Chapter Summaries

Tai Tan learned that Tang Xiao would sever the Clear Sky Sect’s ties with Tang Hao, but refused to leave Spirit City before the trial. At dawn, Spirit Hall prepared a continent-wide broadcast of Tang Hao’s trial, and the assembled factions and Shrek group watched the platform.

• Tai Tan asked Tang Xiao whether Tang Hao could be saved, but Tang Xiao said the Clear Sky Sect would sever all ties with him and ordered Tai Tan to leave Spirit City.
• Tai Tan accepted that he could not rescue Tang Hao but refused to leave before witnessing his final moments.
• At dawn, crowds gathered in Angel Plaza as Spirit Hall activated Soul Tool screens to broadcast the trial across the continent.
• Xue Qinghe, Dai Weisi, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Tang Xiao, and other faction representatives took their places in the VIP stands.
• Gui Mengguan, Qian Gujue, and Oupai discussed Spirit Hall’s advanced Soul Tool technology and anticipated that the trial was only the opening act.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Yunxiao watched from the ordinary viewing area as the trial was about to begin.

Qian Xunji turned Tang Hao’s public judgment into a rallying speech, calling him a traitor to humanity and inciting the citizens of Spirit City to demand his death. Tang Hao was dragged onto the platform, battered and unable to speak, as the crowd’s fury erupted around him.

• Qian Xunji entered the judgment platform as the citizens bowed and the cardinals’ prayers ceased.
• Qian Xunji recounted humanity’s struggle against soul beasts and accused Tang Hao of betraying humanity by siding with a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
• The crowd answered Qian Xunji’s demand with chants of “Let him die,” while Tang Xiao spat blood and Tai Tan wept at the Clear Sky Sect’s lodgings.
• Qian Xunji ordered Tang Hao brought to the platform, and two Spirit Hall guards dragged the broken, emaciated prisoner before the crowd.
• The citizens cursed Tang Hao and threw refuse at him, but a golden barrier stopped it; Tang Hao tried to speak and could only rasp.

During Tang Hao’s public trial, a hidden young man used a talisman to control Tang Hao’s speech and make him loudly defend his past actions, enraging the crowd. After the control ended, Tang Hao accused Qian Xunji of manipulating him, but Qian Xunji dismissed him as blame-shifting.

• A young man in a secret chamber watched Tang Hao’s trial and activated a talisman to control him.
• Tang Hao was forced to proclaim his innocence and accuse Spirit Hall of killing Ah Yin and persecuting him.
• The crowd erupted in anger, and a soul master accused Tang Hao of killing his twenty-three-year-old son during the expedition against him.
• Tang Hao was forced to threaten the crowd and claim that everyone deserved to die before slamming into the cage bars.
• Qian Xunji silenced the gathering, and the control over Tang Hao abruptly ended.
• Tang Hao accused Qian Xunji of controlling his speech, but Qian Xunji retorted that he was still shifting blame.

Qian Xunji sentenced Tang Hao to be encased in molten bronze and displayed kneeling in Angel Plaza for eternity, a verdict cheered across the continent. Tang Xiao severed the Clear Sky Sect’s ties to his brother, while Tang San watched helplessly, torn between hatred and the small measure of affection he remembered.

• Qian Xunji declared Tang Hao guilty of betraying humanity and sentenced him to become a bronze figure kneeling in Angel Plaza forever.
• Crowds and representatives of the major powers approved the verdict, and the Clear Sky Sect’s Tang Xiao publicly agreed to it.
• Tang Xiao disowned Tang Hao on behalf of the Clear Sky Sect and walked away in grief.
• Transmigrators discussed the lasting humiliation of Tang Hao’s punishment and wondered whether Tang San would ever try to clear his father’s name.
• Tang San, watching from the ordinary spectators’ section, wanted to save Tang Hao but feared Spirit Hall and the consequences of speaking for him.

Tai Tan and a dozen elderly clansmen tried to rescue Tang Hao, but Golden Crocodile Douluo defeated them and ordered them imprisoned. Spirit Hall executed Tang Hao by encasing him in molten bronze, and the chapter ended with his trial concluded as the continent braced for a new struggle over power.

• Tang San hid his identity and brooded over his rivalry with Tang San while Xiao Wu watched him with scorn and Yunxiao considered the changing balance of power.
• Tai Tan and a dozen elderly clansmen charged through Spirit Hall’s guards to save Tang Hao, declaring their loyalty to their former master.
• Golden Crocodile Douluo overwhelmed Tai Tan, stopped him from killing himself, and ordered him and the clansmen taken to prison.
• Qian Xunji ordered Tang Hao’s execution, and Spirit Hall guards poured molten bronze over him until he died and became a bronze statue.
• Spirit Hall placed Tang Hao’s statue at the Angel God Statue as the crowd celebrated, while the empires and Upper Three Sects grew wary of Spirit Hall’s rising power.

After Tang Hao’s execution, Bibi Dong announced a reform of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, opening it to teams from sects, families, and unaffiliated Soul Masters. She revealed that the preliminaries and elimination rounds would take place in Spirit Hall’s Myriad Spirit Secret Realm, but had not yet explained its sole path to victory.

• Bibi Dong declared that the tournament would be renamed the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament and remain open to participants under twenty-five.
• Bibi Dong opened registration to sects, families, and unaffiliated Soul Masters that could assemble teams of at least seven, prompting excitement among smaller factions.
• Xue Qinghe and Dai Weisi questioned how an unlimited number of teams could compete, while Tang Xiao wondered why Spirit Hall was organizing such an expansive tournament.
• Bibi Dong said the tournament’s preliminaries and elimination rounds would take place in Spirit Hall’s Myriad Spirit Secret Realm, where teams could choose their landing locations.
• Bibi Dong began to explain the secret realm’s sole way to win, but the chapter ended before she revealed it.

Bibi Dong announced that the Soul Master Tournament’s secret-realm champion would be the last team standing, then persuaded the factions to accept the deadly format by revealing that contestants could escape by saying “I give up.” The tournament was secretly designed to expose transmigrators and system holders, while Yunxiao, Tang Hao, and Xiao Wu each prepared to pursue their own aims in the coming trials.

• Bibi Dong declared that contestants must eliminate every other team to win, prompting the sects and empires to threaten withdrawal.
• Bibi Dong explained that contestants could use special watches to teleport out by saying “I give up,” and argued that the trial would forge stronger Soul Masters.
• Ning Fengzhi agreed to the format, and the other factions, including the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and both empires, followed.
• Gui Mengguan and Qian Gujue recognized that Bibi Dong intended to expose transmigrators and system holders through the secret-realm tournament.
• Yunxiao welcomed the tournament as a chance to devour other system holders’ systems, while Tang Hao resolved to kill Tang San and Xiao Wu quietly began preparing.

As Spirit Hall’s restructured tournament drew transmigrators toward the Myriad Spirit Secret Realm, several system holders prepared to enter for different reasons. Wolf Yong was forced into the tournament by his system, while Lu Ming, Night Shadow, and Qingxuan each set out to hunt other transmigrators and seize their providence.

• Transmigrators across the continent recognized the tournament as a trap but were tempted by the chance to steal fellow system holders’ providence, systems, and abilities.
• Wolf Yong’s system ordered him to enter the tournament or face erasure, forcing him to buy a costly disguise mask and find six teammates.
• Lu Ming accepted a quest to kill at least three system holders and left Heaven Dou City to gather a team for the journey to Spirit City.
• Night Shadow ordered six young disciples to accompany her to Spirit City so she could devour system holders’ souls in the secret realm.
• Qingxuan learned that transmigrators carried abundant providence and flew from the Far North toward the Myriad Spirit Secret Realm.

Bibi Dong announced the Soul Master Tournament's rewards, including Locke Magic Academy's Prism Ball, which could capture and bind a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. The prize sent the continent's factions into a frenzy, and several leaders ordered their teams to prepare to win it.

• Bibi Dong revealed that third place would receive three Hundred Year Soul Bones and seven high-tier Gulu Balls, while second place would receive three Thousand Year Soul Bones and two King Balls.
• Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin resolved to pursue second place for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's Second Elder reacted eagerly to the King Balls.
• Bibi Dong announced that first place would receive three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and a Prism Ball, with Headmaster Locke offering to help the winning team choose a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.
• The crowd erupted over the Prism Ball, and sects across the venue began declaring plans to recruit, train, and spend whatever it took to win.
• Xue Qinghe ordered the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to rebuild its team and prepare a visit to President Locke, while Dai Weisi promised a royal title to anyone who secured the Prism Ball.
• Tang Xiao ordered the Clear Sky Sect's young disciples into special training and declared that the sect had to win.

The Shrek group became eager to win the Prism Ball after Yunxiao promised them divine blessings, while Tang San and Yunxiao each plotted to use the prize for their own ambitions. Tang Dieyi revealed that every capture ball was single-use, forcing them to reconsider their plans.

• Gui Mengguan, Oupai, and Qian Gujue discussed how the Prism Ball attracted transmigrators and would draw powerful figures into a trap.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San told Yunxiao what they hoped to capture with the Prism Ball, while Yunxiao secretly planned to kill Tang San and claim it.
• Yunxiao promised the Shrek group a god's blessing if they took first place, and they cheered; Xiao Wu privately dismissed him as a fraud and claimed the Prism Ball for herself.
• Tang Dieyi told the Shrek group that capture balls shattered after one use, prompting Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar to lament their lost plans.
• Tang San revised his ambitions and decided that catching a single hundred-thousand-year soul beast would be enough for now.

After Tang Dieyi revealed that the Prism Ball could only be used once, the sects grew even more determined to compete for it. As the major sects and Soul Masters prepared for the tournament, Yunxiao resolved to target Xiao Wu in the secret realm.

• Yunxiao learned from his system that the Prism Ball was single-use and decided Xiao Wu was the most valuable target to capture.
• Yunxiao promised the Shrek group he would help them catch suitable Soul Beasts, while secretly planning to betray them in the secret realm.
• Tang Dieyi's disclosure caused nearby sect representatives to confirm the Prism Ball's limit and become even more eager to enter the competition.
• Xiao Wu, Tang Dieyi, Gui Mengguan, Qian Gujue, and Oupai discussed how the revelation had stirred up the crowd and made the competition easier to exploit.
• Three days after Tang Hao's judgment, the major sects and independent Soul Masters focused on the tournament and began training, while hidden transmigrators made their own plans.

Li Pu won his ninety-ninth Hell Slaughter Arena match with his explosive buns, becoming the third fighter in Slaughter City nearing one hundred victories. The King of Slaughter worried that Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci would become Slaughter Gods and bring disaster to the city, but his attempts to kill them had all failed.

• Li Pu killed his opponents with Bun Thunder and won his ninety-ninth match in the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• The King of Slaughter learned Li Pu was the third fighter approaching one hundred victories, after Xiao Chengu and Bai Ci.
• The maid described Xiao Chengu's swordsmanship, Bai Ci's blood-based martial soul, and Li Pu's deadly buns.
• The King of Slaughter recalled that assassins sent after the three fighters had died in bizarre accidents or failed attacks.
• The King of Slaughter's attempt to make the three fight each other failed when the arena exploded and they survived.
• The maid warned that the prophecy said a Slaughter God's arrival would bring disaster to Slaughter City.

The Asura God ordered Tang Chen, the King of Slaughter, to stop obstructing three challengers and let them pass through the arena and Hell Road. As Xiao Chengu reached ninety-nine victories, Tang Chen accepted the command and wondered what the Asura God was planning around the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament.

• Tang Chen feared that three Gods of Slaughter leaving together would devastate Slaughter City.
• The Asura God contacted Tang Chen and ordered him to let the three challengers win one hundred matches and enter Hell Road without interference.
• Tang Chen canceled assassination attempts, promised to meet the challengers’ needs, and arranged weak opponents for their final matches.
• Xiao Chengu defeated nine opponents in under ten breaths, bringing his record to ninety-nine victories.
• Tang Chen watched Xiao Chengu leave and wondered what the Asura God intended to accomplish through the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament.

Bai Ci completed his hundredth consecutive victory, and the King of Slaughter invited him, Li Pu, and Xiao Chengu to enter Hell Road together. The King opened the road by draining the blood and lives of the spectators, leaving the three champions facing the brutal trial.

• Bai Ci killed the ten opponents who tried to surrender and completed his hundredth consecutive victory.
• The King of Slaughter appeared and announced that Bai Ci, Li Pu, and Xiao Chengu had passed the arena trial.
• The King of Slaughter offered to let the three champions enter Hell Road together, despite the usual rule that challengers went alone.
• Bai Ci suspected the King of Slaughter intended to turn them against each other, but accepted the challenge along with Li Pu and Xiao Chengu.
• The King of Slaughter activated the arena's runes, causing the Fallen in the stands to bleed into the air to open Hell Road.

Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci entered the Hell Road after the King of Slaughter sacrificed the Fallen to open its gate. They reached a blood-red hall, where an incarnation of the Asura God revealed that the road had been his trial.

• The Fallen in the Hell Slaughter Arena turned to ash, and their energy opened the Hell Road.
• Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci entered the Hell Road as the King of Slaughter reported their departure to the Asura God, who ordered him not to interfere.
• The three fought off the Hell Road's hazards and monsters with ease as they made their way through it.
• Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci reached a blood-colored hall and found an armored figure they recognized as the Asura God.
• The Asura God's fading incarnation told the three that they had passed his trial.

After passing the Hell Road, Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci learned that transmigrators from other worlds threatened Douluo Continent and received a mission to hunt them. They left Slaughter City for Spirit City, but suspected the Asura God was using them as weapons against their own kind.

• The Asura God gave Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci Demon-Extinguishing Golden Toads to detect Heavenly Demons from beyond the domain, and ordered them to eliminate the hidden invaders.
• The Asura God infused the three with divine power, raising Li Pu and Xiao Chengu to level sixty-seven and Bai Ci to level ninety while strengthening their Divine Slaughter's Domains.
• The Asura God directed the three to Spirit City, where Heavenly Demons were concentrated around the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament, then vanished as the hall began to collapse.
• Li Pu, Xiao Chengu, and Bai Ci escaped the collapsing hall and emerged from Slaughter City.
• Li Pu and Xiao Chengu suspected the Asura God could not reach the lower realm and was using them to kill fellow transmigrators, while Bai Ci complained that the reward was inadequate.

After escaping Slaughter City, Li Pu, Bai Ci, and Xiao Chengu met Lin Yue and joined her for a feast in Blackstone City. Their plans remained undecided when they overheard news of a radically reformed Continental Young Soul Master Tournament with extraordinary prizes.

• Lin Yue introduced herself after finding Li Pu, Bai Ci, and Xiao Chengu outside Slaughter City, then decided not to enter it for a Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Lin Yue pointed the group toward Blackstone City, and Li Pu invited her to Wabi Babu Restaurant for a meal.
• The four ate a lavish feast at Wabi Babu Restaurant, and Lin Yue asked where the three men planned to go next.
• People in the adjoining room discussed the reformed Continental Young Soul Master Tournament, which used a secret-realm survival format and offered three Hundred-Thousand-Year core soul bones and a Prism Ball as prizes.

Lin Yue joined Li Pu, Bai Ci, and Xiao Chengu for the Continental Young Soul Master Tournament after they learned about the Prism Ball and discussed the Asura God's mission to hunt transmigrators. The four agreed to compete without recruiting more teammates, while Lin Yue laughed at the irony that the Divine Slayers were transmigrators themselves.

• Li Pu, Bai Ci, and Xiao Chengu decided to form a tournament team after hearing about the Prism Ball and the rewards for placing in the competition.
• Li Pu invited Lin Yue to join, and she agreed to travel with the three Divine Slayers.
• Lin Yue argued that the four of them were strong enough to compete without filling the team with unreliable members, and Bai Ci and Xiao Chengu agreed.
• Lin Yue asked about the Asura God's mission, and Bai Ci and Li Pu explained that the god had tasked them with hunting transmigrators using the Demon-Extinguishing Golden Toad.
• Lin Yue laughed at the Asura God's plan because the three Divine Slayers were transmigrators too, and Bai Ci suggested the god was using them to eliminate other variables.

Lin Yue and the three men agreed to form a temporary alliance to fight hostile transmigrators and travel to Heaven Dou City for the tournament, while remaining wary of one another. Through the night, each kept watch or prepared in secret, and Lin Yue hoped the trip to Spirit City would help her find what she was seeking.

• Lin Yue, Bai Ci, Xiao Chengu, and Li Pu discussed betrayals among transmigrators and shared stories of former allies who had tried to kill them.
• Lin Yue proposed a temporary alliance with clear boundaries, and Bai Ci, Xiao Chengu, and Li Pu each agreed while warning that they would defend themselves if betrayed.
• Lin Yue announced that they would leave Blackstone City for Heaven Dou City the next morning to assess other teams on the way.
• That night, Li Pu examined the Demon-Extinguishing Golden Toad, Bai Ci shaped a drop of blood into different forms, and Xiao Chengu cultivated beside the Bone Dragon Sword.
• Lin Yue listened for movement from the others, studied a marked map, and hoped to find what she was seeking in Spirit City.

Xiao Chengu told Li Pu, Bai Ci, and Lin Yue that he was heading to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, where they discovered he had a childhood engagement to Ning Rongrong. Worried she might leave with Oscar or be targeted by other transmigrators, the group set out for the sect.

• At breakfast, Xiao Chengu announced that he planned to visit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect before going to Spirit City.
• Bai Ci deduced from Xiao Chengu's name and Bone Dragon Sword that he was connected to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Xiao Chengu tacitly confirmed he had left home after a family dispute.
• Li Pu asked whether Xiao Chengu was betrothed to Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Chengu confirmed that such an arrangement existed.
• Li Pu and Bai Ci warned that Ning Rongrong might follow the original story and fall for Oscar, but Xiao Chengu said he would end the engagement rather than force her to love him.
• Xiao Chengu explained that concern for Ning Rongrong was why he wanted to go to the sect first, and he and his companions left for the town outside it.