Chapter Summaries

Su Qiu reassured his teammates that he could win against Shrek Academy, while Su Wuyan warned the others that revealing his Martial Soul’s full power could draw the Holy Spirit Cult’s attention. After winning the forging championship, Su Qiu entered the Individual Tournament final against Gu Yue.

• Su Qiu told Wu Changkong and his teammates that he could win, joking that the price would be becoming even more famous.
• Su Wuyan told Mu Ye, Zhen Hua, and Mu Chen that Su Qiu’s Martial Soul could devastate Evil Soul Masters and might make him a target of the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Su Wuyan warned that defeating an opponent with Soul Saint-level combat power could force Su Qiu to reveal his Martial Soul’s true potential.
• Su Qiu won the forging competition and finished forging the core materials for his Battle Armor.
• The tournament finals were set: Su Qiu would face Gu Yue in the Individual Tournament, and Eastsea Academy would face Shrek Academy in the team tournament.
• Su Qiu entered the packed arena for his Individual Tournament final against Gu Yue.

Gu Yue and Su Qiu fought a deliberately staged but spectacular match, with Su Qiu agreeing to make her victory look convincing before collecting a death payout. As Su Qiu began preparing to unleash the Holy Sword, Gu Yue sensed an overwhelming pressure spreading across the arena.

• Gu Yue flooded the arena with elemental power, and Su Qiu theatrically resisted her tide after she told him to make the battle look convincing.
• Su Qiu used fire and wind techniques to create a Fire Tornado, which clashed with Gu Yue’s icy waves and blasted a deep pit into the arena.
• Su Qiu and Gu Yue exchanged attacks while secretly coordinating for Gu Yue to interrupt his Holy Sword charge and defeat him.
• Su Qiu knelt beside the pit and activated a golden magic array called Round Table Resolution as he prepared to release the Holy Sword.
• Gu Yue felt a tsunami-like pressure sweep through the arena and reacted in alarm.

Su Qiu deliberately lost to Gu Yue in the Individual Tournament final, helping her claim the championship while revealing a glimpse of his hidden power. Gu Yue chose not to enter the seven-person team final, leaving Su Qiu and the rest of Zero Class to face Shrek Academy.

• Gu Yue struck Su Qiu with an ice blade after his golden aura appeared, and he pretended to be defeated so she could win the Individual Tournament final.
• The crowd celebrated Gu Yue's victory, while Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan suspected Su Qiu had thrown the match; Zhen Hua protested, and Su Wuyan watched with amusement.
• Na'er recalled that Gu Yue had ordered her to lose their earlier match in the name of the Soul Beasts, then confronted Gu Yue at the hotel and tackled her to the floor.
• Su Qiu admitted to Zero Class that he had accepted payment to lose and told Xu Xiaoyan she would learn the meaning of his golden light when they fought Shrek.
• Before the seven-person team final against Shrek, Gu Yue declined to compete and told the seven members of Zero Class to enter without her.

Su Qiu faced Qian Wu, a Soul King and First-Rank Battle Armor Master, as Shrek Academy fought Eastsea Academy in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. Na'er badly injured Yu Henglong and another opponent, while Su Qiu remained locked in a standoff with Qian Wu.

• Qian Wu revealed his five Soul Rings and taunted Su Qiu, but Su Qiu ignored him until the match began.
• Yu Henglong attacked Tang Wulin, and Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi tried to stop him before his Thunderous Might overwhelmed them.
• Su Qiu called Na'er over, and her Golden Dragon King's pressure suppressed Yu Henglong's Martial Soul before her punch sent him and a teammate crashing into the arena barrier.
• Ning Xin used her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to support the team, while Ye Xinglan, Xie Xie, and Xu Xiaoyan stayed away from the central battle.
• As Eastsea Academy gained the advantage, Su Qiu questioned why Qian Wu was still watching instead of fighting.

Su Qiu faced Shrek Soul King Qian Wu and sent him flying with one sword strike, then unleashed a storm as Qian Wu hurried to equip his Battle Armor. Qian Wu survived by activating his fifth Soul Skill and now stood armored, ready to resume the fight.

• Na'er warned Su Qiu that Qian Wu’s Martial Soul was a Behemoth, and Su Qiu advised him to put on his Battle Armor.
• Qian Wu attacked with his Behemoth phantom, but Su Qiu struck him in the face and sent him crashing across the arena.
• Su Qiu gathered wind around the Sword of Promised Victory while Qian Wu begged for mercy and delayed him by calling him “Dad.”
• Qian Wu activated his fifth Soul Skill and equipped his One-word Battle Armor, surviving Su Qiu’s Wind King Hammer storm.
• The spectators recognized Qian Wu as a Battle Armor Master, and Qian Wu declared that he was ready to end the fight.

Qian Wu donned his Battle Armor and overwhelmed Su Qiu with Soul Saint speed and strength, but Su Qiu evaded his attacks until Na'er intervened. Su Qiu began the Sword of Promised Victory's Round Table Resolution, leaving Qian Wu unable to move as golden light spread across the arena.

• Qian Wu activated his Battle Armor and attacked Su Qiu at overwhelming speed, but Su Qiu used Mu Ye's body technique and intuition to dodge his blows.
• Mu Ye watched Su Qiu's movements while Su Wuyan guarded the venue, and Ya Li sensed that the match was not yet settled.
• Qian Wu's relentless attacks pushed Su Qiu to his limit, and his Behemoth Phantom struck down toward him.
• Na'er rushed in and matched Qian Wu's attack with a golden punch, giving Su Qiu time to retreat.
• Su Qiu raised the Sword of Promised Victory and began the Release of the Thirteen Restraints, Round Table Resolution, as golden light spread and an unseen force immobilized Qian Wu.

Su Qiu unleashed the Sword of Promised Victory’s full power and defeated Qian Wu, leading Eastsea Academy to win the team match. Afterward, Na'er carried the exhausted Su Qiu as the champions celebrated.

• Su Qiu released seven of the Holy Sword’s restraints and fired a golden beam that overwhelmed Qian Wu and his Behemoth Martial Soul.
• Su Wuyan redirected the beam’s excess energy into the sky, while Ya Li rescued Qian Wu and treated him.
• The spectators and Cai Yue'er reacted in shock to Su Qiu’s power, and Mu Ye hurriedly called for help.
• Na'er supported the exhausted Su Qiu, then secretly weakened him and carried him in her arms as he protested.
• Ya Li declared Shrek Academy’s surrender, and the referee announced Eastsea Academy as the youth team-match champion.
• The champions gathered for a photograph, with Na'er continuing to hold Su Qiu as the camera clicked.

After Su Qiu warned his companions that his match-winning power could attract attention, Na'er slipped into his room and clung to him for the night. Gu Yue arrived and confronted Na'er, whose accusation that Gu Yue wanted to steal Su Qiu prompted Gu Yue to ask if she had come to mate.

• Gu Yue and Wu Changkong warned Su Qiu that his victory over a First-Rank Battle Armor Master could draw attention, and Su Qiu said he would be careful.
• After the others went to bed, Na'er entered Su Qiu's room and pinned him down before settling on top of him to sleep.
• Gu Yue switched on the lights and asked what Su Qiu and Na'er were doing.
• Na'er challenged Gu Yue for coming to Su Qiu's room at night and accused her of trying to steal him.
• Gu Yue asked whether Na'er had come to mate, leaving Na'er red-faced and speechless.

Gu Yue offered Su Qiu a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit in exchange for losing to her in the Individual Tournament, explaining that their combined Fortune could benefit both of them. Su Qiu accepted after Na'er vouched for Gu Yue, and Na'er gave him a golden dragon scale pendant for protection.

• Na'er scolded Gu Yue for misunderstanding her plan to bully Su Qiu, but Gu Yue insisted she needed to discuss their deal with him.
• Gu Yue asked about Su Qiu's cultivation and Mental Power, then offered him a family heirloom Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit that required the Spirit Abyss Realm to absorb safely.
• Gu Yue said the Soul Spirit was tied to her family's Fortune and that combining it with Su Qiu's powerful Fortune would benefit them both.
• Na'er urged Su Qiu to trust Gu Yue, and Su Qiu accepted the arrangement after deciding he believed Na'er.
• Na'er hugged Su Qiu and gave him a golden dragon scale pendant as a protective charm, while Gu Yue recognized it as Na'er's way of showing her stance.
• Na'er revealed she had dozens of golden dragon scales and privately thought about using her third Soul Skill next time.

Su Qiu and his friends prepared to leave Skysea City, while Xie Xie discovered Gu Yue and Na'er had spent the night in Su Qiu’s room. At lunch, Su Qiu spoke with Wu Changkong about what was keeping him from advancing beyond Soul Emperor.

• Xie Xie speculated that Gu Yue and Na'er had disappeared to fight, then found them leaving Su Qiu’s room and nervously avoided explaining his gossip.
• Su Qiu and the others set out for a meal, and Wu Changkong told Su Qiu that a Shrek elder wanted to meet him.
• Su Qiu contacted Su Wuyan and discovered that Su Wuyan, Mu Ye, Mu Chen, and Zhen Hua were secretly watching over him.
• At the restaurant, Xie Xie tried to tell Tang Wulin a secret about Gu Yue and Na'er, but Na'er’s glare made him change the subject.
• Su Qiu told Wu Changkong that a problem with his state of mind was preventing him from advancing beyond Soul Emperor.

Su Qiu gave Wu Changkong a new reason to grow stronger by promising that he might one day cross time to see his lost lover again. Wu Changkong broke through to Soul Saint, then brought Su Qiu to meet Saint Spirit Douluo Ya Li.

• Su Qiu urged Wu Changkong to keep cultivating so he could become strong enough to cross time and see his lover again.
• Wu Changkong accepted the hope Su Qiu offered and left the private room to break through to Soul Saint.
• Tang Wulin, Xie Xie, Xu Xiaoyan, and Gu Yue watched Wu Changkong form his seventh Soul Ring outside the window.
• Wu Changkong returned to the private room, thanked Su Qiu, and joined the others for food.
• That afternoon, Wu Changkong and Shen Yi waited outside as Su Qiu entered a private room to meet Ya Li and an old woman.

Ya Li invited Su Qiu and his companions to join Shrek Academy, but Su Qiu said he would go later after strengthening himself. Cai Yue'er’s anger escalated into a confrontation with Ya Li, while Su Qiu hinted that he was leaving for Eastsea City and hoped Cai Yue'er would follow.

• Ya Li invited Su Qiu and his companions to join Shrek Academy, and Su Qiu said he planned to enroll eventually but was too busy for now.
• Cai Yue'er accused Su Qiu of looking down on Shrek, and Su Qiu apologized after Ya Li introduced her as Silver Moon Douluo.
• Cai Yue'er demanded that Su Qiu plainly accept or reject the invitation, and Ya Li rebuked Cai Yue'er for pressuring him.
• Su Qiu provoked Cai Yue'er by asking whether she would attack him, and Cai Yue'er released her Soul Power.
• Ya Li stepped between Cai Yue'er and Su Qiu, then warned Cai Yue'er to stop causing trouble.
• Su Qiu said he needed to catch the Soul Guide Train back to Eastsea City, and Ya Li told him to leave while ending the confrontation.

After Su Qiu refused Shrek Academy’s invitation, Cai Yue'er trapped him at the train station to demand an explanation for his power. Na'er and Gu Yue noticed the attack but held back as Cai Yue'er confronted him.

• Su Qiu left Ya Li and Cai Yue'er after provoking Cai Yue'er, and Ya Li warned that befriending him was better than making him an enemy.
• Su Qiu returned to the hotel, told his companions he had declined Shrek’s invitation, and hinted that they could all attend later.
• Xu Xiaoyan showed the group the updated Youth Genius Ranking, which placed Gu Yue first, Su Qiu second, and Na'er ninth.
• At the Soul Guide Train station, Su Qiu became isolated from the crowd and found himself bound by invisible threads while his companions walked away.
• Cai Yue'er appeared before Su Qiu and demanded to know how he had defeated Qian Wu, while Na'er and Gu Yue watched without intervening.

Su Wuyan confronted Cai Yue'er after she threatened Su Qiu, and the two Titled Douluo began a destructive battle over Skysea City. Su Qiu watched from beside Mu Ye as the city mobilized its defenses, while Mu Chen worried that Su Wuyan was pushing his Battle Armor toward destruction.

• Cai Yue'er accused Su Qiu of cheating and threatened to imprison him, but Su Qiu revealed that Su Wuyan was behind her.
• Su Wuyan, Zhen Hua, Mu Chen, and Mu Ye appeared, and Su Wuyan challenged Cai Yue'er for attacking Su Qiu.
• Su Wuyan and Cai Yue'er clashed in their Three-word Battle Armor, splitting the sky above Skysea City with golden flames and silver moonlight.
• Skysea City residents fled as officials activated the city's defensive barrier and the naval base requested emergency reinforcements.
• Mu Ye explained that Su Wuyan's Battle Armor and fighting style let him hold his own against Cai Yue'er, while Mu Chen worried that Su Wuyan was overloading the armor.

Su Wuyan fought Cai Yue'er over her attack on Su Qiu, nearly tearing open the sky above Skysea City before Mu Ye intervened. Mu Ye subdued Cai Yue'er and took her to secure compensation from Shrek, while the Zero Class students realized Su Qiu was missing.

• Su Wuyan unleashed Dragon Sparrow Heaven Strike against Cai Yue'er, and their clash tore open a rift above Skysea City.
• Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi stopped Ya Li from reaching the battlefield, assuring her that Cai Yue'er would remain alive.
• Mu Ye used his Four-Word Battle Armor to calm the sky and instantly overpower Cai Yue'er.
• Su Qiu filmed as Su Wuyan and three other men beat and humiliated Cai Yue'er, then Mu Ye stopped them and demanded compensation.
• Ya Li promised to contact Shrek's Sea God Pavilion and provide an answer within three days, while Mu Ye took Cai Yue'er with him.
• The Zero Class students regrouped after the danger passed, then Xu Xiaoyan noticed Su Qiu had disappeared.

After Cai Yue'er was detained by the Spirit Pagoda for attacking Su Qiu, Yun Ming convened an urgent Sea God Pavilion meeting to address the consequences. Shrek's elders agreed that Ya Li would negotiate and that Cai Yue'er would lose her positions when she returned.

• Su Qiu returned to Wu Changkong and the others, saying he had made a fortune and had something to take care of.
• Ya Li told Yun Ming that Cai Yue'er had attacked Su Qiu in Skysea City and been detained by the Spirit Pagoda.
• Yun Ming convened a Sea God Pavilion meeting and explained that the Spirit Pagoda, the Body Sect, the Blacksmith Association, and the Holy Angel Family were involved.
• The elders argued over Cai Yue'er's actions and the compensation Shrek might have to pay, while Yun Ming stressed that Shrek's reputation was at stake.
• Yun Ming assigned Ya Li to handle the matter and ordered that Cai Yue'er be stripped of all her positions when she returned.

Su Qiu and his allies negotiated compensation from Shrek Academy after Cai Yue'er attacked him, and he chose a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit System Soul Bone. Ya Li also offered him Cai Yue'er's former benefits if he enrolled at Shrek, leaving Su Qiu planning to improve his Mental Power before fusing with the Soul Bone.

• Su Qiu and Su Wuyan teased Cai Yue'er and made extravagant demands while Mu Ye and Han Tianyi discussed Su Qiu's talent.
• Leng Yaozhu scolded Su Qiu to Na'er, then slapped Su Wuyan when he annoyed her, and Su Qiu hid behind Mu Ye and Han Tianyi.
• Su Qiu told Han Tianyi he wanted a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from the Spirit System, and Ya Li negotiated an agreement Shrek found acceptable.
• Ya Li promised Shrek would account for Cai Yue'er's wrongdoing, strip her of her positions, and confine her for sixty years; she also offered Su Qiu Cai Yue'er's former benefits if he enrolled.
• Su Qiu returned to Eastsea City with the Soul Bone but delayed fusing with it until he reached Level 39 and improved his Mental Power.

Su Qiu reached Level 39 and learned that Mu Ye intended to train him by forcing him to draw out his potential through combat. The chapter ended with Mu Ye declaring that he would fight Su Qiu at full strength.

• Su Qiu reached the peak of Level 39, while Gu Yue noted his rapidly increasing Mental Power and teased him about studying his brain.
• Na'er interrupted Gu Yue’s advances toward Su Qiu and began fighting her, allowing Su Qiu to slip away.
• Su Qiu visited Mu Ye, who warned him not to break through yet because the Body Sect’s next stage of cultivation could be deadly.
• Mu Ye explained the Body Sect’s methods for stimulating a Second Martial Soul Awakening and said he had devised a new training method for Su Qiu.
• Mu Ye told Su Qiu that he would fight him without suppressing his strength, leaving Su Qiu alarmed.

Mu Ye repeatedly knocked Su Qiu unconscious and healed him as part of a grueling forty-nine-day training regimen. On the final day, the Red Dragon’s power emerged and began driving Su Qiu toward level 40, just as the consciousness of the Douluo Plane descended.

• Mu Ye ambushed Su Qiu, knocked him unconscious, and healed him in a Medicinal Pool prepared to keep him alive.
• Mu Ye resumed the beatings whenever Su Qiu woke, and fed him specially prepared Soul Beast dishes between rounds.
• Su Qiu learned the training would last forty-nine days and endured repeated cycles of being beaten, healed, and fed.
• On the forty-ninth day, Su Qiu felt the Red Dragon’s power awaken and surge through his body, pushing him toward level 40.
• Mu Ye sensed a second high-order power coming from the sky and recognized the arrival of the Douluo Plane’s consciousness.

The Douluo Plane Consciousness recognized Su Qiu as the new Lord of the Plane and rooted his Red Dragon Power in Douluo Star’s spiritual veins. Back in the Training Ground, Su Qiu discovered his power had transformed, though he remained confused about how he had gained this role and what had happened to Tang Hao.

• The Douluo Plane Consciousness drew Su Qiu into a void and bound his Red Dragon Power to Douluo Star’s spiritual veins, charging him with protecting the world.
• The Plane Consciousness declared Su Qiu the legitimate Lord of the Plane and urged him to grow quickly before returning him to his body.
• Mu Ye worried over Su Qiu, then threw him into the Medicinal Pool after Su Qiu said he felt awesome.
• Su Qiu concealed the Red Dragon Phantom and wondered why he had become Lord of the Plane instead of Tang Hao.
• Su Qiu felt his Soul Power and physical strength surge, then released crimson and golden power that shook the Training Ground.