Recaps

Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen led Sun Moon Team to six consecutive victories, setting up a final team battle against Shrek after both teams skipped the individual matches. Long Zhanye charged at Wang Qiu'er, revealed his Qilin Arm martial soul, and shocked the arena with a giant transformation and three soul rings: one red and two black.

• Meng Hongchen swept Heavenly Dragon Gate's individual matches, and she and Xiao Hongchen helped Sun Moon Team earn six straight victories.
• Shrek and Sun Moon Team skipped the individual matches and began their final Round Robin Tournament battle as a five-person team faced Long Zhanye and three teammates.
• Long Zhanye focused on Wang Qiu'er and Wu Feng, intending to capture them and considering using Wang Qiu'er's body to revive Xiahou Ling.
• Long Zhanye charged at Wang Qiu'er and transformed into a giant while revealing his Qilin Arm martial soul.
• Long Zhanye displayed one red and two black soul rings, leaving the competitors, officials, and spectators stunned.

Wang Qiu'er’s Golden Dragon Spear and strength were repeatedly matched by Long Zhanye, who appeared to be using a Martial Soul Avatar. Long Zhanye’s six Level 7 Metal Rings were revealed to amplify his Soul Power and give him seventy percent of a true Martial Soul Avatar’s combat power.

• Wang Qiu'er thrust the Golden Dragon Spear at Long Zhanye, but his transformed body knocked it aside with a single blow.
• Wang Qiu'er attacked again, and Long Zhanye caught the Golden Dragon Spear with his bare hands before she pulled it back.
• Wang Qiu'er leaped into the air and kicked at Long Zhanye, whose hundred-thousand-year External Soul Bone met her strike in a draw.
• Wang Qiu'er landed with her leg numb and wondered how Long Zhanye’s strength could rival the Golden Dragon’s.
• Long Zhanye used six Level 7 Soul Tool Metal Rings to amplify his martial soul and achieve seventy percent of a true Martial Soul Avatar’s combat power.

Long Zhanye and Wang Qiu'er escalated their clash of strength as Long Zhanye combined his many enhancements and gained the upper hand. Wang Qiu'er unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Bloodlust, as the battle continued.

• Long Zhanye used his Flawless Golden Body to guard his vital points and kept Wang Qiu'er from targeting his weaker areas.
• Long Zhanye activated Silver-Grade Awakening and seized Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear, overpowering her until she stacked Golden Dragon Body and Dragon's Power.
• Long Zhanye struck Wang Qiu'er with Unity of Heaven and Man, and the two exchanged a blow that fractured the arena floor.
• Wang Qiu'er used Golden Dragon Roar to force Long Zhanye back several steps, but his eight stacked enhancements soon gave him the advantage.
• Long Zhanye mocked Wang Qiu'er and swung his seven-colored fist at her, prompting her to activate Golden Dragon Bloodlust and unleash more power.

Long Zhanye overpowered Wang Qiu'er with his temporary Power God Avatar, but Huo Yuhao secretly used Simulation to fuse his powers with hers, giving her the strength to break his attack. The chapter ended as Long Zhanye launched another assault against the transformed Wang Qiu'er.

• Long Zhanye struck Wang Qiu'er with his left arm and sent her flying, making her doubt her Ultimate Strength.
• Long Zhanye activated his hundred-thousand-year soul ring and used Power God Patting the Crown to trap Wang Qiu'er beneath a giant golden palm.
• Huo Yuhao vanished from the stands as the rest of Shrek's team struggled against Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Huang Wei.
• Wang Qiu'er pierced and shattered Long Zhanye's golden palm while wearing blue armor infused with Ultimate Ice and powerful Mental Power.
• Long Zhanye realized Huo Yuhao had fused the Golden Dragon, Spirit Eye, and Ice Jade Empress Scorpion powers with Wang Qiu'er through a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Long Zhanye leaped into the air and prepared to attack Wang Qiu'er again.

Long Zhanye defeated Wang Qiu'er and Shrek's remaining fighters, leading Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy to victory over Shrek Academy. The chapter ended with Shrek's students and teachers stunned as their long-held dominance collapsed.

• Long Zhanye overwhelmed Wang Qiu'er with successive soul skills, broke her defenses, and knocked her off the stage.
• Huo Yuhao reappeared in the waiting area, weakened by the backlash and exhaustion from the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Long Zhanye crushed Xie Huanyue to death, while Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen killed Dai Huabin and Zhou Sichen.
• Long Zhanye's Chaos Qi concealed Wu Feng as she conceded, and Zheng Zhan declared Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy the winner.
• The audience celebrated Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy's victory as the Shrek group stood in shock and despair.

Long Zhanye's Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy defeated Shrek, leaving Wang Qiu'er as Shrek's sole surviving team member. After the standings were announced, Huo Yuhao offered to forfeit Tang Sect's tiebreaker so Shrek could advance, but Wang Qiu'er despaired over her team's defeat.

• Long Zhanye secretly abducted the weakened Wu Feng by replacing her with a Puppet, while Wang Qiu'er was the only Shrek Team member left alive after the match.
• Xu Tianran congratulated Jing Hongchen as Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy secured first place with seven consecutive victories, and Long Zhanye recovered from the strain of his abilities.
• The referee announced that Tang Sect and Shrek tied for second place and would need an extra match to decide which team advanced to the quarterfinals.
• Huo Yuhao declared that Tang Sect would forfeit the extra match so Shrek could advance, but Wang Qiu'er wept and blamed herself for failing to defeat Po Hongchen.

After the Round Robin Tournament ended, the top eight teams gathered at Mingyue Hotel for the quarterfinal draw ceremony. The organizers explained how the draw would set the teams’ opponents and bracket, leaving the ceremony ready to begin.

• The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer team, Snow Demon Sect, Holy Spirit Sect, and Tang Sect finished first in their groups, while four other teams advanced as runners-up.
• Huo Yuhao chose not to let Tang Sect concede to Shrek and resolved to pursue the championship.
• The eight teams arrived at Mingyue Hotel on the first rest day before the quarterfinals.
• A Sun Moon Empire official delivered a lengthy welcome speech before announcing the quarterfinal draw procedure.
• The official explained that the four group winners would draw to determine the upper and lower halves, then each would draw a group runner-up as an opponent.

The tournament bracket draw placed Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy against Tang Sect Team in the quarterfinals, while Holy Spirit Sect Team drew Heavenly Dragon Gate Team. After two days of rest, the quarterfinals began as the teams and spectators headed to the arena outside Ming Capital.

• Long Zhanye drew Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy into the upper bracket, and Tang Ya drew Holy Spirit Sect Team into the lower bracket.
• The remaining draws placed Tang Sect Team in the upper bracket and Heavenly Dragon Gate Team in the lower bracket, setting up Sun Moon against Tang Sect and Holy Spirit Sect against Heavenly Dragon Gate.
• The official announced that the quarterfinals would take place two days later, with upper bracket matches in the morning and lower bracket matches in the afternoon.
• Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen looked toward Tang Sect Team, while Long Zhanye vowed to crush them again in the quarterfinals.
• On quarterfinal day, crowds filled Ming Capital and the teams traveled under soldiers' protection toward the arena outside the city.

The quarterfinals began with the Sun Moon Team facing the Tang Sect in the first match. Long Zhanye and Xu Sanshi took the stage as the opening contestants for the individual elimination round.

• The Holy Spirit Sect, Tang Sect, Snow Demon Sect, and Star Luo National Academy arrived early to observe the morning matches.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen which team he favored, and Jing Hongchen backed the Sun Moon Team while Xu Tianran and Zhongli Wu discussed Tang Sect and Shrek's young talents.
• Chief referee Zheng Zhan announced the quarterfinal match between the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy team and the Tang Sect Team.
• Long Zhanye entered the stage as the Sun Moon Team's first contestant, drawing wary looks from the Tang Sect members.
• Xu Sanshi stepped forward to face Long Zhanye, and both contestants stated their names before preparing to fight.

Long Zhanye used his aerial mobility and overwhelming bombardment to defeat Xu Sanshi in their match. Xu Sanshi admitted defeat, leaving Long Zhanye the victor with most of his Soul Power still intact.

• Long Zhanye charged Xu Sanshi, who defended with his Mystic Turtle Shell Shield and tried to use Mysterious Underworld Displacement to swap him out of the arena.
• Long Zhanye anticipated the swap and used his Supersonic Bionic Wings to stay airborne while Xu Sanshi was left below.
• Long Zhanye fired a barrage from 108 cannon barrels, wrecking the arena as Xu Sanshi dodged and blocked the attacks.
• Long Zhanye hurled eight bombs at Xu Sanshi from different directions, damaging his shield and leaving him battered amid the rubble.
• Xu Sanshi admitted defeat, and Long Zhanye won without using much Soul Power.

Tang Sect abandoned its failed plan to wear down Long Zhanye and advanced to a six-versus-four team battle against the Sun Moon Team. As Zheng Zhan prepared to start the match, both teams took their positions and Huo Yuhao secretly linked his companions with Spiritual Detection Sharing.

• Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao conceded quickly after Long Zhanye overwhelmed them with his attacks and Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao sent Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao into individual matches to exhaust Long Zhanye, but Long Zhanye replenished his Soul Power with Level 7 Sealed Milk Bottles.
• Tang Sect gave up the remaining four individual matches, and the Sun Moon Team agreed to proceed directly to the team battle.
• Beibei reminded Tang Sect's fighters to put their lives and safety first before they entered the stage.
• The six Tang Sect members and four Sun Moon Team members introduced themselves and took positions at opposite ends of the stage.
• Huo Yuhao used Spiritual Detection Sharing and thought transmission to coordinate Tang Sect as Zheng Zhan raised his hand to signal the match's imminent start.

Beibei entered the team battle driven by grief over He Caitou’s death and revealed a pale-gold mutation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul. As he charged Xiao Hongchen and struck with a tightly controlled Thunder Dragon Claw, Yu Tianlong wondered whether Beibei descended from Yu Xiaogang’s line and admired his lightning control.

• At Zheng Zhan’s signal, Beibei roared and transformed, revealing dragon scales and his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul.
• The spectators recognized Beibei’s resemblance to Yu Tianlong’s martial soul, while Yu Tianlong noticed its pale-gold mutation and considered a possible family connection to Yu Xiaogang.
• Beibei released six Soul Rings and charged toward Xiao Hongchen across the arena.
• Beibei attacked Xiao Hongchen with a concentrated Thunder Dragon Claw, impressing Yu Tianlong with his precise control of lightning.

Beibei and Xiao Hongchen fought fiercely in close quarters, with Xiao Hongchen using his metal-controlling Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul and Beibei relying on his dragon powers, a Soul Tool Barrier, and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. Xiao Hongchen pressed his attack as Beibei dodged through the assault, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Xiao Hongchen transformed his body into metal and blocked Beibei's Thunder Dragon Claw before striking at him with a golden blast shaped like a monster's mouth.
• Beibei activated a Level 6 Soul Tool Barrier to withstand the blast, then rushed Xiao Hongchen with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon claws.
• Xiao Hongchen smashed apart Beibei's Thunder Dragon Claw and met his dragon claw head-on, scorching Beibei's scales and forcing him backward.
• Xiao Hongchen pursued Beibei with a fierce attack, boasting that he could defeat Beibei even though he could not beat Wang Qiu'er.
• Beibei used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade Xiao Hongchen's fists and Metal Storm by slipping through the attacks at close range.

Beibei used Thunderous Might to trap and disrupt Xiao Hongchen, then awakened his Golden Sacred Dragon form. Xu Sanshi joined him as the Black Tortoise, and their teamwork drove Xiao Hongchen toward the arena’s edge—until Xiao revealed he had expected someone to come help Beibei.

• Beibei compressed Thunderous Might between his palms, trapping Xiao Hongchen’s arm and disrupting his Soul Power.
• Beibei awakened the Golden Sacred Dragon, but Xiao Hongchen released his Martial Soul Avatar and overpowered him.
• Xu Sanshi awakened the Black Tortoise and teamed up with Beibei against Xiao Hongchen.
• Beibei and Xu Sanshi coordinated their attacks and defenses, forcing Xiao Hongchen toward the edge of the arena.
• Xiao Hongchen smiled and said he had expected someone to come help Beibei, sending a chill through Beibei.

Xiao Hongchen sacrificed himself to eliminate Beibei and Xu Sanshi, but Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao then defeated Huang Wei, leaving the Sun Moon Team badly outnumbered. Wang Dong'er attacked Long Zhanye, who saw through her moves and sent her flying, leaving the Tang Sect members facing him and the injured Meng Hongchen.

• Xiao Hongchen grabbed Beibei and Xu Sanshi and dragged them off the arena with him, eliminating all three.
• Jiang Nannan caught Huang Wei off guard, locked him down with Soft Bone Lock, and evaded Xiao Xiao's giant tripod as it crushed him.
• Meng Hongchen hesitated to hurt Wang Dong'er, allowing Wang Dong'er to wound her with scorching light power.
• With only Long Zhanye and Meng Hongchen left against four Tang Sect fighters, Wang Dong'er approached Long Zhanye and launched a golden-finger attack.
• Long Zhanye read Wang Dong'er's moves, struck her with Mental Power, and sent her flying more than ten meters.

Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao combined their soul skills to suppress Long Zhanye, but he unleashed his Chaos Qi and reversed their advantage. Watching from below, Wang Qiu'er recognized him as the person who had abducted Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, and the others.

• Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao used Group Weakness, Gravity Control, and Three Lives Soul Suppressor in a coordinated attack on Long Zhanye.
• Long Zhanye released Chaos Qi from his Heavenly Eye, shrouding the Tang Sect fighters and disrupting their vision and perception.
• Wang Qiu'er recognized Long Zhanye's distinctive Chaos Qi and realized he was the person who had attacked her teammates and abducted Ning Tian, Zhu Lu, and the others.
• Long Zhanye activated his fifth Soul Skill, Son of Mingling, and spread a Chaos Qi domain across the arena.
• Long Zhanye's domain stripped and assimilated surrounding elemental energy, converting it into Soul Power and dispelling the suppression from Huo Yuhao's team.

Long Zhanye used his Chaos Qi domain to capture Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao, passing his seventh God Trial and earning another God-Bestowed Soul Ring. Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er joined forces to unleash Haodong Power as Little Snow Girl and the Goddess of Light fused into a new force, leaving Long Zhanye stunned.

• Long Zhanye's Chaos Qi disrupted Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection and Spiritual Sharing, then let Long Zhanye strike down Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao and store them in his Storage Belt.
• Long Zhanye passed the Seventh Sin Trial and received a ten-percent increase in God of Sin affinity and a God-Bestowed Soul Ring.
• Wang Dong'er landed on Huo Yuhao and wrapped them both within her wings, while their Haodong Power pierced the Chaos Qi.
• Huo Yuhao released Little Snow Girl as the Goddess of Light appeared behind him, and the two figures fused into him as Wang Dong'er watched with concern.

Huo Yuhao used the Snow Empress’s Emperor Palm to break free of Long Zhanye’s attack, then revealed his Silver-Grade Body Martial Soul Secondary Awakening. The chapter left Long Zhanye struck by the Eye of Destiny’s golden light and unsettled by its unexplained effect.

• Huo Yuhao fused the Snow Empress’s Great Cold Without Snow with the Goddess of Light and struck Long Zhanye, freezing his right arm and creating room to retreat.
• Long Zhanye recognized the Snow Empress’s aura as the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo stolen from Mingde Hall.
• Huo Yuhao activated his Silver-Grade Body Martial Soul Secondary Awakening, merging its silver vertical eye with the golden Eye of Destiny.
• Long Zhanye accused Huo Yuhao of stealing the Body Sect’s secret, but Huo Yuhao refused to explain his awakening.
• Huo Yuhao directed a beam of golden light from the Eye of Destiny onto Long Zhanye, leaving him with a deep, inexplicable sense of unease.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er underwent a dramatic transformation on the competition stage, merging several powers into a mysterious purple-gold form. Long Zhanye recognized the manifestation as something like a Martial Soul Fusion Skill but could not identify what it was.

• Long Zhanye was driven to attack Huo Yuhao by the spiritual command of Huo Yuhao's Eye of Destiny.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er released a brilliant gold-and-silver burst that obscured the competition stage.
• Wang Dong'er's wings folded around Huo Yuhao as two golden Goddess of Light figures appeared before and behind him.
• The Goddess of Light, Snow Empress, Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, Light Goddess Butterfly, and Spirit Eye powers fused into a new purple-gold form.
• A purple-gold armored figure with a vertical eye and a gigantic dragon appeared, leaving Long Zhanye shocked by its strength and uncertain nature.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er revealed their three-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill after Long Zhanye's Mental Tide broke through their disguise. As they prepared to unleash the attack despite being exposed for cheating, Xu Tianran stopped Jing Hongchen from intervening and insisted on seeing its power.

• Long Zhanye unleashed a Mental Tide that exposed Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er within the purple-gold phantom and revealed Wang Qiu'er as the third person in their fusion.
• Long Zhanye realized that the three had formed a rare three-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while spectators recognized that Wang Qiu'er was a Shrek member competing for the Tang Sect.
• Huo Yuhao continued the attack with Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er, resolving to risk everything even though their disguise and cheating had been exposed.
• Xu Tianran sensed the Dragon God's aura in the purple-gold phantom, while Jing Hongchen urged Zheng Zhan to stop the match to protect Meng Hongchen.
• Zheng Zhan hesitated to intervene, and Xu Tianran stopped Jing Hongchen from moving forward, saying he wanted to see the strike's power and that the Imperial Tutor would keep them safe.

Long Zhanye faced a devastating attack alone after ordering Meng Hongchen off the stage, then revealed the mysterious Soul-Absorbing Tablet and began its incantation. As the attack loomed, he prepared to use the divine weapon despite the danger of exposing it.

• Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen recognized the attack's lethality, while Zhongli Wu plotted to claim Long Zhanye's corpse and Jing Hongchen worried for Meng Hongchen.
• Long Zhanye told Meng Hongchen to leave the stage, and she retreated after he shouted at her to move.
• Meng Hongchen reached safety, easing Jing Hongchen's concern as the audience and the Shrek and Tang Sect spectators reacted to Long Zhanye's decision to stay.
• Long Zhanye summoned a gray iron tablet bearing a strange snake, leaving Jing Hongchen unable to identify it as any known Soul Tool.
• Long Zhanye recited the method Medusa had taught him for using the Soul-Absorbing Tablet, choosing to risk revealing the divine weapon rather than face death unprepared.

Huo Yuhao attacked Long Zhanye with a devastating Soul Shock and a purple-gold palm, but Long Zhanye revealed Medusa’s Despair, a divine skill that petrified the attack. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm recognized a god’s aura on Long Zhanye and regretted choosing Huo Yuhao, while the Ice Empress blamed him for their lost chance.

• Huo Yuhao’s Soul Shock clashed with Long Zhanye’s purple Mental Power, and both attacks dispersed without a victor.
• Huo Yuhao’s purple-gold figure rushed Long Zhanye, but Long Zhanye activated the Soul-Absorbing Tablet and summoned Medusa’s Despair.
• Medusa’s blood-red light petrified the figure’s right arm and sealed its energy, shocking Huo Yuhao.
• The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed a god’s aura on Long Zhanye and admitted he had misjudged him.
• The Ice Empress struck and reproached the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm for choosing Huo Yuhao, then mourned their lost chance to become gods.

Huo Yuhao realized Long Zhanye might be a god’s successor as the mysterious power displayed in the arena shocked the spectators. Zhongli Wu then tried to recruit Long Zhanye into the Holy Spirit Cult, and Xu Tianran used the negotiations to demand action against the Star Luo Empire.

• Huo Yuhao recognized Long Zhanye as a likely successor of a god when he heard the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Empress speak.
• The purple-gold figure’s right arm crumbled into powder, and its terrifying aura began to weaken.
• Zhongli Wu and Jing Hongchen reacted with shock to the blood-colored power, while Zhongli Wu resolved to recruit Long Zhanye into the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Zhongli Wu asked Xu Tianran to let Long Zhanye join the Holy Spirit Cult and promised to meet any conditions Jing Hongchen demanded.
• Xu Tianran pointed to the Sun Moon Empire’s defeats against the Star Luo Empire, and Zhongli Wu promised to change the Star Luo Empire’s fate within five years.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er's fusion summoned a purple-gold figure that wielded the weather and unleashed an ice-and-snow attack with power that stunned the spectators. The chapter left Zheng Zhan convinced their combined strength had reached the level of a nine-ring Title Douluo.

• A purple-gold figure hovered above the competition platform as the wind stopped and rain gathered into a vast waterfall that became falling snow.
• The figure drew the snow into a huge ice-and-snow vortex, making the arena dangerously cold and frightening Zheng Zhan and the barrier-maintaining Spirit Masters.
• The figure's wings revealed projections of Wang Dong'er and Wang Qiu'er as its unusual Soul Rings blazed with orange-gold light.
• White and jade-green light flashed from the wings, and the snow transformed into ice blades that pierced the rain and surged skyward as a tornado.
• Zheng Zhan recognized the fusion's attack as having nine-ring Title Douluo-level might and wondered how Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and Wang Qiu'er could produce such power.

Huo Yuhao’s Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors shattered Long Zhanye’s disguise, revealing his Heavenly Eye martial soul and an extraordinary seven-soul-ring configuration. Long Zhanye then charged straight into Huo Yuhao’s attack, leaving the clash unresolved.

• Huo Yuhao named his soul skill Pride of the Ice and Snow Emperors, and Long Zhanye declared that Huo Yuhao could die.
• Long Zhanye’s mask and robes shattered, revealing his face, gray-white hair, and dormant third eye, the Heavenly Eye martial soul.
• Long Zhanye revealed seven soul rings: three black ten-thousand-year rings, two red hundred-thousand-year rings, a platinum ring, and a gray ring.
• The spectators and powerful figures, including Zhongli Wu, Jing Hongchen, Xuan Zi, Xu Tianran, and Juzi, reacted with shock to Long Zhanye’s soul-ring configuration.
• Huo Yuhao realized Long Zhanye had hidden his true strength and had only used his second martial soul in their fight.
• Long Zhanye charged into Huo Yuhao’s ultimate ice-and-snow attack without retreating or showing fear.