Chapter Summaries

Shrek and Imperial Dou Second Team faced off in the opening match, while Ning Fengzhi considered Ning Rongrong’s future as sect heir. The match began with the contestants revealing their Martial Souls, and Dugu Yan stunned the arena by showing she was a Soul King with a black soul ring.

• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that he was worried about Ning Rongrong, then implied he would let her enjoy herself rather than become Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master.
• Salas, Xue Ye, and Ning Fengzhi accepted Paimon’s offer of sweet pastries.
• Shrek and Imperial Dou Second Team took their positions and declined to announce their names, since they already knew each other.
• Both teams released their Martial Souls, and the crowd reacted in shock when Dugu Yan revealed five rings, including a black one.
• A spectator questioned Dugu Yan’s strength, prompting Jade Phosphor Douluo to challenge him.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Dugu Yan revealed that she had become a Soul King and challenged Tang San’s team to defeat them within one minute. She unleashed her evolved martial soul’s fifth soul skill, Medusa’s Gaze, leaving the attack’s outcome unresolved.

• Dugu Bo reacted angrily when a man commented on Dugu Yan, then reflected on his gratitude to Zhongli for saving them and evolving their martial souls.
• The spectators and contestants were stunned to learn that Dugu Yan was a Soul King, while Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Liu Erlong, and their allies worried about the threat to Shrek.
• Dugu Yan confronted Tang San, revealed her evolved martial soul, and declared that she would defeat his team within one minute.
• Yu Tianheng and the other Imperial Dou Second Team members launched their attack as Tang San’s team prepared to fight.
• Dugu Yan targeted Ning Rongrong with her fifth soul skill, Medusa’s Gaze, and Tang San realized the danger and warned everyone.

Dugu Yan used her Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill, Medusa's Gaze, to freeze the Shrek Team and let the Emperor Team knock every member except Tang San off the arena. Tang San refused to surrender and revealed his Eight Spider Lances, preparing to fight the seven remaining opponents with a plan to turn defeat into victory.

• Dugu Yan used Medusa's Gaze, petrifying most of the Shrek Team and slowing Tang San.
• Yu Tianheng, Osler, and Yu Feng knocked the frozen Shrek members off the arena within seconds.
• Tang San acknowledged that he had underestimated his opponents but refused to surrender.
• Tang San revealed his Eight Spider Lances and vowed to make the Emperor Team pay despite losing.
• Yu Tianheng led the Emperor Team's seven members in charging at Tang San.

Tang San shattered two of his Eight Spider Lances with the Clear Sky Hammer, intending to use their poisoned fragments to turn the arena battle around. As he picked up the fragments and vowed to avenge Xiao Wu, the others misread his motives, and someone suddenly asked whether Xiao Wu was injured.

• Paimon asked Zhongli why Tang San still smiled after his teammates had been eliminated, and Zhongli guessed that Tang San might use his Eight Spider Lances as a trump card.
• Tang San summoned his ringless Clear Sky Hammer instead of using Blue Silver Grass, then smashed it into two of his Eight Spider Lances.
• Tang San endured the pain, picked up the shattered fragments, and declared that he would avenge Xiao Wu.
• Yu Xiaogang and Flender realized what Tang San intended, while Xiao Wu cried and Dai Mubai assumed Tang San was fighting for his sake.
• A concerned voice asked Xiao Wu whether she was injured, leaving Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and the others confused.

The Imperial Dou Second Team defeated Shrek after Yu Feng tricked Tang San into looking away while Dugu Yan used Medusa’s Gaze. After Shrek surrendered, Yu Feng confronted Qin Ming and accused Shrek of hypocrisy and repaying Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s kindness with trouble.

• Xiao Wu realized she was unharmed, but Yu Feng tricked Tang San into looking toward her, allowing Dugu Yan to land Medusa’s Gaze.
• Dugu Yan collapsed from exhausting her Soul Power, and Yu Tianheng ordered Ye Lingling to heal Tang San before the team attacked him.
• Flender surrendered, and the referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner over Shrek Academy.
• Ma Hongjun accused Yu Feng of cheating, but Yu Feng reminded him that Shrek had used underhanded methods in their previous match.
• Qin Ming challenged Yu Feng, who accused him and Shrek of double standards and condemned their conduct during the education committee members’ disciple-acceptance ceremony.

During the tournament, Yu Feng publicly accused Qin Ming and Shrek Academy of hypocrisy, provoking a tense confrontation with the Shrek group. Zhongli distracted Paimon from trying to start a quest while Qin Ming demanded that Yu Feng show respect for his former teacher.

• Paimon wondered why Yu Feng was cursing someone publicly, and Zhongli ignored her implied request to investigate before distracting her with pastries.
• The audience discussed Yu Feng’s claim that Qin Ming had told Shrek’s students to throw a match, while the three Heaven Dou Royal Academy committee members supported Yu Feng.
• Flender restrained Liu Erlong as she grew angry, but she admitted Yu Feng’s criticism of Shrek was not wrong and then withdrew from the argument.
• Yu Xiaogang told Liu Erlong to stay quiet, and she moved to a corner while the Shrek group continued facing public criticism.
• Qin Ming flushed with anger and asked Yu Feng whether this was how he honored the teacher who had taught him for several days.

Qin Ming challenged Meng Shenji to a duel ten years in the future after Yu Feng and Meng Shenji publicly condemned him and Shrek Academy. The crowd was left stunned by Qin Ming’s threat and the danger it could bring upon him.

• Yu Feng rejected Qin Ming’s attempt to accuse him of disrespecting a teacher and denounced Qin Ming’s teaching and loyalty to Shrek Academy.
• Yu Feng accused Qin Ming of wanting Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s team to lose to Shrek Academy and reminded the crowd that Tang San had fought dangerously.
• Meng Shenji stopped Yu Feng, condemned Qin Ming as ungrateful, and praised Xue Xing and Xue Beng for expelling Shrek Academy.
• Qin Ming threatened to return in ten years to fight Meng Shenji to the death and vowed to kill Yu Feng afterward.
• The crowd reacted in shock, and people shouted at Qin Ming for daring to threaten Meng Shenji.

Xue Ye let the confrontation between Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy continue while weighing Qin Ming’s punishment. Xiaofeilian’s arrival revealed her ties to the Education Committee and the Innate Sect, leaving Shrek facing a far greater threat as Tang San searched for a way to protect Qin Ming.

• Xue Ye silently allowed the dispute to continue and resolved that Qin Ming would not survive the night.
• Salas considered exploiting the confrontation to attack Shrek Academy and blame the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but held back.
• Xiaofeilian entered the arena, and the crowd learned she was the joint chief disciple of the three Education Committee members and the Innate Sect’s Saintess.
• Meng Shenji stopped Xiaofeilian from intervening and insisted he could handle Qin Ming himself.
• Shrek’s students realized that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Innate Sect could overwhelm them, while Meng Shenji’s killing intent toward Qin Ming grew.
• Tang San, injured and without his father or the Shrek leaders to rely on, considered calling Tai Tan and using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to protect Qin Ming.

Meng Shenji confronted Qin Ming after he insulted Shrek Academy, then challenged Yu Xiaogang over his claims of expertise. The confrontation ended with Meng Shenji accusing Yu Xiaogang of stealing research from His Excellency the Martial God.

• Qin Ming regretted provoking Meng Shenji but remained unwilling to let anyone insult Shrek Academy.
• Meng Shenji stopped Xiaofeilian from fighting, told her to rest, and unleashed his Soul Douluo pressure on Qin Ming, forcing him to his knees.
• Meng Shenji rebuked Qin Ming and then asked Flender whether Shrek Academy had taught him proper manners.
• Yu Xiaogang intervened and introduced himself as the Intellectual Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle, known as the Spirit Master.
• Meng Shenji recognized Yu Xiaogang and accused him of claiming Spirit Hall and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan knowledge, as well as His Excellency the Martial God's research, as his own.

Meng Shenji exposed Yu Xiaogang for publishing Zhongli’s research as his own, prompting Du Bafang and the Innate Sect to erupt in anger. Du Bafang seized Yu Xiaogang and struck Liu Erlong when she tried to stop him, leaving Flender furious and the Shrek group in danger.

• Meng Shenji revealed that Yu Xiaogang had published Zhongli’s research findings without credit or permission.
• Du Bafang unleashed his power and revealed a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, while hundreds of Innate Sect disciples and their senior fighters rose in anger.
• Du Bafang seized Yu Xiaogang by the throat and accused him of stealing the sect master’s research.
• Liu Erlong charged at Du Bafang, who slapped her aside and sent her crashing to the ground.
• Flender restrained himself from attacking Du Bafang as he trembled with fury.

Du Bafang beat Yu Xiaogang while demanding that he answer for stealing the Innate Sect Master's research, and Yu Xiaogang tried to defend himself with appeals to righteousness and his lineage. The confrontation ended with Du Bafang unimpressed by Yu Yuanzhen's status and confident that he could defeat the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

• Du Bafang choked Yu Xiaogang and slapped Liu Erlong, then demanded to know whether Yu Xiaogang had stolen the Sect Master's research.
• Flender pointed out that Yu Xiaogang could not speak while Du Bafang gripped his throat, and Du Bafang loosened his hold before continuing to beat him.
• Yu Xiaogang claimed he had wanted to share knowledge with the world and had only forgotten to credit the Martial God, but a spectator exposed his plagiarism of Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Du Bafang accused Yu Xiaogang of using righteousness to bully scholars, and Yu Xiaogang admitted fault before claiming to be Yu Yuanzhen's son.
• Flender confirmed Yu Xiaogang's parentage, while Du Bafang said he feared no Titled Douluo and could eventually destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Du Bafang considered launching a war to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan after Yu Xiaogang provoked the Innate Sect, but Yu Tianheng revealed that Yu Xiaogang had long been expelled from the clan. The revelation stopped Du Bafang from targeting the clan, though he continued beating Yu Xiaogang.

• Du Bafang reflected on his loyalty to the Sect Master and considered leading the Innate Sect in an attack on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Tianheng disowned Yu Xiaogang publicly, explaining that Yu Yuanzhen had expelled him and severed their father-son relationship.
• Du Bafang realized Yu Xiaogang had misled him, grew angry, and slapped him repeatedly while threatening to eliminate the clan's roots.
• The audience and Yu Tianheng were stunned by Du Bafang's willingness to start a sect-extermination war over the insult to the Sect Master.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin felt apprehensive, while Paimon asked Zhongli whether Du Bafang was usually so hot-tempered, and Zhongli said he convinced bad people with virtue.

Du Bafang prepared to kill Yu Xiaogang for stealing the Innate Sect Master's research, but Yu Xiaogang exposed how he had exploited Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong to gain knowledge and pursue the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Flender beat Yu Xiaogang and asked Du Bafang to leave the killing to him, accepting the danger of a sect war.

• Du Bafang accused Yu Xiaogang of stealing the Sect Master's research and prepared to kill him as a warning to others.
• When an unknown voice questioned him, Yu Xiaogang confessed that Bibi Dong had given him Spirit Hall's knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he knew Liu Erlong's identity and had pursued her to gain control of the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Flender struck Yu Xiaogang for deceiving Liu Erlong for twenty years and for the pain he had caused them both.
• Flender asked Du Bafang to let him personally kill Yu Xiaogang, despite the risk of starting a war between sects.

Flender prepared to kill Yu Xiaogang himself, while Bibi Dong revealed that she had been the Spirit Hall Saintess Yu Xiaogang deceived. She arrived at the scene and said she had come to discuss something with Your Excellency Martial God.

• Flender declared that he would bear the consequences of killing Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong reacted with complicated feelings.
• Bibi Dong decided that Yu Xiaogang should suffer attacks on the theories and ambitions he valued rather than simply die.
• Xue Qinghe recognized Bibi Dong and wondered why she had come to Heaven Dou City to watch the opening ceremony.
• Meng Shenji continued restraining Qin Ming while both men exhausted their Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong appeared beside Du Bafang, Flender, and the others, identified herself as Spirit Hall's Pope and the Saintess deceived by Yu Xiaogang, and said she had come to speak with Your Excellency Martial God.

Zhongli declared that Yu Xiaogang should be punished for passing off his theories as his own, while leaving Bibi Dong, Flender, and Liu Erlong to settle their personal grievances with him. Bibi Dong proposed sparing Yu Xiaogang’s life but making him wish he were dead.

• Bibi Dong asked Zhongli, Du Bafang, Flender, and Liu Erlong to let her deal with Yu Xiaogang as another victim of his deception.
• Zhongli said he shared his research to help people grow stronger and did not care how it spread, as long as people could live better lives.
• Zhongli called Yu Xiaogang’s unattributed use of his theories deserving of punishment, warning that passing off others’ knowledge as one’s own would corrupt scholarship.
• The crowd applauded Zhongli, who said Yu Xiaogang had to be punished but that Bibi Dong, Flender, and Liu Erlong could handle their own affairs with him.
• Bibi Dong suggested sparing Yu Xiaogang’s life and making him wish he were dead.

Bibi Dong punished Yu Xiaogang for stealing Zhongli’s knowledge by cutting off both his hands and ordering healers to keep him alive. After Zhongli indicated he was satisfied, Bibi Dong moved on to settling the next account.

• Bibi Dong declared that Yu Xiaogang’s punishment would follow Zhongli’s wishes and decided to cut off his hands for stealing his knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang woke and tried to justify his deception, but Bibi Dong severed his right arm and then his left.
• Bibi Dong ordered Salas to bring healing-type Soul Masters so Yu Xiaogang would not bleed to death, and they treated his wounds without reattaching his arms.
• Bibi Dong asked Zhongli whether he was satisfied, and he nodded before Du Bafang returned to his side.
• Bibi Dong announced that they would begin settling the next account.

Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong punished Yu Xiaogang for deceiving them and stealing fame. Bibi Dong then ordered his stolen theories exposed and his Soul Power and Spirit crippled.

• Bibi Dong severed Yu Xiaogang's legs after Flender approved the punishment.
• Bibi Dong suggested a further punishment to Liu Erlong, who took the sword and severed Yu Xiaogang's fifth limb.
• Liu Erlong declared that she and Yu Xiaogang were strangers and ended their grievances.
• Bibi Dong ordered Salas to expose Yu Xiaogang's theft, revoke his honorary elder status, and restore credit to the rightful theorists.
• Bibi Dong vowed to cripple Yu Xiaogang's Soul Power and Spirit so he could never deceive the world again.

After Bibi Dong crippled Yu Xiaogang, Tang San publicly approached his former teacher, then denounced him and severed their relationship to protect his own reputation. Yu Xiaogang angrily confronted Tang San over the knowledge and training he had given him.

• Bibi Dong crippled Yu Xiaogang's martial soul and Soul Power, then left the arena with Zhongli and the others.
• Liu Erlong and Flender considered the danger Yu Yuanzhen might pose after what had happened to Yu Xiaogang.
• Tang San, supported by Xiao Wu, approached Yu Xiaogang and called him teacher before the watching crowd.
• Tang San declared that he would call Yu Xiaogang teacher for the last time and accused him of deceiving him.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily reminded Tang San that he had trained him, taken him to hunt soul beasts, and taught him knowledge from Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Xiaogang accused Tang San of using him to gain knowledge and resources before discarding him, while Tang San denied the charges and called him a thief. Their public falling-out stunned the tournament audience and left “Xue Qinghe” wondering why events had diverged from her memories.

• Tang San asked whether he was a commoner, prompting Yu Xiaogang to realize that Tang San was the Clear Sky Douluo’s son and had other resources behind him.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Tang Hao of sending Tang San to exploit his knowledge, especially Bibi Dong’s secret about adding soul rings to a Second Martial Soul.
• Tang San reacted with shock and regretted not keeping Yu Xiaogang close to see whether he still had useful knowledge.
• Yu Xiaogang defended the benefits his published theories had brought commoner soul masters and accused Tang San of betraying him.
• Tang San roared at Yu Xiaogang and denied ever associating with a sneaky thief, while “Xue Qinghe” wondered why the events differed from her memories.

Tang San publicly challenged Yu Xiaogang’s reputation and the value of his theories, arguing that they offered commoner Soul Masters little practical help. The spectators began to accept Tang San’s criticism, while Yu Xiaogang was left stunned.

• Shui Yue'er, Shui Bing'er, and the Skywater Girls' Group reacted angrily to Tang San calling himself pure and immaculate, while Xiao Wu agreed with him.
• Tang San accused Yu Xiaogang of spouting nonsense, and Yu Xiaogang was baffled by the charge.
• Tang San argued that Yu Xiaogang's Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul were common knowledge that junior academy students already learned.
• Tang San said that knowing which Soul Ring a Soul Master could absorb was useless if commoners could not defeat or afford to hire someone to hunt the right soul beast.
• The commoner Soul Masters recognized the force of Tang San's argument, and Yu Xiaogang looked around in shock.