Chapter Summaries

Shui Yue'er defeated Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Tailong with a water field that drained Soul Power, while Oscar repeatedly misunderstood their attempts to warn him about it. Xiao Wu entered the arena and accused Shui Yue'er of cheating, but Shui Yue'er defended the rules and prepared to use her fourth Soul Skill against her.

• Shui Yue'er knocked Dai Mubai from the arena, and Flender confirmed that his injuries were severe but mostly external.
• Ma Hongjun entered to avenge Dai Mubai, but Shui Yue'er's black water drained his Soul Power and her Great Waterfall swept him away.
• Oscar revived Ma Hongjun with repeated blows, but he misunderstood Ma Hongjun's warning about the black water before Ma Hongjun fainted again.
• Tailong challenged Shui Yue'er and suffered the same defeat; Oscar revived him but again misunderstood his warning.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena, realized the black water absorbed Soul Power, and accused Shui Yue'er of cheating.
• Shui Yue'er argued that keeping her Soul Skill active violated no rules and said she would use her fourth Soul Skill against Xiao Wu.

Shui Yue'er defeated Xiao Wu with her Dark Water techniques and wounded her, prompting Tang San to admit defeat and carry her from the arena. Tang San then attacked Shui Yue'er after she conceded, but Shui Bing'er froze him in place.

• Shui Yue'er trapped Xiao Wu in a whirlpool and struck her with Dark Waterfall Burial, but Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body blocked the attack.
• Shui Yue'er interrupted Xiao Wu's Soul Power with Sonic Wave and wounded her with Sky Break, leaving cuts across her back and severing her braid.
• Tang San rushed onto the arena, declared Shrek Academy's defeat, and carried Xiao Wu away before Liu Erlong took her to find Jiang Zhu.
• Tang San returned to challenge Shui Yue'er, but she conceded and headed back toward Skywater Academy's stand.
• Tang San charged at the unguarded Shui Yue'er with his Clear Sky Hammer, and Shui Bing'er froze him with Ice Seal.

After Shui Yue'er insulted Shrek Academy, Liu Erlong attacked her, and Liu Yanyang nearly killed Liu Erlong in retaliation. Ning Fengzhi intervened to prevent a wider conflict, and Shrek Academy received a reduced punishment as Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er hinted at future consequences.

• Shui Yue'er mocked Shrek Academy, prompting Liu Erlong to attack her with Soul Power.
• Liu Yanyang defended Shui Yue'er and hurled his Dragon Roar Spear at Liu Erlong, piercing her shoulder despite her defense.
• Ning Fengzhi apologized on behalf of Liu Erlong and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Liu Yanyang stopped short of killing her.
• Salas proposed expelling Liu Erlong and disqualifying Shrek Academy, but Ning Fengzhi and Xue Ye set a lesser punishment: Liu Erlong was banned from competition venues and Tang San was suspended from the Promotion Tournament.
• Liu Yanyang took Shui Yue'er back to the Skywater Team stand, while Shui Bing'er understood his ominous hint about the people in the VIP seats.

After Tang San tried to kill Shui Yue'er, Flender negotiated with Liu Yanyang for his release and Tang San surrendered hidden weapons as compensation. Tang San then challenged Liu Yanyang to a duel, wagering a Peacock Feather if he lost.

• Jiang Zhu healed Liu Erlong while Flender found Yu Xiaogang unconscious and bleeding.
• Flender apologized to Liu Yanyang, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er, and Liu Yanyang persuaded Shui Bing'er to release Tang San from the ice.
• Flender pressured Tang San to apologize, and Liu Yanyang demanded compensation for frightening Shui Yue'er.
• Tang San offered hidden weapons, but Liu Yanyang rejected the first set and threatened Shrek Academy's place in the Heaven Dou Empire until Tang San handed over nine pairs of Mother-Child Soul Chasing Life-Taking Gallbladders.
• Tang San challenged Liu Yanyang to a one-on-one duel and offered to forge him a Peacock Feather if he lost.

Liu Yanyang fought Tang San after demanding that Tang San forge him a Peacock Feather, and exposed the Clear Sky Hammer’s vulnerability to speed and precision. Liu Yanyang shattered Tang San’s martial soul and left him gravely injured before turning toward Skywater Academy.

• Tang San agreed to deliver a Peacock Feather to Liu Yanyang before the Soul Master Competition finals, and Liu Yanyang threatened Shrek Academy if Tang San harmed it.
• Tang San challenged Liu Yanyang and attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, but Liu Yanyang blocked the blow with his spear and electrocuted him.
• Liu Yanyang explained that the Clear Sky Hammer’s size and weight made it vulnerable to speed and technique, while Salas considered reporting the weakness to the Pope.
• Tang San unleashed the Chaotic Gale Hammer Technique, building up forty-nine strikes as Liu Yanyang activated his Unyielding and Golden Ge soul skills.
• Liu Yanyang pierced the Clear Sky Hammer with his Dragon Roar Spear, shattered it, and blasted Tang San away with a severe backlash.
• Liu Yanyang dismissed the Clear Sky Hammer and turned toward Skywater Academy’s viewing platform.

Tang San learned that Liu Yanyang had threatened Xiao Wu and began preparing the Peacock Feather, while Tang Hao took over its forging. Liu Yanyang sent Yang Wudi to recruit Divine Craftsman Lou Gao in Gengxin City, with orders to kill him if he refused and destroy the local Martial Soul Subordinate Hall.

• Ning Fengzhi healed Dai Mubai and the others, then left Shrek Academy as Tang San continued recovering from his injuries.
• A knight delivered Tang San a letter from Liu Yanyang threatening to turn Xiao Wu into spicy rabbit head unless the Peacock Feather was ready before the Soul Master Competition finals.
• Tang San resolved to forge the Peacock Feather, but Tang Hao offered to make it and received Tang San's detailed instructions for the weapon.
• Tang Hao went to the Strength Clan's residence to seek Tai Tan's help with forging the Peacock Feather.
• Liu Yanyang ordered Yang Wudi to take Tang San's confiscated Godly Zhuge Crossbow to Lou Gao, recruit Lou Gao and the Blacksmith's Association, and kill Lou Gao if he refused.
• Liu Yanyang also ordered Yang Wudi to wipe out the Martial Soul Subordinate Hall in Gengxin City.

Yu Xiaogang left for Spirit City to seek Bibi Dong’s help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Soul flaws, while Tang San returned after more than a month of forging the Peacock Feather. After Bibi Dong learned of Liu Yanyang and Tang San’s strength, she ordered an assassination attempt as the teams set out for Spirit City.

• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he would go alone to Spirit Hall and rely on Bibi Dong to help Tang San, leaving Flender to watch over Liu Erlong.
• Yu Xiaogang departed for Spirit City, and the Promotion Tournament ended with Xue Ye appointing Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as envoy for the journey to the final competition.
• Tang San returned to Shrek Academy after forging the Peacock Feather with Tang Hao and Tai Tan, while Liu Yanyang wondered why Yu Xiaogang was absent and planned to send him to meet Brother Scar.
• Bibi Dong read Salas’s report about Tang San’s Clear Sky Nine Absolutes and Liu Yanyang’s strength, then ordered Ghost Shadow, Yue Guan, Ling Yuan, and Demon Bear to intercept the convoy and kill them.
• Ghost Shadow and Yue Guan decided to target Tang San while assigning Ling Yuan and Demon Bear to target Liu Yanyang, and Ghost Shadow rebuked Yue Guan for suggesting they defect.

As the convoy entered a mountain pass, Spirit Hall launched a large-scale ambush against the academies. Shui Bing'er froze more than fifty Soul Kings, while Liu Yanyang repelled Nordiala and turned his attention toward Shrek Academy.

• Liu Yanyang warned Dugu Bo that Spirit Hall's attack was coming, and they alerted the academies traveling with them.
• As rocks rained down in the mountain pass, thousands of black-clad Soul Masters charged the convoy from the mountainsides.
• Shui Bing'er used her Frost Domain and Ice Seal to freeze more than fifty attacking Soul Kings, then restored her Soul Power with Nirvana.
• Spirit Kite Douluo ordered Lor Diarra to kill Shui Bing'er, and Nordiala flew down to attack Liu Yanyang.
• Liu Yanyang blasted Nordiala back with Qian Jun and scorched him with its lightning, then looked toward Shrek Academy.

Flender was gravely wounded while protecting Tang San from Ju Douluo and Ghost Douluo, and Tang San was left with a shattered testicle after his crossbow exploded. Dugu Bo drove off Spirit Kite Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo, then went with Liu Yanyang to check on the fighting at Shrek Academy.

• Flender stopped Liu Erlong from charging at the black-clad attackers, and Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils fired their Godly Zhuge Crossbows into the attackers.
• Yue Guan attacked Tang San, and Flender transformed to shield him but was pierced by the golden attack.
• Ghost Shadow struck at Tang San while Chen Xin intervened, and the clash sent Tang San flying and wounded his lower body.
• Ning Fengzhi treated Flender and Tang San while Chen Xin confronted Yue Guan and Ghost Shadow, who waited for reinforcements.
• Spirit Kite Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo attacked Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er, but Dugu Bo appeared and forced them to retreat.
• Dugu Bo and Liu Yanyang headed toward Shrek Academy, while Tang San discovered that a fragment from his broken crossbow had shattered one of his testicles.

Dugu Bo and Liu Yanyang intervened after Spirit Hall’s attack on Tang San, forcing Yue Guan and the other Titled Douluo to retreat. Liu Yanyang left them with a warning for Bibi Dong, while Xue Qinghe demanded that Spirit Hall answer for its assault on the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Yue Guan threatened Chen Xin and prepared to attack Tang San, but Ling Yuan and Magic Bear arrived and urged the Spirit Hall group to retreat.
• Nordiala and dozens of black-clad Soul Kings appeared at the mountain exit, and Dugu Bo arrived in his jade-green Flood Dragon form, revealing that he had reached Level 97.
• Dugu Bo taunted Yue Guan for failing to kill Tang San, then left Liu Yanyang to deal with the confrontation.
• Liu Yanyang killed Nordiala and destroyed the black-clad Soul Kings with lightning, then warned the four Spirit Hall Douluo to deliver his message to Bibi Dong.
• Xue Qinghe demanded that Bibi Dong explain the attack, and Yue Guan, Ghost Shadow, Ling Yuan, and Magic Bear left with Nordiala’s corpse.

After leaving the mountain pass, Liu Yanyang flew to Spirit City, where Yu Xiaogang confronted Bibi Dong for help with Tang San’s Twin Martial Souls. Bibi Dong revealed that her assassins had failed, and Liu Yanyang later knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and had him taken to Spirit Hall’s Tenement Building for a week.

• Xue Qinghe restored order at the mountain pass and congratulated Dugu Bo on reaching Rank 97, while Liu Yanyang and Dugu Bo departed before Ning Fengzhi could join them.
• Liu Yanyang asked Dugu Bo to protect Shui Bing'er, then flew alone toward Spirit City.
• Yu Xiaogang presented the Pope’s Token to the Palace Guards and gained entry to the Papal Palace to meet Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Bibi Dong how to overcome the Twin Martial Souls obstacle for Tang San, and Bibi Dong said she had sent four elders to kill him, but they had failed.
• Yu Xiaogang left after telling Bibi Dong he would react the same way if her life were threatened, and Bibi Dong drank from his tea cup after he departed.
• Liu Yanyang knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious, took his Pope’s Token, and used it to have soldiers bring him into the Tenement Building for a week.

Liu Yanyang and the others arrived in Spirit City, where Tang San found his abused teacher, Prison Little Anus. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue confronted her painful memories of Bibi Dong and decided to sever their relationship.

• Bibi Dong vowed to ensure Spirit Hall won the Soul Master Competition and threatened to kill Liu Yanyang in front of Qian Renxue.
• The soldiers released Prison Little Anus from his cell, and Xue Qinghe led the Soul Master teams into Spirit City ahead of the competition.
• Xue Qinghe left the hotel secretly, while Liu Yanyang planned to deepen the rift between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
• Liu Yanyang, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er encountered Tang San and Xiao Wu while sightseeing, and Tang San recognized the disheveled Prison Little Anus as his teacher and carried him back to the hotel.
• Qian Renxue recalled Bibi Dong's rejection and her plans for Hu Liena, then resolved to go her own way and entered the Papal Palace.

Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong in the Council Hall, announcing that she would take control of Douluo Hall and Elder Hall while Bibi Dong kept the Papal Palace. Their argument nearly turned into a fight, but Qian Daoliu arrived and left with Qian Renxue.

• Qian Renxue showed a special token to the palace guards and learned that Bibi Dong was in the Council Hall.
• Qian Renxue entered and mocked Bibi Dong and Hu Liena, prompting Bibi Dong to send Hu Liena outside.
• Qian Renxue told Bibi Dong that she would govern Douluo Hall and Elder Hall, leaving the Papal Palace to Bibi Dong.
• Bibi Dong's aura injured Qian Renxue, who summoned her Six-Winged Angel martial soul and challenged Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu appeared and told Qian Renxue to put down her sword, then left the hall with her.

Qian Renxue broke down after Bibi Dong demanded that Liu Yanyang be barred from the Soul Master Competition finals, but Liu reassured her that he would withdraw. After returning to the Grand Hotel, Liu received a mysterious summons to meet outside Spirit City.

• Bibi Dong asked Qian Renxue to keep Liu Yanyang out of the finals, and Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to comply for Spirit Hall’s reputation.
• Qian Renxue fled the Political Affairs Hall in tears, and Qian Daoliu stayed behind with a devastated Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, broke down on Central Avenue and cried in Liu Yanyang’s arms before asking him to drink with her.
• At the tavern, Xue Qinghe told Liu that she had agreed to keep him out of the finals, and Liu accepted while predicting the Heaven Dou Empire would win regardless.
• After returning to the Grand Hotel, Liu heard an old voice summon him outside Spirit City and went to meet it.

Qian Daoliu summoned Liu Yanyang for a nighttime test, assessed his combat abilities, and warned him to keep his promises. The next morning, Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er went to breakfast and encountered a shocking sight.

• Liu Yanyang recognized Qian Daoliu and explained how he had learned about the Peerless Douluo.
• Qian Daoliu attacked Liu Yanyang with his Golden Sword, and Liu Yanyang used his Spiritual Power and soul skills to defend himself.
• Qian Daoliu praised Liu Yanyang's reactions and battle awareness but said his combat experience needed improvement.
• Qian Daoliu warned Liu Yanyang to honor his promises, then disappeared; Liu Yanyang reflected on Qian Daoliu's promise to Tang Chen.
• The next morning, Liu Yanyang and Shui Bing'er arrived at the hotel restaurant and saw something shocking.

Prison Little Anus woke in terror after his ordeal, while Liu Yanyang inferred that Bibi Dong was manipulating the tournament matches against him. Shrek Academy advanced easily, and Dai Weisi watched Tang San with intense hatred as the finals began.

• Prison Little Anus panicked at the sight of porridge, and Liu Erlong blamed Bibi Dong before he stopped her from confronting the Pope.
• Two days later, the tournament finalists gathered before the Papal Palace, and Liu Yanyang realized Bibi Dong had arranged for Skywater Academy to face Blazing Fire Academy.
• Blazing Fire Academy withdrew from the finals, and Shui Bing'er suggested Liu Yanyang compensate them with a fire-attribute Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Tang San defeated all seven Heavenly Star Academy competitors with his Clear Sky Hammer, while Dai Weisi glared at him from the Star Luo Empire's resting platform.

Dai Weisi learned that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had joined Shrek, and feared that Tang San and the Clear Sky Sect could threaten his claim to the Star Luo throne. Liu Yanyang planted separate invitations for Dai Weisi and Tang San, setting up a meeting at Jade Fragrance Pavilion while planning to turn them against each other.

• Dai Weisi received reports identifying Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and revealing that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were on the Shrek Team.
• Dai Weisi considered assassinating Tang San, but his Soul Sage agent warned that Tang Hao might be protecting him.
• Liu Yanyang secretly left Dai Weisi a letter inviting him to Jade Fragrance Pavilion to discuss securing the Star Luo throne.
• Liu Yanyang planted another letter in Tang San’s room, promising information about Brother Scar and Brother Jie, and Tang San vowed to avenge his teacher.
• Liu Yanyang planned to use Dugu Bo and provoke a conflict between Tang San and Dai Weisi so Tang San would blame Dai Weisi for what happened.

Liu Yanyang arranged a trap for Tang San and Dai Weisi after the tournament matches, then abducted Tang San and delivered him to the Tenement Building prison. Tang San woke in the deepest cell, powerless and facing Brother Scar and Brother Jie.

• Skywater Academy learned that Godwind Academy had surrendered, prompting Dugu Bo to leave and confront Yue Guan.
• Liu Yanyang waited outside the hotel and watched Dai Weisi and Tang San leave separately after Dugu Bo confirmed Tang Hao was not following Tang San.
• Liu Yanyang approached Dai Weisi on Central Avenue, pretended to meet him by chance, and learned he was heading to Jade Fragrance Pavilion.
• Tang San and Dai Weisi waited in separate rooms at Jade Fragrance Pavilion for a meeting that never came.
• Liu Yanyang knocked Tang San unconscious, forced Ten Fragrance Soft Muscle Powder into his mouth, and carried him to the Tenement Building prison.
• Tang San regained consciousness in the deepest cell, recognized Brother Scar and Brother Jie, and discovered he could not move.

Tang San was found injured and humiliated on Spirit City's Central Avenue, then received treatment while Shrek Academy prepared for its third-round match without him. Shrek advanced easily, and Skywater Academy fielded only six competitors against Star Crown Academy, prompting Salas to question Liu Yanyang.

• Soldiers carried Tang San from the prison and left him on Central Avenue, where passersby gathered and stared at him.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun found Tang San in the crowd and carried him to the grand hotel, where a Healing Soul Master treated him.
• Flender stayed behind to care for Tang San while the Shrek team went to compete, and the draw paired Shrek Academy against Tianming Academy and Skywater Academy against Star Crown Academy.
• Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu won Shrek Academy's match against Tianming Academy, advancing the team to the fourth round.
• Liu Yanyang told Shui Bing'er to send Shui Yue'er and four others into Skywater Academy's match, and Salas challenged him over fielding only six competitors.

Skywater Academy overwhelmed Star Crown Academy in the Soul Master Competition, prompting Salas to report the match to the Pope. That night, Dai Mubai and Prison Little Anus visited Tang San, who learned Dai Weisi had targeted him because of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, and agreed to help Dai Mubai compete for the throne.

• Shui Yue'er and Xue Wu led Skywater Academy to defeat Star Crown Academy with a combination attack and a swift assault.
• Salas ordered a red-robed bishop to report Skywater Academy's victory to the Pope.
• Dai Mubai and Prison Little Anus visited Tang San and asked about his injuries from the previous night.
• Tang San said Dai Weisi's man in black had knocked him unconscious, and Dai Mubai explained that the attack was likely connected to him and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Dai Mubai promised to hand Dai Weisi over to Tang San if he seized the throne, and Tang San agreed to support him.