Chapter Summaries

Spirit Hall prepared to execute the seven Clear Sky Sect Evil Soul Masters before the gathered leaders of Heaven Dou City. As Tang Xiao waited for death and reflected on his family, a solemn, unfamiliar song filled the Spirit Fighting Arena.

• Spirit Hall escorted the seven Clear Sky Sect prisoners onto the arena stage while Golden Crocodile, Tian'e, Salas, and Walter joined the VIP guests.
• Golden Crocodile and Tian'e spoke with Ning Fengzhi, Yu Yuanzhen, and Sword Douluo, and Tian'e watched the prisoners with no mercy.
• Tang Xiao knelt beside Tang Yuehua and wished for death, thinking of his family, Tang Hao's death, and the fate of Tang Hao's child.
• A strange song in an unknown language rang through the arena, silencing the crowd with its solemn, holy sound.

Qian Renxue descended into the Spirit Fighting Arena in an angelic display, and the crowd hailed her as the Angel God. She executed seven Evil Soul Masters and displayed Tang Hao’s head as a warning, then turned toward the teams’ resting area as if anticipating an objection.

• Qian Renxue descended onto the fighting stage in a radiant, six-winged form, and the spectators shouted that she was the Angel God.
• Qian Renxue reflected on her previous life, then ordered the execution of Tang Xiao, Tang Yuehua, and five others for practicing Evil Soul methods and harming people.
• Golden flames burned the seven kneeling prisoners to ash, and Hall Guard Knights placed their remains beneath the stage steps.
• Qian Renxue recounted Tang Hao’s crimes and announced that Spirit Hall had killed him outside Suotuo City one year earlier.
• A Hall Guard Knight raised a black box, which burst open and revealed Tang Hao’s head floating above the arena.
• Qian Renxue and the Paladins turned toward the competing teams’ resting area, apparently responding to someone’s objection.

Qian Renxue and Bianka confronted Yu Xiaogang after sensing his hostility toward Holy Feather, who had executed Evil Soul Masters. Yu Xiaogang defended the treatment of Haotian Douluo as unjust, leaving the arena watching as he cast himself as the lone voice of justice.

• Qian Renxue’s attention drew the arena’s eyes to the masked Yu Xiaogang, whose hatred of Spirit Hall alarmed Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen.
• Bianka flew up and asked Yu Xiaogang whether he objected to executing Evil Soul Masters, and Mojing demanded that he explain his killing intent toward Holy Feather.
• Yu Xiaogang fell under the crowd’s hostility, then rose with Liu Erlong’s support and argued that Haotian Douluo deserved respect and a place in Douluo Hall.
• Yu Xiaogang denounced Spirit Hall for humiliating the dead and scolded the crowd for mocking a deceased powerhouse, portraying himself as the only justice in a corrupt world.

Yu Xiaogang defended Tang Hao and Evil Soul Masters in the Spirit Fighting Arena, drawing a fierce rebuke from High Priest Golden Crocodile and mockery from the crowd. After Yu Xiaogang admitted guilt, Qian Renxue sentenced him to twenty years in prison, then said something that made him jerk his head up.

• Qian Renxue repeatedly stated that Tang Hao was an Evil Soul Master, while Yu Xiaogang argued that Evil Soul Masters had feelings and were people too.
• High Priest Golden Crocodile condemned Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Yuanzhen insisted that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had no ties to Evil Soul Masters.
• The crowd mocked Yu Xiaogang until he knelt before the VIP stands and begged forgiveness.
• Qian Renxue sentenced Yu Xiaogang to twenty years in prison, and he accepted while privately vowing revenge and expecting others to help him.
• Qian Renxue made a further statement that caused Yu Xiaogang to jerk his head up.

Qian Renxue challenged Yu Xiaogang to justify his claim to the title of Grandmaster by presenting his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls. After he recited them and appealed to his years of effort, the arena remained indifferent, leaving him without support.

• Qian Renxue announced that Yu Xiaogang could no longer be called Grandmaster, and Yu Xiaogang objected to losing the title.
• Qian Renxue asked Yu Xiaogang to explain his contributions to the Spirit Master world, and he claimed to have proposed the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls.
• Yu Xiaogang recited all ten theories and asked Qian Renxue to preserve his honor for the sake of his twenty years of work.
• Yu Xiaogang silently called for Bibi Dong and Yu Yuanzhen to help him, but Bibi Dong was absent and Yu Yuanzhen did not intervene.

The chapter recounted Yu Xiaogang’s fall from a celebrated prodigy to a disdained Spirit Master, then traced how he sought support from Spirit Hall and built a reputation as a theoretical grandmaster by copying existing work. It left him wearing the Grandmaster’s persona so long that he seemed to believe it, despite knowing how he had acquired his reputation.

• Yu Xiaogang’s childhood talent made the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan expect him to surpass his father, but his awakening revealed half a rank of innate Soul Power and a weak pig-like Martial Soul.
• Yu Yuanzhen harshly trained and funded Yu Xiaogang, who reached Soul Power Level 29 by sixteen, until the clan elders cut off his resources and gave him an accountant’s job.
• Yu Xiaogang quarreled with Yu Yuanzhen, ran away from home, and went to Spirit City hoping Spirit Hall would support his cultivation.
• Yu Xiaogang met Bibi Dong in Spirit City’s library, and she introduced him to Pope Qian Xunji, who dismissed him and reprimanded her for associating with him.
• Bibi Dong supported Yu Xiaogang’s shift to theoretical research, but after her authority was reduced, he copied less important existing theories and used his status to deter exposure.
• As Bibi Dong became Pope and time passed, Yu Xiaogang came to believe in his Grandmaster persona, though he still knew the source of his work and reputation.

Qian Renxue publicly dismantled Yu Xiaogang’s first six core Martial Soul theories, exposing them as common knowledge or plagiarism and using his own low talent as evidence against his claims. She left Yu Xiaogang humiliated as she continued her evaluation.

• Yu Xiaogang admitted his theories had been compiled and summarized, while hoping Yu Yuanzhen would help him.
• Qian Renxue criticized Yu Xiaogang’s first theory as common knowledge and explained that Martial Soul mutations usually occurred in a positive direction.
• Qian Renxue revealed that Luo Sanpao was a Golden Sacred Dragon held back by Yu Xiaogang’s poor talent and inability to advance past Rank 29.
• Qian Renxue explained that Innate Soul Power determined Martial Soul quality, and said Yu Xiaogang had helped Spirit Hall recognize that supposedly useless Martial Souls might have evolved forms.
• Qian Renxue rejected Yu Xiaogang’s fixed optimal Spirit Ring configuration and other copied theories, then explained that Spirit Masters could gain only five ranks without obtaining Spirit Rings.

Qian Renxue stripped Yu Xiaogang of his Grandmaster title and sentenced him to twenty years in Blood Prison. When his family refused to intervene, Liu Erlong offered to take his place, prompting the Blue Lightning Family to plead for leniency.

• Qian Renxue refuted Yu Xiaogang’s remaining Martial Soul theories and declared that he was no longer to be called Grandmaster.
• Qian Renxue sentenced Yu Xiaogang to detention in Heaven Dou City followed by twenty years in Blood Prison.
• Ning Fengzhi questioned whether Qian Renxue could serve as Spirit Hall’s next Pope while being a Paladin, and Tian’e rebuffed him.
• Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian chose not to rescue Yu Xiaogang, and Yu Xiaogang realized his family would abandon him.
• Liu Erlong embraced Yu Xiaogang, then offered to serve his Blood Prison sentence in his place.
• Yu Luomian ordered Liu Erlong to step down, while Yu Yuanzhen pleaded with Qian Renxue for leniency and offered any price.

Qian Ningshuang exposed why Yu Xiaogang’s face had been disfigured and asked Qian Renxue to hand him over to Camelot. Gu Yuena appeared before Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to carry out Qian Ningshuang’s proposed punishment.

• Qian Ningshuang shattered Yu Xiaogang’s mask and revealed his face to the crowd.
• Qian Ningshuang explained that Yu Xiaogang had failed all Eight Oaths while trying to become a Paladin in Camelot, causing his current appearance.
• Qian Ningshuang asked Qian Renxue to let Camelot handle Yu Xiaogang, and Qian Renxue agreed.
• Qian Ningshuang proposed a punishment that would spare Liu Erlong from Blood Prison and Yu Yuanzhen from paying a price.
• Gu Yuena left the VIP seats and appeared before Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

Gu Yuena stripped Yu Xiaogang of his Golden Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and bloodline, then gave the captured Martial Soul to Qian Ningshuang. Yu Xiaogang was left screaming and demanding its return as Qian Ningshuang rejected his claim to it.

• Gu Yuena’s Dragon Might forced nearby Beast Martial Soul Spirit Masters to kneel, while Qian Ningshuang explained Camelot’s plan to strip Yu Xiaogang of his Martial Soul and bloodline.
• Gu Yuena painfully removed Yu Xiaogang’s Martial Soul, and a radiant Golden Giant Dragon appeared above the arena.
• Yu Xiaogang recognized the dragon as the true form of Luo Sanpao, but it ignored him and flew into a sphere of Gu Yuena’s Soul Power.
• Gu Yuena handed the sphere containing the Golden Sacred Dragon to Qian Ningshuang, who planned to find it a compatible master.
• Yu Xiaogang tried to seize his Martial Soul and demanded it back, but Qian Ningshuang knocked him down and insisted that its name was Golden Sacred Dragon.

Yu Yuanzhen severed ties with his son after Xiaogang lost his Martial Soul and continued demanding it back. He stripped Xiaogang of the Yu surname and clan membership, crippled him, and ordered him expelled from Heaven Dou City.

• Qian Ningshuang and Qian Renxue agreed that losing his Martial Soul was punishment enough, sparing Yu Xiaogang from Blood Prison.
• Yu Yuanzhen struck Liu Erlong unconscious and ordered Yu Luomian to take her back to the clan and manage Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Yu Yuanzhen publicly disowned Yu Xiaogang, removed him from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and forbade him from using the Yu surname or claiming clan ties.
• Yu Yuanzhen crippled Xiaogang and ordered his men to throw him out of the Spirit Fighting Arena, giving him five days to leave Heaven Dou City.

After Yu Yuanzhen left the arena, the officials gave the teams fifteen minutes to prepare before the match. Tang San rallied the Lanba Team, then recognized that the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King was presiding over the tournament.

• Yu Yuanzhen excused himself from the VIP seats and left the Spirit Fighting Arena after the events involving his son.
• Tian'e predicted Yu Yuanzhen might improve, while Di Tian and the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King decided the match would begin after a fifteen-minute break.
• Tang San reflected on Qian Renxue's power and golden Spirit Rings, then reassured Xiao Wu and urged the Lanba Team to focus on the match.
• Tang San and the Lanba Team joined hands, cheered that Lanba would win, and rested until the break ended.
• The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King announced the start of the match, and Tang San recognized him as the former owner of his ninth Spirit Ring.

The Lanba Team and Fenghua Team faced off in the Spirit Fighting Arena, where Tang San grew irritated at his opponents’ composure and the crowd’s reaction. Tang San revealed a Trident after first releasing another Martial Soul, astonishing the audience as the match began.

• Tang San identified the members of Fenghua Team and noticed their expensive, fashionable outfits, which he suspected were made with Deep Sea Sunken Silver Mother.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun mocked Fenghua Team’s clothing, but the opponents ignored them.
• Before the match, Zhan Fenghua and Tang San each signaled for the crowd to quiet down, but the stands cheered Zhan Fenghua and jeered Tang San.
• The Lanba Team released their Martial Souls, and spectators laughed at their white Spirit Rings before noticing Tang San’s Trident.
• The audience realized Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, but Fenghua Team showed no surprise as Tang San ordered his teammates to charge.

The Fenghua Team overwhelmed Tang San and the Lanba Team with startling speed and strength, defeating nearly everyone before Tang San could use his control skills. Zhu Zhuqing surrendered, leaving Fenghua Team poised to claim victory.

• Tang San and the Lanba Team began their planned attack while the Fenghua Team tossed seven Gold Soul Coins into the air without activating their Martial Souls.
• The Fenghua Team charged at extraordinary speed, knocking Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu aside before Tang San could complete Boundless Sea Wave.
• Daqin Si overpowered Tang San, severed the tentacles wrapped around his Trident, and knocked him unconscious after smashing his mask and grinding his face beneath his foot.
• Zhan Fenghua subdued Yu Tianheng, Zhu Dashan defeated Dai Mubai, Aixinge pinned Xiao Wu, Cang Lan drove Ma Hongjun from the arena, and Wan Lingfeng poisoned Ning Rongrong.
• With a blade at her neck, Zhu Zhuqing signaled surrender, and Zhan Fenghua asked the referee to declare Fenghua Team the winner.

Fenghua Team swiftly and brutally defeated Lanba Team, leaving Tang San humiliated and the spectators impressed. Afterward, Ning Fengzhi reflected on the loss and left the VIP seats, while Qian Renxue and Qian Ningshuang discussed their entrances.

• Fenghua Team crushed Lanba Team, and Zhan Fenghua told Tang San to take a Gold Soul Coin as his reward for the clumsy performance.
• Tang San picked up the coin and hurled it away, but Lanba Team had already suffered a humiliating defeat.
• Ning Fengzhi acknowledged Fenghua Team's superior experience and strength, then left with Sword Douluo to check on his daughter and meet Tang San.
• Qian Renxue asked Qian Ningshuang why Fenghua Team had dressed that way for its entrance, and Qian Ningshuang said it looked cool.
• Qian Renxue admitted her own entrance had embarrassed her, but reassured Qian Ningshuang that it had been magnificent.

Tang San asked Ning Fengzhi to let him join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, arguing that he needed its resources and protection to develop his Twin Martial Souls. Ning Fengzhi hesitated over Tang San’s mysterious background, but Tang San’s offer to swear a lifelong Martial Soul Oath made him reconsider.

• Tang San told Ning Fengzhi he wanted to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because he could no longer develop his Twin Martial Souls without a powerful faction’s support.
• Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong away and weighed Tang San’s talent against his unexplained Hidden Weapons, Self-Created Soul Skills, and possible ties to Camelot.
• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San he would think about the request, and Tang San recognized the answer as a delay.
• Tang San offered to swear a Martial Soul Oath to serve and protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for life.
• Ning Fengzhi asked whether Tang San was certain, reconsidering the risk of accepting someone who might become a future sect guardian.

Ning Fengzhi accepted Tang San into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect after Tang San offered to swear a Martial Soul Oath. On the journey back, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Tang San’s limitations, the sect’s plans, and the risks Ning Fengzhi had considered taking.

• Ning Fengzhi agreed to accept Tang San and told him to return with Ning Rongrong the next day for his initiation ceremony.
• Sword Douluo warned Ning Fengzhi that Tang San’s poor temperament meant he should never be trusted with major matters.
• Ning Fengzhi said he wanted Tang San trained as a potential Title Douluo, while Sword Douluo argued that Twin Martial Souls were no longer uniquely exceptional.
• Sword Douluo warned Ning Fengzhi not to use Ning Rongrong to win Tang San over, and Ning Fengzhi denied that he would do so.
• Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo discussed Sa'er and Ning Fengzhi’s past willingness to trade them to Spirit Hall for the sect’s survival.

Tang San prepared to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and visited Yu Xiaogang, whose reputation and standing had collapsed. After Yu Xiaogang offered to end their teacher-disciple relationship, Tang San beat him publicly to distance himself from his disgraced teacher.

• Tang San decided to offer the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the Tang Sect techniques and hidden weapon diagrams in exchange for support.
• Tang San found Yu Xiaogang withdrawn and despondent, then used a sack of food to draw him into responding.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that their teacher-disciple bond should end so Tang San would not be dragged down by his ruined reputation.
• Tang San angrily accused Yu Xiaogang of plagiarism and bad advice, then kicked and beat him while onlookers watched.
• Tang San drove away the crowd and stopped beating Yu Xiaogang once he believed the assault would prove they had severed their relationship.

Tang San beat Yu Xiaogang, then told him to obtain Spirit Hall’s Twin Martial Souls cultivation method from Bibi Dong. Yu Xiaogang accepted the task, leaving Tang San to rely on his former teacher as his only remaining means of acquiring it.

• Tang San salted Yu Xiaogang’s wounds and watched him suffer without pity.
• Tang San returned Yu Xiaogang’s bag and explained that he needed the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method from Bibi Dong.
• Tang San revealed his fear that Camelot and Spirit Hall already knew he was Tang Hao’s son, but believed they were letting him act freely.
• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that obtaining the method was his only remaining value and asked him to help.
• Yu Xiaogang promised to go to Spirit City and bring back the cultivation method, trusting his relationship with Bibi Dong.

Tang San gave Chou Xiaogang medicine and money, then left him to recover after declaring their master-disciple bond severed. Chou Xiaogang argued with his elder brother about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s treatment of him, and ended by vowing that Bibi Dong and Tang San would avenge him.

• Tang San gave Yu Xiaogang medicine, named him Chou Xiaogang, and left after saying they would have no further dealings.
• After two hours, Chou Xiaogang’s elder brother arrived, kicked him down, and offered him fifty thousand Gold Soul Coins to leave and live comfortably.
• Chou Xiaogang accused the clan and his father of abandoning and mistreating him, while his elder brother said the clan had been protecting itself from the trouble Chou Xiaogang caused.
• His elder brother answered Chou Xiaogang’s accusations about his family, including his treatment of Er Long, and left after saying Chou Xiaogang owed the clan and others.
• Chou Xiaogang picked up the ring and vowed that Bibi Dong and Tang San would avenge him against the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Spirit Hall, and Camelot.