such matters was still useful even if she never used that knowledge.
• Dan Hong explained that Dugu Bo had distributed the remaining Immortal Grasses, giving Dugu Yan the Dark Jade Divine Bamboo for Yu Tianheng after she pleaded with him.

Dan Hong distributed immortal herbs chosen to strengthen her companions and help conceal their unusual cultivation at the Elite Tournament. Nan Li worried that she and Dong Yun would still attract attention, and Dong Yun said she wanted to hide their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Dan Hong said the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had recognized Dan Qing as its master after Dugu Yan declined it.
• Dan Hong gave Dong Yun a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, making Nan Li laugh, and gave Nan Li a Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew for her Double Pupils.
• Dan Hong selected a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower for Huo Wushuang and a seventy-thousand-year Star Flame Flower for Huo Wu to strengthen their flames and help disguise the group's progress.
• Nan Li worried that taking immortal herbs would make her and Dong Yun's rapid cultivation suspicious before the Elite Tournament.
• Dong Yun said she wanted to hide the existence of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the Elite Tournament.

Dong Yun explained why she wanted to hide her Martial Soul Fusion Skill during the Elite Tournament, and Nan Li and Dong Yun’s sparring was interrupted by Nan Yin’s arrival. Nan Yin reunited with Nan Li and asked about the tournament, revealing that Lan Xi had made armor to conceal their identities.

• Dong Yun told Nan Li she wanted to conceal their Martial Soul Fusion Skill so Qian Renxue would not see it as a reason to let her return to the clan.
• Dan Hong explained the effects of the Immortal Grass taken by Ye Lingling and Yu Tianheng, then left to find Huo Wu.
• Nan Li and Dong Yun playfully wrestled until Nan Yin arrived at the window and urged them to fight harder.
• Nan Yin lifted Nan Li and Dong Yun apart, teased them, and sat with them while Nan Li clung to her arm.
• Nan Yin asked whether the three would enter the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, and Nan Li confirmed that Dan Qing was at Skywater Academy.
• Nan Yin said Lan Xi had woven three sets of Immortal Scale Soft Armor that could conceal their auras even from a Titled Douluo.

Lan Xi told Nan Yin that Dong Yun’s fate had changed so she could no longer die, while A’li’s fate remained unchanged. Nan Yin reported that Dai Xiyun had regained his footing with the support of the four Single Attribute Four Sects, and planned to help him further as the Continental Elite Tournament approached.

• Lan Xi gave Nan Yin three pieces of Immortal Scale Soft Armor for Dan Qing, Nan Li, and Dong Yun, and said the Golden Crow could no longer die.
• Nan Yin questioned Lan Xi about the boy and the Sea King's Soul Bone, but Lan Xi refused to explain her plans.
• Nan Yin gave Nan Li the armor for Dan Qing, accepted the Coral Mystery Phantom Left Leg Bone Dan Qing had given Nan Li, and said Nan Li and Dong Yun would go to the City of Slaughter after the tournament.
• Nan Yin said negotiations with the Blacksmith Association were stalled, and Nan Li suggested Dai Xiyun use his position as an imperial prince to help.
• Nan Yin explained that Dai Xiyun had recruited the Defense Clan and brought the other three Single Attribute Four Sects under his control, helping him regain his footing in the Star Luo imperial family.
• Nan Yin said she had come to handle the Strength Clan as it prepared to relocate from Heaven Dou City.

Nan Li and Dong Yun discussed the risks surrounding Sun Island before Blazing Fire Academy prepared its team for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. With ten days remaining, the team finalized its leadership and battle plans, leaving Nan Li eager to compete for Dan Hong’s access to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

• Nan Yin comforted Nan Li and Dong Yun, then warned them that she did not want the past to repeat itself.
• After Nan Yin left, Nan Li and Dong Yun worried that Lan Xi’s Star Chart might reveal them, and Dong Yun said she trusted none of the continent’s factions.
• Blazing Fire Academy named Dong Yun captain and Huo Wu vice-captain, while Dan Hong became a substitute despite being the team’s strongest Soul Master.
• Three days before the tournament, Dong Yun and Huo Wu arranged the team’s formations and assigned roles for the preliminaries.
• Nan Li agreed to follow the team’s plans but wanted to compete before the finals, hoping to fulfill her agreement with Dugu Bo and secure Dan Hong’s right to use the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Dong Yun and Huo Wu instructed the team to avoid deaths and follow the tournament’s restrictions on medicines, food, and weapons.

Nan Li and Blazing Fire Academy attended the Heaven Dou City division’s tournament opening ceremony, where the teams and first-round matchups were announced. Shrek Academy was set to face Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team, while Blazing Fire Academy drew Elephant Armor Academy.

• Dong Yun used Yan Mang’s dragon tendon to drag the sleepy Nan Li to the front of Blazing Fire Academy’s team, and Nan Li claimed the rope afterward.
• Nan Li noticed that Dong Yun was wearing the Soul Tool Nan Yin had given her, then entered the arena with Blazing Fire Academy.
• Nan Li observed Shrek Academy’s lineup and judged that the team would struggle to advance in the preliminaries.
• Salas drew the first-round matchups, pairing Blazing Fire Academy with Elephant Armor Academy and Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team.
• Shrek Academy selected Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Jiang Zhu for its opening Soul Fight, keeping Oscar and Ning Rongrong out of the lineup.

Nan Li and Dong Yun prepared Blazing Fire Academy for its opening match against Elephant Armor Academy, while Nan Li recorded detailed observations of the tournament’s first teams. The chapter left the team ready to compete as Nan Li playfully tripped Dong Yun after teasing her about the way she handled the Dragon Tendon Rope.

• Nan Li and Huo Wu discussed how injuries and support Soul Masters could affect teams during the preliminaries as Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team 2.
• Dong Yun told Blazing Fire Academy that they would face Elephant Armor Academy and outlined a strategy for countering its powerful Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters.
• Nan Li recorded the Soul Power Levels and confirmed Soul Skills of the Shrek and Heaven Dou Royal teams, impressing Dong Yun with her detailed observations.
• Nan Li used the Dragon Tendon Rope to trip Dong Yun and teased her for tying a bird leash around her waist.

Nan Li was summoned to meet Ning Fengzhi and Tang San, then unexpectedly encountered Dong Yun and Xue Qinghe, leading to a tense confrontation. The next day, Blazing Fire Academy crushed the Elephant Armor Sect in its opening match.

• Nan Li agreed to meet Ning Fengzhi, who brought Tang San along to discuss their separate weapons agreements and encourage cooperation.
• Nan Li, Tang San, Ning Fengzhi, Dong Yun, and Xue Qinghe crossed paths at the teahouse, where Nan Li and Xue Qinghe exchanged threats before Dong Yun interrupted them.
• Blazing Fire Academy began its first qualifier battle against the Elephant Armor Sect.
• Huo Wu blasted away the Elephant Armor Sect’s human-wall formation with Resisting Fire Ring, then knocked Huyan Li off the stage with Blazing Fire Sun.

Blazing Fire Academy drew Shrek Academy for its eleventh match, and Dong Yun chose Nan Li to replace Huo Wushuang. Nan Li chased Feng Xiaotian after he misunderstood her relationship with Dong Yun, and Dong Yun stopped her before the scene drew more attention.

• Blazing Fire Academy won its first ten Soul Arena matches, while Elephant Armor Academy suffered five losses in ten.
• Dong Yun assigned Nan Li to take Huo Wushuang's place against Shrek Academy and warned her not to taunt their opponents.
• Nan Li told Dong Yun she would deal with Qian Renxue if she troubled her, then teased Dong Yun about hugging her.
• Feng Xiaotian overheard Nan Li and Dong Yun, wrongly decided they were in love, and said he would keep their secret.
• Feng Xiaotian warned Huo Wu to be careful against Shrek Academy, irritating her, then fled when Nan Li came after him.
• Nan Li caught Feng Xiaotian and kicked him, but Dong Yun grabbed her wing and pulled her back.

Nan Li and Dong Yun shared a playful evening before Nan Li joined Blazing Fire Academy to face Shrek Academy in the Soul Fighting Stage. The match began with both teams releasing their Martial Souls, and Nan Li’s overwhelming Soul Power made Dai Mubai realize she had held back during their earlier sparring.

• Nan Li grew angry at Feng Xiaotian’s teasing, but Dong Yun stopped her and took her for candied hawthorn and a sugar painting.
• The next day, Yu Xiaogang advised Tang San not to be stubborn if Shrek Academy could not win, but Tang San remained eager to challenge Blazing Fire Academy.
• Oscar replaced Jiang Zhu as Shrek Academy prepared a lineup of Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Oscar, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Ma Hongjun.
• Nan Li debuted for Blazing Fire Academy, startling Shrek’s competitors; she taunted Dai Mubai and warned Xiao Wu that she would not hold back.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and Nan Li’s unrestrained Soul Power made Dai Mubai understand how much she had held back in their previous sparring.

Blazing Fire Academy launched a rapid assault against Shrek Academy, with Nan Li’s arrows and fire attacks quickly taking several opponents out of the match. Nan Li then targeted Tang San and knocked him off the stage, leaving Shrek’s remaining fighters under pressure.

• Nan Li and Blazing Fire Academy opened with a coordinated fire attack, while Tang San used a Flying Mushroom Sausage to lift Shrek’s team out of the flames.
• Huo Yun and Huo Yu engaged Ma Hongjun and Jing Ling as Xiao Wu advanced toward the opposing support members, but Nan Li’s arrows struck Ma Hongjun and blasted Huang Yuan off the stage.
• Huo Wu’s ring of flames repelled Xiao Wu, while Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to throw Ma Hongjun and Jing Ling off the stage before the fire could overwhelm them.
• Nan Li hurled the Nanming Bow across the arena to cut through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, then sent a Cross Light Blade that knocked Oscar away.
• Nan Li attacked Tang San with a barrage of slashes, shattered his Blue Silver Prison, and sent him flying off the stage.

Nan Li led Blazing Fire Academy to defeat Shrek Academy, breaking its winning streak, while the tournament continued with Shrek’s next match and an investigation targeting both teams. The chapter ended with Salas and Ning Fengzhi arriving at the rest area to investigate.

• Nan Li helped Blazing Fire Academy defeat Shrek Academy, then celebrated the victory as the crowd cheered and Salas resolved to report the Element Academies’ refusal to join Spirit Hall.
• Nan Li and Huo Wu teased Feng Xiaotian before Godwind Academy’s match, and Feng Xiaotian took out his frustration on his opponents.
• Jiang Zhu treated the injured Shrek team, while Ma Hongjun and Huang Yuan remained too badly hurt to compete the next day.
• Shrek Academy defeated Canghui Academy after its seven-in-one fusion skill gave Tang San a chance to display his Purple Demon Eye.
• A tournament investigative team led by Salas and Ning Fengzhi arrived to investigate Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy.

Salas used an age investigation as an excuse to pressure Blazing Academy and recruit Nan Li, but Dong Yun drove him off with a Papal Edict. Afterward, Nan Li confronted Dong Yun about where she had gotten it.

• Salas and Ning Fengzhi retested Nan Li's bone age and confirmed she was fourteen.
• Salas accused Blazing Academy of using a shameful method to make Nan Li a Soul King, then demanded to take her away for investigation after the team refused to join Spirit Hall.
• Dong Yun stepped in to protect Nan Li and threw Salas a Papal Edict, warning him to leave.
• Salas recognized the Papal Edict, apologized, returned it respectfully, and left with his people.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged Dong Yun and Nan Li's connections before leaving, and Dong Yun took Nan Li to a secluded spot.
• Nan Li sarcastically told Dong Yun that Salas had touched the Papal Edict and that she had not washed it, implying Qian Renxue had given it to her.

Dong Yun and Nan Li discussed Dong Yun’s bargain with Qian Renxue and the danger it posed to Tang San, while Xue Qinghe reprimanded Salas and decided to visit Sun Island. At the tournament, Shrek forfeited two matches, and Godwind Academy conspicuously threw its match against Blazing Fire Academy.

• Dong Yun told Nan Li that Qian Renxue planned to use her as a foundation stone to kill Tang San in exchange for sparing Dong Yun’s clan, and Nan Li questioned whether Qian Renxue would honor the agreement.
• Dong Yun left to find Qian Renxue while Nan Li reflected on how they restrained each other from becoming wholly good or evil.
• Xue Qinghe warned Salas through a Dark Soul Guard not to repeat his conduct and told Ling Yuan that it was time to return for a visit.
• Prince Xue Xing visited Blazing Fire Academy, expressed the Heaven Dou Empire’s support, and promised that Xue Ye would commend the academy after the tournament.
• Shrek Academy forfeited two matches against Godwind Academy and Thunder Academy, and Feng Xiaotian asked Nan Li whether she would compete against Godwind Academy.
• Godwind Academy lost its match against Blazing Fire Academy, with Feng Xiaotian conspicuously throwing the fight as Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu competed together.

Nan Li and Blazing Fire Academy qualified for the promotion round, while Dong Yun stayed behind in Heaven Dou City for a secret operation. Nan Li caught up with her and joined her plan to enter the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace that night.

• Nan Li asked to face Tianshui Academy, but Dan Qing stayed off the field and Nan Li fought alongside Huo Wu.
• Blazing Fire Academy conceded its match against Thunder Academy, and the preliminaries ended with Blazing Fire, Godwind, Thunder, Tianshui, and Shrek qualifying.
• Dong Yun requested leave to stay in Heaven Dou City, and Nan Li turned back to find her before she began her operation.
• Dong Yun took Nan Li to Xue Qinghe's teahouse and showed her a map of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace's guard deployments.