Chapter Summaries

Xiao Tian fought Yang Wudi in a duel at the Breaking Clan residence, using upgraded soul skills, domains, and sword techniques to overcome the clan leader. Yang Wudi admitted defeat and collapsed gravely injured, leaving Xiao Tian victorious.

• Xiao Tian activated his first two upgraded amplification skills and raised his aura to that of a high-level Soul Emperor.
• Xiao Tian and Yang Wudi exchanged close-range attacks, with Xiao Tian using sword techniques and the Sword Heart Eye to withstand Yang Wudi's spear strikes.
• Yang Wudi transformed with his Martial Soul True Body, while Xiao Tian slowed him with Gravity Domain and Slowness Domain.
• Xiao Tian trapped Yang Wudi with Titan Rampage Strike and struck him with Divine Sword Control Thunder True Art.
• Yang Wudi exited his Martial Soul True Body, admitted defeat, and collapsed with grave injuries.

After defeating Yang Wudi, Xiao Tian recruited the Breaking Clan into the Shushan Sword Sect and offered Yang Wudi an Immortal Herb. Bai He arrived with the Speed Clan, and Xiao Tian used a Soul Tool Sword to tempt them to join as well, leaving Bai He weighing the offer and asking whether Xiao Tian had truly beaten Yang Wudi.

• Xiao Tian healed Yang Wudi with his Zhe Word Secret, and Yang Wudi admitted defeat and agreed to move the Breaking Clan to the Shushan Sword Sect.
• Xiao Tian gave Yang Wudi the Aromatic Silk Beauty, and Yang Wudi accepted his offer despite not knowing where the sect would be built.
• Bai He arrived with Bai Chenxiang, suspected that Yang Wudi had joined Spirit Hall, and listened as Yang Wudi explained Xiao Tian's proposal.
• Xiao Tian gave Bai Chenxiang a Level One Soul Tool Sword, and Bai He tested it and saw its Sword Qi mark a wall.
• Xiao Tian promised the Speed Clan Soul Tool Swords if they joined, and Bai He asked whether they should abandon Old Gorilla and whether Xiao Tian had truly defeated Yang Wudi.

Yang Wudi persuaded Bai He to stop wavering over his ties to Tang San and bring the Speed Clan into Xiao Tian’s Shushan Sword Sect. Bai He accepted, then questioned Lou Gao’s estimate that a Level Four Soul Tool Sword would cost tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

• Yang Wudi showed Bai He his wound and reminded him how the Clear Sky Sect had abandoned the Speed Clan, prompting Bai He to confront him over his sister and Tang San.
• Yang Wudi urged Bai He to consider his granddaughter Bai Chenxiang and suggested he could avoid fighting Old Gorilla by staying with the sect.
• Bai He relented and agreed to join Xiao Tian’s Shushan Sword Sect.
• Xiao Tian invited Bai He’s Speed Clan to join, and Bai He asked about the Soul Tool Sword he was holding.
• Lou Gao estimated that a Level Four Soul Tool Sword would cost tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins, and Bai He accused him of robbery.

Xiao Tian offered the Speed Clan Level Four Soul Tool Swords and introduced the Godly Zhuge Crossbow as a cheaper way to give sect members combat strength. The chapter revealed that Soul Tool Swords could also carry their users through the air, leaving Bai He and the others astonished.

• Xiao Tian promised to equip the Speed Clan with Level Four Soul Tool Swords and explained that higher-level swords would be earned through contributions or purchased.
• Xiao Tian presented a Godly Zhuge Crossbow he had learned to make, and Ning Rongrong welcomed the prospect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect cooperating with Shushan Sword Sect to obtain them.
• Lou Gao examined the crossbow, and Yang Wudi blocked its sixteen bolts with his Soul Breaking Spear, confirming that it could threaten a Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Tian explained that crossbows were a temporary measure while Soul Tool Swords were developed, and Lou Gao recognized that swords avoided the crossbow’s wear and ammunition costs.
• Xiao Tian asked Xiao Wu to demonstrate another use for a Soul Tool Sword, and she rode one through the Breaking Clan’s estate, astonishing Bai He and the others.

Xiao Tian demonstrated his Divine Sword Control Thunder True Art against Niu Gao to prove his strength and persuade the Defense Clan to join the Shushan Sword Sect. After Xiao Tian’s lightning battered Niu Gao’s defenses, Niu Gao still refused to admit defeat, and Xiao Tian warned that he could unleash even greater power.

• Bai He and Yang Wudi brought Xiao Tian and their companions to Dragon Arising City to meet Niu Gao.
• After hearing their explanation, Niu Gao agreed to consider joining the Shushan Sword Sect if Xiao Tian could break through his defense.
• Niu Gao activated his Martial Soul Avatar and layered his remaining soul skills into his strongest defense.
• Xiao Tian revealed his Perfected Sword Intent and Sword Heart Clear Bright, then summoned lightning with his Divine Sword Control Thunder True Art.
• Xiao Tian’s lightning damaged Niu Gao’s armor, but Niu Gao stubbornly claimed the attack was not enough.
• Xiao Tian warned Niu Gao that he could increase all his attributes tenfold, and Xiao Wu confirmed his secret combat art had once helped him escape the hundred-thousand-year Titan Giant Ape.

After Niu Gao accepted Xiao Tian’s strength and healing, he agreed to travel with him and the others back to Heaven Dou City. Meanwhile, Qian Renxue wondered about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s plans, and Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed preparing their students for the upcoming competition, ending with Yu Xiaogang rejecting the idea of Tang San adding Spirit Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer.

• Xiao Tian healed Niu Gao, who accepted Xiao Tian’s abilities and agreed to join the journey after handling matters with his son.
• The next day, Xiao Tian and his companions set off for Heaven Dou City after three months away.
• Qian Renxue learned that Ning Fengzhi had sent people to find and purchase a steep mountain, leaving her unsure of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s intentions.
• Flender told Yu Xiaogang that Ma Hongjun’s cultivation had nearly caught up with Tang San’s while Tang San focused on Hidden Weapons and plans for a sect.
• Flender proposed a practice match with Heaven Dou Royal Academy and suggested Tang San add Spirit Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer, but Yu Xiaogang firmly refused.

Yu Xiaogang lamented that his late-starting cultivation through Luo Sanpao was progressing too slowly, while he and Flender discussed the danger of Tang San adding rings to his Clear Sky Hammer. At the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin broke through to level 97, leaving Gu Rong jealous and Ning Fengzhi to smooth things over.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Flender that adding Spirit Rings to Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer could cause his Twin Martial Souls to reject each other and kill him.
• Yu Xiaogang said he would visit Spirit Hall to seek Bibi Dong’s method for cultivating Twin Martial Souls, despite Flender’s concern about Er Long finding out.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that feeding Luo Sanpao dragon-type meat had helped him reach rank thirty, but his slow progress had made him give up hope and focus on his disciple.
• Chen Xin meditated in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s back mountain and broke through from level 96 to level 97 after recalling Xiao Tian’s sword insights.
• Gu Rong and Ning Fengzhi witnessed Chen Xin’s breakthrough, and Gu Rong complained that Chen Xin had pulled ahead while Ning Fengzhi urged the two elders to get along.

After returning to Heaven Dou City, Xiao Tian gave the leaders of the future Shushan Sword Sect funds and plans for building the sect. Qian Renxue learned that Xiao Tian had united the Blacksmith Association and the three Single Attribute Clans, and planned to meet him at a coming match.

• Xiao Tian told Lou Gao and the clan leaders to find a hotel while he handled matters at the academy and checked with Ning Fengzhi about choosing a mountain.
• Xiao Tian outlined the Shushan Sword Sect's five halls and gave Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He nearly one million Gold Soul Coins each, along with ten million for Lou Gao's Soul Tool Hall.
• Bai He worried that his Agility Hall had little to offer, but Niu Gao explained that it could help shape the mountain and build the steep approach road.
• Qian Renxue's subordinates reported Xiao Tian's return with Lou Gao and the three Single Attribute Clan chiefs, and she realized he intended to establish his own clan.
• Qian Renxue decided to wait and watch the match between Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy before meeting Xiao Tian.

After returning to the academy, Xiao Tian met the Three Great Education Committee and agreed to host a practice match against Shrek Academy. He revealed that he and his companions had grown far stronger during their absence, then spent the night with Xiao Wu.

• Xiao Tian returned to the academy with Dugu Bo and the others and explained to Zhi Lin that their trip had been delayed by training.
• Meng Shenji told Xiao Tian that Shrek Academy had sent a sparring invitation, and Xiao Tian agreed to a match at Royal Academy.
• Xiao Tian revealed that he had reached Level 57, while Dugu Yan was also a Soul King and Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were Soul Ancestors.
• The Three Great Education Committee arranged the practice match and urged Xiao Tian to coordinate with the team before it took place.
• Xiao Wu secretly visited Xiao Tian's room, and the two spent the night together.

After Shrek Academy received Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s reply, Flander announced a practice match in one week, while Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan returned to lead their team’s training. The chapter ended with Dugu Yan warning the team that weaker members could be made substitutes or sent to the Second Team, prompting them to commit to training harder.

• Flander told Shrek Academy’s students they would travel to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for a practice match in one week, and Tang San asked whether Xiao Tian and the others had returned.
• Ning Rongrong sent word to her father that she was back, then joined Xiao Tian and the others at the First Team’s training room.
• Yu Feng, Osler, and the others discussed Yu Tianheng’s demotion and why Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan were suited to lead the team.
• Xiao Tian greeted the team and revealed his five Soul Rings, while Dugu Yan said he had reached level fifty-seven and she had reached level fifty-one.
• Dugu Yan warned Yu Feng and the others that the weakest could become substitutes or join the Second Team, and they insisted they wanted to remain with the First Team.

Xiao Tian met Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin in Heaven Dou City and revealed why the Strength Clan supported Tang San: Tang San had a second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. The group discussed their alliances and Chen Xin’s breakthrough to level 97, then learned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had bought a mountain for them to inspect.

• Xiao Tian arranged combat training for Yu Feng and the others, while Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin arrived in Heaven Dou City that evening.
• Ning Rongrong told Ning Fengzhi she had reached level 42 and had helped Xiao Tian find rare ores; Xiao Tian offered to supply the sect with cheaper Godly Zhuge Crossbows he had made.
• Xiao Tian introduced Lou Gao, Niu Gao, Yang Wudi, and Bai He to Ning Fengzhi and explained that Tang San possessed Twin Martial Souls, including the Clear Sky Hammer, which led Tai Tan to recognize him as his young master.
• Lou Gao and Yang Wudi said Tai Tan’s support for Tang San would not make them support him, and Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin questioned their assurances.
• Xiao Tian noticed Chen Xin’s changed aura, and Chen Xin revealed that he had reached level 97 after months of seclusion following their discussion of the sword path.
• Xiao Tian learned that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had bought a steep, barren mountain peak and was waiting for them to inspect it.

Xiao Tian’s team prepared for a public practice match against Shrek Academy, while Flender turned the event into an advertising opportunity. Liu Erlong’s grief over Yu Xiaogang’s condition erupted as Flender focused on making money.

• Xiao Tian repaid Ning Fengzhi for the mountain, and they agreed that Xiao Tian’s sect would supply the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect with weapons first.
• Xiao Tian trained with the academy’s first team, whose announced lineup included him, Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Shi Mo, and Ye Lingling.
• Yu Feng complained about being a substitute, while Dugu Yan promised to vent her anger on Yu Tianheng during the match.
• Flender led Shrek Academy’s team to Heaven Dou Royal Academy in advertising uniforms and explained that he had arranged the sponsorship to earn money regardless of the match’s result.
• Liu Erlong angrily confronted Flender as her sorrow over Yu Xiaogang’s disability and changing condition resurfaced.

Shrek Academy arrived for a practice match against Xiao Tian’s team, drawing laughter with their garish uniforms, while Qian Renxue finally met Xiao Tian’s gaze. Dugu Bo watched to see how Dugu Yan treated Yu Tianheng and said he would leave after the match to confront Chrysanthemum Douluo.

• A young teacher escorted Flander and the Shrek team to the central arena and learned they planned to wear their conspicuous uniforms in the Soul Master Competition.
• Xiao Tian and Yu Feng laughed at Shrek’s uniforms, while Liu Erlong and Jiang Zhu reacted with embarrassment and anger.
• Qian Renxue arrived at the stands, exchanged a smile and nod with Xiao Tian, and watched him.
• Zhi Lin took charge as referee, and Dugu Bo joined Xiao Tian’s team to watch Dugu Yan face Yu Tianheng.
• Dugu Bo told Xiao Tian he planned to leave after the match to challenge Chrysanthemum Douluo.

The Heaven Dou Royal Team and Shrek Team faced off, and Xiao Tian's group revealed their overwhelming strength. Xiao Tian challenged Tang San to attack while the other duels began, and his Sword Qi effortlessly shredded Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

• Dugu Yan confronted Yu Tianheng, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged cold looks before the match began.
• Both teams released their martial souls, shocking the crowd when Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan revealed themselves as Soul Kings and Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as Soul Ancestors.
• Xiao Tian assigned Dugu Yan to fight Yu Tianheng, Zhu Zhuqing to fight Dai Mubai, Ning Rongrong to fight Oscar, and Xiao Wu to handle the remaining opponents except Tang San.
• Xiao Tian told Tang San he had reached rank fifty-seven and invited him to attack, while warning him not to interfere with the other fights.
• Tang San attacked Xiao Tian with Blue Silver Grass, but invisible Sword Qi cut the vines apart before they could reach him, leaving Tang San humiliated.

Xiao Tian broke free of Tang San’s attack and mocked his defeat, while Ning Rongrong revealed that her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda could strike opponents. After Xiao Tian suggested combining her Soul Fusion Ring power with the pagoda, she launched a much stronger attack at Tang San and Oscar.

• Xiao Wu sent Huang Yuan flying and steadily overwhelmed Tai Long as Qian Renxue reacted to Xiao Tian being level fifty-seven.
• Tang San used Spiderweb Restraint to bind Xiao Tian and poison him, but Xiao Tian’s poison immunity neutralized the toxin and his Sword Intent cut apart the Blue Silver Grass.
• Xiao Tian taunted Tang San for losing without him using his martial soul or Spirit Skills, while Yu Xiaogang acknowledged how thoroughly Tang San had been defeated.
• Ning Rongrong enlarged her Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and dropped it toward Oscar and Tang San, but Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Blue Silver Grass to pull them clear.
• Xiao Tian advised Ning Rongrong to channel her Soul Fusion Ring power into the pagoda, and she launched it at high speed through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass walls toward Oscar.

Ning Rongrong injured Oscar during the practice match and provoked Liu Erlong by calling her auntie, while Xiao Tian considered using Yu Xiaogang’s black history to sow doubts in Liu Erlong’s mind. Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed Dai Mubai with her speed and skills, ending their battle by kicking him away.

• Tang San failed to stop Ning Rongrong’s empowered Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda from striking Oscar, who crashed into the stands coughing blood.
• Liu Erlong confronted Ning Rongrong over the injury, but Ning Rongrong called her auntie, and Xiao Tian and Zhi Lin challenged Liu Erlong’s anger.
• Xiao Tian considered leaving Yu Xiaogang’s black history where Liu Erlong might find it, while Ning Rongrong mistook his scheming smile as a plan to avenge her.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Third Soul Skill to turn invisible and attack Dai Mubai, who relied on Tang San’s warning to defend himself.
• Zhu Zhuqing used her Fourth Soul Skill to surround Dai Mubai with clones, prevented him from using his Fourth Soul Skill, and kicked him flying.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Shrek Academy after Tang San admitted defeat rather than face Xiao Tian. Afterward, rumors about Xiao Tian and Ning Rongrong made Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Tian uncomfortable, while Da Ming advised Er Ming to let Xiao Tian handle the situation.

• Xiao Tian challenged Tang San to leave the arena, and Tang San admitted defeat after seeing Xiao Tian's Spirit Rings embed themselves in Sword Fifteen.
• Zhi Lin declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the winner, and Flander resolved not to bring his team back for another challenge.
• Spectators speculated that Ning Rongrong liked Xiao Tian, angering Tang San and prompting Yu Xiaogang to calm him down.
• Xiao Wu noticed Ning Rongrong avoiding her gaze, while Xiao Tian recalled that Ning Rongrong had kissed him and realized he liked her too.
• Er Ming asked Da Ming why Xiao Tian seemed unsettled, and Da Ming told him to let Xiao Tian resolve the matter while they focused on cultivation.

Crown Prince Xue Qinghe summoned Xiao Tian and tried to recruit him into her service, but Xiao Tian rejected the offer and teased her about rumors that she preferred men. His ambition and refusal only made Qian Renxue more determined to win him over.

• Xue Qinghe asked Xiao Tian to speak privately, while Xiao Wu stayed behind with Ning Rongrong.
• Xue Qinghe brought up Xiao Tian's romantic rumors and recalled that he had disappeared from the academy after enrolling.
• Xue Qinghe invited Xiao Tian to serve her after graduation and promised to meet his cultivation needs.
• Xiao Tian joked that Xue Qinghe liked men, citing rumors about her lack of female companions, and she angrily denied them.
• Xiao Tian refused recruitment, saying he valued freedom and wanted Spirit Bones over fifty thousand years old, which strengthened Xue Qinghe's desire to recruit him.

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong talked about Rongrong’s feelings for Xiao Tian and the kiss she had given him after her Martial Soul evolved. Though Xiao Wu struggled with jealousy, she agreed not to stand in their way, and Rongrong embraced her in gratitude.

• Qian Renxue gave Xiao Tian an imperial palace token and said she hoped he would change his mind about her offer.
• Xiao Wu asked Ning Rongrong to explain her feelings for Xiao Tian, and Rongrong revealed she had kissed him after her Martial Soul evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Ning Rongrong said she had once vowed to marry whoever could resolve her sect’s Martial Soul flaw, but promised she would not betray Xiao Wu and offered to leave after the competition.
• Xiao Wu acknowledged that Xiao Tian had feelings for Ning Rongrong too and decided she would not stop them from being together.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Xiao Wu and repeatedly thanked her.

Xiao Tian received powerful rewards, including the Soul Core Condensation Method and Mount Shu Sword Formation, then confronted Liu Erlong and left her a black booklet. He waited outside the girls' dormitory as Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong finished discussing their relationship, leaving the choice between them unresolved.

• Xiao Tian received the Western Chu Sword Song, Mount Shu Sword Formation, Purple Cloud Nectar, and Soul Core Condensation Method as rewards for helping Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing defeat Tang San's group.
• Xiao Tian went to Shrek Academy and challenged Liu Erlong's trust in Flender and Yu Xiaogang, questioning Flender's academy finances and Yu Xiaogang's understanding of Liu Erlong's martial soul.
• Xiao Tian flew away on Sword Fifteen, deliberately or accidentally dropping a little black booklet that Liu Erlong picked up and hid in her clothes.
• Xiao Tian waited outside the girls' dormitory and released his Sword Intent to let Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong know he had arrived.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong finished their conversation, with Xiao Wu accepting the situation and Ning Rongrong expressing gratitude; Rongrong then sensed Xiao Tian's familiar Sword Intent with Xiao Wu.