Chapter Summaries

Tang Yin asked to compete on Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s second team so he could face opponents throughout the tournament and grow stronger. The academy appointed him captain of that team, while Yu Tianheng became captain of the first team.

• Xiao Wu trained with Tang Yin and asked what ranking he expected at the upcoming tournament; he said Heaven Dou Royal Academy could win the championship.
• Ning Rongrong summoned Tang Yin and Xiao Wu to a meeting about the academy’s tournament teams, and Tang Yin explained that he wanted to compete from the beginning rather than advance directly to the finals.
• Meng Shenji offered Tang Yin the first-team captaincy and let him choose his teammates, but Tang Yin requested a place on the second team instead.
• Tang Yin selected Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Tai Long, Shi Mo, Osler, and additional Soul Elder students for his team, which Meng Shenji formally assembled.
• Dugu Yan declined the first-team captaincy in favor of Yu Tianheng, who became captain with her as vice-captain; Teacher Qin was assigned to oversee the second team.

Flender and Liu Erlong sought Yu Luomian’s help to rescue Oscar from the Exotic Beast Family. Yu Luomian confronted Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang, but negotiations stalled when Chao Tianxiang mocked Flender’s ability to pay compensation.

• Liu Erlong agreed to seek her father Yu Luomian’s help, and she and Flender traveled to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan while Yu Xiaogang stayed at the academy.
• Liu Erlong asked Yu Luomian to rescue a child held by Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, and Flender explained that Oscar had been captive for over a year.
• Yu Luomian agreed to go in person and bring Oscar back.
• Yu Luomian, Liu Erlong, and Flender arrived at the Exotic Beast Family’s stronghold, where Meng Shu and Chao Tianxiang greeted them.
• Flender demanded Oscar’s return, and Yu Luomian proposed that Flender apologize in exchange for the boy.
• Chao Tianxiang questioned whether Flender could afford compensation, and Yu Luomian replied that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan could pay.

Yu Luomian secured Oscar’s release from the Exotic Beast Family, and Oscar returned to Shrek Academy after more than a year away. Later, Qin Ming led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy teams through Heaven Dou City for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament opening ceremony.

• Yu Luomian confronted Meng Shu and secured Oscar’s release after discovering that Oscar had fathered children with women from the Exotic Beast Family.
• Flender, Liu Erlong, and Yu Luomian took Oscar away, and Oscar left the women and children behind despite calling the family his second home.
• Flender brought Oscar back to Shrek Academy, where Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun welcomed him and learned he was tired of chicken soup.
• Qin Ming led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy teams through Heaven Dou City as the Heaven Dou Division tournament opening ceremony began.

Tang Yin and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team attended the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament's opening ceremony and watched several rival academies arrive. Shrek Academy's heavily advertised uniforms became the focus of widespread ridicule as the teams gathered in the arena.

• Xiao Wu and Tang Yin arrived at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, where Qin Ming reminded them to represent their academy well.
• Skywater Academy entered, and Tang Yin recognized Shui Bing'er’s Ice Phoenix talent while Xiao Wu teased him for looking at the girls.
• Blazing Fire Academy arrived, and Tang Yin exchanged a brief look with Huo Wu before Godwind Academy entered and Feng Xiaotian heard the crowd compare his looks to Tang Yin’s.
• Shrek Academy entered in uniforms covered with advertisements, prompting Tang Yin, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the crowd to laugh at them.
• Zhu Zhuqing glared angrily at Flender while he remained smug about the uniforms he had arranged.

Qin Ming recognized the former Shrek Academy teachers and students, while Tang Yin described their abilities to his teammates. At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Ning Fengzhi singled out the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team as a potential champion, and Salas secretly manipulated the draw to test them.

• Qin Ming left Tang Yin and the others to approach the Shrek Academy group, whom he had believed had disbanded.
• Tang Yin identified Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Zhu Zhuqing and described their Martial Souls, Soul Power, and young ages.
• Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open and expressed confidence in Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s powerful lineup.
• Ning Fengzhi named the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team as the team most likely to defeat Spirit Hall and win the tournament.
• Salas secretly used his Soul Power and mental strength while drawing lots, intent on testing the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team drew Godwind Academy for its opening match, prompting Tang Yin to discuss Spirit Hall’s power and prepare his team. He chose to face Feng Xiaotian without Xiao Wu or Ning Rongrong, leaving the others to fight freely.

• Salas announced that finalists could join the Martial Soul Temple, unsettling Xue Ye and surprising the contestants.
• Tang Yin told Yu Tianheng and the others that Spirit Hall could overpower the two empires and every Soul Master sect combined.
• Xue Qinghe approached Tang Yin, who dismissed his remarks as casual talk before turning to match preparations.
• Tang Yin explained Feng Xiaotian’s strength and aerial ability, then told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to sit out the match.
• Tang Yin assigned Shi Mo, Osler, and the four new team members to improvise against Godwind Academy.

Tang Yin revealed himself as a Soul King with two ten-thousand-year Soul Rings during Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team’s qualifier match against Godwind Academy, shocking the arena. He challenged Feng Xiaotian to a one-on-one fight, and the battle began with Tang Yin activating his skills and summoning the Thunder God Whip.

• The teams entered the arena, and Feng Xiaotian targeted Tang Yin with a high-speed opening attack.
• Tang Yin revealed five Soul Rings, including two black rings, exposing his Soul King strength and stunning Feng Xiaotian and the spectators.
• Tang Yin invited Feng Xiaotian to fight him one-on-one while their teammates faced each other, and Feng Xiaotian accepted.
• Tang Yin activated his Light of Recovery and Life Domain Soul Skills, then replaced his Blue Silver Emperor with the Thunder God Whip.

Tang Yin overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian with a Soul Skill that transformed lightning into a series of weapons, then revealed it could also strike at range. Feng Xiaotian survived Tang Yin’s Thunder God Arrow and prepared to unleash his self-created Soul Skill.

• Tang Yin attacked Feng Xiaotian with the Thunder God Whip, then transformed it into a hammer, sword, and spear, forcing Feng Xiaotian to defend himself.
• Feng Xiaotian ordered his teammates not to intervene and kept fighting Tang Yin as spectators and rival academies watched his weapon-changing Soul Skill.
• Tang Yin transformed the Thunder God Spear into a bow and fired a lightning arrow that Feng Xiaotian narrowly dodged.
• Feng Xiaotian praised Tang Yin’s strength and announced that he would use his self-created Soul Skill, the Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Demon Wolf.

Tang Yin defeated Feng Xiaotian and Godwind Academy in the tournament match, then healed Feng Xiaotian and left on friendly terms. Huo Wu watched the victory and wondered whether her own trump card could defeat Tang Yin.

• Feng Xiaotian unleashed his Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes of the Gale Demon Wolf, but Tang Yin matched his attacks with the Chaotic Cloak Blade Technique.
• Feng Xiaotian used Demon Wolf Storm as a feint, but Tang Yin broke the attack with his fully charged blade technique.
• Tang Yin and Feng Xiaotian’s final strikes collided, and Tang Yin’s Wind-Facing Blade Slash crushed Feng Xiaotian’s wind wings and sent him crashing into the arena edge.
• Tang Yin used Forest Purgatory Thunder Prison to defeat Godwind Academy’s remaining six fighters and win the match.
• Tang Yin healed Feng Xiaotian, who accepted his defeat, and the two agreed to meet again at the promotion tournament.
• Huo Wushuang expressed surprise at Feng Xiaotian’s defeat, while Huo Wu wondered whether her trump card could beat Tang Yin.

After Tang Yin defeated Godwind Academy, Ning Fengzhi warned him that Salas might target him and gave him the Pope Token to deter Spirit Hall. Tang Yin left with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, who took the token and handed it to Xiao Wu.

• Huo Wu said she had a plan to face Tang Yin and asked Huo Wushuang and the others to support her.
• Tang Yin returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy group, and Qin Ming invited everyone to dine with his former mentors at Shrek Academy; only Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan agreed to go.
• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Chen Xin met Tang Yin as he prepared to leave with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi warned Tang Yin that Salas might try to recruit or kill him after noticing his strength.
• Ning Fengzhi gave Tang Yin the Pope Token, and Ning Rongrong passed it to Xiao Wu.

Tang Yin anticipated Shi Nian’s attack and worked with Tai Tan to lure the Canghui Academy leader into revealing himself. After breaking Shi Nian’s illusion with his Blue Silver Domain, Tang Yin faced him in a forest outside the city.

• Tang Yin met Tang Yuehua and Tai Tan, and the group agreed to stay at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Tang Yin warned Tai Tan that Shi Nian might target him, so Tai Tan offered to guard the group.
• Tang Yin sensed Shi Nian following them and devised a plan with Tai Tan to make him attack.
• Shi Nian cast an illusion that led Tang Yin toward a desolate forest outside the city.
• Tang Yin broke the illusion with his Spiritual Power and Blue Silver Domain, then called Shi Nian out of hiding.

Tang Yin and Tai Tan killed Shi Nian after foiling his ambush, then discovered and recovered Shi Nian’s Head Soul Bone. They returned toward Xiao Wu and the others, while Tang Yin predicted Tai Tan could reach level ninety within five years.

• Shi Nian tried to attack Tang Yin, but Tai Tan emerged from hiding and used his Martial Soul Avatar to overwhelm him.
• Tang Yin struck the gravely wounded Shi Nian with his Mutated Clear Sky Hammer, killing him.
• Tai Tan searched Shi Nian’s corpse and found a gem-like Head Soul Bone, which he handed to Tang Yin.
• Tang Yin and Tai Tan set off to return to Xiao Wu and the others, and Tai Tan said he had reached level eighty-eight.
• Tang Yin told Tai Tan that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum might help him find a chance to reach level ninety within five years.

Tang Yin returned with a Ten Thousand Year Head Soul Bone taken from Shi Nian, easing Xiao Wu’s fears before the qualifiers continued. The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Reserve Team prepared to face Skywater Academy, whose captain was Shui Bing'er.

• Tang Yin showed Xiao Wu the Head Soul Bone he had obtained from Shi Nian, and Tai Tan explained how Tang Yin had defeated him.
• Xiao Wu worried that Canghui Academy might seek revenge, but Tai Tan said they had no proof and threatened anyone who came after them.
• Tang Yin discussed the team’s lineup and strategy with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and the others as the qualifier matches continued.
• Qin Ming told the reserve team that their second-round opponent was Skywater Academy and gave Tang Yin records about Shui Bing'er.
• Tang Yin led the reserve team onto the stage, where they faced Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the other members of Skywater Academy.

Tang Yin and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team faced Skywater Academy, breaking free of Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal and defeating most of her teammates. Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill failed to harm Tang Yin, whose immunity to ice forced them to admit defeat.

• Tang Yin warned his teammates about Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal as the match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Skywater Academy began.
• Shui Bing'er trapped Tang Yin and six teammates in ice, but they broke free, aided by Ning Rongrong's enhancements and Tang Yin's help.
• Xiao Wu and the others defeated Shui Yue'er and four teammates while Tang Yin's Blue Silver Emperor kept Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu occupied.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu unleashed their Ice and Snow Fluttering Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Tang Yin sent everyone except Xiao Wu off the stage.
• Tang Yin protected himself and Xiao Wu behind an Ink Jade Blue Emperor Shield, withstanding the storm until Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu ran out of Soul Power and admitted defeat.

After Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Skywater Academy, Tang Yin and Ning Rongrong restored their opponents. On the way out, Huo Wu challenged Tang Yin to a duel, and he proposed fighting all seven members of Blazing Fire Academy at once, leaving Huo Wu determined to defeat him.

• Tang Yin healed the Skywater Academy team, while Ning Rongrong restored their Soul Power after Heaven Dou Royal Academy won.
• Emperor Xue Ye praised Ning Rongrong’s strength, and Ning Fengzhi modestly credited the talented students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Huo Wu challenged Tang Yin to a one-on-one match during the preliminaries, offering Blazing Fire Academy’s victory if she won.
• Tang Yin agreed to face Huo Wu but proposed that all seven members of Blazing Fire Academy attack him together; Huo Wu accepted the challenge in anger and resolve.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the Shrek students watched the match and marveled at how much Tang Yin, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong had grown.

Tang Yin entered the qualifier match against Canghui Academy to stop the team from using its hidden Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. She unleashed her Blue Emperor Spirit Bamboo Sword Domain, breaking their formation and binding all seven opponents.

• Tang Yin asked Qin Ming to let her compete against Canghui Academy and told Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong to sit out.
• Tang Yin told her teammates to wait for her command before acting as the match began.
• Canghui Academy formed a circle and began combining their Soul Power into the Seven Asura Illusion Realm.
• Tang Yin released her Blue Emperor Spirit Bamboo Sword Domain, driving bamboo swords into gaps in Canghui Academy's formation and wounding the team.
• Ink Jade Blue Emperor Vines spread from the swords and bound all seven Canghui Academy members, disrupting their fusion skill.

Tang Yin led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Reserve Team to defeat Canghui Academy by interrupting its Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and binding its members. Pope Bibi Dong received a report on Tang Yin and Xiao Wu, chose not to eliminate them, and wondered whether Tang Yin’s surname connected him to something significant.

• Tang Yin restrained Canghui Academy’s seven competitors with his vines, allowing Osler, Tai Long, and the others to knock them off the platform and win the match.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong praised Tang Yin, while Shui Bing’er planned to use her Ice Seal against Canghui Academy and Huo Wu insisted she would challenge Tang Yin alone.
• Gui Mei presented Salas’s report on Tang Yin and Xiao Wu to Bibi Dong, who was surprised by Tang Yin’s Soul Ring configuration and their Soul King levels.
• Bibi Dong rejected Gui Mei’s suggestion to eliminate the two competitors and said they could serve as whetstones for other geniuses.
• Bibi Dong noted Tang Yin’s surname, then asked Gui Mei about the adopted son he and Yue Guan had taken in; Gui Mei said the young man had reached the Soul Ancestor realm.

Bibi Dong ordered Yue Xiaochuan to join the tournament, and Tang San won a place on the Spirit Hall Academy Team by defeating Baker. He met the Golden Generation teammates who would compete alongside him.

• Bibi Dong told Gui Mei to arrange for Yue Xiaochuan to participate in the tournament, while she dismissed concerns about the ages listed in the letter.
• Dean Charlie ordered Yue Xiaochuan to defeat a team member to claim a place, so Tang San chose Baker as his opponent.
• Tang San used his Clear Sky Hammer and Mountain Crushing Strike to overpower Baker, who was made a substitute while Tang San joined the main team.
• Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan joined the team, and Xie Yue welcomed Tang San and encouraged him to prepare for the tournament.

Tang Yin faced Huo Wu alone in the preliminary match between Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Blazing Fire Academy. Huo Wu unleashed her strongest fire attack, but Tang Yin’s fire-immune Ink Jade Blue Silver Emperor endured it, leaving Huo Wu exhausted and the arena in ruins.

• Huo Wu refused Huo Wushuang’s offer to send Huo Jun and Huo Chui to support her and insisted on a one-on-one match against Tang Yin.
• Huo Wu proposed that she would admit defeat if Tang Yin withstood a single attack, and Tang Yin agreed to face it head-on.
• Huo Wu fused the power of her four Soul Rings and launched Fire Dance Shining Sun at Tang Yin.
• Tang Yin used Blue Emperor Heaven-Prison Bind to meet the attack, and his vines repeatedly regrew as the flames and their explosive force weakened.
• Tang Yin emerged unharmed after using only thirty percent of his Soul Power, while Huo Wu was nearly exhausted and learned that his Martial Soul was immune to fire as well as ice.

Tang Yin defeated Huo Wu’s Blazing Fire Academy and asked her to teach him the Ring Fusion Method; she agreed and kissed him, provoking Xiao Wu. Later, as the qualifiers’ final day arrived, Tang Yin prepared his team to face Shrek Academy and asked whether Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

• Huo Wu forfeited, and Tang Yin asked her for her Ring Fusion Method rather than anything else.
• Huo Wu agreed to teach Tang Yin the method, then kissed him; Xiao Wu flew into a jealous rage and dragged Tang Yin away.
• The final day of the qualifiers arrived, with Tang Yin’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team holding twenty-six consecutive victories before facing Shrek Academy.
• Tang Yin let his teammates handle Shrek Academy and asked Qin Ming whether Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had used the Hell White Tiger fusion skill in earlier matches.