Chapter Summaries

Tang Hao told Tang San that he had sacrificed his left arm to draw the Titan Giant Ape away while Tang San absorbed his Spirit Ring. After Tang Hao gave him the forty-thousand-year Strength Left Arm Bone, Tang San began fusing with it, while Tang Hao turned his attention to the Soul Bone in his remaining right leg.

• Tang Hao explained that the Titan Giant Ape had shattered his left arm after he lured it away from Tang San.
• Tang San swore to kill the Titan Giant Ape and take its Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring and Soul Bone to avenge Tang Hao.
• Tang San showed Tang Hao his level-fifty-three Soul Power and five Spirit Rings, including a fifty-thousand-year Fifth Spirit Ring.
• Tang Hao bit off his ruined left arm and ordered Tang San to take the forty-thousand-year Strength Left Arm Bone.
• Tang San began fusing with the arm bone as Tang Hao's Soul Power fell to level sixty-five and he eyed the Soul Bone in his remaining right leg.

Qian Renxue learned that Bibi Dong had vanished from Spirit Hall for months and used the Chat Group’s messages to investigate. She concluded that Bibi Dong was secretly using the account [The Pope Herself] and was on Sea God Island with Lin Qingmo, leaving her fearful of their relationship.

• Qian Renxue abandoned her meditation and told Qian Daoliu she wanted to see Bibi Dong.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that Bibi Dong and Hu Liena had disappeared months earlier, and that Hu Liena had been spotted in Vast Sea City.
• Qian Renxue connected Hu Liena’s presence on Sea God Island with Bibi Dong’s disappearance and wondered why Lin Qingmo had not mentioned Bibi Dong in the Chat Group.
• Qian Renxue spent two hours reviewing the Chat Group records and comparing [The Pope Herself]’s messages with Bibi Dong’s personality.
• Qian Renxue concluded that Bibi Dong was [The Pope Herself] and had been on Sea God Island with Lin Qingmo, then wondered what their relationship was.

Lin Qingmo completed the Second Trial of Destruction after defeating an eighty-thousand-year spirit beast and a Spirit Douluo. The trial increased his Destruction affinity and Spirit Ring ages, while the others began looking toward the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.

• Lin Qingmo defeated an Eighty-Thousand-Year Deep Blue Mystic Sea Turtle after a fierce battle in the outer sea.
• Lin Qingmo used his hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Torrent of Life and Destruction skill to defeat the level-eighty-three Spirit Douluo in one strike.
• Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan celebrated Lin Qingmo’s victory, while Hu Liena questioned whether she was truly a genius.
• Lin Qingmo received confirmation that he had completed the Second Trial of Destruction, raising his Destruction affinity to ten percent and increasing all his Spirit Ring ages by five thousand years.
• Dugu Yan and the others planned to discuss entering the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament after Lin Qingmo completed his trial.

After completing a stage of the God of Destruction’s trial, Lin Qingmo gained greater destruction affinity and six stronger spirit rings, leaving him with three black and three red rings. He learned that his next trial required him to defeat a hundred-thousand-year soul beast and a Title Douluo, then departed Sea God Island with his companions.

• Lin Qingmo’s destruction affinity rose to ten percent, and all six of his spirit rings gained five thousand years of cultivation, turning his first two rings into Ten-Thousand-Year rings.
• Xiao Wu and the others marveled at Lin Qingmo’s three black and three red spirit rings, and Teacher Er Long explained that God Trial rewards could increase spirit ring cultivation years.
• Lin Qingmo received the Destruction Third Trial: he had to defeat, alone, a soul beast over one hundred thousand years old and a Title Douluo above Rank 90.
• Bo Saixi granted Lin Qingmo and his companions permission to leave Sea God Island, and Lin Qingmo thanked her for her care.
• Xiao Bai and dozens of sea soul beasts escorted Lin Qingmo’s ship away from the island before dispersing.

Hu Liena parted from Lin Qingmo's group to return to Martial Soul Hall, while Bibi Dong announced she would leave for private matters and promised to watch the Elite Soul Master Tournament finals. Before flying away, Bibi Dong kissed Lin Qingmo in front of everyone, leaving him stunned.

• Hu Liena said goodbye to Lin Qingmo's group and vowed to face them at the Elite Tournament without holding back.
• Bibi Dong told Lin Qingmo she had to leave for private matters and promised they would meet again at the tournament finals.
• Bibi Dong reflected on her fear that Lin Qingmo would reject her if he learned her true identity and darker nature.
• Bibi Dong lifted her mask and kissed Lin Qingmo at the corner of his mouth before flying away.
• Lin Qingmo stood frozen and touched his lips, stunned that Bibi Dong had kissed him in front of everyone.

After Bibi Dong kissed Lin Qingmo and vanished, the girls confronted him about his relationship with his master. Lin Qingmo admitted their feelings went beyond master and disciple, while Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong concealed their suspicions about Bibi Dong’s motives.

• Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong watched Bibi Dong disappear, each hiding her jealousy, worry, and knowledge of a troubling past incident.
• Dugu Yan questioned Lin Qingmo about his relationship with Bibi Dong, and the other girls watched for his answer.
• Lin Qingmo admitted that he and Sister Eastern Emperor were not merely master and disciple and explained how their feelings had grown over years together.
• Lin Qingmo apologized to Xiao Wu and Teacher Er Long for not telling them sooner, and both women said they did not mind.
• Liu Erlong asked whether Bibi Dong might have ulterior motives, but Lin Qingmo insisted she had always sincerely helped and protected him.
• Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong kept their deeper concerns to themselves, and the other girls let the subject drop.

Bibi Dong took Hu Liena back to Spirit City without revealing her identity to Lin Qingmo, while the Imperial Fighting Team began dominating the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament preliminaries. The team continued its run undefeated, and Lin Qingmo reviewed Shrek’s new lineup as the preliminary rounds progressed.

• Hu Liena asked Bibi Dong why she had hidden her identity from Lin Qingmo, and Bibi Dong replied that it was not yet time.
• Lin Qingmo told the Imperial Fighting Team to limit themselves to Soul Ancestor-level strength and conceal their Spirit King cultivation during the preliminaries.
• The Imperial Fighting Team won every preliminary match decisively, prompting some opponents to surrender and others to spread the advice to surrender when facing them.
• Lin Qingmo reviewed Shrek’s revised lineup, which included Tang San, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Osler, Shi Mo, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
• Lin Qingmo found Tang San’s presence in Shrek’s lineup the most surprising.

Lin Qingmo watched Shrek Team defeat Holy Soul Team and then crush Elephant Armored Academy, where Tang San fought with the Clear Sky Hammer instead of Blue Silver Grass. He discovered that Tang San had reached above level fifty-five and possessed two high-year Soul Bones, leaving him to wonder whether Tang San’s fate was still protecting him.

• Lin Qingmo watched Shrek Team easily defeat Holy Soul Team in the first round of the preliminaries.
• Lin Qingmo saw Shrek Team use its stronger lineup, including Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, to overwhelm Elephant Armored Academy’s defense.
• Liu Erlong teased Lin Qingmo about Dai Mubai’s condition after Tang San had destroyed his manhood.
• Tang San wielded the Clear Sky Hammer with three purple spirit rings and shattered Elephant Armored Academy’s iron-wall formation.
• Lin Qingmo sensed that Tang San had concealed Spirit King-level Soul Power above level fifty-five and possessed two Soul Bones at least thirty or forty thousand years old.

Lin Qingmo watched Tang San overpower Elephant Armored Academy before leaving with Liu Erlong, while the Imperial Fighting Team advanced through the tournament amid repeated surrenders. Blazing Fire Academy then challenged the team for revenge, and its assault began with Lin Qingmo absent from the lineup.

• Lin Qingmo judged Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer far stronger than in the original story, then left the stands with Liu Erlong.
• The Imperial Fighting Team's later opponents mostly surrendered or were quickly defeated, leaving Xiao Wu and the others bored.
• Blazing Fire Academy faced the Imperial Fighting Team again, but Lin Qingmo stayed in the stands and sent only six teammates to compete.
• Fire Dance took Lin Qingmo's absence as an insult and vowed to avenge Blazing Fire Academy's previous loss.
• Huo Wushuang and his teammates launched a coordinated, all-out assault as the referee started the match.

The Imperial Fighting Team overwhelmed the spectators with its advanced cultivation and seamless support as Xiao Wu sent Huo Wushuang flying with a series of powerful kicks. The chapter left Tang San and Shrek stunned by how much Xiao Wu and the others had surpassed their former strength.

• Ning Rongrong used four boosts while Dugu Yan applied Jade Phosphorous Red Poison, sharply enhancing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar discovered Ning Rongrong had become a Soul Ancestor, while Yu Tianheng and the others recognized Bai Chenxiang and Ye Lingling as four-ringed Soul Masters.
• Tang San watched Xiao Wu closely as Huo Wushuang charged, and Xiao Wu dodged his horn and struck his wrist with a kick.
• Xiao Wu followed with four consecutive kicks that sent Huo Wushuang rolling across the arena.
• Tang San realized Xiao Wu was concealing her strength, while the Shrek group and Yu Xiaogang reevaluated the Imperial Fighting Team's power.

Imperial Fighting overwhelmed Blazing Fire with their speed, poison, and coordinated attacks, while Xiao Wu proved Huo Wu’s Repulsion Fire Ring could not stop her. The fight continued with Huo Wushuang dazed by Xiao Wu’s Charm and Zhu Zhuqing holding off Huo Yan and Huo Shi.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her boosted speed to injure Huo Han and stop him from reaching Huo Wushuang, while Bai Chenxiang’s Wind Bell Anthem strengthened Imperial Fighting.
• Huo Wu unleashed Repulsion Fire Ring to scatter Imperial Fighting, but Xiao Wu stood her ground and mocked the attack.
• Dugu Yan spread Jade Phosphorous Blue Poison toward Blazing Fire’s formation as Xiao Wu teleported beside Huo Wushuang and used Charm to daze him.
• Zhu Zhuqing created four Hell Spirit Cat avatars and forced Huo Yan and Huo Shi back as they tried to rescue Huo Wushuang.

The Imperial Fighting Team overwhelmed Blazing Fire Academy, and Xiao Wu blocked Huo Wu’s strongest combined attack with Invincible Golden Body. Huo Wu’s attempt to overcome their previous defeat failed, and the referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team the winner.

• Zhu Zhuqing’s clones, Bai Chenxiang, Dugu Yan, and the others suppressed Blazing Fire Academy’s fighters while Huo Wushuang remained trapped by Charm.
• Huo Wu gathered her teammates’ Soul Power and unleashed Fire Dance Shining Sun at Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu used Invincible Golden Body to emerge unharmed from the explosion, repeating the outcome of their earlier match.
• The Imperial Fighting Team ended its attacks, and Ye Lingling healed the injured Blazing Fire members.
• The referee declared Blazing Fire Academy unable to continue and named the Imperial Fighting Team the winner.

The Imperial Fighting Team dominated the preliminaries, winning all 26 matches, while Shrek Academy advanced after a difficult run. At the advancement tournament’s opening, the five qualifying teams learned they would face the Imperial Fighting Team, and Lin Qingmo challenged four of his teammates to each defeat an entire opposing team alone.

• Yu Xiaogang ordered Shrek Academy to study the Imperial Fighting Team as its top-priority target, while Dai Mubai wondered how Ning Rongrong and Zhuqing had changed so much.
• Several teams surrendered rather than face the Imperial Fighting Team, which finished the preliminaries undefeated with 26 victories.
• Shrek Academy defeated Canghui Academy, Skywater Academy, and Godwind Academy after hard-fought matches, while Dai Mubai struggled without the Hell Spirit Cat.
• The host announced that the five advancing teams would challenge the Imperial Fighting Team in relay battles as part of the ranking tournament.
• Lin Qingmo told Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Bai Chenxiang to each take on an entire team, and Liu Erlong warned that the plan could create resentment.

Xiao Wu and Bai Chenxiang each swept aside their opponents in the rankings, forcing Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy to surrender. Dugu Yan began the Imperial Fighting Team’s third match against Skywater Academy, facing Shui Bing’er.

• Xiao Wu defeated Huo Wu with Waist Bow and sent Huo Wushuang flying with Eight-Stage Kick, prompting Blazing Fire Academy’s remaining members to forfeit.
• Bai Chenxiang outpaced Feng Xiaotian, shattered his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Slashes, and forced Godwind Academy to surrender.
• Dugu Yan entered the arena to face Shui Bing’er in the Imperial Fighting Team’s match against Skywater Academy.
• Dugu Yan warned Shui Bing’er that her poison was vicious as the two introduced themselves.

Dugu Yan and Zhu Zhuqing each defeated multiple opponents to secure victories for the Imperial Fighting Team. After beating Thunderclap Academy, Zhu Zhuqing remained in the arena and publicly challenged her former fiancé, Dai Mubai, leaving the final match against Shrek Academy overshadowed by their confrontation.

• Dugu Yan used her poison to defeat Shui Bing'er and then overcame five more Skywater Academy contestants, while the last contestant forfeited.
• Zhu Zhuqing defeated three Thunderclap Academy fighters with ease, prompting the rest of the team to forfeit.
• With four of the five advancing teams already crushed, spectators turned their attention to Shrek Academy and the impending final match.
• Instead of leaving the arena, Zhu Zhuqing stared toward Dai Mubai and called him up to fight.
• Dai Mubai rose to face Zhu Zhuqing as the crowd recognized their challenge as a personal confrontation between former fiancés.

Yu Xiaogang urged Dai Mubai to concede to preserve Shrek Team’s strength, but Zhu Zhuqing’s taunt drove Dai Mubai to fight her anyway. After their strained reunion on the arena, Zhu Zhuqing opened the match with overwhelming speed and her Black Shadow Claws, leaving Dai Mubai unable to track her.

• Yu Xiaogang told Dai Mubai to concede so Shrek Team could save its strength for the semifinals and finals, but the team resented the humiliation.
• Zhu Zhuqing called Dai Mubai a scaredy-cat, and he ignored Yu Xiaogang and Flender’s orders to challenge her.
• Flender let Dai Mubai go, saying that he and Zhu Zhuqing had to face their broken bond themselves.
• Dai Mubai asked Zhu Zhuqing whether there was any chance for them, but she answered by taking her fighting stance and telling him to fight.
• Zhu Zhuqing vanished into a blur as the match began, using her Black Shadow Claws to move twice as fast and evade Dai Mubai’s attacks.

Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Dai Mubai with her speed and penetrating attacks, dodging his ranged attacks and shattering his defensive barrier. Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, leaving the fight poised to escalate.

• Zhu Zhuqing repeatedly wounded Dai Mubai with precise Hell Stabs that pierced his Soul Power defenses.
• Dai Mubai used White Tiger Protection Barrier to withstand Zhu Zhuqing's attacks and fired White Tiger Intense Light Waves, but she dodged every beam.
• Zhu Zhuqing slipped through Dai Mubai's volley of beams and broke his barrier with a barrage of penetrating claw strikes.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation, swelling in size and power as the audience anticipated a tougher fight.

Zhu Zhuqing matched Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Vajra Transformation with strength powered by two powerful arm soul bones, shattering his belief that she could not surpass him without his help. Dai Mubai launched his White Tiger Meteor Shower as a final counterattack, and the battle’s outcome remained unresolved.

• Dai Mubai charged Zhu Zhuqing with a full-power strike after activating White Tiger Vajra Transformation, but she chose to meet his claw head-on.
• Zhu Zhuqing held Dai Mubai’s claw without moving, then used two Ten Thousand Year arm bones to knock him back and injure his hand.
• Dai Mubai protested that an agility-attack-type Spirit Master could not be stronger than him, while Zhu Zhuqing challenged his belief that she was nothing without him.
• Tang San realized Zhu Zhuqing’s extraordinary strength likely came from high-level soul bones in both arms.
• Dai Mubai used his Fourth Spirit Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower, and sent dozens of golden light spheres raining down on Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing dismantled Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower and defeated him decisively, leaving him wounded and devastated by her indifference. After the referee declared the Imperial Fighting Team victorious, Yu Xiaogang analyzed the match to reassess the team’s strength and prepare for the later rounds.

• Zhu Zhuqing used physical clones to break through Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Meteor Shower and closed in on him.
• Zhu Zhuqing evaded Dai Mubai’s desperate attack and struck him down with Nether Slash, dispelling his White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Dai Mubai he had lost and walked away without showing hatred or contempt, leaving him to rage against the rubble.
• The referee declared Zhu Zhuqing and the Imperial Fighting Team the winners over Dai Mubai and Shrek Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang recorded his assessment of the Imperial Fighting Team’s strength, saying he would use the intelligence gained from Dai Mubai’s defeat.

After Zhu Zhuqing defeated Dai Mubai, she invited the rest of Shrek Team to fight, but Yu Xiaogang ordered everyone to forfeit to preserve their strength. The chapter ended as Tang San ignored Yu Xiaogang’s commands and walked toward the arena.

• Dai Mubai staggered off the arena in a daze while Ma Hongjun and Oscar supported him.
• Zhu Zhuqing let go of her resentment toward Dai Mubai, felt her aura transform, and challenged Shrek Team’s remaining members.
• Yu Xiaogang ordered the team to forfeit, and Ma Hongjun, Oscar, the Shi Mo brothers, and Osler obeyed.
• Yu Tianheng resisted the order but eventually forfeited after Yu Xiaogang signaled him not to fight.
• Tang San stood up and walked toward the arena despite Yu Xiaogang repeatedly ordering him to return.