Chapter Summaries

Lin Yaoyang reunited with Snow Empress and Ice Empress before receiving an invitation to the next Soul Master Tournament from Jing Hongchen. After Lin Yaoyang showed him a design for a Sky-Based Dragon-Slaying Cannon, Jing Hongchen agreed to develop its Soul Tool formations.

• Lin Yaoyang returned to the Sun Temple and joined Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Jiang Nannan, and the others for a meal.
• Jing Hongchen visited Lin Yaoyang to deliver the tournament invitation and asked about Xuan Ziwen and the other Sun Moon Academy researchers.
• Lin Yaoyang invited Jing Hongchen to join the Sun Temple, but Jing Hongchen refused and agreed that the researchers could return with Lin Yaoyang when the tournament began.
• Lin Yaoyang asked Jing Hongchen to forge more Level 9 Soul Tools and showed him blueprints for a Sky-Based Dragon-Slaying Cannon.
• Jing Hongchen was impressed by Lin Yaoyang's design and agreed to create its Soul Tool formations before the tournament.

Lin Yaoyang accepted an invitation to the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament and planned a team, while Wang Dong'er teased him about Ye Guyi. Three and a half years later, the Sun Temple had grown into a powerful organization with advanced Soul Tool production and a widely watched Soul Spirit System.

• Lin Yaoyang told Wang Dong'er he planned to enter the tournament to prove the Sun Temple's strength and help him recruit talents for an academy.
• Lin Yaoyang chose himself, Wang Dong'er, Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Qiu'er for the main team, with two more members to come from the Red Sun Army.
• Wang Dong'er questioned Ye Guyi's authority as an Angel inheritor, and Lin Yaoyang defended her before the two playfully tussled.
• Over three and a half years, the Sun Temple built Soul Tool production lines and expanded its influence across the Three Douluo Kingdoms by fighting Evil Soul Masters and awakening Martial Souls.
• The Soul Spirit System spread across the continent, drawing the interest and concern of national leaders who could not access the Sun Temple's contract technology.

Lin Yaoyang led the Sun Temple team toward the Soul Master Tournament in the Sun Moon Empire, bringing Gu Yuena along. In Ming Capital, Zhongli Wu plotted to kill the Sun Temple’s core members and destroy its foundation.

• Lin Yaoyang prepared the Sun Temple’s new Level 8 airship and agreed to take Gu Yuena to the Sun Moon Empire.
• The airship departed with Lin Yaoyang, Wang Dong'er, and the tournament team aboard.
• Lin Yaoyang briefed the team on the 167 competing teams, their dangerous rivals, and the Soul Tool prizes.
• In Ming Capital, Xu Tianran asked Zhongli Wu about the Sun Temple’s participation in the tournament.
• Zhongli Wu vowed to avenge Feng Ling and kill Lin Yaoyang, Wang Dong'er, and the other Sun Temple core figures.

Xu Tianran prepared for the tournament while suspecting Jing Hongchen and dismissing Shrek’s chances, then Lin Yaoyang’s Sun Temple team arrived in Ming Capital and met the Shrek group during registration. The chapter left the two teams trading barbs at Mingyue Hotel.

• Xu Tianran discussed the tournament with Ju Zi, complained about Jing Hongchen, and ordered her to investigate the Sun Temple’s competitors.
• Half a month later, Wang Qiu'er stored the Sun Temple’s airship outside Ming Capital, and Lin Yaoyang’s group traveled to Mingyue Hotel to register.
• Lin Yaoyang encountered Wang Yan and the Shrek team, including Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Dai Huabin, at registration.
• Lin Yaoyang warned the Shrek group not to repeat their past behavior in the Sun Moon Empire’s dungeons.
• Xiao Xiao accused the Shrek group of trying to seize high-level Soul Tools and mocked them.

Lin Yaoyang and Gu Yuena explored Ming Capital’s bustling streets while the Sun Temple team settled in at Mingyue Hotel. After Lin Yaoyang left to dine with Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan, Wang Qiu'er regretted not joining them and resolved to go along next time.

• Xiao Xiao mocked Dai Huabin over his past airship theft, and Wang Yan stopped him from retaliating.
• The tournament staff verified the participants’ ages and assigned the Sun Temple team rooms on Mingyue Hotel’s highest floor.
• Lin Yaoyang and Gu Yuena left to gather information, but spent the afternoon sampling street food and playing games in Ming Capital.
• After returning to the hotel, Lin Yaoyang went out to eat with Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Jiang Nannan.
• Wang Qiu'er watched them leave, felt jealous, and decided she would join Lin Yaoyang the next time he went out.

Lin Yaoyang and his companions attended the opening of the Continental Advanced Young Soul Master Elite Tournament, where the Holy Spirit Cult’s participation revealed its standing in the Sun Moon Empire. The first preliminary match was announced as Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy versus Dragon Slaughter Sect, while Lin Yaoyang’s team prepared for the tournament.

• Wang Qiu'er won the rock-paper-scissors draw but failed to secure a bye for Lin Yaoyang’s team.
• Lin Yaoyang identified the black-clad team at the venue as the Holy Spirit Cult and explained that it served as the Sun Moon Empire’s State Protection Cult.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi arrived at the competition grounds, and Ju Zi officially opened the tournament.
• The organizers announced that Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy would face Dragon Slaughter Sect in the first preliminary knockout match.
• Meng Hongchen waved to Lin Yaoyang, while Xiao Hongchen recognized him and lost his smile.
• Jiang Nannan and Wang Dong'er assessed their team’s strength as Wang Dong'er, Wang Qiu'er, Jiang Nannan, and Xiao Xiao had reached the Soul Sage realm, and Li Yongle and Zhu Zhenguan were Soul Emperors.

Wang Qiu'er dominated the Heavenly Dragon Gate in the individual elimination match, defeating Zhao Tieshan, Xing Yan, and Yu Tianlong without releasing her Soul Rings. Yu Tianlong conceded, but believed the Heavenly Dragon Gate could still win the team match.

• Wang Qiu'er defeated Zhao Tieshan with a single spear strike, forcing him to concede without using her Martial Soul or Soul Rings.
• Wang Qiu'er overwhelmed Xing Yan, whose Red Dragon Martial Soul was suppressed by her Golden Dragon, and made him concede.
• Yu Tianlong challenged Wang Qiu'er and fought her with his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and lightning Soul Skills.
• Wang Qiu'er broke through Yu Tianlong's lightning and knocked him down with her Golden Dragon Spear.
• Yu Tianlong admitted defeat and conceded the individual elimination match, while holding on to hope for the team competition.

Sun Temple began the team battle with only Wang Qiu'er, Li Yongle, and Zhu Zhenguan, who revealed their Soul Spirits and trapped Heavenly Dragon Gate in Wang Qiu'er's Golden Earth Dragon Prison. Heavenly Dragon Gate broke out under Zhu Zhenguan's bombardment, only to find Li Yongle waiting in front of them.

• Heavenly Dragon Gate objected when Sun Temple entered the team battle with only three fighters, but Wang Qiu'er insisted that they were enough.
• Wang Qiu'er summoned her Golden Earth Dragon Soul Spirit, while Li Yongle and Zhu Zhenguan also revealed their Soul Spirits; the referee ruled that the tactic was legal.
• Wang Qiu'er trapped all seven Heavenly Dragon Gate fighters in her Golden Earth Dragon Prison, where increased gravity slowed them and the hard walls resisted their attacks.
• Zhu Zhenguan bombarded the prison with his Divine Might Grenade Cannon and Three-Stage Chain, disrupting Heavenly Dragon Gate's attacks and preventing its support Soul Master from healing them.
• Yu Tianlong coordinated a combined assault that broke open the prison, and the wounded Heavenly Dragon Gate fighters rushed out to find Li Yongle waiting before them.

The Sun Temple defeated Heavenly Dragon Gate after Wang Qiu'er trapped most of the team and Li Yongle weakened their Martial Souls with his Soul Skill. Afterward, Xu Tianran questioned Zhongli Wu about Soul Spirits, and Jing Hongchen met Lin Yaoyang to explain that the device he had promised was still unfinished.

• Li Yongle's Soul Skill weakened Heavenly Dragon Gate's Soul Power, while the Black Armor Iron Soldiers and Wang Qiu'er overwhelmed the team; Yu Tianlong surrendered, giving Sun Temple a ten-to-zero victory.
• Wang Qiu'er, Li Yongle, and Zhu Zhenguan left the arena and reunited with Lin Yaoyang, who praised them and promised them chicken drumsticks.
• Xu Tianran asked Zhongli Wu to compare Soul Spirits with Beast Souls, and Zhongli Wu explained their differences and the difficulty of obtaining Sun Temple's secret technique.
• Lin Yaoyang left the arena with Jing Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and Meng Hongchen; Jing Hongchen said the device he was building for Lin Yaoyang remained unfinished because of its size and complexity.

Lin Yaoyang learned that Jing Hongchen needed up to three years to finish the Level 9 Soul Tool, then revealed only limited information about soul spirits. Jing Hongchen encouraged Xiao Hongchen to build ties with Lin Yaoyang’s group, and Meng Hongchen brought them to dinner in Ming Capital.

• Jing Hongchen said the Level 9 Soul Tool would take another two and a half to three years to complete because its core formation arrays were difficult to perfect.
• Jing Hongchen asked Lin Yaoyang about his soul-beast-summoning technique, and Lin Yaoyang explained that soul spirits formed equal contracts between soul beasts and soul masters while keeping further details confidential.
• Jing Hongchen told Xiao Hongchen to interact with Lin Yaoyang because the Sun Temple could become important amid rising tensions in the empire.
• Lin Yaoyang and Meng Hongchen joined Wang Dong'er, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and the others, and the Hongchen siblings introduced themselves.
• Meng Hongchen led the group to a restaurant in Ming Capital and treated them to a lavish meal.

The Sun Temple advanced through the second round before drawing Shrek Academy in the third-round elimination stage. The chapter ended as Xiao Xiao faced Dai Huabin, countered his attacks, and struck him with her three cauldrons.

• Lin Yaoyang sensed a watcher and spotted Long Xiaoyao beside Zhongli Wu on the raised platform.
• Zhu Zhenguan defeated Wang Chengxi and the Iron Sword Sect’s remaining fighters, then Li Yongle won the team battle to advance the Sun Temple.
• The second round ended with forty-two teams advancing, and Wang Qiu’er drew Shrek Academy as the Sun Temple’s opponent.
• Wang Yan worried about Shrek Academy’s strength compared with the Sun Temple, while Dai Huabin took the first individual match against Xiao Xiao.
• Xiao Xiao blocked Dai Huabin’s White Tiger Intense Light Wave, stunned him with Cauldron Shock, and hit him with all three cauldrons.

Xiao Xiao defeated Dai Huabin and Xu Sanshi, then faced Bei Bei with her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and Titan Giant Ape. As Bei Bei began to falter under their coordinated attacks, Xiao Xiao enlarged the cauldron and brought it crashing down on him.

• Xiao Xiao sealed Dai Huabin with Cauldron Seal and won the first match for the Sun Temple.
• Xu Sanshi used Mysterious Underworld Displacement, but Xiao Xiao’s Titan Giant Ape appeared and battered him alongside her cauldrons.
• Wang Yan forfeited the second match after Xu Sanshi was badly beaten and his Black Tortoise Shield was shattered.
• Bei Bei challenged Xiao Xiao and attacked with his lightning Soul Skills, but she and the Titan Giant Ape repeatedly blocked and countered him.
• Xiao Xiao enlarged the Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, and the Titan Giant Ape struck its lid as the giant cauldron descended toward Bei Bei.

Xiao Xiao defeated Bei Bei, and Shrek Academy forfeited the team match, giving the Sun Temple a decisive victory. During the day off before the round-robin draw, Lin Yaoyang took Wang Qiu'er sightseeing in Ming Capital, where they shared snacks and watched a movie together.

• Xiao Xiao defeated Bei Bei with her Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron and Titan Giant Ape, and Wang Yan conceded Shrek Academy's individual and team matches.
• Xu Tianran noticed Xiao Xiao's Titan Giant Ape Soul Spirit as the Sun Temple celebrated advancing through the elimination round.
• Lin Yaoyang invited Wang Qiu'er to explore Ming Capital, and she got ready after briefly pretending she would rather sleep.
• Lin Yaoyang and Wang Qiu'er sampled Tricolor Dango on a snack street, and Wang Qiu'er felt at ease beside him.
• Lin Yaoyang took Wang Qiu'er to see a Soul Tool movie about a Soul Master and fox girls, and she grew gloomy when he said he imagined himself in the protagonist's place.

Lin Yaoyang took Wang Qiu'er shopping and encouraged her before the tournament draw, which placed Sun Temple in a star-packed round-robin group alongside Shrek Academy and Holy Spirit Sect. The chapter ended with Holy Spirit Sect determined to kill Sun Temple’s contestants and avenge its losses.

• Lin Yaoyang took Wang Qiu'er to a clothing store, picked out an outfit for her, and told her he wanted to spend time with her.
• Wang Qiu'er hooked her fingers around Lin Yaoyang’s sleeve, then agreed to try to draw Shrek Academy so Sun Temple could challenge its reputation.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began its round-robin stage, with thirty-two teams divided into four groups.
• Wang Qiu'er’s draw placed Sun Temple in a group with Shrek Academy, Star Luo Imperial Academy, Snow Demon Sect, Holy Spirit Sect, and Mingyu Sect.
• Holy Spirit Sect, which Sun Temple had nearly wiped out, resolved to kill Sun Temple’s contestants and reclaim its honor.

Wang Dong'er defeated Wang Yanfeng in Sun Temple's first individual match against Snow Demon Sect. As the match ended, a young man in Snow Demon Sect's waiting area fixed his gaze on Huo Yuhao.

• The referee announced Sun Temple's first round-robin match against Snow Demon Sect, and Wang Dong'er volunteered to compete.
• Wang Yanfeng attacked with his Bronze Giant Palm and Mountain Splitting Fist, but Wang Dong'er dodged and cut through his attacks with Wing Guillotine.
• Wang Dong'er blasted Wang Yanfeng with Butterfly God's Light and avoided his Mountain Shaking Strike by flying into the air.
• Wang Dong'er met Wang Yanfeng's Thousand Jun Heavy Palm with Butterfly God Dance, then shattered his Ten Thousand Jun Combined Strike with the same skill.
• The referee declared Sun Temple the winner, while a young man in Snow Demon Sect's waiting area watched Huo Yuhao with a complex expression.

Wang Dong'er defeated Jiang Yixi in the second match between the Sun Temple and Snow Demon Sect, using her Illusion Butterfly to disrupt Jiang Yixi's vision before finishing with a barrage of light slashes. Long Aotian then volunteered to enter the next match.

• Huo Yuhao watched Lin Yaoyang and the Sun Temple members, feeling how far he had fallen behind his former peers, before turning his attention to the competition.
• Jiang Yixi faced Wang Dong'er and used her speed, golden fingers, and entangling threads to pressure her.
• Wang Dong'er released her Illusion Butterfly, disrupting Jiang Yixi's vision and undermining her speed.
• Wang Dong'er used Light God Possession and Butterfly God Slash to overwhelm Jiang Yixi, who conceded the match.
• The referee awarded the second match to the Sun Temple, and Long Aotian announced that he would compete next.

Long Aotian rejected Wei Na’s suggestion to concede and fought Wang Dong'er in the next match. After their Soul Skills collided, both remained standing, but Long Aotian’s Martial Soul Avatar was cracked and dimmed while Wang Dong'er’s Light Goddess Butterfly Avatar had weakened.

• Long Aotian dismissed Wei Na’s advice to avoid the Sun Temple and stepped onto the stage to face Wang Dong'er.
• Long Aotian used his Demon Ape Transformation, Dark Gold Power, and sword-and-hammer attacks, while Wang Dong'er evaded and blocked his blows with her Hexagram Array.
• Long Aotian shattered Wang Dong'er's Hexagram Array, endured her Butterfly God's Light, and resisted her illusion-assisted Butterfly God Dance with Unity of Heaven and Man and Empty Bright Heart.
• Long Aotian activated his Martial Soul Avatar and Heaven and Earth Transformation as Wang Dong'er summoned her Light Goddess Butterfly Avatar.
• Long Aotian and Wang Dong'er collided in a powerful attack, leaving his avatar cracked and dimmed and her butterfly avatar weakened.

Wang Dong'er defeated Long Aotian in the tournament, revealing two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones and alarming the Holy Spirit Cult and imperial leaders. After the match, Xu Jiujiu recruited Wei Na and Long Aotian into a secret plan to investigate a suspicious courtyard near the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.

• Wang Dong'er used her Soul Bones to overcome Long Aotian, who conceded the individual match and withdrew Snow Demon Sect from the team match.
• The Holy Spirit Cult's Tang Ya, Geng Geng, Yan Feng, Tang Dai, and Gu Yu worried about the Sun Temple's strength, while Xu Tianran learned from Long Xiaoyao that Wang Dong'er's Soul Bones were Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
• Xu Jiujiu brought Wei Na Jade Bone Ointment and revealed that her people had found a suspicious courtyard frequented by Xu Guozhong beside the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy and Mingde Hall.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Wei Na to persuade the Body Sect to join an investigation, with Star Luo and Shrek also taking part; Long Aotian agreed to speak to the Body Sect.

After Wang Dong'er led Sun Temple to victory in its first round-robin match, Xu Jiujiu asked Lin Yaoyang to join a coalition against the Sun Moon Empire. Lin rejected her offer and left to rejoin his friends, while Xu Jiujiu fumed beneath the arena colonnade.

• Wang Dong'er defeated Long Aotian and received praise from Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Qiu'er.
• Lin Yaoyang treated the group to dinner after Sun Temple's victory, and Xu Jiujiu approached him outside the arena.
• Xu Jiujiu proposed that Sun Temple join Star Luo and other forces in a joint operation against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Lin Yaoyang challenged Xu Jiujiu's promises of future influence, pointing out that Star Luo and Heaven Soul had previously blocked Sun Temple's expansion.
• Lin Yaoyang declined the partnership and left, and Xu Jiujiu angrily insulted him after he was gone.

After the Sun Temple celebrated its victory in Ming Capital, Lin Yaoyang visited Wang Dong'er in her room, where they flirted before the next day’s tournament began. The Sun Temple faced the Mingyu Sect in the second round, and Wang Qiu'er volunteered to fight them.

• Xu Jiujiu walked away with her expression calm after briefly closing her eyes.
• The Sun Temple group ate together, then returned to the hotel for the night.
• Lin Yaoyang visited Wang Dong'er, admired her painted toenails, and massaged her feet.
• The second round began with the Sun Temple facing the Mingyu Sect, whose members wore bamboo hats.
• Wang Qiu'er asked Lin Yaoyang to let her fight the Mingyu Sect.