Chapter Summaries

Jiang Liang watched Skywater Academy overwhelm Sky Martial Academy, then stayed to see Tang San's next match. He noticed Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had lost its Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline, leaving the story as Tang San prepared to face Star Glory Academy.

• Jiang Liang invited the Shui sisters and the other Skywater Academy members to celebrate after their match, and they agreed to join him.
• Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy's team revealed their powerful Soul Rings and defeated Sky Martial Academy.
• Jiang Liang praised Shui Bing'er and credited the team's rapid improvement to the Ten Thousand Year Mysterious Ice Marrow he had given them.
• Jiang Liang stayed behind to watch Tang San enter the arena with Thunderclap Academy against Star Glory Academy.
• Jiang Liang saw that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had lost its golden patterns and vitality, and explained that Ah Yin's return had taken back the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline.

Tang San and Thunderclap Team lost their opening match to Star Glory Academy after poor coordination and Tang San’s weakened Blue Silver Grass left the team unable to support one another. Yu Xiaogang blamed Yu Tianxin and insisted his disciples could still win the remaining matches.

• Tang San noticed his Blue Silver Grass had become limp and too weak to restrain opponents.
• Yu Tianxin and two teammates charged ahead without coordinating with Tang San’s group, leaving Thunderclap Team divided against Star Glory Academy.
• Star Glory Academy’s teamwork overwhelmed both groups, and Tang San was punched down while Yu Tianxin and his teammates also fell.
• Tang San and Thunderclap Team were defeated, shocking the spectators and prompting criticism of the team’s performance.
• Yu Xiaogang angrily blamed Yu Tianxin and the others, then accepted Flender’s reassurance that the team could still win its remaining twenty-nine matches.

After losing their first match, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang argued with Yu Tianxin over the Thunderclap Team’s tactics and internal divisions. Outside the arena, Jiang Liang and Ning Rongrong mocked Yu Xiaogang, who collapsed in rage as his companions rushed to help him.

• Tang San accused Yu Tianxin of deliberately causing the Thunderclap Team’s defeat, but Yu Tianxin blamed Tang San and the others for failing to keep pace with the team’s aggressive style.
• Yu Tianxin insulted Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, and Flender separated them and urged them to avoid further conflict.
• Yu Xiaogang took Tang San away to adjust their tactics while Flender led Dai Mubai and the others toward the Hotel.
• Jiang Liang taunted Yu Xiaogang outside the Great Soul Arena, and Ning Rongrong joined in by mocking him.
• After Jiang Liang urged Yu Xiaogang to win the next twenty-nine matches, Yu Xiaogang collapsed, prompting Tang San and the others to rush to him.

After Yu Xiaogang woke from fainting, he resolved to seek Bibi Dong’s help to kill Jiang Liang and the others, while the tournament standings put Thunderclap Team below twentieth place. The second day’s match draw began with Blazing Fire Academy drawing Spirit Hall Team Two.

• Jiang Liang and his companions left the Great Soul Arena and shared a meal with Ma Xiunuo, Dugu Bo, and the others.
• Tang San promised Yu Xiaogang he would make Jiang Liang, Ning Rongrong, and the others pay, and Yu Xiaogang praised him.
• Yu Xiaogang decided to visit Bibi Dong after the promotion rounds to seek a Twin Martial Souls cultivation method for Tang San and Spirit Hall’s help against Jiang Liang’s group.
• Yu Xiaogang ate porridge, then called Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar to plan new tactics for the remaining matches.
• On the second day of the tournament, Jiang Liang saw Thunderclap Team ranked below twentieth place, and Blazing Fire Academy drew Spirit Hall Team Two.

Jiang Liang’s Spirit Hall Team Two faced Blazing Fire Academy in an early tournament match, where Huo Wu challenged him and he promised to teach her a lesson. The teams revealed their strength and prepared to fight, with Jiang Liang holding the Heaven-Slaying Sword as the match began.

• Jiang Liang and the others learned they had drawn Blazing Fire Academy, while Skywater Academy faced Canghui Academy and Thunderclap Academy faced Godwind Academy.
• Huo Wushuang greeted Jiang Liang, but Huo Wu insulted him as a kept man, prompting Jiang Liang to promise to smack her during the match.
• Jiang Liang, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena to loud cheers as the two renowned teams faced off.
• Blazing Fire Academy revealed Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu as Soul Ancestors and its remaining members as high-level Soul Elders; Jiang Liang drew the Heaven-Slaying Sword, while Dugu Yan activated her Eight Spider Lances.
• Huo Wu vowed to burn Jiang Liang, and both teams took their fighting stances when Doudou announced the match had begun.

Jiang Liang opened the match against Blazing Fire Team by slapping Huo Wu, then defeated all seven opponents with a single frost-laden sword strike. Spirit Hall Team Two was declared the winner, while Prince Xue Xing resolved that Jiang Liang could not be allowed to grow stronger.

• Jiang Liang rushed forward and slapped Huo Wu once, provoking her fury.
• Huo Wu used Ring Fusion and her fourth soul skill to hurl a huge white fireball at Jiang Liang.
• Jiang Liang split the fireball with one sword strike, then froze Huo Wushuang's flames and swept the entire Blazing Fire Team off their feet.
• Doudou announced Spirit Hall Team Two's victory, and Prince Xue Xing regarded Jiang Liang with killing intent.
• Jiang Liang had Ye Lingling heal Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and their teammates after the match.

After Jiang Liang’s team defeated Blazing Fire Academy, Huo Wushuang accepted the loss while Huo Wu vowed to challenge Jiang Liang again. Jiang Liang revealed that he had reached Soul Douluo, and the chapter ended with Huo Wu angrily rejecting Yu Xiaogang’s offer to improve her family’s Ring Fusion technique.

• Huo Wu remained furious at Jiang Liang for spanking her, while Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing warned her that she could not catch up to him.
• Huo Wushuang guessed Jiang Liang was a Soul Emperor, and Jiang Liang said that level had been his three years earlier.
• Huo Wushuang accepted Blazing Fire Academy’s defeat and asked Jiang Liang for future guidance, while Huo Wu promised to win next time.
• Yu Xiaogang approached Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu to offer his theories in exchange for Blazing Fire Academy’s Ring Fusion technique.
• Jiang Liang told Shui Yue'er he was an eight-ring Soul Douluo, shocking the Tianshui Girl Group.
• Huo Wu angrily dismissed Yu Xiaogang’s theories, and Jiang Liang remarked that Yu Xiaogang believed strongly in his Ten Core Competencies theory.

Yu Xiaogang failed to persuade Huo Wu to trade Blazing Fire Academy’s Ring Fusion secret, then watched Thunderclap Team lose to Divine Wind Team. Jiang Liang warned Skywater Academy that Canghui Academy possessed a dangerous seven-person fusion skill, and the chapter ended as Canghui’s rainbow light curtain blocked the arena’s view.

• Huo Wu rejected Yu Xiaogang’s offer, and he left after the crowd mocked him over his theories and his earlier remark about Tang San.
• Yu Xiaogang reassured Tang San that he would find a way to help him defeat Jiang Liang, while Tang San expressed confidence in his teacher.
• Divine Wind Team defeated Thunderclap Team in less than three minutes, and Yu Xiaogang decided to develop a strategy for future matches.
• Jiang Liang warned Shui Bing’er and the others that Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm could trap them in an illusion and deliver spiritual attacks.
• Shui Bing’er led Skywater Academy into an aggressive assault, but Canghui Academy blocked it and activated its seven-person fusion skill, covering much of the arena in a rainbow curtain.
• Yu Xiaogang watched the light curtain from the rest area and showed interest in Canghui Academy’s fusion skill.

Yu Xiaogang devised a plan to create a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill and persuaded Yu Tianxin to join him. On the arena, Shui Bing'er broke Canghui Academy's illusion and secured Skywater Academy's victory, while Shui Yue'er later pretended to be frightened before Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong caught on.

• Yu Xiaogang decided to refine a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill and told Tang San he had found a tactic that could dominate the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang invited Yu Tianxin to join his plan, and Yu Tianxin agreed to give him one chance to prove it could win.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu broke free of Canghui Academy's illusion, and Shui Bing'er shattered its light curtain with her fifth Soul Skill.
• Canghui Academy's captain conceded defeat after the Seven Asura Illusion Realm was broken, and Skywater Academy celebrated its victory.
• Shui Yue'er clung to Jiang Liang and pretended to be frightened, but Xiao Wu caught her making a face and joined Ning Rongrong in tickling her.

Spirit Hall Team Two maintained its undefeated run through the preliminaries and faced Thunderclap Team in the sixteenth round. Xiao Wu quickly scattered most of Thunderclap Team, leaving Tang San to attack Jiang Liang with Yama’s Invitation.

• Spirit Hall Team Two won all fifteen of its matches, while Thunderclap Team rose to eighth place after a ten-match winning streak.
• The sixteenth-round match pitted Spirit Hall Team Two against Thunderclap Team, whose members had improved their coordination.
• Tang San entered the match intending to use Yama’s Invitation against Jiang Liang, while his Blue Silver Grass remained ruined and his Clear Sky Hammer lacked Soul Rings.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body to knock back Yu Tianxin, Dai Mubai, and the other attackers, then sent Ma Hongjun flying off the arena.
• Tang San fired Yama’s Invitation at Jiang Liang from behind, but Xiao Wu appeared before him and began Explosive Eight-Stage Fall.

Xiao Wu defeated Tang San with her Explosive Eight-Stage Fall, leaving him unconscious as Yu Xiaogang protested the match rules and was silenced by the officials. Afterward, Jiang Liang learned that Yu Xiaogang was trying to make Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others practice a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill centered on Tang San.

• Xiao Wu teleported in front of Tang San and kicked him through her Explosive Eight-Stage Fall, slamming him into the arena floor.
• Yu Xiaogang accused Xiao Wu's team of murder, but Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, Salas, and Doudou said her attacks were allowed by the rules.
• Doudou declared the match over, and arena staff carried the unconscious Tang San away while the other injured contestants had only bruises.
• Oscar and Ma Hongjun told Jiang Liang that Yu Xiaogang wanted them to trust Tang San and make him the center of a seven-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Jiang Liang dismissed Zhu Zhuqing's offer to investigate Yu Xiaogang and said they would wait for Bing'er and Yue'er to finish their match before leaving.

Skywater Academy crushed Blazing Fire Academy after Shui Bing’er’s ultimate ice overwhelmed Huo Wu, then the teams traded taunts and Jiang Liang’s companions celebrated the victory. After two more weeks, Spirit Hall Team Two led the standings undefeated, Skywater Academy stood second, and the final preliminary match began with the top-five positions still contested.

• Shui Bing’er and Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy in under a minute, freezing Huo Wu’s fourth soul skill and earning the academy’s first crushing victory over its longtime rival.
• Shui Yue’er taunted Huo Wu in the corridor, but Shui Bing’er apologized to Huo Wushuang and promised they would compete again in the promotion round.
• Shui Yue’er, Xue Wu, and the other Skywater girls thanked Jiang Liang with kisses, while Xiao Wu and Dugu Yan reacted jealously before everyone went to dinner.
• Over the next half month, Spirit Hall Team Two reached twenty-eight wins, Skywater Academy reached twenty-six, and Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy each reached twenty-five.
• Doudou announced the final preliminary match as teams including Thunderclap Academy and Canghui Academy still fought for a place in the top five.

Spirit Hall Team Two faced Wild Horse Academy in their final preliminary match, and Jiang Liang sent the whole team into the arena. Dugu Yan and the others won without releasing their Martial Souls or Soul Rings, giving Spirit Hall Team Two a perfect preliminary record.

• Spirit Hall Team Two drew Wild Horse Academy, and the opposing team celebrated the chance to face their idols.
• Jiang Liang led all six teammates onto the arena and proposed that they save autographs for after the match.
• Dugu Yan, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling charged forward without releasing their Martial Souls or Soul Rings.
• The five girls dodged Wild Horse Academy's attacks and knocked six members off their feet with punches.
• Jiang Liang defeated the remaining captain with his Fire Dragon Fist, and Doudou announced Spirit Hall Team Two's victory and perfect record.

Jiang Liang’s group completed the preliminaries undefeated, while the Skywater Team secured second place. Thunderclap Team then faced Elephant Armored Team for the final qualifying spot, and Tang San’s group revealed a Four-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• The Fierce Horse Academy Team members asked Jiang Liang’s group to sign their uniforms, and Jiang Liang encouraged one swordsman to pursue swordsmanship.
• Jiang Liang’s group received applause for their undefeated record, while Yu Xiaogang and Tang San looked on with low spirits.
• Shui Bing’er led the Skywater Team to victory, securing second place in the preliminaries.
• Thunderclap Team and Elephant Armored Team began their match, with Yu Tianxin and two teammates charging ahead while Tang San and the others stayed behind.
• Jiang Liang recognized that Tang San’s group might be attempting a fusion skill, and Yu Xiaogang anticipated proving his Martial Soul theories.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San unleashed a Four-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, filling the stage with golden light.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and led the Thunderclap Team to defeat Elephant Armored Academy, apparently validating Yu Xiaogang's Four-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill theory. Yu Xiaogang celebrated his vindication while Jiang Liang and Xue Qinghe recognized Tang San's identity and Xue Qinghe showed him killing intent.

• Liu Erlong and Jiang Liang doubted the compatibility and safety of Yu Xiaogang's Four-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill as Yu Tianxin and two teammates held off Elephant Armored Academy to protect Tang San and the others.
• Xue Wu revealed that she and Shui Bing'er had an Ice and Snow Fluttering Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Jiang Liang said he would face it in the finals.
• Tang San's Blue Silver Grass disappeared and he revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, stunning the audience; Jiang Liang exchanged a brief glance with Xue Qinghe, who recognized Tang San as Tang Hao's son and directed killing intent at him.
• Tang San ordered Yu Tianxin and the others to move aside, then smashed through Elephant Armored Academy's defenses with the Clear Sky Hammer, leaving all seven opponents collapsed in a crater.
• Host Doudou declared the Thunderclap Team the winner, and Flender congratulated Yu Xiaogang as Yu Xiaogang celebrated proving his theory and taunted Jiang Liang and Liu Erlong in his thoughts.

After the preliminaries ended, Jiang Liang and his companions celebrated their advancement and collected more than twenty million Gold Soul Coins from their bets. He distributed the winnings among his allies and family, then welcomed Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Salas to the Villa.

• The Thunderclap Team defeated the Elephant Armored Team, completing the list of five teams advancing to the next round, which would begin after ten days of rest.
• Jiang Liang returned to the Villa with Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing while Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Liu Erlong went to collect their gambling winnings.
• Liu Erlong and the others brought ten sacks containing more than twenty million Gold Soul Coins back to the Villa, astonishing everyone.
• Jiang Liang distributed sacks of Gold Soul Coins to his companions and gave one to Ma Xiunuo, asking him to renovate his courtyard in Nuoding City and send money to Nuoding Academy.
• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Salas arrived, and Jiang Liang offered the last two sacks of winnings to Ning Fengzhi and the Crown Prince.

Jiang Liang gave the money bags to Shui Lingyun as betrothal gifts for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er, then discussed how to draw Tang Hao to Spirit City with Xue Qinghe. They planned to use Tang San as bait, while Xue Qinghe reconsidered her scheme against Xue Beng.

• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe declined the Gold Soul Coins, so Jiang Liang gave both bags to Shui Lingyun as betrothal gifts for Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
• Ning Fengzhi offered to host a meal, while Xue Qinghe asked Jiang Liang to speak with him privately and Salas followed them.
• Jiang Liang confirmed that Tang San was Tang Hao's son and warned Xue Qinghe that Tang Hao remained dangerous despite his injuries.
• Salas reported that Tang Hao was hiding in the Star Luo Empire, and Jiang Liang proposed luring him to Spirit City by spreading a rumor that Spirit Hall would target Tang San there.
• Xue Qinghe realized Jiang Liang's plan required keeping Tang San out of prison for now, and Jiang Liang suggested delaying the blame for Xue Beng's fate until after the tournament.

Jiang Liang gave Qian Renxue the poisoned Yama’s Invitations Tang San had tried to use against him, while the group prepared for the Advancement Matches. As the matches approached, Yu Xiaogang resolved to leave Heaven Dou City to seek a way for Tang San to cultivate his Twin Martial Souls, entrusting Flender with their team’s preparation.

• Jiang Liang gave Qian Renxue three Yama’s Invitations and explained that Tang San had tried to use them against him during the preliminaries.
• The group shared a banquet, and the Skywater Academy team stayed at the Villa to train and prepare together for the Advancement Matches.
• Over the next ten days, the advancing teams trained intensely for the individual-strength matches and the chance to earn a finals bye.
• At Thunderclap Academy, Flender praised Tang San for reaching Soul Ancestor after adding Soul Rings to his Clear Sky Hammer, but Yu Xiaogang warned that their team still faced powerful rivals.
• Yu Xiaogang told Flender he would leave after the next day to find a method for Tang San to cultivate his Twin Martial Souls, and instructed Flender to help the team master the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Jiang Liang and his companions settled into the Royal Hunting Grounds for the promotion rounds and surveyed the other teams before the matches began. They spotted Meng Yiran, whom they had previously met in the Star Dou Forest.

• The teams gathered at the Royal Hunting Grounds, where Ning Rongrong complained about the rough barracks and Jiang Liang helped his companions settle in.
• Jiang Liang noticed Yu Xiaogang was missing from the Thunderclap Team and guessed he had gone to Spirit City to ask Bibi Dong about cultivating Twin Martial Souls.
• Jiang Liang fetched water, then he and the others cleaned their barracks and explored the camp to learn about rival teams.
• Dugu Yan identified several academies and explained that her grandfather had often taken her to watch the tournament.
• Xiao Wu recognized a blue-gray-haired girl as someone they had met in the Star Dou Forest, and Jiang Liang identified her as Meng Yiran.
• Meng Yiran noticed the group looking at her and froze when she saw them.

Meng Yiran recognized Jiang Liang and vowed to reclaim her pride, while the teams drew their first advancement-round matchups. At the arena, Ning Rongrong unexpectedly stepped forward as Spirit Hall Team Two’s first fighter against Silvis Royal Academy.

• Meng Yiran recognized Jiang Liang, told her teammates how he had taken her spirit beasts, and vowed to fight him if their teams met.
• Jiang Liang’s team drew Silvis Royal Academy, Skywater Team drew Exotic Beast Academy, and Thunderclap Team received the first-round bye.
• The teams gathered at the military camp arena, where Xue Qinghe explained the one-on-one elimination rules and opened the matches.
• A Rank 36 Purple Flame Mad Lion Soul Elder representing Silvis Royal Academy entered the arena for the first match.
• Ning Rongrong stepped forward as Spirit Hall Team Two’s first fighter, surprising the watching teams.