Chapter Summaries

Lin Nuo used the Life and Death Arena to stop Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue from fighting, transforming Bibi Dong into her six-year-old self while he and Qian Renxue remained unchanged. The chapter ended with Qian Renxue approaching the furious, shrunken Pope and teasing her.

• Lin Nuo activated the Life and Death Arena, freezing Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue before its rules took effect.
• Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue lost consciousness as the arena changed the world around them.
• Bibi Dong woke in the body of her six-year-old self, without her martial souls, Soul Power, or Rakshasa God Trial mark.
• Lin Nuo and Qian Renxue laughed when they saw the shrunken Bibi Dong, who demanded an explanation from Lin Nuo.
• Lin Nuo claimed he had used the arena only to stop Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue from fighting.
• Qian Renxue walked up to Bibi Dong and mocked her for becoming a little runt.

Inside the Life and Death Arena, Qian Renxue humiliated six-year-old Bibi Dong by teasing and spanking her, while Lin Nuo watched. Lin Nuo threatened to expose a recording of the scene, forcing Bibi Dong to agree to behave as Pope after they left.

• Qian Renxue pinched and teased little Dongzi, lifting her up as Dongzi shouted threats and insisted she was Qian Renxue's mother.
• After Dongzi called them both on the Way of Seeking Death, Qian Renxue spanked her, and Dongzi burst into tears because her body and emotional control had reverted to those of a child.
• Lin Nuo told Dongzi that she deserved credit for not giving the Twin Martial Souls cultivation method to that Flat-top.
• Lin Nuo revealed that a Recording Crystal had captured everything and warned Dongzi that the scene could be shown across the continent.
• Qian Renxue asked Lin Nuo to make a backup of the recording, and Bibi Dong reluctantly agreed to continue being a good Pope after they left.

Lin Nuo returned to the Pope Palace with Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong, who feared he might use his strange power and recording to threaten her position as Pope. Several days later, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, and Shrek prepared to face Star Luo Royal Academy as Dai Mubai revealed his royal ambitions.

• Bibi Dong considered attacking Lin Nuo, but backed down when he hinted that he could send her back to the strange space and showed her the Recording Crystal.
• Qian Renxue suggested that Lin Nuo could replace Bibi Dong as Pope with the Worship Hall's support, angering Bibi Dong, who left after threatening them.
• Lin Nuo promised to copy the recording for Qian Renxue and urged her to stop tormenting Bibi Dong, but Qian Renxue began recalling how Bibi Dong had treated her when she was young.
• The tournament's first-round draw matched Shrek with Star Luo Royal Academy, while Imperial Fighting Team 2 and two other academies withdrew, giving Imperial Fighting Team a bye.
• Dai Mubai revealed to Shrek that he was a prince of the Star Luo Empire and asked them to help him defeat his older brother and claim the throne.
• Tang San promised Shrek would support Dai Mubai, hoping to use the Star Luo Empire's power to rebuild the Tang Sect, while Tang Xiao approved of his nephew's efforts.

Ning Fengzhi and Yu Xiaogang promised support for Dai Mubai and unveiled an improved Seven-in-One Fusion Skill for Shrek's tournament match. During the first round, Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai's loss of his manhood and revealed that Zhu Zhuqing had died on her journey to Heaven Dou, leaving Dai Mubai furious and in disbelief.

• Ning Fengzhi promised to help Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun find a way to restore their bodies after the tournament.
• Yu Xiaogang explained that Ning Rongrong could gather the team's Soul Power and transfer it to Tang San, letting him simulate a Tool Soul Avatar with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Shrek and Star Luo Royal Academy entered the first round, and Dai Weisi taunted Dai Mubai about his weakened claim to the Star Luo throne.
• Dai Weisi mocked Dai Mubai for being unable to father an heir and laughed with his team.
• Dai Weisi claimed Zhu Zhuyun had died in the Star Dou Forest while traveling to Heaven Dou, and Dai Mubai angrily accused her of killing Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuyun blamed Dai Mubai for Zhu Zhuqing’s death and urged Dai Weisi to teach him a harsh lesson, while the teams prepared for their match. Tang San revealed four purple Soul Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Yu Xiaogang furious and demanding an explanation from Flender.

• Zhu Zhuyun told Dai Weisi that Zhu Zhuqing’s death was partly Dai Mubai’s fault and promised to grant him a favor if he punished Dai Mubai.
• Dai Weisi accepted Zhu Zhuyun’s offer as the referee ordered both teams to release their Martial Souls.
• Tang San told Dai Mubai to stop Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun from completing their Martial Soul Fusion.
• Tang San revealed four purple Soul Rings on his Clear Sky Hammer, surprising the crowd and Bibi Dong.
• Yu Xiaogang grabbed Flender and demanded to know why Tang San had placed four Soul Rings on the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Flender began explaining that the choice had been made by Tang San and Howling Sky Douluo.

Yu Xiaogang publicly insulted Flender, but Yu Yuanzhen slapped him and rebuked him for disgracing the clan, driving him to flee in tears. On the arena, Tang San denied knowing Yu Xiaogang as his match against Dai Weisi and Zhuyun began, and he charged with his Clear Sky Hammer before they could fuse.

• Yu Xiaogang berated Flender and accused him of being a green-hatted turtle, while Liu Erlong confirmed that Flender had once stepped aside for them.
• Yu Yuanzhen slapped Yu Xiaogang and blamed him for bringing shame on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Xiaogang broke down under the public humiliation and ran away crying, while Liu Erlong comforted Flender and Flender began considering pursuing her.
• Tang San resented Yu Xiaogang for damaging his reputation, then denied knowing him when Dai Weisi mocked him.
• The bell started Tang San's match against Dai Weisi and Zhuyun; after receiving Ning Rongrong's enhancement, Tang San charged with his Clear Sky Hammer and tried to stop their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Tang San tried to incapacitate Zhu Zhuyun with Soft Bone Charm, but she resisted and attacked Xiao Wu, driving him to awaken a self-created soul skill. He struck Zhu Zhuyun with Thought Dance Fist, leaving her stunned as Tang Xiao saw promise in Tang San and Lin Nuo recoiled at the skill’s name.

• Tang San charged at Zhu Zhuyun with Soft Bone Charm while Dai Weisi and Dai Mubai exchanged White Tiger Meteor Shower attacks.
• Zhu Zhuyun resisted Tang San’s charm, escaped his attack, and used Hell Shadow Clone to reach Xiao Wu.
• Zhu Zhuyun struck Xiao Wu with Hell Slash after Xiao Wu endured Hell Hundred Claws with Invincible Golden Body.
• Seeing Xiao Wu hurt, Tang San awakened a self-created soul skill powered by his love for her.
• Tang San hit Zhu Zhuyun with Thought Dance Fist, stunning her and Dai Weisi while Tang Xiao recognized Tang San’s potential.

Tang San defeated the Star Luo Royal Team after Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger, to overwhelm Shrek. He revealed three Self-Created Soul Skills inspired by Xiao Wu and named them the Three Dance Masterworks.

• Tang San pressed his attack on Zhu Zhuyun, while Dai Weisi eliminated Dai Mubai and rescued Zhu Zhuyun from falling off the stage.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun combined their powers to summon the Hell White Tiger, which eliminated Shrek's remaining members until Tang San stood alone.
• Tang San used Remembrance Dance Hammer to shatter the Hell White Tiger and break Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's fusion.
• Tang San followed with Three-Dance Palm, then defeated the remaining Star Luo Royal Team members with his Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San told Dai Weisi that Longing Dance Fist, Remembrance Dance Hammer, and Three-Dance Palm were Self-Created Soul Skills he created for Xiao Wu, and named them the Three Dance Masterworks.

Shrek Academy defeated the Star Luo Royal Team, and Tang San agreed to search Spirit City for Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang was cornered by Brother Scar and Brother Jie before Tang San could find him.

• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner after Tang San’s Three Dance Masterworks defeated the Hell White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai taunted Dai Weisi, who mocked him as a eunuch before Zhu Zhuyun led him away.
• Flender asked Tang San to find Yu Xiaogang, who had disappeared after leaving the arena in tears.
• Tang San agreed to bring Yu Xiaogang back and left to search for him.
• Brother Scar and Brother Jie found Yu Xiaogang hiding in a secluded corner and blocked his escape routes.

Yu Xiaogang was forced by Brother Scar and Brother Jie to return to their card-playing hideout, then came back to Shrek Academy and lashed out at Liu Erlong and Flender. Yu Yuanzhen beat him for hurting Liu Erlong, while Tang San urged him to recover and continue improving the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

• Brother Scar and Brother Jie cornered Yu Xiaogang and led him to their secret hideout to analyze teams and play cards.
• Tang San searched for Yu Xiaogang with his Purple Demon Eye but failed to find him.
• Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy's lodgings disheveled, snapped at Liu Erlong, and argued with Flender.
• Tang San fetched Yu Yuanzhen, who whipped Yu Xiaogang and promised to discipline him again if he mistreated Liu Erlong.
• Tang San helped Yu Xiaogang up and asked him to focus on improving the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, moving Yu Xiaogang to tears.

Yu Xiaogang tried to regain authority over Tang San by scolding him for cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer and invoking their master-disciple bond. Tang San rejected his moral pressure and demanded results from Shrek, while Tang Xiao backed him; Yu Xiaogang left plotting to withhold knowledge of Ring Detonation and the Great Sumeru Hammer if Tang Hao was dead.

• Yu Xiaogang taught the Shrek group to operate the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, then kept Tang San behind to reprimand him for cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to obey him and claimed he could retrieve the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life, while privately planning to use Tang San's future fame to restore his own authority.
• Tang San called Yu Xiaogang “Gangzi,” exposed his ambitions, and warned him that Shrek's results had to meet his expectations.
• Tang Xiao pressed a hand onto Yu Xiaogang's shoulder and warned him to do as Tang San said, or even Yu Yuanzhen would not protect him.
• After leaving, Yu Xiaogang cursed Tang San and vowed to withhold Ring Detonation and the Great Sumeru Hammer unless Tang San knelt and apologized, should Tang Hao be dead.

Shrek Academy easily won its match before watching the Spirit Hall Academy Team defeat the Elemental Team. Hu Liena sought Lin Nuo’s praise after the victory, but Tian Yue interrupted them, and the three remaining teams prepared to compete at the plaza before Pope Palace.

• Shrek Academy won easily, then Ma Hongjun and Oscar complained about the Imperial Fighting Team receiving another bye until Tian Yue confronted them.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used their Martial Soul Fusion, Demon Charm, to break through the Elemental Team’s blizzard while Yan and the others drove the opposing members off the arena.
• The referee declared the Spirit Hall Academy Team the winner after the Elemental Team’s final fighter could no longer fight.
• Hu Liena ran to Lin Nuo for praise, and Yan lamented to Xie Yue that she had never acted so girlish around him.
• Tian Yue separated Lin Nuo and Hu Liena, who agreed that they should return to prepare for the remaining matches.
• The Imperial Fighting Team, Spirit Hall Academy Team, and Shrek Academy Team advanced to the final three, with the semifinals and championship match scheduled for the plaza before Pope Palace.

As the semifinals began at Pope Palace, Lin Nuo’s relationship with Ye Lingling and Hu Liena drew attention while the assembled teams awaited Bibi Dong. When Bibi Dong appeared with the honorary elders, the Imperial Fighting and Shrek teams remained standing instead of saluting her, drawing Spirit Hall’s displeasure.

• Dugu Yan questioned Ye Lingling about Hu Liena’s interest in Lin Nuo, but Ye Lingling said Lin Nuo had her in his heart.
• Yu Feng and Osler asked Lin Nuo to teach them his romantic approach, while Hu Liena reconsidered her concerns about Ye Lingling.
• Bibi Dong arrived with Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Ning Fengzhi, and Yu Yuanzhen, and Spirit Hall personnel knelt to greet her.
• Dugu Yan stopped Osler from kneeling, and the Imperial Fighting Team stayed standing beside Lin Nuo.
• The Shrek group also refused to kneel, with Xiao Wu resenting Bibi Dong and Tang San considering only Tang Hao worthy of his kneeling.
• Spirit Hall Soul Masters glared at the standing Imperial Fighting and Shrek teams, viewing their refusal as a challenge to Spirit Hall’s authority.

Bibi Dong subdued the Shrek group after a cardinal mistook Lin Nuo for the Pope’s Young Master, then announced the tournament’s Spirit Bone rewards and elimination format. Master Yu challenged her over the missing Blue Silver Emperor’s Seed of Life, leaving the promised reward in dispute.

• Cardinal realized he had mistaken Lin Nuo for Bibi Dong’s Young Master and knelt to apologize, while Bibi Dong grew furious at their matching clothes.
• Bibi Dong’s Soul Power forced the Shrek group to their knees, but Lin Nuo shielded the Imperial Fighting Team from the pressure.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Bibi Dong to spare the young competitors, and she withdrew her pressure before announcing three Spirit Bones as the championship reward.
• Bibi Dong explained the individual elimination match and how the teams would qualify for the finals.
• Master Yu stepped forward and demanded that Bibi Dong honor her promise to include the Blue Silver Emperor’s Seed of Life among the rewards.

Bibi Dong promised the tournament champion the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life, while Tang Hao watched Tang San from afar and planned to secure a powerful fifth Soul Ring for him. The knockout draw matched the Imperial Fighting Team against Shrek, and Yu Xiaogang devised a plan for Shrek to conserve its strength by forfeiting.

• Bibi Dong told the gathered Soul Masters that the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life was being cultivated by Yue Guan and would go to the champions after the tournament.
• Tang Hao, recovering from his injuries, watched Tang San from a concealed spot and blamed Yu Xiaogang for Tang San's early Clear Sky Hammer cultivation.
• Tang Hao decided to pursue a hundred-thousand-year fifth Soul Ring and Soul Bone for Tang San, even if Xiao Wu had to suffer more.
• Tang San, Lin Nuo, and Hu Liena drew the knockout tokens, setting the Imperial Fighting Team against Shrek in the first match.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Shrek could forfeit the individual knockout to conserve strength and face a depleted opponent in the afternoon team battle.

Yu Xiaogang announced Shrek Academy’s forfeiture, was forced to kneel and apologize, and tried to get Lin Nuo punished for addressing Bibi Dong casually. Lin Nuo’s Imperial Fighting Team also forfeited, setting up a match against Shrek for the remaining Finals spot and leaving Yu Xiaogang worried about Tang San’s needs.

• Yu Xiaogang announced that Shrek Academy would forfeit the morning Individual Knockout Tournament and enter the Losers' Bracket.
• Yue Guan forced Yu Xiaogang to kneel and kowtow to Bibi Dong, while Yu Yuanzhen insisted his son did not speak for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Lin Nuo announced that the Imperial Fighting Team would also forfeit the morning tournament and enter the Losers' Bracket.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Yue Guan punish Lin Nuo for disrespecting Bibi Dong, but Lin Nuo mocked Yu Xiaogang’s inability to advance to Soul Elder.
• Bibi Dong accepted both forfeitures, sent Spirit Hall Academy directly to the Finals, and scheduled Imperial Fighting against Shrek for the other Finals spot.
• Yu Xiaogang realized Lin Nuo’s team would stand between Shrek and the Blue Silver Emperor Seed of Life Tang San needed.

Shrek used Yu Xiaogang’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to channel the team’s power into Tang San, who formed a Clear Sky Hammer Avatar to challenge Lin Nuo. Lin Nuo revealed his own Rakshasa Spider Emperor Avatar, while preparing to confront Tang Hao, who had been discovered nearby.

• Yu Xiaogang urged Tang San to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill against Lin Nuo, and Tang San agreed.
• The Imperial Fighting Team and Shrek Team entered the arena, where Tang San and Lin Nuo each assured their teammates of victory.
• Shrek formed a Single-Line Snake Formation and routed its Soul Power through Ning Rongrong into Tang San, boosting him to Soul Saint-level strength.
• Tang San expanded his Clear Sky Hammer into a massive phantom and challenged Lin Nuo, drawing astonished reactions from the spectators.
• Lin Nuo told the Royal Team to attack from range, then revealed his seven Soul Rings, including two hundred-thousand-year rings, and summoned his Rakshasa Spider Emperor Avatar.
• Lin Nuo planned to keep Tang Hao from escaping after the match, having learned that the worshippers had found him nearby.

Lin Nuo used his Rakshasa Spider Emperor Avatar and Spirit Bone skills to overwhelm Tang San’s team, exposing a weakness in the Clear Sky Hammer before Spirit Hall’s spectators. As Lin Nuo’s attack threatened the Shrek Team, a Clear Sky Hammer intervened and a Soul Power wave exposed Xiao Wu as a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

• Spirit Hall’s higher-ups mistook Lin Nuo’s Rakshasa Spider Emperor Avatar for a reflection of Bibi Dong’s maternal love, while Bibi Dong angrily rejected the interpretation.
• Tang Hao watched Lin Nuo fight and lamented that Lin Nuo possessed the talent and treasures he believed should belong to the Tang Clan.
• Lin Nuo boosted his power with Evil God Transformation and used the Titan Giant Ape Left Arm Bone’s Gravity Domain to stop Tang San from raising the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Lin Nuo unleashed Titan Sky Shattering at the trapped Shrek Team, but a pitch-black Clear Sky Hammer blocked the attack.
• An unseen Soul Power wave struck the Blue Silver Emperor’s Remains Xiao Wu wore, revealing her Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformation Soul Beast aura to the powerful figures present.

Tang Hao appeared in Spirit City, revealed Xiao Wu as a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and detonated his Soul Rings to attack Lin Nuo. As Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the worshippers moved to intervene, Lin Nuo refused their help and prepared to test his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Tang Hao told Tang Xiao not to reveal himself and to be ready to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away if the fight went badly.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked at the thought of Tang Hao learning that he had kept the Clear Sky Secret Manual from Tang San and Tang Xiao.
• Tang Hao confronted Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei, then used his Clear Sky Avatar and Divine Slaughter's Domain.
• Tang Hao detonated his Soul Rings and brought his giant Clear Sky Hammer down toward Lin Nuo, leaving most Soul Masters in Spirit City unable to move.
• Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Golden Crocodile Douluo's fellow worshippers rushed to protect Lin Nuo, but Lin Nuo said Tang Hao posed no threat and declined their help.

Tang Hao ambushed Lin Nuo with his Great Sumeru Hammer, but Lin Nuo revealed his second Martial Soul and fused both Spider Emperors into a towering phantom resembling Bibi Dong. Lin Nuo’s counterattack overwhelmed Tang Hao and left him vulnerable to a lethal strike.

• Tang Hao unleashed his Great Sumeru Hammer, breaking through Yue Guan and Gui Mei’s Bipolar Static Domain while Bibi Dong failed to stop the blow in time.
• Lin Nuo revealed the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor and its Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, astonishing the gathered Soul Masters.
• Lin Nuo fused his Rakshasa Spider Emperor and Soul-Eater Spider Emperor with his Self Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Spider Emperor Descends, summoning a giant phantom resembling Bibi Dong.
• Lin Nuo’s phantom struck Tang Hao with overwhelming force, sending him flying and coughing blood while Soul Masters below level seventy collapsed unconscious.
• Lin Nuo’s phantom formed a gigantic purple scythe and slashed toward Tang Hao’s heart.