Chapter Summaries

Prince Xue Xing, Salas, and Heaven Dou City officials confronted Dugu Bo over Shi Nian’s death, hoping to dismiss it as a misunderstanding. Dugu Bo admitted he had disposed of Shi Nian’s body, claimed Shi Nian had targeted a Heavenly Demon Sect student, and began listing names as evidence.

• Feng Xiaotian accepted Huo Wu’s offer and promised that Kamikaze Academy would face Shrek in a proper match.
• Prince Xue Xing, Salas, and the Heaven Dou City Defense Chief approached Dugu Bo after Canghui Academy reported Shi Nian missing and produced a portrait of the suspected killer.
• Dugu Bo refused to leave with the officials, while Shi Nian’s students publicly accused him and Salas tried to declare the death a misunderstanding.
• Dugu Bo admitted that he had killed Shi Nian and said Shi Nian had intended to harm a student of his Heavenly Demon Sect.
• When a Canghui student called him a liar, Dugu Bo sent him flying with Soul Power and began reciting names as evidence.

Dugu Bo exposed Shi Nian as the murderer behind a string of Spirit Master Tournament deaths five years earlier, and evidence found in Shi Nian’s room confirmed the accusations. Heavenly Demon then defeated Canghui’s team, while Canghui’s principal expelled Shi Nian’s seven trained students; that night, a Black-Clad Man led them away toward an unknown destination.

• Dugu Bo named twelve tournament contestants who had died in suspicious incidents and accused Shi Nian of killing them using his Residual Dream Martial Soul.
• A deputy hall master found Shi Nian’s hidden Storage Ring, and the victims’ belongings inside confirmed his crimes, forcing the tournament to pause for an investigation.
• Canghui faced Heavenly Demon, and its Seven Asura Illusion Realm was shattered by Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm.
• Canghui’s principal sent Shi Nian’s seven Gem Martial Soul students away from the academy to distance Canghui from Shi Nian’s crimes.
• That night, a Black-Clad Man bearing a Black Tortoise Sect insignia intercepted the injured students’ carriage and led them elsewhere.

As the Qualifying Tournament entered its final days, Elephant Armor Academy faced Heavenly Demon’s Gang Ya and Xue You. Xue You’s flower-based attacks defeated the Elephant Armor team, and Hu Yanli surrendered while asking where Gang Ya had bought his clothes.

• Hu Yanzhen warned Hu Yanli to surrender if Heavenly Demon sent Dugu Yan, then urged the team to save strength for the matches they could win.
• Gang Ya and Xue You entered the arena together, and the spectators learned that Gang Ya was a Level 51 Defense-type Battle Soul King.
• Gang Ya used Xue You’s ice petals to skate across the arena and sent two Elephant Armor members flying with his attacks.
• Elephant Armor Academy formed a defensive formation and held Gang Ya in a close-combat stalemate.
• Xue You summoned a massive Other Shore Flower whose pollen disabled the remaining Elephant Armor fighters, and Hu Yanli surrendered before asking Gang Ya where he bought his clothes.

Elephant Armored Sect opened contact with Heavenly Demon through a clothing deal, while North Rock deliberately eliminated Mad Blade and considered joining Heavenly Demon. Zhu Zhuqing then defeated Dai Mubai in a one-on-one match, leaving Shrek defeated.

• Hu Yanzhen agreed to buy clothes from Heavenly Demon and watched North Rock fight Mad Blade with shocking brutality.
• North Rock used its self-damaging Hell Roll to cripple a Mad Blade fighter, then its members discussed joining Heavenly Demon after graduation.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue discussed her Charm and the next day's match, while Zhu Zhuqing prepared to make Dai Mubai give up pursuing her.
• Shrek accepted a one-on-one match, and Zhu Zhuqing used her Clones to outmaneuver Dai Mubai as he tried to identify her true body.
• Zhu Zhuqing activated her Spirit Bone Skill, Nether Moon Brilliance, and used Nether Moon Waltz to break Dai Mubai's defenses and defeat Shrek.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai, and Shrek advanced past Elephant Armored Sect as the Qualifying Tournament ended and the teams prepared for the Promotion Tournament. At the Royal Hunting Ground, Gang Ya was confronted and beaten by Ice Empress for prematurely calling Xiao Qing Qing Di’s consort, then learned that Xue You had revealed his words to Snow Empress.

• Zhu Zhuqing used Nether Moonlight Waltz to defeat Dai Mubai and remarked that he fell far short of Dai Weisi.
• Dai Mubai recovered his fighting spirit after Flender warned that the royal family might abandon him if Shrek failed to qualify, and Shrek defeated Elephant Armored Sect.
• The Qualifying Tournament ended, and Xue Qinghe reported that the Royal Hunting Ground had been prepared to host the Promotion Tournament.
• Gang Ya arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground and discovered that Ice Empress was waiting to confront him over calling Xiao Qing Qing Di’s consort.
• Gang Ya tried to explain himself, but Ice Empress beat him and treated his injuries with medicine from Bi Ji.
• Gang Zong told Gang Ya that Xue You had revealed his words to Snow Empress, and Xue You sent a message saying she would tell Snow Empress again if asked.

As the Promotion Tournament began, Gang Ya’s group learned how its point-based rankings would affect their mission to display their strength, and prepared to broadcast the matches for Ah Qing. Heavenly Demon received a bye on the first day, leaving Gang Ya to host a livestream of Feng Xiaotian’s match against Shrek.

• Xue You gave Gang Ya homemade sunglasses to hide the bruises Ice Empress had left on his face, while Gang Zong departed to meet the Elephant Armor Sect and then return to Star Luo.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi inspected Gang Ya’s camp, where Ice Empress appeared and then vanished after sensing Xue Qinghe’s Divine Power aura.
• Ning Fengzhi explained the Promotion Tournament’s point-based rankings and how they would determine byes in the elimination-based Grand Finals, and Xie Yue decided the team would compete straightforwardly rather than manipulate its points.
• Ice Empress gave Gang Ya a Broadcast Den Den Mushi so Ah Qing could watch the matches, and the teams registered and drew lots for the tournament.
• The Promotion Tournament opened before a large audience and a disciplined force of Heaven Dou cavalry, while Heavenly Demon received a planned first-day bye and Gang Ya began livestreaming Feng Xiaotian’s match against Shrek.

Xue You fought Plant Academy without disguising her unusual abilities, demonstrating that she could cultivate despite having no conventional Spirit Rings. Salas questioned Dugu Bo about her, and he revealed that Xue You’s Martial Soul Awakening had failed by ordinary standards and that her Spirit Rings manifested differently.

• The Ice Empress assigned Xue You to lead Heavenly Demon’s match against Plant Academy without using a Spirit Ring disguise, aiming to prove Beast-Humans could cultivate.
• Gang Ya carried Xue You onto the arena, where she transformed her hands and summoned blue Manjusaka flowers without displaying Spirit Rings.
• Xue You froze and defeated Plant Academy’s first three contestants with her icy plant abilities.
• Plant Academy’s fourth contestant attacked Xue You with Ice Plain Sword Grass, but her Other Shore Flower suppressed his Martial Soul before she froze and defeated him.
• Salas asked Dugu Bo whether Xue You was concealing her Spirit Rings, and Dugu Bo said she had none in the usual sense and had experienced a failed Martial Soul Awakening by ordinary standards.

Dugu Bo revealed that the Heavenly Demon Sect could train people whose Martial Soul Awakenings had failed, prompting Xue Ye and several nobles to consider trading such people for help. After Xue You led Heavenly Demon to a one-versus-seven victory, Ice Empress followed Xue Qinghe to the Imperial Palace to investigate his connection to her man, and confronted him with a frozen black object.

• Dugu Bo told Salas that the Heavenly Demon Sect's ancestor had discovered how people whose Martial Soul Awakenings failed could cultivate.
• Xue Ye asked Dugu Bo to trade the method, but Dugu Bo said the Heaven Dou Empire could not afford what the sect wanted; Ning Fengzhi then offered to discuss trading such people with Gang Zong.
• Xue You defeated Plant Academy's final member, completing Heavenly Demon's one-versus-seven victory.
• Ice Empress became convinced that Xue Qinghe was connected to her man and followed the Heaven Dou Royal Family's procession to the Imperial Palace.
• Ice Empress entered Xue Qinghe's bathing area and questioned her about her relationship with him; when Xue Qinghe could not reach Gui Mei, Ice Empress showed her a frozen black object.

The Ice Empress questioned Qian Renxue about her suspected connection to her husband, while Qian Renxue mistakenly concluded that he was her biological father. The Ice Empress knocked Qian Renxue and Gui Mei unconscious to erase their memories, then set a palace hall on fire to distract the guards.

• The Ice Empress captured Gui Mei in his shadow form, exposed Qian Renxue's disguise, and questioned her about her connection to the Ice Empress's husband.
• Qian Renxue inferred that her biological father was a lover of Bibi Dong and explained that her mother belonged to Spirit Hall.
• The Ice Empress realized that Qian Renxue had misunderstood her story and decided to erase her memories by striking her unconscious.
• The Ice Empress restored Qian Renxue's Xue Qinghe disguise, knocked Gui Mei unconscious, and hid him on a palace hall.
• Qian Renxue woke with a headache and no memory of the encounter, while palace guards shouted that the main hall was on fire.

The mysterious palace fire and attempted assassination of Xue Qinghe remained unsolved as the Promotion Tournament continued. During Tang San’s match against Xue You, Ah Yin’s sacrifice awakened the Blue Silver Emperor within his Blue Silver Grass.

• Investigators found no casualties or stolen items after the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace fire, while Xue Qinghe reported lost memories and a blow to the back of his head; Xue Ye reinforced palace security and ordered a citywide search.
• Heavenly Demon dominated the Promotion Tournament as Zhu Zhuqing and Xue You alternated matches, and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Feng Xiaotian by striking his waist.
• Shrek discussed Xue You’s Mystic Ice Manjusaka, then Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, and Dai Mubai each failed to overcome her vines and ice.
• Tang San used Blue Silver Cage to block Xue You’s view, but she sensed him through the Other Shore Flower and continued attacking.
• When Xue You’s flower clashed with Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, Ah Yin’s sacrifice awakened the Blue Silver Emperor in Tang San’s Martial Soul.

Xue You defeated Tang San by using her Mystic Ice Manjusaka’s hidden freezing pollen after his Blue Silver Emperor awakened during their arena match. The chapter then moved toward the tournament finals in Spirit City, with Xue Qinghe accompanying the Heaven Dou delegation.

• Xue You’s Other Shore Flower overpowered Tang San’s newly awakened Blue Silver Emperor, and she froze him with a combined attack after concealed ice crystals stiffened his body.
• Yu Xiaogang explained to Flender that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor had undergone a second awakening and linked it to Tang San’s twin Martial Souls.
• The Heaven Dou Empire received word that the tournament finals would be held in Spirit City, and Xue Ye confirmed Xue Qinghe as Crown Prince and representative.
• After three days of rest, the fifteen academies and their escorts set out for Spirit City in a large procession.

After leaving seclusion, Ye Qing learned that the Ice Empress had gone to watch the finals and set out for Spirit City. As the tournament teams arrived, a revenge plot against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and Spirit Hall emerged, while Shrek faced an inspection at the city gates.

• Ye Qing found the Ice Empress’s recorded message saying she had gone to watch the competition, then headed toward Spirit City.
• The Canghui Academy headmaster allowed Shi Nian’s seven former students to travel with the group, unaware that two Black Tortoise Sect brothers had lured them into a revenge scheme.
• The Heavenly Demon group traveled toward Spirit City while Dugu Bo, Gu Rong, and Chen Xin played mahjong, and other academies prepared to compete for the lower rankings.
• Yu Xiaogang struggled to devise a plan for Shrek and hoped to avoid meeting the Heavenly Demon and Spirit Hall teams too early.
• At Spirit City’s gate, Yu Xiaogang recognized Zhang Tiegang and pretended to be unwell, but the guards demanded that he leave the carriage before Shrek could enter.

Spirit Hall inspected the arriving teams before the Grand Finals, and Liu Erlong dragged Yu Xiaogang out of his carriage, where Zhang Tiegang recognized nothing unusual and let him enter. At the tournament, Yan watched Heavenly Demon defeat its first opponent and became captivated by Hu Liena, asking whether North Rock’s support club was still recruiting.

• Spirit Hall increased security around Spirit City after Gui Mei reported that the Black Tortoise Sect seemed suspicious.
• Zhang Tiegang demanded to inspect Yu Xiaogang, so Liu Erlong dragged him from the carriage; Yu Xiaogang froze when he saw Zhang Tiegang, who mistook his reaction for a mental illness and let the group proceed.
• The teams gathered for the Grand Finals, where the seeded teams received first-day byes and Spirit Hall members watched the matches.
• Yan and Xin learned from Lei that North Rock Academy’s supporters were cheering for Heavenly Demon, whose strength made Spirit Hall’s team unlikely to win in a direct fight.
• Heavenly Demon used its Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat its opponent, and Lei identified Hu Liena as the girl North Rock was supporting.
• Yan stared at Hu Liena after the match and asked whether North Rock’s support club was still recruiting.

Yan sought advice from Lei and Xin about attracting a woman’s attention, while Dai Weisi reassured Zhu Zhuyun about Zhu Zhuqing’s safety. In Spirit City, Ice Empress confessed to interfering with the disguised Crown Prince, and Zhang Wei overheard Tang Hao’s arrival before stumbling onto another suspicious conversation.

• Yan asked Lei whether North Rock’s fan club was recruiting, and Lei and Xin teased him about his sudden interest in a woman.
• Lei and Xin advised Yan to build a good image during the competition rather than join the fan club.
• Dai Weisi told Zhu Zhuyun that Zhu Zhuqing could not be harmed because Heavenly Demon stood behind her, then invited Zhu Zhuyun to the Pope’s banquet.
• Ye Qing confronted Ice Empress, who admitted she had followed the disguised Crown Prince and used her memory-erasure technique on her.
• Ya Gu brought Tang Hao into Spirit City and warned him not to cause trouble; Tang Hao said he only wanted to look around.
• Zhang Wei overheard that Tang Hao had entered the city, then heard conspirators discussing their plan involving Canghui Academy, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Spirit Hall.

Zhang Wei overheard a conspiracy in Spirit City, and Zhang Tiegang accidentally scared off the men but supplied detailed portraits. After reporting what he learned to Bibi Dong, Zhang Wei revealed that Tang Hao had also infiltrated the city.

• Zhang Wei hid in a soundproof restroom and overheard two men discussing their preparations and a planted agent in Canghui Academy.
• Zhang Tiegang interrupted the men on patrol, then gave Zhang Wei portraits he had sketched before they disappeared.
• Zhang Wei discovered the restroom had no paper and tore off a pant leg to manage his predicament.
• Dai Weisi felt intimidated by Bibi Dong and was impressed by Xue Qinghe's composure, then discussed his concerns with Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhang Wei showed Bibi Dong the portraits, and Gui Mei confirmed that the men were the same people he had seen before.
• Bibi Dong ordered Zhang Wei and Gui Mei to investigate discreetly, and Zhang Wei reported that Tang Hao had entered Spirit City.

Bibi Dong learned that Tang Hao had infiltrated Spirit City and focused Spirit Hall's investigation on a separate threat, while the tournament narrowed to its final teams. Godwind Academy lost to Spirit Hall, and Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer to help Shrek defeat Star Luo Royal Academy, leaving his identity at risk before the Grand Finals in three days.

• Bibi Dong learned Tang Hao had entered Spirit City to visit a younger relative competing in the tournament and ordered Zhang Wei to prioritize investigating Canghui Academy's associates.
• Heavenly Demon defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphor Serpent Venom, while Xue Qinghe watched from the stands with another purpose in mind.
• Godwind Academy used Huo Wu's flame armor to strengthen Feng Xiaotian, but Yan defeated him and Spirit Hall eliminated the combined team.
• Zhang Wei recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's relative after Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer during Shrek's victory over Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Flender confronted Yu Xiaogang about Tang San using the Clear Sky Hammer, and Yu Xiaogang resolved to tell Tang San about the Clear Sky Sect's past.

As the final competition began, the Heavenly Demon Sect advanced after both Spirit Hall and Shrek forfeited the opening melee. Spirit Hall and Shrek then clashed, with Tang San wielding a giant Clear Sky Hammer against a Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill that caught Ye Qing’s attention.

• Yan’s intelligence report on Hu Liena consisted mostly of personal details, so Lei had Xu Yu check whether Yan had been Charmed.
• Lei decided Spirit Hall should forfeit the morning matches to preserve its strength before facing Shrek, while Shrek planned to forfeit for the same reason.
• Bibi Dong opened the final competition, and the Heavenly Demon Sect advanced directly after Spirit Hall and Shrek forfeited the three-way melee.
• Tang San’s team began the match by using Blue Silver Grass to stall while channeling their Soul Power into his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yan, Lei, and Xin combined their Martial Souls into a giant Flame Demon that struck at Tang San, prompting Ye Qing to recognize its resemblance to Ragnaros.

Yan, Lei, and Xin’s Flame Demon Lord defeated Tang San’s team after Lei persuaded Yan to change tactics, earning Shrek third place. During the final between Heavenly Demon and Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong exposed a Canghui Academy plot across Spirit City and demanded to know what crime the conspirators should be charged with.

• Yan’s Flame Demon Lord traded hammer blows with Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer while Lei recognized Tang San’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and urged Yan to stop fighting head-on.
• Lei convinced Yan to use the Flame Demon Lord’s shield, mace, Magma Bombs, and Lava Burst, pushing Tang San past his limit.
• Tang Hao secretly advised Tang San to strike the arena; Tang San’s shockwave disrupted the attack, but Shrek still lost and placed third.
• The chapter revealed that Canghui Academy’s Gem Seven were being used in a plot involving locations outside Spirit City, and one slipped into the sewers after the gates closed.
• Gui Mei followed the escaping Canghui member through the sewers, while the Canghui dean dismissed the person’s absence the next morning.
• During the Heavenly Demon and Spirit Hall final, a screen showed scenes from across Spirit City, and Bibi Dong publicly accused the conspirators of plotting wrongdoing.

Bibi Dong displayed her strength as the Black Tortoise Sect brothers, Xu Meng and Shi Da, attacked Spirit City with power linked to the Evil God. They summoned a Dark Arena that weakened everyone and filled the city with shadow projections, while Ye Qing prepared to respond.

• Bibi Dong spread her killing intent across the city and challenged the gathered Spirit Masters to recognize her strength beyond her title.
• Xu Meng and Shi Da revealed themselves and transformed with Black Qi, while Ye Qing recognized their power as similar to the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger’s and borrowed Ice Empress’s Evil God Hook weapon.
• Xu Meng and Shi Da attacked Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong, but Bibi Dong drove Xu Meng back and Gu Rong rescued Ning Rongrong.
• The brothers used seven former Canghui Academy students as sacrifices, then plunged Spirit City into darkness and summoned a shadow projection for every person in the city.
• Xu Meng claimed the Dark Arena stripped away nearly all of its victims’ strength, while Ye Qing recognized the ability and snapped his fingers behind the brothers.

Ye Qing and Ice Empress watched as Spirit Hall’s Title Douluo fought the Black Tortoise Sect brothers’ shadow army inside a projection of an Evil God’s power. The brothers’ sealing ability failed, but after their defeat began, black liquid poured from their wounds and enveloped them in a sphere that absorbed Yue Guan’s attack.

• Ye Qing explained that the darkness was a projection of Divine Power, then shared melon with Ice Empress while they watched the battle.
• Xu Meng and Shi Da unleashed shadow copies of Spirit City’s Spirit Masters, but Gu Rong used Bone Prison and Chen Xin used Ten Thousand Swords Return to Origin to destroy many of them.
• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to help, and they joined Chen Xin in attacking the shadows while Ning Fengzhi boosted their attributes with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Chen Xin, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei attacked the Black Tortoise Sect brothers, but their wounds released viscous black liquid that wrapped them in a sphere.
• Yue Guan’s Golden Stamens Overflowing with Rosy Clouds vanished into the sphere without affecting it.