Chapter Summaries

Grandmaster confronted Bibi Dong and asked her to reveal how she had overcome the dangers of Twin Martial Souls, then urged her to kill Chen Feng, whom he portrayed as a threat to Spirit Hall. After Grandmaster left, Bibi Dong, shaken by his farewell, ordered someone to kill Chen Feng.

• Grandmaster recalled his past with Bibi Dong and asked for help, but she rebuked him for leaving her without saying goodbye.
• Grandmaster asked Bibi Dong how she had overcome the obstacle of Twin Martial Souls so he could help his disciple, but she refused.
• Grandmaster asked Bibi Dong to kill Chen Feng, warning that the fourteen-year-old Soul King and Sword God Academy could threaten Spirit Hall.
• Bibi Dong accused Grandmaster of pursuing his goals at any cost and threatened to torment Liu Erlong to make him suffer.
• Grandmaster told Bibi Dong he would have acted the same way to protect her and left, stirring her feelings for him.
• Bibi Dong ordered someone to kill Chen Feng.

Chen Feng learned that Spirit Hall had sent four Title Douluo and that Yu Xiaogang and Ning Fengzhi were involved in the threat against him. He prepared to travel to Spirit Hall for the competition and set plans in motion against his enemies, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

• Keqing told Chen Feng that Spirit Hall had dispatched four Title Douluo and that Yu Xiaogang had met with the Pope.
• Keqing reported that Ning Fengzhi had secretly met Tang San and Grandmaster, and Chen Feng concluded that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was involved.
• Chen Feng told Ningguang to spread information as part of his plan to turn himself from prey into hunter.
• Chen Xin urged Chen Feng to withdraw from the finals, but Chen Feng insisted on going to Spirit Hall and privately gave his grandfather a task.
• Chen Feng told Chen Xin he intended to deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, then asked Dugu Bo for help, which Dugu Bo promised to provide.

The Heaven Dou Empire's teams set out for Spirit City, where Spirit Hall would host the tournament finals under strict restrictions on spectators. During the journey, Chen Feng cultivated and learned that Liyue’s Immortal Art might be compatible with his Soul Power, leaving him determined to ask Cloud Retainer to teach him.

• Xue Ye appointed Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as the empire's envoy and sent the fifteen teams toward Spirit City with a Royal Knights escort.
• Spirit Hall moved the finals to Spirit City and barred non-Soul Masters, including nobles, from watching the matches.
• Chen Feng traveled with Keqing, Ganyu, Qiqi, and Shenhe while Sword Douluo Chen Xin stayed nearby to protect him.
• Chen Feng cultivated in the carriage, and the Liyue Squad kept watch over him because they feared someone might attack him.
• Shenhe and Ganyu noticed that Chen Feng's cultivation resembled their Immortal Art, and Chen Feng decided to ask Cloud Retainer to teach him when they returned.

Chen Feng reassured Ying and Sword Douluo that he had prepared for Spirit Hall’s attack, then the convoy was ambushed by falling rocks and a force of black-clad attackers. The Soul Masters fought back, but the attackers’ numbers and coordination turned the clash into a stalemate as Chen Feng’s group braced for stronger enemies.

• Yae Miko kissed Chen Feng on the forehead, and he told Ying that he had prepared for the threat and they should wait patiently.
• Chen Feng told Sword Douluo that the ambush was expected and that everything had been arranged.
• The Royal Knights defended the convoy from rocks rolling down the hills while the group advanced through the dangerous pass.
• Thousands of black-clad attackers charged down from both hills and engaged the Soul Masters from fifteen academies.
• The attackers used coordinated group tactics and powerful Soul Masters to counter the academies, while Sword God Academy dealt with its attackers and Chen Feng warned everyone to stay alert.

Chen Feng and Keqing killed the black-clad attackers, then realized Spirit Hall had isolated their group with help from someone who altered the procession. Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared to kill Chen Feng, and they launched an attack on Chen Xin.

• Keqing and Chen Feng killed the black-clad figures with their sword techniques.
• A collapsing mountainside and uprooted trees blocked Chen Feng's group off from the others.
• Chen Feng suspected the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had altered the marching arrangement and that Grandmaster was working with Spirit Hall to kill him.
• Chen Feng warned Chen Xin that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might also be involved, and Chen Xin said he would leave the sect after the matter was settled.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo appeared and challenged Chen Xin, threatening the juniors while targeting Chen Feng.
• Ghost Douluo attacked Chen Xin with a shadowy blade as Chrysanthemum Douluo struck from behind with chrysanthemums.

Spirit Hall’s Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, a third Title Douluo, and Lingyuan Douluo attacked Chen Xin, but Sword Douluo wounded the first two with his Silver Moon Longsword. Dugu Bo joined Chen Xin to defend Sword God Academy, and Lingyuan Douluo challenged them to fight.

• Chen Xin shattered Chrysanthemum Douluo’s petal attack and wounded Ghost Douluo and the other Chrysanthemum Douluos with his sword aura.
• A black-clad rank ninety-five Title Douluo attacked Chen Xin, who defended himself with Seven Kill Sword Shield.
• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo joined the black-clad Douluo, but Chen Xin struck them down with his Silver Moon Longsword.
• Lingyuan Douluo arrived and confronted Chen Xin, who accused Spirit Hall of sending four Title Douluos to kill him and Chen Feng.
• Dugu Bo stepped forward to protect Sword God Academy and said he would help Chen Xin hold off the attackers.
• Lingyuan Douluo assessed the odds and proposed that they fight.

Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo battled four Spirit Hall Title Douluo as the fight intensified. After being wounded by Ghost Leopard Douluo, Sword Douluo unleashed his full power and prepared a devastating sword strike against Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo.

• Lingyuan Douluo attacked Poison Douluo, who used the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor and its venom to resist her aerial assault.
• Sword Douluo summoned ten thousand swords and clashed with Lingyuan Douluo’s blade-like feathers.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo joined forces against Sword Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo’s roar broke his sword domain and wounded him.
• Sword Douluo fused his martial soul into his soul rings, then unleashed a storm of sword lights that drove back Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo.
• Sword Douluo formed a sword formation and raised his sword for a brilliant, powerful slash.

Sword Douluo fought Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and Ghost Douluo while protecting Chen Feng, who escaped with Sword God Academy. Outside the battlefield, Chen Feng accused Ning Fengzhi of orchestrating the attack and called him a hypocrite.

• Sword Douluo forced Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo back, but Ghost Leopard Douluo counterattacked with his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ghost Douluo ambushed Chen Feng, but Chen Feng dodged his attack and taunted him about the Pope’s wild man.
• Sword Douluo wounded Ghost Douluo and warned Ghost Leopard Douluo not to pursue Chen Feng and Sword God Academy.
• Sword God Academy left the battlefield while Chen Xin confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo and vowed to fight to the death.
• Chen Feng found Ning Fengzhi and Shrek Academy waiting outside, then accused Ning Fengzhi of planning the events and called him a hypocrite.

Chen Feng confronted Ning Fengzhi and Shrek Academy over their plot to kill him, and Ning Fengzhi admitted he had intended to eliminate Chen Feng to keep Bone Douluo in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Liu Erlong, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Ning Fengzhi powered up to attack, leaving Chen Feng and his team facing their stronger opponents.

• Chen Feng accused Ning Fengzhi of conspiring with Shrek Academy, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, and Spirit Hall to isolate and kill Sword God Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi admitted he had planned to use Spirit Hall to kill Chen Feng and preserve Bone Douluo's place in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender said Chen Feng was a threat to Shrek Academy, while Zhao Wuji confirmed they intended to kill him; Liu Erlong blamed Yu Xiaogang for seeking help from the Pope.
• Liu Erlong unleashed her Fire Dragon martial soul and raised her power to the level of a seven-ring Soul Saint.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji released their martial souls, and Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to protect and strengthen the group.

Chen Feng fought Liu Erlong while the Liyue Squad and Inazuma Squad battled Flender and Zhao Wuji. Liu Erlong summoned a giant Fire Dragon to meet Chen Feng’s Ice Flame Swords, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Ning Fengzhi empowered Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong, while Chen Feng split Sword God Academy’s fighters into two squads and stood alone.
• Chen Feng struck at Ning Fengzhi, but Liu Erlong intervened with flames and magma, forcing Chen Feng to turn and fight her.
• The Liyue Squad engaged Flender, and the Inazuma Squad faced Zhao Wuji as Chen Feng and Liu Erlong exchanged powerful attacks.
• Liu Erlong used Dragon Arm and Raging Fire Thunderclap, while Chen Feng countered with Dark Night—Slash, and both remained standing after the explosion.
• Chen Feng sent thirty-two Ice Flame Swords at Liu Erlong, who summoned a giant Fire Dragon that clashed with the swords.

Chen Feng fought Liu Erlong with an array of sword techniques, holding his own against her magma attacks. After Liu Erlong unleashed her Fire Dragon True Body and sent lava surging toward him, Chen Feng answered with Evil God Six Paths.

• Chen Feng attacked Liu Erlong with Flowing Cherry Blossom petals and a Purple Nether sword, but she defended herself and countered with a magma sphere.
• Chen Feng used Shake the Eight Desolations to clash with Liu Erlong’s magma, then dodged the sphere after it broke through his sword wall.
• Chen Feng declared that he could fight a Soul Saint and summoned a vast, rune-covered sword shadow surrounded by lightning.
• Liu Erlong activated Fire Dragon True Body, powered up to Soul Saint level, and summoned a winged Fire Dragon.
• Liu Erlong opened a lava pit and sent a surge of magma toward Chen Feng, who responded with Evil God Six Paths.

Chen Feng used his fifth soul skill to defeat Liu Erlong, then ambushed Ning Fengzhi with a hidden Ice Flame Longsword and gravely wounded him. As Liu Erlong charged again, Chen Feng unleashed his sixth soul skill, Six Paths Reincarnation, and sent a rain of black sword phantoms toward her.

• Chen Feng's Evil God Six Paths struck Liu Erlong's Fire Dragon form six times, leaving both of them injured and sending Liu Erlong crashing to the ground.
• Ning Fengzhi used the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to heal Liu Erlong and restore her Soul Power, then declared that Chen Feng would die.
• Chen Feng revealed that he had concealed one Ice Flame Longsword and used it to pierce Ning Fengzhi's chest, preventing him from continuing to heal Liu Erlong.
• Liu Erlong charged Chen Feng after Ning Fengzhi was gravely injured.
• Chen Feng used his sixth soul skill, Six Paths Reincarnation, and sent black sword phantoms raining down on Liu Erlong.

Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko, and Kamisato Ayaka fought Zhao Wuji and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice-Thunder Fox, to overwhelm him. The fusion skill crushed Zhao Wuji’s chest, leaving his fate unclear.

• Ying struck Zhao Wuji with violet blade energy, while Yae Miko and Kamisato Ayaka wounded and froze him.
• Zhao Wuji expanded to five meters tall and fought back, but Raiden Shogun and Yae Miko blasted him with their strongest attacks.
• Raiden Shogun, Yae Miko, and Kamisato Ayaka combined their martial souls to summon the six-hundred-meter-tall Ice-Thunder Fox.
• The Ice-Thunder Fox tore off Zhao Wuji’s left arm and overwhelmed him with ice and lightning.
• The Ice-Thunder Fox stomped on Zhao Wuji’s chest and crushed it beneath one foot.

Ganyu, Keqing, Qiqi, and Shenhe fought Flender, combining their abilities to overcome his speed and strength. They trapped him in Shenhe’s Immortal Locking Array and struck him with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, leaving him unable to fight.

• Ganyu fired a barrage of poisoned arrows at Flender, but he dodged most of them and closed in on her.
• Keqing intercepted Flender with her sword, but he punched her back; Qiqi healed Keqing and Ganyu.
• Shenhe trapped Flender in the Immortal Locking Array, whose chains crushed his body and prevented his escape.
• Keqing and the others unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Immortal Arts: Sword of Thunder, and blasted Flender with lightning.
• Flender was charred by the lightning and collapsed to his knees, unable to fight, as Keqing called for them to finish him.

Tang Hao arrived as Chen Feng was about to finish off Shrek Academy’s injured teachers, and the two clashed with their powerful attacks. Tang Hao saved Ning Fengzhi from Chen Feng’s strike, leaving Ning Fengzhi eager to watch Chen Feng die.

• Tang Hao emerged from the forest, and Ning Fengzhi recognized him as the Clear Sky Douluo.
• Chen Feng unleashed Six Paths Reincarnation at Liu Erlong, but Tang Hao blocked the sword qi with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang Hao struck Chen Feng with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Chen Feng survived by briefly merging himself with space-time.
• Chen Feng secretly aimed the Sword of Power at Ning Fengzhi, but Tang Hao intercepted it and the shockwave further injured Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang Hao guarded Ning Fengzhi as Ning Fengzhi declared that Chen Feng would die now that the Clear Sky Douluo had arrived.

Chen Feng survived Tang Hao’s attack when Bone Douluo, Gu Rong, arrived and shielded him with a mountain of bones. Gu Rong condemned Ning Fengzhi and withdrew from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Chen Feng ordered his allies to attack and summoned his Dark Sword against Liu Erlong.

• Tang Hao prepared to kill Chen Feng with his Clear Sky Hammer, but a mountain of bones appeared and blocked the blow.
• Gu Rong revealed himself, checked that Chen Feng was unharmed, and confronted Ning Fengzhi over betraying his junior.
• Gu Rong told Ning Fengzhi he had witnessed everything and withdrew from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Gu Rong held Tang Hao back as Chen Feng ordered the Liyue Squad and Inazuma Squad to attack Flender and Zhao Wuji.
• Chen Feng summoned the Dark Sword and sent it slashing toward Liu Erlong.

Shenhe and Raiden Shogun killed Shrek Academy’s three teachers, while Ning Fengzhi’s plan collapsed and the Spirit Hall Title Douluo withdrew. Afterward, Bone Douluo and Dugu Bo agreed to join the sect Sword Douluo and Chen Feng planned to establish.

• Shenhe killed Liu Erlong and Flender, and Raiden Shogun killed Zhao Wuji with her lightning attack.
• Ning Fengzhi watched his plan fail as Tang Hao guarded him and the surviving forces gathered behind Chen Feng.
• Chen Feng warned the Spirit Hall Title Douluo that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so Chrysanthemum Douluo led them away.
• Tang Hao carried the severely wounded Ning Fengzhi into the forest, while Sword Douluo checked on Chen Feng.
• Bone Douluo agreed to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and join Sword Douluo’s planned sect.
• Dugu Bo accepted Chen Feng’s invitation to become the sect’s Third Elder.

Chen Feng returned alive with the Sword God Academy students after Spirit Hall’s assassination attempt failed, while Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils feared their allies had been killed. Chen Feng privately confirmed to Tang San that he had killed them, leaving Tang San frozen in grief and shock.

• Chen Feng assured Sword Douluo that they would visit Spirit Hall, and Sword Douluo agreed to accompany him despite the danger.
• Xue Qinghe learned that the Pope had ordered Chen Feng’s assassination and insisted that no one touch him without permission.
• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils waited confidently for their plan to succeed, but Chen Feng and the Sword God Academy students arrived unharmed with three Title Douluo.
• Tang San realized that Ning Rongrong’s father, the Shrek Headmaster, and Xiao Wu’s godmother had not returned and feared they had died.
• Chen Feng told Tang San that he had killed the people who tried to kill him, then continued walking as Tang San froze in shock.

Chen Feng survived Spirit Hall's assassination attempt and traveled onward toward Spirit Hall, where Yu Xiaogang learned that Liu Erlong and other Shrek allies had died. During the journey, Chen Feng cultivated until he reached the peak of level fifty-nine, nearing level sixty.

• Xue Qinghe apologized to Chen Feng for the assassination attempt, but Chen Feng dismissed his explanation and agreed to depart.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that Chen Feng had survived despite Spirit Hall sending four Title Douluo to kill him.
• Bibi Dong revealed that Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji were dead and that Ning Fengzhi had been severely injured and taken away by Tang Hao; Yu Xiaogang collapsed in grief.
• Bibi Dong told Yu Xiaogang that he could remain by her side now that Liu Erlong was gone, but he was too devastated to respond.
• Chen Feng cultivated in the carriage and reached the peak of level fifty-nine, drawing close to level sixty.

Tang San grieved the deaths of Ning Fengzhi and the others while Chen Feng's group arrived at Spirit City and learned about its sacred halls. Xue Qinghe arranged lodging for the fifteen teams and gave them three days to rest before the tournament began.

• Tang San silently vowed to avenge the fallen, while Chen Feng and his companions played cards during the journey.
• Xue Qinghe led the fifteen Soul Master teams into Spirit City and left the Iron Armor Army and Royal Knights outside its walls.
• Chen Feng and Chen Xin discussed the Pope Palace, Douluo Hall, and Douluo Worship Hall as the group toured Spirit City.
• Xue Qinghe arranged rooms at a large hotel and announced that the tournament would begin in three days.
• Chen Feng and his companions checked into the hotel.