Chapter Summaries

The tournament began as Ye Hao and Zhu'er drew Xue Qinghe’s attention, while Shrek Academy prepared to crush Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team. Before the match, Yu Tian Heng’s Imperial Dou Team intervened and replaced three of the second team’s members with Ye Hao, Yu Tian Heng, and Zhu Zhuqing.

• Tang Hao’s poison flared up, and he realized he could not capture Ye Hao while Zhu'er was nearby.
• At the tournament ceremony, Xue Qinghe mistook Zhu'er for Ye Hao’s partner, and Ye Hao worried that his sister had misunderstood their relationship.
• Ye Hao learned that Zhu'er rejected Spider Spider and admitted that he liked Sister; Zhu'er suggested that Little Red bring them together.
• After drawing Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, Grandmaster selected Dai Mubai, Tang San, and five others to fight, ordering them to win within a minute.
• The second team’s captain agreed to replace three members after Yu Tian Heng warned that a loss to Shrek Academy would disgrace the academy.
• Ye Hao, Yu Tian Heng, and Zhu Zhuqing took the places of the three withdrawn second-team members.

Shrek Academy faced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, only to discover that Ye Hao, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tian Heng had joined its lineup. Ye Hao revealed his formidable Soul King strength, leaving Tang San and his teammates stunned as the match began.

• Emperor Xue Ye learned that the Imperial Dou Team had volunteered to compete in the preliminary tournament alongside the Second Team.
• Shrek Academy entered the arena to ridicule and hostility from the crowd, which chanted that defeating Shrek was everyone's responsibility.
• The Second Team fielded four members before Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Tian Heng joined them, shocking Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Grandmaster.
• Ye Hao appeared and taunted Shrek, while Dai Mubai vowed that the Shrek Seven Devils would defeat him.
• Both teams unleashed their Martial Souls, and Ye Hao displayed his Death Spider Emperor and Soul King-level Soul Rings, stunning the spectators and demoralizing Tang San.

Ye Hao and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team defeated Shrek Academy in under a minute, leaving Tang San unconscious and Yu Xiaogang furious. After Ye Hao challenged Yu Xiaogang’s claims as a teacher and theorist, Yu Xiaogang collapsed, while the match ended with the Second Team declared victorious.

• Tang San and Xiao Wu attacked the Second Team, but Zhu Zhuqing blocked Xiao Wu and slapped her off the arena.
• Ye Hao kicked Tang San, then joined Zhu Zhuqing in punching him unconscious and sending him off the arena.
• Ye Hao and the Second Team defeated Shrek Academy in fifty seconds, and the referee declared them the winners.
• Yu Xiaogang complained that Ye Hao should be disqualified, but Ye Hao cited Emperor Xue Ye’s approval and the referee rejected the complaint.
• Ye Hao insulted Yu Xiaogang’s teaching and accused him of claiming Spirit Hall’s theories as his own.
• Yu Xiaogang grew enraged, spat blood, and collapsed unconscious as Liu Erlong tried to help him.

After Ye Hao defeated Shrek Academy’s team and humiliated Yu Xiaogang, he reunited with Xue Qinghe and Zhu'er, whose identity as the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor made the meeting awkward. At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang shut himself away, while Tang San swore revenge on Ye Hao.

• Emperor Xue Ye discussed Shrek Academy’s decline with Ning Fengzhi before leaving the arena, while Xue Beng watched Ye Hao with concealed hostility.
• Ye Hao left the Imperial Dou Team to meet Xue Qinghe and introduce Zhu'er.
• Xue Qinghe mistook Zhu'er for Ye Hao’s younger sister-in-law, and Zhu'er revealed that she was the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor.
• Shrek Academy’s team returned after losing its first match and found Tang San and Yu Xiaogang unconscious.
• Yu Xiaogang refused food and shut himself away, while Tang San vowed to kill Ye Hao.
• Flender told Liu Erlong that the other students’ injuries were minor and they could compete again in two days.

Ning Fengzhi learned that Titled Douluo were backing Shrek Academy, while Tang Hao warned Tang San that Ye Hao was Bibi Dong’s son and far too protected to kill. Tang Hao also revealed that he was poisoned by the Death Spider Emperor Poison, and suspected that Ye Ritian was responsible.

• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo about the powerful aura they had sensed during Ye Hao’s defeat of Shrek Academy.
• Tang San told Tang Hao he wanted to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer and kill Ye Hao, but Tang Hao warned him about the dangers and Ye Hao’s Spirit Hall connections.
• Tang Hao revealed that Ye Hao was Bibi Dong’s biological son and that multiple Titled Douluo protected him.
• Tang Hao coughed up purplish-red blood, and Tang San discovered that the Death Spider Emperor Poison had spread through his body.
• Tang Hao said Ye Ritian had appeared in Sunset Forest and suggested he was the likely source of the poison, then began to voice his suspicion about who Ye Ritian really was.

Tang San learned that Ye Hao might be able to cure Tang Hao’s poison, while Ye Hao discussed giving the Titan Giant Ape to Bibi Dong with Qian Renxue. Qian Renxue rejected the idea of reconciling with Bibi Dong, and Ye Hao planned to use the Titan Giant Ape to learn what Bibi Dong wanted from him.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that only the person who poisoned him could cure his Death Spider Emperor Poison, and Tang San considered asking Ye Hao for help.
• Spider Spider arrived at Qian Renxue’s residence and tried to court Zhu'er, but she ignored him and went to read.
• Ye Hao told Qian Renxue that the Titan Giant Ape did not suit her and proposed giving it to their mother, Bibi Dong, in Qian Renxue’s name.
• Qian Renxue refused to visit Bibi Dong and left after recalling how Bibi Dong had rejected her as a child.
• Ye Hao told Little Red that Bibi Dong might be targeting Spider Spider and Zhu'er for their Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings, and explained that he was offering her the Titan Giant Ape to uncover her intentions.
• Ye Hao said he would capture the Sky Azure Bull Python as well if the Titan Giant Ape was not enough for Bibi Dong.

Ye Hao sent letters to Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, persuading them to let Bibi Dong claim the Titan Giant Ape and promising her the Sky Azure Bull Python. Spirit Hall announced the Titan Giant Ape’s execution, leaving Xiao Wu devastated and Tang San determined to rescue Er Ming.

• Ye Hao gave Snake Lance Douluo letters for Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, and told Qian Renxue their contents were classified.
• Bibi Dong read Ye Hao’s letter, learned he planned to give her the Titan Giant Ape and later offer her the Sky Azure Bull Python, and ordered the beast guarded until the tournament ended.
• Qian Daoliu approved transferring the Titan Giant Ape to Bibi Dong, and Bibi Dong ordered its execution after the tournament.
• Spirit Hall’s announcement spread across the continent, alarming Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and other factions.
• At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu wept over Er Ming’s impending death while Tang San promised to rescue him.

Ye Hao confronted Tang San, who demanded a cure for Tang Hao’s Death Spider Emperor Poison and threatened him with a Godly Zhuge Crossbow. Ye Hao disarmed and robbed Tang San, leaving with his Hidden Weapon blueprints as Tang San demanded them back.

• Grandmaster and Shrek Academy worried about facing the Elephant Armored Sect after their recent defeat.
• Tang San confronted Ye Hao and demanded to know how to cure the Death Spider Emperor Poison.
• Tang San aimed a Godly Zhuge Crossbow at Ye Hao and threatened to kill him if he refused to answer.
• Ye Hao swiftly seized the crossbow, knocked Tang San down, and confiscated the weapon.
• Ye Hao looted the Hidden Weapons and blueprints from Tang San’s Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlight Night and left with them.

Ye Hao kept Tang San’s hidden-weapon blueprints, while Shrek Academy struggled against Elephant Armored Academy in the tournament. The match ended with Hu Yanli catching Xiao Wu and revealing a head Soul Bone, leaving her in danger.

• Tang San cursed Ye Hao for taking his blueprints, while Ye Hao studied them and considered who might help him reproduce the weapons.
• Shrek Academy faced Elephant Armored Academy, and Emperor Xue Ye worried about Spirit Hall’s growing influence before deciding Ye Hao could secure the empire’s future.
• Xue Qinghe privately anticipated that Ye Hao would become Spirit Hall’s Young Master after the tournament and mocked Emperor Xue Ye’s confidence.
• Elephant Armored Academy overwhelmed Shrek’s attacks, so Tang San ordered Xiao Wu to distract the team while the others targeted their captain, Hu Yanli.
• Xiao Wu attacked Hu Yanli, but his head Soul Bone protected him; he broke Tang San’s bindings, grabbed Xiao Wu, and hurled her into the air.

Shrek Academy suffered a second consecutive defeat, falling to Elephant Armored Academy and leaving Grandmaster and the team discouraged. Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team then prepared to face Skywater Academy, whose captain Shui Bing'er revealed her frost-based martial soul as the match began.

• Xiao Wu was eliminated first, and Hu Yanli’s team overwhelmed Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the other Shrek members until Oscar and Jiang Zhu remained.
• Oscar surrendered, giving Elephant Armored Academy the victory and leaving Shrek with two consecutive losses.
• Grandmaster left the stands in despair, while Emperor Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi predicted Shrek would lose its upcoming match against Blazing Fire Academy.
• Ye Hao and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team encountered Shui Bing’er and the Skywater Academy team before their match.
• Shui Bing’er summoned her martial soul and four Soul Rings, sending frost across the arena as the match began.

Ye Hao fought Skywater Academy while noticing Canghui Academy's Shi Nian watching him with killing intent. He broke free of Shui Bing'er's ice attacks and charged the captain, leaving the match unresolved as he prepared to deal with her.

• Shui Bing'er froze Yu Tian Heng, Dugu Yan, Ye Hao, and others with her first Soul Skill, giving Skywater Academy a chance to attack the second team.
• Ye Hao sensed Shi Nian's killing intent from the stands, broke out of the ice, and used his Fifth Soul Skill to warn him.
• Shui Bing'er froze Ye Hao again while calling Shui Yue'er back, but Ye Hao shattered the ice with his Purple Demon Scythes.
• Ye Hao activated his flight skill, reached Shui Bing'er, and shattered her ice shield with the back of his blade as she retreated.

Ye Hao faced Skywater Academy’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill and countered the sisters’ Ice Phoenix with his Death Domain and Fifth Soul Skill. He won the clash but noticed that Shi Nian had disappeared from the spectator stands.

• Ye Hao knocked out Skywater Academy’s last three fighters, prompting Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The sisters froze Ye Hao and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, then formed a blizzard and summoned an Ice Phoenix.
• Ye Hao broke the ice, protected his teammates, and flew up to confront the Ice Phoenix as Shi Nian watched, hoping the fight would exhaust him.
• Ye Hao opened his Death Domain, weakening the Ice Phoenix and astonishing Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Bone Douluo.
• Ye Hao struck the Ice Phoenix with his Fifth Soul Skill, Tear Space Death Slash, and withdrew his domain to avoid killing the Shui sisters.
• Ye Hao searched Shi Nian’s former seat and found that Shi Nian had vanished.

After defeating Skywater Academy, Ye Hao lured Shi Nian into a trap and forced him to spy on Tang San and Shrek Academy. He sent Spider Spider to follow Shi Nian and claim the Soul Bone he expected Shi Nian to drop if he died.

• Ye Hao's team defeated Skywater Academy after its two remaining members surrendered.
• Ye Hao entered Shi Nian's illusion outside Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena, then used the Heart of the God of Death to bind and overpower Shi Nian.
• Ye Hao spared Shi Nian and ordered him to visit Shrek Academy that night, test Tang San, and investigate the academy.
• Ye Hao warned Shi Nian that he would be watched and released him, after which Shi Nian fled.
• Ye Hao told Spider Spider to follow Shi Nian and seize his Soul Bone if he died, leaving Zhu'er curious about how Ye Hao knew Shi Nian had one.

After Shrek Academy’s humiliating tournament losses, Tang San and Xiao Wu were trapped in Shi Nian’s illusions, while Tang Hao urged the despondent Grandmaster to recover. Tang San’s nightmare placed him in Suotuo City, where he found Bu Le attacking Xiao Wu and moved to kill him.

• Shrek Academy’s students and competitors brooded over the team’s two crushing defeats and their poor standing before the match against Blazing Fire Academy.
• Tang San and Xiao Wu worried about facing Blazing Fire Academy as Shi Nian watched them from the woods and devised a plan.
• Tang Hao found Grandmaster drunk and persuaded him to pull himself together for Shrek Academy’s next match.
• Tang Hao sensed Tang San was in danger, and he and Grandmaster rushed toward the Back Mountain.
• Shi Nian trapped Tang San and Xiao Wu in separate illusions, sending Tang San to a deserted Suotuo City where he could not find an exit.
• Tang San followed Xiao Wu’s scream and saw Bu Le tormenting her, then summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and confronted him.

Shi Nian trapped Tang San and Xiao Wu in an illusion until Tang Hao interrupted it, after which Tang San killed Shi Nian and a mysterious attacker stole the Soul Bone Shi Nian left behind. Tang Hao recognized the attacker’s poison as Death Spider Emperor Poison, leading the Grandmaster to suspect Ye Hao.

• Shi Nian trapped Tang San in repeating illusions of Bu Le and Ye Ritian, while Tang Hao struck Shi Nian and broke the illusion.
• Tang San awoke confused, nearly struck the Grandmaster with his hammer, then killed Shi Nian with the King of Hell's Sticker.
• The Grandmaster and Tang San discovered a Soul Bone where Shi Nian had vanished, but a Black-clad Man took it before Tang San could claim it.
• The Black-clad Man blocked Tang Hao with a spider spear and spread Death Spider Emperor Poison through the forest as Tang San carried Xiao Wu away.
• Tang Hao identified the poison as Death Spider Emperor Poison, and the Grandmaster wondered whether the attacker was Ye Hao.

Tang Hao told Tang San that his Blue Silver Grass could undergo a second evolution, while Ye Hao learned how Shi Nian died and took his Soul Bone. Ye Hao and Qian Renxue argued over his feelings for her, made a wager about whether their grandfather would approve their marriage, and he left her puzzled by mentioning a Secret Chamber.

• Tang Hao denied that the person who poisoned him was Ye Hao, while Tang San carried Xiao Wu away and asked to cultivate his Second Martial Soul; Tang Hao promised to help his Blue Silver Grass evolve later.
• Ye Hao told Qian Renxue that he had sent Shi Nian to Shrek Academy, and Spider Spider reported that Tang Hao wounded Shi Nian before Tang San killed him and Shi Nian left behind a Soul Bone.
• Spider Spider teased Ye Hao about loving Qian Renxue, prompting her to confront Ye Hao about his feelings and remind him that she was his biological sister.
• Ye Hao asked about the planned Soul Hunting Operation against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Qian Renxue confirmed it would happen after the tournament.
• Ye Hao and Qian Renxue wagered that their grandfather would approve their marriage; Qian Renxue accepted, confident he would refuse, while Ye Hao hinted that he knew something she did not.
• Ye Hao asked Qian Renxue to take him to the Secret Chamber, then left to find Spider Spider, telling Qian Renxue to ask their grandfather what he meant.

Shi Nian’s disappearance left Canghui Academy in turmoil, while Tang San remained confident that no evidence could link him to the death. At the tournament, Tang San attacked Huo Wu after Blazing Fire Academy burned away his Blue Silver Grass, and Huo Wushuang kicked him away before he could strike her.

• Canghui Academy reported Shi Nian missing, and the Heaven Dou Empire began investigating as Tang San assumed the lack of remains would protect him.
• Spectators packed the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena for Shrek Academy’s match against Blazing Fire Academy, while Tang San chose to fight despite Grandmaster and Tang Hao’s advice.
• Ye Hao examined a Hidden Weapon blueprint and considered how Tang San had designed the weapons to require his involvement in disassembly.
• Feng Xiaotian visited Ye Hao in the lounge, asked him to go easy on Godwind Academy, and agreed Ye Hao might see his self-created soul skills.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s flames burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and Huo Wu mocked his martial soul.
• Tang San charged through the flames and swung at Huo Wu, but Huo Wushuang kicked him away as spectators condemned his conduct.

Blazing Fire Academy defeated Shrek Academy after Tang San attacked Huo Wu and was overwhelmed by their flames, leaving Shrek disgraced and badly injured. Ye Hao returned home and showed Qian Renxue the power of Tang San’s seized hidden weapons.

• Tang San attacked Huo Wu with his Fourth Soul Skill, prompting Huo Wushuang and Blazing Fire Academy’s team to surround him with fire.
• Huo Wu’s Resisting Fire Ring burned away Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, and the flames left Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the rest of Shrek Academy unconscious and badly burned.
• The referee declared Blazing Fire Academy the winner, while Ye Hao and Ning Rongrong mocked Shrek’s defeat and Flender slipped away from the arena.
• Ye Hao returned home, where Qian Renxue joined him and asked about the hidden weapons and blueprints he had laid out.
• Ye Hao demonstrated the Godly Zhuge Crossbow and Flying Sky Divine Claw, showing Qian Renxue how they pierced a rockery and a tree.

Ye Hao gave Qian Renxue hidden-weapon designs and then investigated the strange bond linking him to Spider Spider and Zhu'er. By combining their Martial Souls, his Eight Spider Spears, and the Heart of the God of Death, he transformed into a new fused form that alarmed several Titled Douluo.

• Ye Hao demonstrated his hidden weapons and handed their blueprints to Qian Renxue, who agreed to have Spirit Hall's workshops begin developing them.
• Ye Hao teased Qian Renxue for a kiss, then left for the Back Garden after she refused and began organizing the hidden-weapon project with Snake Lance Douluo and Ci Xue Douluo.
• Ye Hao asked Little Red, Spider Spider, and Zhu'er about their inexplicable connection, and Little Red proposed testing a fusion using their Martial Souls, Ye Hao's Eight Spider Spears, and the Heart of the God of Death.
• Spider Spider merged into Ye Hao while he used the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul, and Zhu'er merged into him while he used the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul.
• The Heart of the God of Death transformed Ye Hao into a black-and-green spider-armored figure with eight altered spider spears, and his awakening changed the skies over Heaven Dou City.
• Tang Hao, Sword Douluo, Bone Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, and Ci Xue Douluo sensed the change and reacted with alarm.

Ye Hao, Spider Spider, and Zhu'er discovered their level-ninety-nine Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Twin Spider Emperor, while its overwhelming pressure alarmed powerful figures across Heaven Dou City. The fusion proved brief and exhausting, leaving its potential to grow as Ye Hao became stronger.

• Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team defeated Godwind Academy, while Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo told Ning Fengzhi they had sensed an immensely powerful Soul Power fluctuation.
• Shrek Academy suffered its third consecutive loss to Blazing Fire Academy, and Tang Hao decided to take the comatose Tang San somewhere to awaken his Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang Hao sensed a terrifying aura near Shrek Academy and judged its owner stronger than Qian Daoliu and likely level ninety-nine.
• Qian Renxue sent Snake Lance Douluo and Ci Xue Douluo to Spirit Hall with Hidden Weapons, but a powerful pressure from the Back Garden made her rush there to protect Hao Di.
• Ye Hao, Spider Spider, and Zhu'er fused into the level-ninety-nine Twin Spider Emperor, but Little Red explained that the fusion lasted only three minutes and consumed enormous Soul Power.