Chapter Summaries

Feng Xiaotian revealed that he was a Soul Emperor, only for Shui Wuchen to reveal that he was one too despite being not yet seventeen. The two began a high-speed clash onstage, leaving the match poised for a battle between evenly matched Soul Emperors.

• Feng Xiaotian revealed his sixth Soul Ring, shocking Salas and the tournament spectators with his Soul Emperor cultivation.
• Sword Douluo predicted that Feng Xiaotian would win if Shui Wuchen had concealed no strength, while Feng Qingcang noted that Feng Xiaotian’s breakthrough would make him the youngest Soul Emperor in history.
• Shui Wuchen told Feng Xiaotian that he had suspected his strength, then revealed his own sixth pitch-black Soul Ring and Soul Emperor cultivation.
• Shui Bing'er and the VIPs reacted with surprise, while Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye exchanged a glance and made a decision.
• Feng Xiaotian happily unleashed his full strength and charged at Shui Wuchen, who met him head-on with his Ice Wings and High-Speed Movement Soul Ring.

Feng Xiaotian and Shui Wuchen clashed in the tournament arena, prompting Feng Xiaotian to reflect on other potential rivals before he unveiled a newly created version of his Gale Wolf Six Consecutive Slashes. The chapter leaves the two fighters facing off as Feng Xiaotian begins his attack.

• Tang San watched Shui Wuchen and Feng Xiaotian fight and worried that Shrek could not overcome the gap between Soul Ancestors and Soul Emperors.
• Xiao Wu reassured Tang San and told him that nobody could blame him if Shrek lost against such powerful opponents.
• Feng Xiaotian was driven back by Shui Wuchen but praised their battle, and Shui Wuchen revealed that another unknown woman had once pushed him even further.
• Shui Wuchen warned Feng Xiaotian not to assume they were the only geniuses in the world, and Feng Xiaotian accepted the reminder.
• Feng Xiaotian announced that he had created a new version of his Gale Wolf Six Consecutive Slashes and rushed at Shui Wuchen, forming six cyan traces.

Feng Xiaotian unleashed his self-created Gale Wolf slashes against Shui Wuchen, who calmly countered them while advancing through the storm. Pressed by Shui Wuchen, Feng Xiaotian broke through and increased the attack to thirty-six consecutive slashes.

• Feng Xiaotian's six cyan streaks were shattered by Shui Wuchen's six blade strikes.
• Feng Xiaotian transformed into a cyan tornado and launched twenty-four deadly slashes at Shui Wuchen.
• Shui Wuchen used Ice Blade: Instant Nine Slashes to deflect the attacks while walking toward Feng Xiaotian.
• Tang San watched with his Purple Demon Eye and realized his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer could not match their techniques under equal conditions.
• Feng Xiaotian drew in wind-element energy and broke through, unleashing thirty-six faster, more vicious slashes.

Feng Xiaotian refined his self-created skill under pressure from Shui Wuchen, but Shui Wuchen broke through to Instant Twelve Slashes and defeated him. Feng Xiaotian accepted the loss, grateful for the progress the battle had brought him.

• Feng Xiaotian broke through and unleashed his Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, forcing Shui Wuchen to defend without advancing.
• Shui Wuchen told Articuno not to interfere and continued fighting Feng Xiaotian alone as the attack grew stronger.
• Xuewu and Shui Yueruo worried about Shui Wuchen, while Shui Bing'er remained confident he would win.
• Shui Wuchen used the pressure to advance Ice Blade to Instant Twelve Slashes, then passed through Feng Xiaotian's green tornado and defeated him.
• Feng Xiaotian admitted defeat and said the battle had helped him improve his self-created skill by more than a year.

After Godwind Academy conceded, Shui Wuchen left the tournament group with Shui Bing'er to handle an unspecified matter before the Finals, while Feng Xiaotian departed with Feng Qingcang to seek a dangerous way to grow stronger. At Shrek's camp, the others gave up on winning this tournament and looked ahead to the next one, but Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San might not have another chance and considered seeking someone out.

• Feng Xiaotian conceded Godwind Academy's match after Shui Wuchen proved unbeatable, and Xue Ye later praised Shui Wuchen and Feng Xiaotian as Soul Emperors.
• Shui Wuchen told Shui Yueruo he would leave the group temporarily and return for the Finals, and Shui Bing'er asked to accompany him.
• Shui Wuchen enlarged Articuno and flew away with Shui Bing'er.
• Feng Xiaotian asked Feng Qingcang to help him improve his strength, and Feng Qingcang took him to a dangerous place.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang he was thinking about defeating Shui Wuchen and Feng Xiaotian, while Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong said Shrek could win the next tournament instead.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Tang San might not get another chance because his Twin Martial Souls had been exposed, and he considered finding someone.

Shui Wuchen brought Shui Bing'er to Tianxue Peak, explaining that he had trained in natural secret realms because they could surpass academy training grounds. He began a twenty-day training period with Shui Bing'er, who insisted she was ready to endure the harsh conditions.

• Shui Wuchen explained to Shui Bing'er that natural secret realms offered better training than artificial grounds and said he had trained in one before.
• Shui Bing'er asked why he had never brought her, and Shui Wuchen explained that the realms were dangerous and that she had previously been too weak to endure them.
• Shui Bing'er declared that she wanted to train with Shui Wuchen despite the hardship, and he agreed to take her along.
• Articuno carried Shui Wuchen and Shui Bing'er to Tianxue Peak, where Shui Bing'er saw the bleak, freezing place where her brother had trained.
• Shui Wuchen told Shui Bing'er to train beside him for twenty days and to speak up if she could not endure it.

Yu Xiaogang returned to Spirit City and asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the danger of cultivating twin martial souls, hoping to help Tang San. Bibi Dong rejected his request and their past relationship, but Yu Xiaogang invoked the Elder Token’s promise of one favor, leaving her to consider his claim.

• Shui Bing'er quickly entered cultivation while Shui Wuchen watched over her with Articuno guarding them.
• Yu Xiaogang entered Spirit City and used an Elder Token to gain an audience with Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how she had survived the danger of absorbing soul rings with twin martial souls.
• Bibi Dong guessed that Yu Xiaogang's disciple was Tang Hao's son and refused to help, telling Yu Xiaogang their connection was over.
• Yu Xiaogang stopped Bibi Dong from leaving and reminded her that the Elder Token entitled its holder to one request.

Bibi Dong gave Yu Xiaogang a Twin Martial Souls cultivation method in exchange for his Elder Token, then learned that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had failed to kill Tang San. At Tianxue Peak, Shui Bing'er broke through to Level Forty-Seven, and Shui Wuchen promised to take her to the Frozen Forest when she reached Level Fifty.

• Yu Xiaogang exchanged his Elder Token opportunity for the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method, and Bibi Dong took back the token and dismissed him.
• Ghostly reported that the assassination of Tang San had failed because the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin, and Ning Fengzhi intervened.
• Bibi Dong accepted that the mission had failed and sent Ghostly and Yue Guan to recover from their injuries.
• Shui Wuchen remembered his sick mother and how his lack of strength had left him unable to protect his family.
• Shui Bing'er broke through to Level Forty-Seven at Tianxue Peak, and Shui Wuchen congratulated her and promised to take her to hunt soul beasts at Level Fifty.

Shui Wuchen and Shui Bing'er arrived in Spirit City in time for the Finals and reunited with Skywater Academy, while Feng Qingcang remained worried about Feng Xiaotian’s long absence in a wind-filled canyon.

• Shui Wuchen and Shui Bing'er flew to Spirit City on Articuno and arrived a day later.
• The siblings explored Spirit City and were astonished that Soul Masters filled even its shops and gates.
• Xue Beng brought the Heaven Dou Empire’s advancing teams to Spirit City and ordered the Royal Knights to camp outside.
• Shui Yueruo welcomed Shui Wuchen and Shui Bing'er, and a Red-robed Archbishop escorted the gathered teams to their accommodations.
• Feng Qingcang waited anxiously outside a wind-filled canyon because Feng Xiaotian had not emerged after more than twenty days.

Feng Xiaotian emerged from Hurricane Canyon with substantial gains, but he and Feng Qingcang had only one day to reach the Finals. In Spirit City, Yan challenged Shui Wuchen after Hu Liena promised to date him if he won.

• Feng Qingcang prepared to enter Hurricane Canyon to search for Feng Xiaotian, but Feng Xiaotian emerged looking transformed.
• Feng Qingcang learned that the Finals began the next day, and he and Feng Xiaotian set off immediately.
• Shui Wuchen defeated Skywater Academy's final opponent, securing the match victory and pleasing Shui Yueruo.
• Xie Yue said Shui Wuchen might be too powerful for him and Hu Liena, while Yan dismissed the threat.
• Hu Liena promised to date Yan if he defeated Shui Wuchen, and Yan vaulted into the arena to challenge him.

Shui Wuchen rejected Yan’s challenge, and Articuno froze Yan after he threatened Shui Bing’er. Shrek defeated Blazing Fire Academy, while Feng Qingcang and Feng Xiaotian arrived late and Shui Wuchen sensed that Feng Xiaotian had changed.

• Yan challenged Shui Wuchen to a soul battle, but Shui Wuchen refused, and Shui Bing’er insulted Yan when he called Shui Wuchen a coward.
• Yan activated his Martial Soul Possession and pressured Shui Bing’er, but Shui Wuchen’s aura overwhelmed him and Articuno froze him with a Freezing Light Ray.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue watched Yan’s defeat, then Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy in the tournament.
• Shui Wuchen predicted Shrek would win, and Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and their teammates defeated Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Feng Qingcang and Feng Xiaotian arrived late at the tournament, and Shui Wuchen noticed Feng Xiaotian seemed different from before.

After Shui Wuchen froze Yan, Qian Renxue decided to personally face him, while the Finals narrowed to six teams and the matchups were drawn. Skywater Academy was paired against Lightning Academy, leaving Shrek Academy relieved that it would not yet have to face Shui Wuchen.

• Yan broke free from the ice but remained chilled, and Hu Liena and Xie Yue recognized the danger posed by Shui Wuchen’s ice energy.
• Qian Renxue told Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan that she would personally fight Shui Wuchen, citing the importance of the championship and saying some matters had to be settled by her own hand.
• After three days and several rounds, Skywater Academy received a bye, Godwind Academy won its third-round match, and only six teams remained.
• The draw paired Godwind Academy against Spirit Hall Academy, prompting Shrek Academy and Lightning Academy to hope they would avoid Skywater Academy.
• The draw matched Skywater Academy against Lightning Academy, while Tang San and the others were relieved that Shrek would not face Shui Wuchen yet.

Shui Wuchen recognized Qian Renxue on the arena and wondered whether she had reached Soul Sage, while Godwind Academy faced Spirit Hall Academy in the tournament. The chapter ended with Hu Liena and Xie Yue using Enchantress, only for Feng Xiaotian to keep his team out of her red mist.

• After the draw placed Godwind Academy against Spirit Hall Academy, Shui Wuchen recognized Qian Renxue as the opponent he had fought while hunting soul beasts.
• Shui Wuchen told Shui Bing'er that Qian Renxue had once been far stronger than him, and he worried she might now be a Soul Sage.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Hu Liena and Xie Yue to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and the siblings became Enchantress.
• Enchantress spread red mist across the arena, and Feng Xiaotian warned his teammates that it weakened those caught inside.
• Feng Xiaotian and the Godwind Academy students took to the air, frustrating Enchantress by refusing to enter the red mist.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Yaomei with his Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, forcing the Spirit Hall team to withdraw. Qian Renxue revealed herself as Spirit Hall’s Saintess and prepared to face Feng Xiaotian personally.

• A Spirit Hall Soul Master used gravity to pull Godwind Academy’s students into Yaomei’s red mist, but Feng Xiaotian disrupted the attack with wind blades.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Yaomei and unleashed his Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, blowing away the red mist and breaking the silver disc form on the twentieth strike.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue fell from the sky injured, and Qian Renxue saved Yan by blocking Feng Xiaotian’s next Cyan Scar with a golden sword beam.
• Qian Renxue told Yan to take Hu Liena and the others away, then faced Feng Xiaotian as the remaining Godwind Academy students left the arena.
• Feng Xiaotian landed and asked Qian Renxue her name, and she introduced herself as Spirit Hall’s Saintess, Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue revealed her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul and unleashed a powerful domain against Feng Xiaotian, shocking the tournament audience. Feng Xiaotian was thrown from the golden domain badly injured and unconscious, while Yu Xiaogang concluded that Shrek’s chance of winning the championship was nearly gone.

• Yu Xiaogang recognized Qian Renxue’s name and told Tang San that she might be the previous Spirit Hall Pope’s child.
• Yu Xiaogang identified Qian Renxue’s possible Martial Soul as the Six-winged Angel, which he said surpassed the Clear Sky Hammer in quality.
• Qian Renxue manifested an Angel Phantom and spread a golden domain across the combat plaza, trapping Feng Xiaotian inside.
• Shui Wuchen noticed that Qian Renxue’s domain seemed far stronger than before, while Yu Xiaogang lamented that Shrek had likely lost its chance at the championship.
• Feng Xiaotian burst out of the golden domain covered in wounds, spat blood, and collapsed unconscious.

Feng Xiaotian lost to Qian Renxue, and the Elite Tournament narrowed to three teams. Three days later, Bibi Dong opened the final by presenting three Soul Bones as the prize, leaving Skywater, Spirit Hall, and Shrek ready to compete.

• Qian Renxue defeated Feng Xiaotian, but returned to her chambers injured and wondered how strong Shui Wuchen had become.
• Lightning Academy surrendered under Shui Wuchen’s pressure, while Shrek won its match, leaving Skywater Academy, Spirit Hall Academy, and Shrek Academy in the tournament.
• Three days later, the three remaining teams assembled before Pope’s Palace as Bibi Dong arrived with Yue Guan, Ghostly, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin.
• Bibi Dong’s glance overwhelmed the Shrek group, then she praised Shui Wuchen for reaching Soul Emperor at sixteen.
• Bibi Dong announced the final victors’ reward and revealed three Soul Bones.

Bibi Dong announced that the three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones would go to the tournament champions, and the final individual matches began. Shui Bing'er defeated several opponents before Hu Liena stopped her, leaving Shui Wuchen to face Hu Liena as Bibi Dong watched with interest.

• Bibi Dong displayed three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones as the championship prize and declared the individual matches underway.
• Shui Wuchen decided to pursue the championship after seeing Shui Bing'er long for the Soul Bones.
• Shui Bing'er defeated Spirit Hall Academy's first fighter and then six more opponents before Hu Liena defeated her.
• Shui Wuchen comforted Shui Bing'er, carried her back to Shui Yueruo, and entered the arena to face Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong studied Shui Wuchen and said she wanted to see the abilities of the youth who had caught her daughter's attention.

Shui Wuchen defeated Hu Liena in the individual competition, then Shrek Academy admitted defeat rather than face him. With Shrek eliminated, Xie Yue prepared to fight Shui Wuchen for Spirit Hall.

• Hu Liena tried to charm Shui Wuchen, but her mental attacks had no effect, and he defeated her with a single kick.
• Yan and Xie Yue rushed to Hu Liena, while the referee declared Shui Wuchen the winner.
• Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai suggested surrendering, and Tang San agreed that Shrek could not defeat Shui Wuchen.
• Yu Xiaogang announced Shrek's surrender, making Shrek the first team eliminated from the individual competition.
• Xie Yue told Yan he would face Shui Wuchen next, and Yan agreed.

Shui Wuchen defeated Spirit Hall’s remaining fighters and helped Skywater Academy advance, then declined Bibi Dong’s offer of an elder position and a future Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. The chapter ended with Shui Wuchen refusing to join any faction for the time being.

• Xie Yue used his self-created Soul Skill Full Moon against Shui Wuchen, who defeated him with Ice Blade in a single attack.
• Yan was also defeated in one move, and Spirit Hall conceded, securing Skywater Academy a place in the next round.
• Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall Academy were left to compete for the final spot in the finals.
• Bibi Dong offered Shui Wuchen elder-level treatment and promised to find him a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring if he joined Spirit Hall.
• Shui Wuchen thanked Bibi Dong but declined, saying he did not wish to join any faction for the time being.

Shui Wuchen rejected Bibi Dong’s offer of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, while Qian Renxue recovered and agreed to join Spirit Hall’s team against Shrek. Later, Feng Xiaotian visited Shui Wuchen and gave him an Ice Blue Soul Bone.

• Shui Wuchen refused Bibi Dong’s recruitment offer, and she accepted his decision while leaving Spirit Hall’s doors open to him.
• Shui Bing’er questioned her brother’s refusal, but Shui Wuchen reassured her that they could obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring without joining a faction.
• Qian Renxue expelled the strange energy Feng Xiaotian had left in her and agreed to take part in the team match against Shrek Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian visited Shui Wuchen, discussed Spirit Hall’s likely victory and the final against Qian Renxue, then placed an Ice Blue Soul Bone on the table for him.