Chapter Summaries

Er Ming and Xiong Jun waited outside the Spirit Pagoda to confront Huo Yuhao, whom Er Ming believed was Spirit Ice Douluo’s descendant. After following Huo Yuhao through the city, they were detected as he left a restaurant.

• Er Ming and Xiong Jun waited at a cold drink shop across from the Spirit Pagoda, hoping Huo Yuhao would emerge.
• Huo Yuhao reached Spirit Douluo and Rank 83 after fusing with the Phantom Heart Demon Spider Spirit Soul, then went out alone when Gu Yue declined his invitation.
• Er Ming saw Huo Yuhao and concluded that he looked just like Spirit Ice Douluo, confirming his suspicions about Spirit Ice’s betrayal.
• Huo Yuhao ate at Yuhao Grilled Fish while Er Ming and Xiong Jun secretly followed him.
• Huo Yuhao sensed the two men near an alley and told them to come out.

Huo Yuhao was ambushed by Xiong Jun and Er Ming, who claimed to be seeking revenge for Shrek Academy, and used his new Soul Skill to trap them in an illusion. Er Ming quickly broke free and restrained Huo Yuhao with law power, but Leng Yaozhu arrived just in time to intervene.

• Xiong Jun and Er Ming identified themselves as Shrek Academy members seeking revenge against Qiangu Dongfeng, then attacked Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao dodged Xiong Jun's Limit Douluo-level strike through a spatial rift and activated his eighth Soul Skill, Delusive Mindscape.
• The illusion forced Xiong Jun to face Di Tian, while Er Ming was also briefly drawn into the mental domain.
• Er Ming broke free, locked down space with law power, and reached for Huo Yuhao.
• Leng Yaozhu arrived in her platinum Four-Word Battle Armor and placed herself between Huo Yuhao and Er Ming.

Er Ming attacked Huo Yuhao, but a Clear Sky Sect token made him hesitate long enough for reinforcements to arrive, so he fled with Xiong Jun. Afterward, Leng Yaozhu confronted Qiangu Dongfeng over the attack on Huo Yuhao, and Spirit Pagoda powerhouses rushed in to prevent a fight.

• Leng Yaozhu arrived to protect Huo Yuhao, but Er Ming struck her aside and reached for him.
• Huo Yuhao summoned his Battle Armor and Ice and Fire Dragon King Armor as the Clear Sky Sect token Wang Dong'er had given him appeared from his Spirit Sea.
• Er Ming recognized the token he had made for Wang Dong'er, mistakenly concluded Huo Yuhao might be her and Huo Yuhao's child, and hesitated.
• With three Super Douluo approaching, Er Ming abandoned his attack, grabbed the illusion-bound Xiong Jun, and fled.
• Leng Yaozhu confirmed Huo Yuhao was unharmed, then accused Qiangu Dongfeng of forgetting her warning and prepared to attack him.
• Spirit Pagoda elders and powerhouses intervened between Leng Yaozhu and Qiangu Dongfeng to prevent a public fight.

Leng Yaozhu defended Huo Yuhao after Qiangu Dongfeng denied responsibility for an attack, while the Spirit Pagoda’s new Soul Spirit technologies strengthened its standing. Later, Gu Yue learned the attacker’s identity and confronted Di Tian, who blamed Na’er for ordering the attack.

• Leng Yaozhu made clear that she would protect Huo Yuhao, while Qiangu Dongfeng denied having anything to do with the attack.
• Huo Yuhao and Leng Yaozhu left as Spirit Pagoda powerhouses watched, and Qiangu Dongfeng remained behind.
• Gu Yue learned that a Quasi-God-level powerhouse had attacked Huo Yuhao and questioned him about what happened.
• After recognizing clues about the attacker, Gu Yue called Di Tian and angrily demanded to know why he had acted without her permission.
• Di Tian confessed that Na’er had given the order.

Na'er defended her failed attempt to kill Huo Yuhao to Gu Yue, arguing that he threatened the Soul Beast clan’s ten-thousand-year plan, but Gu Yue warned her not to act again. A year later, Huo Yuhao declined to compete in the newly renamed Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament and chose Jin Li to lead the Spirit Pagoda team, with Experimental Subject No. 1 allowed to participate.

• Na'er answered Gu Yue’s angry call and said she had tried to remove Huo Yuhao because he was a threat to the ten-thousand-year plan.
• Gu Yue acknowledged that Huo Yuhao had affected them both, but said she would not pursue Na’er’s actions this time and warned her against repeating them.
• After a year of Spirit Pagoda expansion, Gongyang Mo told Huo Yuhao that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament had become the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament, open to major forces as well as academies.
• Gongyang Mo urged the Spirit Pagoda to enter, but Huo Yuhao refused to compete himself.
• Huo Yuhao appointed Jin Li to lead the team and approved the use of Experimental Subject No. 1, prompting Gongyang Mo to begin selecting contestants.

Huo Yuhao appointed Jin Li captain of the Spirit Pagoda team for the Continental Youth Soul Master Tournament and planned to investigate events in the Sun Moon Empire. Wang Dong'er signed up to compete, while a dissatisfied strong man arrived at the Spirit Pagoda looking for someone.

• Huo Yuhao confirmed that Jin Li would lead the Spirit Pagoda team to the tournament in the Sun Moon Empire.
• Jin Li promised to bring back the championship and left to choose participants with Gongyang Mo.
• The Spirit Pagoda announced its participation, and Wang Dong'er signed up to support Huo Yuhao.
• A strong man arrived at the Spirit Pagoda, expressed disdain for it, and told a staff member he was looking for someone.

Wang Dong'er's Second Uncle, Er Ming, arrived at the Spirit Pagoda, and Huo Yuhao recognized him as the Quasi-God who had attacked him in the future. Er Ming revealed he had come to meet Huo Yuhao, and the chapter ended as the two faced each other at the elevator.

• Wang Dong'er sensed her Second Uncle's arrival and hurried to the Spirit Pagoda's first floor.
• Huo Yuhao detected Er Ming and recognized him as the Quasi-God who had attacked him ten thousand years later.
• Huo Yuhao suspected Er Ming was one of the revived Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts who had gained immortality through Tang San.
• Wang Dong'er greeted Er Ming affectionately, and he reproached her for not returning to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Er Ming told Wang Dong'er that he had come to meet Huo Yuhao, following Tang San's divine decree to investigate Huo Yuhao's fate.
• Huo Yuhao stepped out of the elevator and asked Wang Dong'er who Er Ming was.

Er Ming tested Huo Yuhao’s suitability to be with Wang Dong'er by challenging him to a fight. Huo Yuhao refused to spar before reaching Title Douluo, and Er Ming agreed to wait until then before sending Wang Dong'er outside to speak with him privately.

• Wang Dong'er introduced Er Ming as her Second Uncle and the vice sect master of the Clear Sky Sect.
• Er Ming told Huo Yuhao that he had to pass a test to be with Wang Dong'er, then challenged him to fight.
• Huo Yuhao refused to face Er Ming before reaching Title Douluo, explaining that the outcome would be a certain defeat.
• Huo Yuhao offered to exchange moves after breaking through to Title Douluo, and Er Ming agreed to their future fight.
• Er Ming asked Wang Dong'er to leave so he could speak with Huo Yuhao alone.

Er Ming told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong'er had a hidden injury that could be cured by the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and challenged him to retrieve it as proof of his love. Huo Yuhao agreed to seek a cure before Dong'er turned twenty, then asked Electrolux to examine her condition.

• Wang Dong'er left Huo Yuhao alone with Er Ming after Er Ming promised not to harm him.
• Er Ming explained that Dong'er's frail body and Twin Martial Souls had caused a hidden injury that her father could suppress only until she turned twenty.
• Er Ming said that only someone with unique and selfless love for Dong'er could pluck the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and gave Huo Yuhao a map to its location.
• Huo Yuhao agreed to seek the herb but said he would wait until after the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament, promising to resolve Dong'er's injury before she turned twenty.
• After Er Ming left, Huo Yuhao doubted the story and consulted Electrolux, who said he would need to examine Wang Dong'er before determining whether he could help.

As the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament neared, Xu Tianran and Ju Zi prepared for war and discussed the Spirit Pagoda with Zhongli Wu of the Holy Spirit Cult. In Ming Capital, Yun Ming told Huo Yuhao that he had infiltrated the cult, uncovered its strength and alliance with Xu Tianran, and warned that the cult would likely act during the tournament.

• Xu Tianran learned from Ju Zi that the emperor was close to death and that tournament preparations were complete, then said the war plan would begin after the tournament.
• Xu Tianran questioned Ju Zi about the Spirit Pagoda and asked whether the Holy Spirit Cult was ready; Zhongli Wu appeared and confirmed that the cult was prepared.
• Yun Ming met Huo Yuhao in his room at the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda Branch Tower and revealed that he had become the Holy Spirit Cult's Second Worship.
• Yun Ming described the cult's powerful leadership and many Title Douluo-level members, including Super Douluo.
• Yun Ming told Huo Yuhao that the cult had secretly allied with Xu Tianran and was preparing to attack the Heaven Dou Empire and Dou Ling Empire.
• Yun Ming warned Huo Yuhao that the cult would likely make a move in the Sun Moon Empire while Yun Ming was away on a mission.

At the tournament’s opening, Huo Yuhao told Bei Bei that Jin Li would lead the Spirit Pagoda team, then stopped him from rushing toward a woman Bei Bei recognized as Xiao Ya. Huo Yuhao identified her group as the Holy Spirit Cult, made up of Evil Soul Masters, while Zhang Peng recognized Huo Yuhao and hurried away.

• Bei Bei asked whether Huo Yuhao would compete, and Huo Yuhao said he was only there to watch and that Jin Li, now a Soul Saint, would lead the Spirit Pagoda.
• Huo Yuhao told Bei Bei that Shrek’s long-held honor could be let go, but Bei Bei remained focused on Shrek’s chances in the tournament.
• Bei Bei saw a black-robed woman enter the Preparation Area and recognized her as Xiao Ya.
• Huo Yuhao restrained Bei Bei and extracted his intense emotions before explaining that the woman belonged to the Holy Spirit Cult, a sect of Evil Soul Masters.
• Bei Bei’s shocked shout drew attention, and Zhang Peng recognized Huo Yuhao before quickly turning away.

Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei found Tang Ya among the Holy Spirit Cult, and Huo Yuhao warned Bei Bei that she had likely killed many people. As the tournament reached its midpoint and its top eight teams were decided, Xu Jiujiu visited the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda, carrying unresolved concerns about Star Luo’s strained partnership with Huo Yuhao.

• Huo Yuhao told Bei Bei that Tang Ya’s scent of blood suggested she had recently killed many people, and urged him to learn what had happened before acting.
• Xu Tianran opened the tournament with Long Xiaoyao’s overwhelming presence intimidating the crowd, and the Shrek Academy Team won its first match.
• Jin Li’s Spirit Pagoda Team defeated an ordinary sect team without Jin Li needing to fight.
• Soul Saint competitors emerged from the Spirit Pagoda, the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, while Shrek Academy had none.
• After half a month of matches, the top eight teams were decided and the tournament took a rest day.
• Xu Jiujiu visited the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda and reflected on how Star Luo’s partnership with Huo Yuhao had grown distant after he cooperated with the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Jiujiu visited Huo Yuhao at the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda and discussed the threat posed by Xu Tianran and the Holy Spirit Cult. She invited the Spirit Pagoda to join an assassination operation against Xu Tianran after the tournament.

• Ji Juechen recognized Xu Jiujiu and escorted her into the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda to meet Huo Yuhao.
• Xu Jiujiu noticed the wired Communication Soul Tool and considered its potential military impact.
• Huo Yuhao greeted Xu Jiujiu, and they exchanged brief pleasantries about the tournament.
• Xu Jiujiu warned Huo Yuhao that Xu Tianran planned to wage war against the original Three Douluo Kingdoms and was cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Xu Jiujiu told Huo Yuhao that the original Three Douluo Kingdoms and Shrek Academy planned to assassinate Xu Tianran after the tournament and invited the Spirit Pagoda to join.

Huo Yuhao refused Xu Jiujiu’s request to help assassinate Xu Tianran, warning that it could provoke the Sun Moon Empire into war, but promised not to expose the plan. At the tournament, Shrek Team faced Holy Spirit Team in the quarterfinals, where Xu Sanshi awakened his Black Tortoise Bloodline and defeated two opponents after Jiang Nannan was badly injured.

• Huo Yuhao told Xu Jiujiu that assassinating Xu Tianran would likely give the Sun Moon Empire a reason to start a war and refused to involve the Spirit Pagoda.
• Xu Jiujiu said the Star Luo Empire would proceed with its plan and asked Huo Yuhao to help the Star Luo Team if the operation failed; Huo Yuhao promised not to tell the Sun Moon Empire about it.
• The All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament resumed, and Shrek Team was matched against the formidable Holy Spirit Team in the first quarterfinal.
• Gu Yu of the Holy Spirit Team fought Jiang Nannan to a draw, leaving her severely wounded.
• Xu Sanshi entered the arena in a rage, awakened his Black Tortoise Bloodline, and defeated two Holy Spirit Team Soul Emperors in succession.

Bei Bei faced Tang Ya in the individual match but refused to fight back, letting her spear pierce his chest. Xuan Zi intervened, and Shrek conceded the match, leaving the team’s hopes of winning the tournament effectively over.

• Bei Bei defeated a Holy Spirit Team opponent, then faced Tang Ya and faltered when he recognized her.
• Tang Ya attacked Bei Bei relentlessly, and he lowered his defenses and told her he had missed her before her spear pierced his chest.
• Xuan Zi charged toward the arena, but Long Xiaoyao stopped him and reminded him that outsiders could not interfere.
• Xuan Zi accused referee Zheng Zhan of failing to protect Bei Bei, then conceded the match on Shrek’s behalf.
• Xuan Zi helped the badly injured Bei Bei off the arena without reproaching him.

Huo Yuhao and Electrolux examined Wang Dong'er's Spirit Sea to investigate the hidden injury left by her childhood Twin Martial Souls. They discovered a divine seal that protected her Spirit Sea, but Electrolux could not determine what it was sealing.

• Wang Dong'er watched Bei Bei leave the arena and agreed with Huo Yuhao that Shrek Academy might return empty-handed.
• The Spirit Pagoda Team defeated the Heavenly Dragon Sect Team without difficulty and returned to the Sun Moon Spirit Pagoda.
• Huo Yuhao brought Wang Dong'er to his room and explained that he wanted to examine the hidden injury in her body.
• Huo Yuhao and Electrolux carefully entered Wang Dong'er's Spirit Sea and found an azure expanse with strands of golden light.
• Electrolux identified a divine seal that protected Wang Dong'er's Spirit Sea and said he could not yet determine what it was sealing.

Electrolux discovered that Wang Dong'er's soul was incomplete but could not investigate past the Sea God's seal, so Huo Yuhao concealed the truth from her. In the future, Huo Yuhao confronted Gu Yue about avoiding him and her growing contact with the Qiangu Clan, but she kept her plans secret.

• Electrolux told Huo Yuhao that Wang Dong'er's soul was incomplete and that the Sea God's seal prevented him from investigating further.
• Electrolux advised Huo Yuhao to ask Wang Dong'er's big uncle and Second Uncle about her past before attempting a solution.
• Huo Yuhao told Wang Dong'er that her examination had found nothing serious, and she decided to question her relatives after the tournament.
• Shrek Academy failed to reach the semifinals, an unprecedented result that caused an uproar across the Soul Master world.
• Huo Yuhao caught Gu Yue in the Spirit Pagoda corridor and asked why she had been avoiding him and meeting with the Qiangu Clan.
• Gu Yue denied having anything with Qiangu Zhangting but gave Huo Yuhao no explanation for her contacts or secret plans.

Gu Yue kept her dealings with the Qiangu Clan secret, while Long Yeyue laid out a plan for Shrek’s young survivors to rebuild the academy. Huo Yuhao returned to the past as the Spirit Pagoda faced the Holy Spirit Team in the tournament final, and Xu Tianran worried that public support had shifted toward the Pagoda.

• Gu Yue told Huo Yuhao she could not explain her contact with the Qiangu Clan yet, and he agreed to wait while asking how she would explain it to Leng Yaozhu.
• Long Yeyue named Na'er, Wu Changkong, Yuanen Yehui, Ye Xinglan, Wu Sidu, Lan Muzi, and Tang Yinmeng as Shrek's future and set deadlines for them to reach Title Douluo.
• Rumors about Gu Yue's supposed betrayal spread through the Spirit Pagoda, but her relationship with Huo Yuhao appeared unchanged.
• Three days later, Huo Yuhao returned to the past and found the Spirit Pagoda's Jin Li had won the semifinal, setting up the final between the Holy Spirit Team and the Chuanling Team.
• Xu Tianran grew displeased as the crowd cheered for the Spirit Pagoda, but Ju Zi reassured him and he praised her understanding.

In the finals, Jin Li overwhelmed the Holy Spirit Team’s first fighter, prompting captain Yan Feng to concede the individual matches and move straight to the team battle. As the Holy Spirit Team’s Soul Emperors charged the Spirit Pagoda’s four Soul Kings, the four revealed One-Word Battle Armor that raised their auras to Soul Saint level.

• Jin Li defeated Lu Genggeng so decisively that he was left badly injured and unlikely to compete in the team battle.
• Yan Feng conceded the individual matches and chose to rely on the Holy Spirit Team’s numerical advantage in the team battle.
• The Holy Spirit Team divided its fighters among Jin Li, Wang Dong'er, He Caitou, and the Spirit Pagoda’s four Soul Kings, then launched a coordinated attack.
• The Spirit Pagoda’s four Soul Kings remained calm as the Holy Spirit Team’s Soul Emperors charged them.
• The four Soul Kings equipped their One-Word Battle Armor, and their auras surged to the intensity of Soul Saints, terrifying their attackers.

The Chuanling Team used One-Word Battle Armor to defeat the Holy Spirit Team and win the All-Continent Youth Soul Master Tournament. Their victory revealed Spirit Pagoda’s advanced Soul Tool technology, leaving Sun Moon Regent Xu Tianran concerned about the threat it posed.

• The four Soul Kings of the Chuanling Team activated their Battle Armor, startling the spectators and Soul Engineers with its power.
• Jin Li drew the Golden Dragon Spear and led the armored Chuanling Team in overwhelming the Holy Spirit Team.
• The referee stopped the Chuanling Team from pursuing the defeated Evil Soul Masters and announced their victory, securing Spirit Pagoda the championship.
• Huo Yuhao watched the other teams react to the Battle Armor, recognizing that the tournament had showcased its power to potential buyers.
• Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that Spirit Pagoda’s Battle Armor meant the Sun Moon Empire had lost its advantage in Soul Tools.