Chapter Summaries

Tang San devised a plan for Shrek Academy to face the stronger Star Luo Royal Academy, centering on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing holding off Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger while Tang San and Xiao Wu attacked the rest. In the third-round match, both pairs summoned their Hell White Tigers, and the battle remained underway as Xiao Wu and Tang San launched their attack.

• Tang San assigned Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing to restrain Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, while he and Xiao Wu would target the other Star Luo Royal Academy members.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed their plan to defeat Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing and display their claim to rule the Star Luo Empire.
• Bishop Uriel announced the match between Shrek Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, and both teams entered the arena.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing immediately summoned their Hell White Tiger, prompting Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to form a larger one.
• Ning Rongrong boosted Shrek’s Hell White Tiger as the two fused beasts clashed, while Tang San and Xiao Wu moved toward the opposing team’s rear.
• Xiao Wu teleported in front of a Star Luo fighter’s Flame Spear as Tang San used Blue Silver Prison.

Tang San retaliated after Dai Weisi injured Xiao Wu, then revealed his Eight Spider Lances and overwhelmed the opposing Soul Ancestors. He left Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhu Yun's Hell White Tiger as the only active enemies.

• Xiao Wu used her Invincible Golden Body to withstand Dai Weisi's Hell White Tiger, but the blow injured her and enraged Tang San.
• Tang San struck the Hell White Tiger with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Dai Weisi swept him away and wounded him.
• Tailong blocked an attack aimed at Tang San, while Oscar's sausage gave Tang San wings to evade the other strikes.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances, stunning the audience and the opposing Soul Ancestors.
• Tang San poisoned and defeated the three Soul Ancestors with his spider lances and Clear Sky Hammer, leaving only Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhu Yun's Hell White Tiger.

Tang San helped Shrek Academy defeat Star Luo Royal Academy and advance to the top three, revealing his Twin Martial Souls and External Soul Bone in the process. As the victory unsettled the Star Luo succession and drew attention from powerful factions, Lin Jin saw Tang San as an increasing threat.

• Tang San used Blue Silver Binding and coordinated with Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai to defeat Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, securing Shrek Academy's victory.
• Uriel announced that Shrek Academy had advanced to the fourth round and entered the tournament's top three.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing thanked Tang San for helping them win, while Flender celebrated the team's progress and urged him to avenge Yu Xiaogang.
• Star Luo officials discussed Tang San's background and the consequences of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's victory for the succession struggle.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested recruiting Tang San, but Lin Jin suspected Ning Fengzhi's motives and regarded Tang San's growing prominence as a greater danger.
• Qian Renxue told Lin Jin to prioritize the tournament and noted that Tang San had exposed his trump cards and become a target.

After the top three teams were decided, Lin Jin advised Heaven Dou Royal Academy to conserve its strength for the final team battle. The finalists gathered before Pontiff Hall, where Bibi Dong appeared to preside over the next round.

• Tang San concealed his hatred of Lin Jin and resolved not to reveal his hidden weapon techniques while Lin Jin was nearby.
• The Martial Soul Battle Team defeated Thunder Team, and Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Black Sand Academy, establishing the top three as Spirit Hall Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Shrek Academy.
• Uriel announced that the next round would take place before Pontiff Hall with Bibi Dong in attendance and no outside spectators.
• Lin Jin advised Qin Ming and Qian Renxue that Heaven Dou Royal Academy should avoid a costly individual match against Spirit Hall and save its strength for the final team battle.
• Bibi Dong emerged before the three teams, received the assembled crowd's greeting, and ordered everyone to rise.

Bibi Dong announced three valuable Spirit Bones as the tournament’s championship reward, then Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy forfeited the morning elimination match, sending the Martial Soul Battle Team straight to the championship. Heaven Dou and Shrek prepared their strategies for the afternoon losers’ group final, which began before Pontiff Hall.

• Bibi Dong revealed that the championship team would receive three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones, including a Wisdom Skull from a Soul Beast with over Fifty Thousand Years of cultivation.
• Qian Renxue and Lin Jin concluded that the Spirit Bones’ attributes suited the Martial Soul Battle Team’s Golden Generation Trio, while Lin Jin hinted that Royal Academy had an undisclosed trump card.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy forfeited the individual elimination match, allowing the Martial Soul Battle Team to advance directly to the championship battle.
• Qin Ming instructed Heaven Dou Royal Academy to use delay and attrition tactics centered on Dugu Yan and to protect Ye Lingling and Lin Xue.
• Tang San planned for Shrek to feint toward Dugu Yan and target Lin Xue, while Xiao Wu used her Teleportation Soul Skill to reach her.
• The losers’ group final between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Shrek Academy began that afternoon before Pontiff Hall.

Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy clashed in the losers' group final, where Lin Xue's defensive and support abilities turned the fight against Shrek. The battle continued with Shrek down two key members as Lin Xue restored her teammates' Soul Power.

• Dai Mubai led Shrek's attack while Dugu Yan's team formed a defensive formation and used poison skills to strengthen their coordination.
• Tang San helped Xiao Wu break through to Lin Xue, but Lin Xue's Guardian Reversal reflected Xiao Wu's attack with greater force, and Dugu Yan struck Xiao Wu before she fainted.
• Dugu Yan released Jade Phosphorous Bewildering Formation, allowing Osler and Yu Feng to overwhelm Zhu Zhuqing and send her out of the fight.
• The Shi Mo Brothers blocked Dai Mubai's attack while Dugu Yan deployed her Jade Phosphorous Poisonous Pool, forcing Shrek's remaining fighters into the air with Oscar's Flying Sausages.
• Lin Xue used Sacred Lotus Rewind to restore Dugu Yan's team's spent Soul Power, while Ye Lingling healed them.

Shrek Academy’s desperate attempt to break Dugu Yan’s poisonous pool failed, and Tang San was left unconscious after Lin Xue redirected his attack. Heaven Dou Royal Academy remained in control as the match’s outcome turned decisively against Shrek.

• Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan discussed targeting Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s support fighters, while Ning Fengzhi wondered about the origins of Lin Xue and the Lin family.
• Dugu Yan urged the exhausted Shrek team to surrender, but Tang San refused and attacked the poisonous pool with his Eight Spider Lances.
• Dugu Yan used her Deep Sea Head Soul Bone to turn the pool into Venomous Snakes, and Tang San discovered she possessed two Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Tang San used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to redirect the snakes toward Dugu Yan and began breaking the poisonous pool.
• Lin Xue used Guardian Reversal to turn the snakes back toward Tang San, who collapsed into the poison after exhausting his strength.

Dai Mubai surrendered the semifinal against the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to save Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, giving his team third place while Heaven Dou advanced to the finals. Lin Jin confirmed the team’s secret Seven-in-One Fusion Skill before the final began with Spirit Hall’s Academy Team.

• Dai Mubai surrendered after Dugu Yan warned that Tang San and the others could not endure a prolonged fight, and Bishop Uriel declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner and Shrek Academy third place.
• Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, and Lin Jin reflected on Shrek’s defeat, while Lin Jin recognized Tang San’s hostility toward the Lin siblings.
• Lin Jin congratulated Lin Xue and the Heaven Dou team, confirmed they had mastered the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and warned them to keep the trump card secret from Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong considered the tournament’s gifted fighters and anticipated the final match as Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou Royal Academy prepared to face each other the next day.
• The final began before Pontiff Hall, where the recovered Heaven Dou team stood opposite Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy revealed a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill that let Dugu Yan unleash a Martial Soul Avatar. Dugu Yan overwhelmed Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Bewitching Charm, leaving their moonblades cracked and poisoned.

• Dugu Yan and the other six Heaven Dou Royal Academy members formed a circle and began combining their Soul Power as Lin Xue and Ye Lingling prepared their abilities.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue transformed into Bewitching Charm and sent a pink mist toward the formation, but Dugu Yan reorganized her team into a line to complete their fusion.
• Lin Xue absorbed Ye Lingling’s and the others’ Soul Power and soul rings, then channeled the purified energy into Dugu Yan’s Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul.
• Dugu Yan transformed into the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, scattering Bewitching Charm’s mist with the pressure of her Martial Soul Avatar.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue charged with Moonblade · Waltz, but Dugu Yan swept them away with her tail, cracking their moonblades and coating them in poison.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated the Spirit Hall Academy Team in the final with Dugu Yan’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and won the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. Bibi Dong presented the champions with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as their reward.

• Dugu Yan used the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Avatar’s poison breath and tail to overwhelm the Spirit Hall Academy Team, breaking Bewitching Charm’s fusion skill and leaving the team unable to fight.
• Bibi Dong ordered Uriel to announce Heaven Dou Royal Academy as the winner and overall champion.
• Dugu Bo helped Dugu Yan dismiss the Martial Soul Avatar, and Qin Ming embraced the team as they celebrated their victory.
• Bibi Dong congratulated Heaven Dou Royal Academy and presented the team with three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones.

After Heaven Dou Royal Academy claimed victory in the tournament, Bibi Dong covertly encouraged unrest in Barak and Silves. Lin Jin and Qian Renxue then learned that Xue Beng and Ge Long had seized power in Heaven Dou and that the rebellion challenged Qian Renxue’s identity, leaving her to conceal her shock as they prepared to respond.

• Dugu Yan accepted three Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bones for Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Bibi Dong declared the tournament over.
• Qian Renxue promised further rewards, while Lin Jin urged the group to leave Spirit City quickly.
• Bibi Dong learned that the Golden Generation had stabilized but remained demoralized, then ordered Ghost Douluo and Yue Guan to stir unrest in Barak and Silves without exposing Spirit Hall.
• Lei Ke and Commander Scotty reported that Xue Beng and Ge Long had placed Xue Ye under house arrest, seized military forces, and were advancing with troops from Balak and Silvesi.
• Commander Scotty revealed that Ge Long justified the rebellion by claiming Qian Renxue was an impostor, and Lin Jin and Ning Fengzhi dismissed the claim as rebel propaganda.
• Qian Renxue suppressed her shock and agreed that their priority was to stabilize the situation and return to put down the rebellion.

Qian Renxue organized a response to Xue Beng’s rebellion, while Dai Mubai invited Shrek Academy to relocate to the Star Luo Empire and support his bid for the throne. He offered Tang San freedom to establish the Tang Sect and promised help against Lin Jin.

• Qian Renxue rallied the officers and academy representatives to return to Heaven Dou and quell Xue Beng’s rebellion, while Lin Jin ordered them to gather forces and obtain intelligence.
• Qian Renxue assigned Meng Shenji to contact the other academies and Ning Fengzhi to buy supplies, while Lin Jin sent Scottie and Lei Ke to contact agents and loyal generals.
• Flender told Shrek Academy that Xue Beng had rebelled with Ge Long and foreign kingdoms, and that Emperor Xue Ye was under house arrest.
• Dai Mubai explained that Heaven Dou’s turmoil gave Star Luo an opportunity to invade, then formally invited Shrek Academy to move there.
• Dai Mubai urged Tang San to establish the Tang Sect in Star Luo and promised to support his ambitions and his revenge against Lin Jin.

Tang San chose to go to the Star Luo Empire with Dai Mubai to build the Tang Sect’s hidden weapons and prepare to avenge Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. As Tang San’s group left Spirit City, Qian Renxue and Lin Jin learned that Shrek’s members had departed, while Ning Rongrong and Oscar remained behind.

• Tang San rejected Dai Mubai’s offer of refuge, saying he would use Star Luo’s resources to forge powerful hidden weapons and later kill Lin Jin to avenge his teacher.
• Flender agreed to quietly contact trusted Shrek teachers, and Tang San asked Dai Mubai to arrange their route and safety as they left Spirit City ahead of the Heaven Dou Crown Prince.
• Tang San told Ning Rongrong she could remain with her sect, and Oscar chose to stay with her; the companions said farewell as Tang San and the others departed with Dai Mubai.
• Meng Shenji reported that some academy captains were willing to join Qian Renxue’s journey, while other academies would follow Spirit Hall’s arrangements.
• Lin Jin told Meng Shenji to assess the willing travelers’ strength and reliability, and Qian Renxue concluded that Shrek had gone to Star Luo with Dai Mubai.
• Ning Rongrong and Oscar emerged from behind Meng Shenji.

Ning Rongrong and Oscar stayed with Qian Renxue’s forces as they moved to a defensible camp near One Line Sky Gorge and assessed the rebellion. Lin Jin proposed seeking support from General Qin Yue in the Northern Territory, while Ning Fengzhi raised a possible connection between Ge Long and Xue Beng.

• Ning Rongrong and Oscar chose to remain with Qian Renxue, and Lin Jin assigned them to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team under Qin Ming.
• Qian Renxue’s group left the city and marched with the Blood Blade Army to a valley near One Line Sky Gorge, where Lin Jin established a camp.
• Qian Renxue, Ning Fengzhi, and Lin Jin discussed the uncertain loyalties of the Empire’s forces and the need to confirm the Emperor’s safety.
• Lin Jin explained that he had contacted General Qin Yue, whose Northern Territory Iron Cavalry could help secure their route to the Imperial City.
• Ning Fengzhi reminded Qian Renxue that Ge Long’s wife was Princess Xue Yue.

Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi uncovered how Xue Beng used his aunts and their political ties to organize the rebellion, while Lin Jin warned that the Star Luo Empire might exploit Heaven Dou’s turmoil. The chapter left them preparing to contest public opinion and facing the prospect of a wider war.

• Ning Fengzhi explained how Xue Yue and Xue Hua’s ties to Ge Long and Barak helped Xue Beng assemble military and foreign support for his coup.
• Qian Renxue realized that her failure to eliminate Xue Beng before his exile had allowed him to build support and seize his opportunity.
• Lin Jin argued that Xue Beng’s claim that Xue Qinghe was an impostor would not overcome the Crown Prince’s popularity and record of governing.
• Qian Renxue tasked Ning Fengzhi with drafting and distributing a proclamation that exposed Xue Beng’s crimes and affirmed her claim to the throne.
• Lin Jin warned that the Star Luo Empire would likely invade and that Spirit Hall might exploit the ensuing conflict to expand its own power.

Lin Jin warned Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi that Heaven Dou’s rebellion could trigger a continent-wide war, with Star Luo and Spirit Hall poised to benefit. After scouts confirmed the crisis and Qin Yue pledged Northern Border reinforcements, Lin Jin planned a swift attack on Heaven Dou City through Sunset Forest.

• Lin Jin explained that Xue Beng’s rebellion could draw in Star Luo, Spirit Hall, and other forces, making the conflict a threat to the entire continent.
• Ning Fengzhi insisted they rescue Xue Ye and secure Qian Renxue’s legitimate succession, while Lin Jin urged them to await intelligence before acting.
• Five days later, Lei Ke reported that Xue Ye was imprisoned, Ge Long controlled Heaven Dou City and about 150,000 troops, two kingdoms had sent 140,000 more, and Star Luo had massed at least 150,000 troops at the borders.
• Lei Ke delivered Qin Yue’s letter confirming that 50,000 Northern Border soldiers and 30,000 Blood Blade Army troops would march to Skywater City under General Tie Shan.
• Lin Jin proposed moving 100,000 troops through Sunset Forest and launching a surprise assault on Heaven Dou City, aiming to capture the East City Gate.

Lin Jin led Qian Renxue’s forces toward Skywater City to use the Sunset Forest as a springboard for a surprise attack on eastern Heaven Dou City. The Northern Border Army was stopped by an ambush and rumors, leaving Lin Jin with only thirty thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers as he pressed ahead with the plan.

• Qian Renxue approved Lin Jin’s strategy and gave him command, while Ning Fengzhi promised the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s logistical and intelligence support.
• Lin Jin sent Lei Ke and Scottie ahead with two thousand Blood Blade Army veterans to clear a route to Skywater City, then marched the rest of the force north under cover of darkness.
• After five days, Lei Ke rendezvoused with Lin Jin at camp, where Tie Shan reported that an ambush and Ge Long’s rumors had stopped most of the Northern Border Army from marching south.
• Lin Jin explained that delay would strengthen Xue Beng and risk a Star Luo invasion, so Qian Renxue ordered the original plan to proceed with the forces available.

Lin Jin led the Blood Blade Army toward Sunset Forest to rescue Xue Ye while Xue Beng and Ge Long struggled to locate the missing Crown Prince and his forces. After learning that Qin Yue had sent Blood Blade Army troops into the conflict, Ge Long realized Lin Jin was likely approaching through Sunset Forest.

• Lin Jin assembled nearly fifty thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers and ordered them to march quietly toward Sunset Forest, avoiding unnecessary combat.
• Xue Beng sat on the Imperial Throne and pressed Ge Long for news about Xue Qinghe, while Princess Xue Yue dismissed the danger posed by the missing Crown Prince and Lin Jin.
• Ge Long warned Xue Beng that accusing Xue Qinghe of being an impostor lacked evidence and that harming Qin Yue could drive the Northern Territory Legion into rebellion.
• A scout reported that Qin Yue had sent forces to Skywater City, where thirty thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers defeated the enemy and disappeared.
• Ge Long connected Lin Jin's covert-march expertise with Sunset Forest's terrain and concluded that Lin Jin's army would use it as a springboard toward the Imperial City.

Lin Jin divided his forces for a surprise attack on the Imperial City, using Dugu Bo’s poison to draw attention while the main army targeted the South Gate. The chapter ended as Lin Jin led five thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers in a charge toward the East Gate.

• Ge Long ordered reinforcements to defend the Imperial Palace and the city gates, especially the East Gate, after concluding that Lin Jin’s forces were approaching through Sunset Forest.
• Lin Jin and his allies entered Sunset Forest and planned a two-pronged attack: Lin Jin would assault the East Gate while Scotty and Lei Ke led the main force toward the South Gate to rescue Xue Ye.
• Qian Renxue approved the plan, and the army split up after nightfall, with Lin Jin leading five thousand soldiers and Scotty and Lei Ke taking the remaining forty-five thousand.
• At dawn, Dugu Bo spread poisonous mist over nearly ten thousand cavalry guarding the forest exit, causing panic and alerting the defenders on the city wall.
• Lin Jin activated Azure Dragon Will and led the Breaking Formation Camp in a charge toward the East Gate.

Lin Jin’s attack on Heaven Dou City’s East Gate drew the defenders’ attention while Qian Renxue led the main assault through the South Gate. After the South Gate fell and Lei Ke’s troops reinforced Lin Jin, Qian Renxue and her allies reached the guarded Star Gazing Palace to rescue His Majesty.

• Lin Jin used a 100,000-Year Soul Skill to blast open the East Gate and led five thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers into battle.
• Ge Long realized the East Gate attack might be a feint, but a scout reported that the South Gate was under attack by Scotty and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and another reported that it had fallen.
• Qian Renxue ordered Lei Ke to lead forty thousand Blood Blade Army soldiers through the city to reinforce Lin Jin, then set out for the Star Gazing Palace with her allies.
• Lei Ke’s arrival trapped the East Gate defenders between two forces, and Lin Jin left Lei Ke to continue the fight while he headed toward Qian Renxue.
• Qian Renxue, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, Ning Fengzhi, Scottie, and one thousand Royal Knights reached the Star Gazing Palace, where Ge Long’s Confidant Death Warriors barred their way.