Chapter Summaries

After revealing the Clear Sky Hammer during the tournament, Tang San suspected Ning Fengzhi wanted to use him and feared Spirit Hall would target him on the way to Spirit City. Yu Xiaogang told him about Tang Hao’s past, and Tang San prepared to face the journey while relying on himself; he still believed his father was secretly protecting him.

• Tang San recalled Ning Fengzhi’s unusual interest in him and suspected the sect master knew where Tang Hao was and meant to use him as a political pawn.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that Tang San’s father was Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo, who had been hunted by Spirit Hall after breaking with it eight years earlier.
• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San that Spirit Hall would likely attack him on the journey to Spirit City and urged him not to rely too heavily on Ning Fengzhi.
• Tang San resolved to turn Ning Fengzhi’s plans to his advantage and fight any Spirit Hall ambush, with hidden weapons already prepared.
• One month later, Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that Elder Chen Xin would guard him on the trip to Spirit City, while Tang San still believed Tang Hao was protecting him from the shadows.

Ye Xuan waited for Spirit Hall to attack the convoy, planning to fake his death and deepen Meng Yiran’s attachment to him. When Ghost Douluo nearly killed Tang San, Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened, leaving Ye Xuan’s plan on hold.

• Ye Xuan reassured Meng Yiran during the journey while secretly preparing to fake his death with Snake Lance Douluo’s help.
• Five Spirit Hall Soul Saints ambushed the convoy, and Liu Erlong, Flender, and Zhao Wuji fought to hold them back.
• Ghost Douluo appeared and seized Tang San by the throat while Meng Yiran cried out and Ye Xuan prepared to act.
• Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived, struck Ghost Douluo with his sword, and forced him to release Tang San.
• Tang San recovered and thanked Chen Xin for saving his life.

Ye Xuan staged his death while shielding Meng Yiran from Snake Lance Douluo’s attack during the ambush. After the attackers withdrew, the Blue Tyrant Academy team mourned him, and Tang San arrived to find the scene.

• Ye Xuan reassured Meng Yiran and Jiang Zhu as Snake Lance Douluo attacked their carriage.
• Snake Lance Douluo speared Ye Xuan after Ye Xuan shoved Meng Yiran out of harm’s way.
• Snake Lance Douluo’s fifth soul skill struck Ye Xuan, making him appear to dissolve into blood mist as Meng Yiran collapsed in grief.
• Liu Erlong charged to help Ye Xuan but arrived too late, while Snake Lance Douluo left after completing his mission.
• Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo retreated with the remaining Soul Sages after failing to overcome Sword Douluo.
• Dai Mubai and the others mourned Ye Xuan, and Tang San arrived with Yu Xiaogang, shocked by the apparent death.

After staging Xuan Ye’s death, Ye Xuan watched Meng Yiran lose faith in Tang San, then healed his wounds and returned to Spirit Hall to warn Bibi Dong about Tang San’s possible divine inheritance. The chapter ended as Ye Xuan began reporting what he had learned to his teacher.

• Meng Yiran saw Tang San’s concealed schadenfreude over Xuan Ye’s death and walked away from him, her trust replaced by hatred.
• Ye Xuan revealed to Snake Lance Douluo that he had faked Xuan Ye’s death to remain in Meng Yiran’s heart and hurt Tang San.
• Ye Xuan used Ah Yin’s life energy to heal his wound, then told Snake Lance Douluo that Tang San might inherit a god’s legacy.
• Ye Xuan and Snake Lance Douluo returned to Spirit City and went to report their suspicions to Spirit Hall.
• Ye Xuan greeted Bibi Dong in the Pope Palace and said his trip to the Heaven Dou Empire had yielded a great deal.

Ye Xuan warned Bibi Dong that Tang San might be protected by a god, and Bibi Dong decided to arrange his death. A week later, Image Recording Crystals showing Yu Xiaogang in a compromising scene spread across Spirit City, devastating Bibi Dong; Spirit Hall’s investigation found no leads.

• Ye Xuan told Bibi Dong that Tang San was Tang Hao and Ah Yin’s son, possessed a divine aura, and might be protected by a god.
• Bibi Dong ordered Ye Xuan to keep his senior sister company and said she would personally make arrangements to kill Tang San.
• A week later, Image Recording Crystals showing Yu Xiaogang with Bu Le, Tian Ya, and E Kao circulated throughout Spirit City.
• Bibi Dong watched the images, suffered a collapse of her long-held admiration for Yu Xiaogang, and ordered an immediate investigation.
• Spirit Hall searched Spirit City for three days but found no clues about who had made or distributed the crystals.

Bibi Dong suspected someone was targeting her through the scandal surrounding Yu Xiaogang, while Ye Xuan concealed his role in spreading the Image Recording Crystals. The next morning, Ye Xuan distributed manuscripts accusing Yu Xiaogang of plagiarizing Spirit Hall research, and Bibi Dong went to verify their claims in the confidential archives.

• Bibi Dong ordered Soul Masters to watch Ye Xuan, but his ordinary routine with Hu Liena eased her suspicions.
• Bibi Dong realized the Image Recording Crystal scandal might be meant to humiliate her through Yu Xiaogang and resolved not to show weakness.
• Ye Xuan privately revealed his determination to force his teacher to choose a side while continuing to act tenderly toward Hu Liena.
• Ye Xuan used Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's spiritual power to distribute manuscripts accusing Yu Xiaogang of plagiarizing and distorting Spirit Hall theories.
• The manuscripts stirred outrage among Spirit City’s Soul Masters, and Bibi Dong decided to inspect the confidential archives.

After verifying that Yu Xiaogang plagiarized Spirit Hall research, Bibi Dong confronted him when he arrived at the Pope Palace. She exposed his fraud and the shameful contents of the Image Recording Crystal, then challenged him for taking Tang Hao's son as his disciple.

• Bibi Dong searched Spirit Hall's confidential archives and confirmed that Yu Xiaogang had stolen and distorted its research.
• Yu Xiaogang entered the Pope Palace with the Pope's Order, unaware that Bibi Dong had learned of his plagiarism and the Image Recording Crystal.
• Bibi Dong rejected Yu Xiaogang's affectionate greeting and demanded to know where his Invincible Theory came from.
• Bibi Dong threw the manuscript and confidential files before Yu Xiaogang, and he turned pale when he saw the evidence.
• Bibi Dong confronted Yu Xiaogang with the Image Recording Crystal and accused him of knowingly making Tang Hao's son his disciple.

Bibi Dong exposed Yu Xiaogang’s schemes, reclaimed the Pope’s Order, and drove him from Spirit City. Seeking comfort from her disciples, she unexpectedly walked in on Ye Xuan and Hu Liena together, leaving all three embarrassed.

• Bibi Dong realized Yu Xiaogang wanted the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method to strengthen his disciple against Spirit Hall and attacked him.
• Bibi Dong threw Yu Xiaogang out of the Pope Palace, reclaimed the Pope’s Order, and warned him never to return to Spirit City.
• Yu Xiaogang fled Spirit City in disgrace while Bibi Dong, still agitated, went to find Hu Liena.
• Bibi Dong found Hu Liena’s room empty and guessed she was with Ye Xuan, then headed to his cabin on Lake Heart Island.
• Bibi Dong entered without knocking and caught Ye Xuan and Hu Liena in an intimate moment, leaving them startled and embarrassed.

Bibi Dong overcame her embarrassment at finding Ye Xuan and Hu Liena together, then accepted their comfort over a recent encounter that had upset her. At the tournament finals, Tang San rescued Blue Tyrant Academy from defeat with the Clear Sky Hammer, while Meng Yiran walked away from him and Huo Wu watched Ye Xuan and Hu Liena with a tense expression.

• Ye Xuan and Hu Liena invited Bibi Dong to stay for tea, and their concern helped lift her mood.
• At the packed tournament finals, Ye Xuan and Hu Liena watched the Star Luo Royal Team overwhelm Blue Tyrant Academy, whose members were still affected by Xuan Ye's death.
• After Dai Weisi knocked Dai Mubai down, Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and defeated him with the seventh strike of Chaotic Cloak.
• The Star Luo Royal Team surrendered, Blue Tyrant Academy won, and Meng Yiran left the arena after casting Tang San a complicated glance.
• Ye Xuan whispered to Hu Liena about Tang San, and Huo Wu watched the couple's intimate display from the VIP section.

Zhu Zhuqing defeated Feng Xiaotian, while Ye Xuan provoked Tang San during an encounter with Meng Yiran and Hu Liena. The next day, the semifinal between Blue Tyrant Academy and the Imperial Fighting Team was underway, with Dai Mubai struggling against Yu Tianheng.

• Zhu Zhuqing used her fourth soul skill to defeat Feng Xiaotian, forcing Godwind Academy to concede, and Ye Xuan approvingly nodded to her from the stands.
• Meng Yiran mistook Ye Xuan for Xuan Ye, but Tang San arrived and accused Ye Xuan of taking Xiao Wu and Meng Yiran from him.
• Ye Xuan taunted Tang San about his feelings for Xiao Wu and insulted his father, until Meng Yiran urged Tang San to leave with her.
• Hu Liena asked Ye Xuan how his teacher planned to deal with Tang San, while Huo Wu watched Ye Xuan and felt uneasy because he seemed familiar.
• The next evening, Dai Mubai fought Yu Tianheng in the semifinal, while Tang San bound Osler with Blue Silver Grass.

Tang San’s team used a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill to overcome the Imperial Fighting Team after Jiang Zhu was injured and the match turned against them. The attack incapacitated both teams, leaving Tang San barely standing.

• Meng Yiran’s grief over Xuan Ye’s death disrupted her support, giving Zhu Zhuqing an opening to attack Tang San.
• Jiang Zhu shielded Tang San from Zhu Zhuqing’s strike and was badly injured, leaving her unable to fight.
• As the Imperial Fighting Team pressed their advantage, Tang San ordered his teammates to channel their Soul Power into him for a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Tang San’s giant Clear Sky Hammer shattered the Imperial Fighting Team’s defense and left its members unable to continue.
• The Blue Tyrant Academy team also exhausted its Soul Power, and only Tang San remained barely standing.

After the Blue Tyrant Academy Team defeated the Imperial Fighting Team, Tang San wandered through Spirit City and discovered a chained, badly injured man whom bystanders identified as his father, Tang Hao. The chapter ended with Tang San trembling as he realized his father had been publicly humiliated and crippled.

• The Blue Tyrant Academy Team won the semifinal and advanced to the finals against the Martial Soul Hall Academy Team.
• Ye Xuan refused Hu Liena's suggestion to strike early and planned to defeat Tang San in the final.
• Tang San left the team’s lounge to walk through Spirit City while recovering from his injuries.
• Tang San found a crowd gathered around a chained prisoner beneath a statue in the central square.
• Bystanders identified the prisoner as Tang Hao, and Tang San recognized him as his missing father.

Tang San found his father, Tang Hao, chained and tortured on public display, but restrained himself from attacking Spirit Hall’s guards and left after seeing Tang Hao plead for him to go. As he vowed to rescue his father after the finals, he saw Xiao Wu with Ye Xuan, clinging to him affectionately.

• Tang San recognized Tang Hao on the platform and fought down his rage because an attack could endanger his father and teammates.
• Tang Hao met Tang San’s gaze, tried to struggle free, and silently urged him to leave while Conquering Dragon Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo watched from hiding.
• Tang San left the plaza, vowing to save his father after the finals and make Spirit Hall and those who mocked Tang Hao pay.
• Tang Hao watched Tang San go and shed tears, while a faint glimmer returned to his eyes.
• Tang San encountered Ye Xuan embracing Xiao Wu, who leaned against him with an affectionate smile.

Tang San confronted Ye Xuan and Xiao Wu in Spirit City, insisting that Xiao Wu was his destined wife and that Ye Xuan had stolen her. He was stunned when Xiao Wu did not recognize him and the residents revealed that her identity as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast was already public knowledge; Ye Xuan warned that the city would not tolerate Tang San’s slander.

• Tang San attacked Ye Xuan with Blue Silver Grass and demanded that he release Xiao Wu, but Xiao Wu said she did not know Tang San and called him a mad dog.
• Tang San accused Ye Xuan of being a fraud and stealing Xiao Wu, but Spirit City residents mocked him and affirmed that Ye Xuan was the Holy Son and Xiao Wu was his soul-ring partner.
• Tang San announced that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, expecting the residents to fear her.
• The residents laughed and explained that Xiao Wu’s identity had been an open secret in Spirit City for years and that they respected her courage and loyalty.
• Ye Xuan told Tang San that the residents would not let him slander Spirit Hall, leaving Tang San pale and confused.

Tang San’s attempt to claim Xiao Wu as his destined wife ended in public humiliation, while Meng Yiran realized he had deceived her about his feelings. The chapter left Tang San panicking as Meng Yiran prepared to cut ties with him.

• Tang San confronted Xiao Wu and Ye Xuan, but Xiao Wu rejected him and said she had been with Ye Xuan since childhood.
• Tang San tried to stop them, but Spirit City residents blocked and mocked him, and his wounds reopened as he struggled against them.
• Meng Yiran watched Tang San expose Xiao Wu’s identity and accuse Ye Xuan, then concluded Tang San had used false affection to pursue her.
• Meng Yiran decided to leave Tang San and become strangers, but Tang San spotted her and panicked at the thought of losing her.

Tang San lost Meng Yiran after the crowd mocked and attacked him, leaving him humiliated and consumed by regret. He returned to the Blue Tyrant Academy inn determined to take revenge, where he found Meng Yiran still distant from him.

• Tang San tried to chase after Meng Yiran, but a Soul Grandmaster kicked him down and the crowd mocked and pelted him with garbage.
• Tang San blamed Ye Xuan, Meng Yiran, and himself as he sat alone, while Conquering Dragon Douluo and Thousand Jun Douluo decided to arrest him after the tournament.
• Tang San walked back to the inn, vowing revenge against Ye Xuan, Bibi Dong, and Spirit Hall.
• Tang San returned to the inn and found Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others reacting to his battered appearance.
• Tang San saw Meng Yiran sitting apart with Jiang Zhu, and swallowed the explanation he had wanted to give her.

After Tang San admitted that he had publicly slandered the Holy Son of Spirit Hall and exposed Xiao Wu's identity, his teammates condemned him and Meng Yiran ended their relationship. Tang San withdrew in despair while Yu Xiaogang secretly took pleasure in his downfall.

• Flender confronted Tang San about the incident near the central plaza, and Tang San admitted he was responsible.
• Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun rebuked Tang San for provoking Spirit Hall and exposing Xiao Wu's identity.
• Meng Yiran accused Tang San of hypocrisy and fickleness, ended their relationship, and left with Jiang Zhu.
• Dai Mubai stopped Tang San from following Meng Yiran as she left.
• Yu Xiaogang secretly delighted in Tang San's humiliation and hoped it would ruin his performance in the finals.
• Tang San withdrew to a corner and crouched in despair as the accusations in the hall faded.

After Tang San vowed revenge against Spirit Hall and Ye Xuan, he spent two days consumed by jealousy as he watched Ye Xuan grow close to Hu Liena and Xiao Wu. On the eve of the finals, seeing Ye Xuan take Xiao Wu into a couples' hotel drove Tang San to cough up blood.

• Flender stopped Dai Mubai from blaming Tang San further and sent everyone away, leaving Tang San alone in the hall.
• Tang San rose from his despair, swore revenge on Spirit Hall and Ye Xuan, and resolved to become a demon who lived only for revenge.
• Over the next two days, Tang San watched Ye Xuan act intimately with Hu Liena and Xiao Wu, growing convinced Ye Xuan had stolen his destiny.
• Tang San vowed to ruin Ye Xuan in the finals while planning a possible rescue mission for his father.
• On the eve of the finals, Tang San saw Ye Xuan holding Xiao Wu outside a couples' hotel and kissing her cheek, then staggered back and coughed up blood.

Ye Xuan humiliated Tang San and entered a hotel with Xiao Wu before facing Tang San in the tournament final. As the battle began, Ye Xuan summoned Ah Yin, leaving Tang San shocked by her resemblance to his mother.

• Ye Xuan mocked Tang San, took Xiao Wu into a couples' hotel, and left Tang San collapsed outside, swearing revenge.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament final began at Martial Soul Hall between Martial Soul Hall Academy Team and Blue Tyrant Academy Team.
• Tang San led Blue Tyrant Academy's opening assault with Blue Silver Grass, poison, and attacks from his teammates.
• Ye Xuan directed Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue to defend against the attack, then used his third soul skill, Blue Silver Life Tree Possession.
• Ye Xuan summoned the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Life Tree, Ah Yin, and Tang San recognized her as his mother.

Ye Xuan used Ah Yin to bind Tang San and shatter his Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill during the final match. After Tang San lost, Ye Xuan revealed that he had crippled Tang Hao and made Ah Yin his soul ring.

• Ah Yin's Blue Silver Life Vines restrained Tang San and suppressed his Soul Power while Ye Xuan taunted him.
• Tang San called on Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and the others to perform the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill and form a giant Clear Sky Hammer.
• Ah Yin stood before Ye Xuan, rejected Tang San as her son, and bound him again as his grief destabilized the fusion skill.
• Tang San's uncontrolled Clear Sky Hammer crashed into the arena, while Ye Xuan tightened Ah Yin's bindings and knocked Tang San's allies out of the fight.
• Ye Xuan declared Tang San defeated and told him he had crippled Tang Hao and made Ah Yin his soul ring.