Chapter Summaries

As the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament approached, Huo Tianchen explained its rules and Blazing Academy's plan to conceal some of its strength. Xiaofei revealed that Whale Rubber could boost Soul Power and physical conditioning, and Blazing Academy's Soul Ancestors benefited from it while Xiaofei kept his own strength low-profile.

• Huo Tianchen praised the contestants’ progress and noted that Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang had surpassed the other Four Elements Academy stars, while Blazing Academy had seven Soul Ancestors.
• Huo Tianchen explained the tournament’s rules, said Xiaofei would skip the qualifiers and promotion matches, and revealed that the finals would be held in Spirit City with three Soul Bones as the prize.
• Xiaofei asked Huo Tianchen and Huo Lie whether they knew about Whale Rubber, then explained its benefits after Huo Wu teased him about its aphrodisiac effect.
• Huo Tianchen had Huo He consume refined Whale Rubber, and Huo He reported increased Soul Power and physical strength after two hours.
• Huo Tianchen later gave Whale Rubber to the official Soul Ancestor students, including Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, who each gained a rank; Xiaofei declined his share, saying it only worked once.
• Huo Wu thanked Xiaofei for the Whale Rubber and told him to bring her any future discoveries first.

Blazing Academy entered the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament and overwhelmed Oakland Academy, while Xiaofei watched Shrek Academy win its opening match. The chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang explaining that Blazing Academy’s aggressive team lacked endurance and Support-type Soul Masters, a weakness Tang San wondered whether they knew about.

• Blazing Academy entered the tournament amid loud cheers, and Xiaofei spotted Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Salas, Sword Douluo, and Prince Xue Xing among the spectators.
• Xiaofei judged Shrek Academy’s reduced strength, bet one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins on its opening match, and watched Tang San and Dai Mubai lead the team to victory in under a minute.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu displayed their high Soul Power levels before leading Blazing Academy to defeat Oakland Academy with a rapid, coordinated attack.
• Yu Xiaogang analyzed Blazing Academy’s tactics and identified its lack of Support-type Soul Masters and poor endurance, while Tang San asked whether the team knew about its weakness.

Yu Xiaogang explained Blazing Academy’s strengths and Wang Xiaofei’s talent as Blazing Academy dominated the tournament. Shrek faced Blazing Academy with its strongest lineup but was eliminated, leaving Blazing Academy’s winning streak intact.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Blazing Academy’s deep fire-element expertise was its strength and that enduring its attacks could exhaust its Soul Power.
• Yu Xiaogang described Wang Xiaofei’s Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, rank-eight innate Soul Power, and decision to attend Blazing Academy rather than Shrek.
• Blazing Academy extended its winning streak to seventeen matches and became the Heaven Dou division’s top-ranked team, while Shrek rose to fifth place.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang drew acclaim for their strength, while Xiaofei and two other Soul Ancestors continued to sit out Blazing Academy’s matches.
• Shrek fielded its strongest lineup against Blazing Academy, whose speed and fire attacks burned through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass.
• Blazing Academy eliminated Oscar, Xiao Wu, Tailong, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, and Dai Mubai to defeat Shrek.

After Blazing Academy defeated Tang San's team, Xiaofeizi killed Shinian of Blue Sunshine Academy when Shinian trapped him, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang in an illusion. The group recovered Shinian's Head Soul Bone, which Huo Wu accepted, and Huo Wu confronted Xiaofeizi about what they had experienced in the illusion.

• Tang San and Yu Xiaogang concluded that Blazing Academy's speed and strength had overwhelmed Tang San's team.
• Xiaofeizi, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang headed toward the auction house, but Shinian's illusion trapped them in a wedding and attack scenario.
• Xiaofeizi broke the illusion and killed Shinian, who recognized Xiaofeizi's External Soul Bone before dying.
• Xiaofeizi burned Shinian's corpse and found a Head Soul Bone, which Huo Wu accepted after the group discussed what to do with it.
• Huo Wu angrily confronted Xiaofeizi for remaining in the illusion, and he tried to explain that he had needed to deceive Shinian to save them.

Xiaofei reunited with Shrek Academy and advised Flender and Ma Hongjun on managing Evil Fire before the tournament’s final qualifiers and awards. Shrek and four other academies advanced, while tensions between Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect intensified.

• Huo Wu warned Xiaofei not to tell anyone about what had happened the previous day.
• Xiaofei met Flender, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, then shared his experience managing Evil Fire to help Ma Hongjun.
• Tang San revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, and Shrek won crucial matches against Canghui Academy and Thunder Academy.
• After twenty-eight rounds, Blazing Academy, Godwind Academy, Skywater Academy, Shrek Academy, and Thunder Academy secured the five advancement slots.
• Xue Ye awarded titles and prizes to the advancing teams, making Xiaofei a baron despite his not competing.
• Salas exchanged barbs with Xue Ye, as conflict among Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Royal Family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect grew.

During the promotion matches, Wang Xiaofei drew the attention of Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo, who discovered his extraordinary strength and tried to recruit him. Xiaofei declined their offers and left Xue Qinghe privately wondering whether Spirit Hall had lost a valuable talent because of its leadership.

• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu led Blazing Academy to strong performances in the promotion matches, and Xue Qinghe invited them and Wang Xiaofei to meet him, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo.
• Sword Douluo recognized Wang Xiaofei's exceptional cultivation and physical constitution, but Xiaofei declined his offer to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and accepted Ning Fengzhi's token.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi reviewed Wang Xiaofei's sparse background and rapid rise in Soul Power, while Yu Long confirmed Sword Douluo's assessment.
• Xue Qinghe summoned Wang Xiaofei privately and questioned him about his training and views of Spirit Hall; Xiaofei explained his choices and again declined an offer to serve the Heaven Dou Royal Family.
• After Xiaofei left, Xue Qinghe blamed Spirit Hall's leadership for driving away talents, while the two men beside him remained silent.

Xiaofei learned that his Ultimate Fire explained his slow cultivation and that understanding his flames could help him advance faster. As he arrived in Spirit City with Blazing Academy, he reflected on the peaceful city’s impending destruction in the war to come.

• Xiaofei learned from Huo Wushuang that Huo Wu had told Feng Xiaotian she was dating Xiaofei and rejected him for being weaker than her.
• After Blazing Academy advanced in first place and traveled toward Spirit City, Xiaofei realized his Ultimate Fire was responsible for his slow cultivation.
• Huo Tianchen explained that Ultimate Fire slowed cultivation below level 70, was invincible against flames of the same rank, and required Xiaofei to study his martial soul and flames.
• Masked attackers fought the convoy, but Xiaofei told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to stay back because the attackers were targeting Spirit Hall’s enemies, not Blazing Academy.
• Xiaofei identified Chrysanthemum Douluo’s martial soul during the battle and later arrived in Spirit City with the other competing teams.
• Xiaofei explored Spirit City and mourned the peaceful life he believed the coming war would destroy.

Blazing Academy’s finals began with a decisive first-round victory over Skywater Academy, led by Wang Xiaofei’s overwhelming Fire Phoenix Soul Skill. The team advanced to the top sixteen, while the spectators recognized Xiaofei as a formidable threat.

• Huo Tianchen explained the finals format and urged Blazing Academy to fight for the championship, and Xiaofei pledged to give his all.
• Huo Tianchen drew Skywater Academy as Blazing Academy’s first-round opponent in Spirit City.
• Shui Bing’er questioned Xiaofei about Blazing Academy’s strength before the match, and Huo Wu challenged her confidence.
• Xiaofei and his teammates overwhelmed Skywater Academy with coordinated fire attacks, prompting Shui Bing’er to surrender and Blazing Academy to advance.
• Huo Wu learned that Xiaofei had once considered joining Skywater Academy and beat him while the others watched.
• Tang San and Sword Douluo assessed Xiaofei’s attack, with Sword Douluo judging that few teams could withstand it.

Blazing Academy’s crushing victory drew attention to its tactics, while Spirit Hall and Shrek assessed how they might counter them. The seeded teams made their tournament debuts and dominated their matches, and Blazing Academy, Shrek Academy, and the other advancing teams reached the fourth round.

• Hu Liena judged Blazing Academy’s tactics inferior to Spirit Hall’s and identified ways to disrupt its formation, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang discussed Shrek’s difficulty matching Blazing Academy’s Soul Power and flying fighters.
• Shrek Academy defeated a weak Star Luo team and advanced, while Blazing Academy received a bye in the second round.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated its opponents with Dugu Yan’s poison and a balanced lineup, and Star Luo Royal Academy won through Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Xie Yue led the Martial Soul Hall Team to victory as his and Hu Liena’s Demon Charm fusion skill overwhelmed their opponents with red mist.
• Shrek Academy advanced again, and Blazing Academy defeated Divine Wind Academy after a fierce battle.
• The Martial Soul Hall, Heaven Dou Royal, Star Luo Royal, Blazing, Shrek, and Longkui Academy teams advanced to the fourth round.

Blazing Academy defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy Team and advanced to the top three alongside the Martial Soul Hall Team and Shrek Academy Team. At the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong revealed three Soul Bones as the prize and announced the individual elimination matches that would determine who advanced directly to the championship battle.

• The Martial Soul Hall Team swiftly defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, and the Shrek Academy Team easily overcame Longkui Academy.
• Xiaofei shaped his Sparks Like Rain into a giant sword, defeating Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's Hell White Tiger as Blazing Academy eliminated the Star Luo Royal Academy Team.
• After three days of rest, the Martial Soul Hall, Blazing, and Shrek teams gathered before the Papal Palace for the finals.
• Bibi Dong addressed the finalists, and Tang San answered her greeting while the Shrek Seven Devils remained standing as the other teams knelt.
• Bibi Dong displayed three Soul Bones as the championship prize and announced that the teams would compete in individual elimination matches, with the winning team advancing directly to the championship battle.

Wang Xiaofei swept four Spirit Hall competitors before Bibi Dong conceded, setting up an afternoon match between Spirit Hall and Shrek. Tang San then led Shrek to victory with a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Spirit True Body, though Xiaofei suspected the technique had damaged Tang San’s Spiritual Power.

• Huang Yuan received a first-round bye, but Yu Xiaogang stopped him and conceded Shrek’s match, while Bibi Dong publicly recognized Yu Xiaogang as an elder of Spirit Hall.
• Wang Xiaofei defeated two Soul Ancestors and Yan, then fought Hu Liena to a simultaneous fall, completing a one-versus-four sweep; Bibi Dong conceded Spirit Hall’s match for the afternoon.
• Shrek and Spirit Hall met in the afternoon, and Tang San’s team combined their Soul Power through Ning Rongrong’s Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and Ring Fusion.
• Tang San completed the Clear Sky Hammer’s Tool Spirit True Body, struck Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Demon Charm out of the arena, and hammered the remaining Spirit Hall fighters out to win.
• Xiaofei observed that Tang San had struggled to use the Tool Spirit True Body and suspected his Spiritual Power had been damaged.

Blazing Team used a strategy of flight and evasion to outlast Shrek Academy and win the tournament final without spending Soul Power. After Xiao Wu’s Breath Concealing Stone was revealed, Huo Wu accepted the championship prize, leaving the arena’s powerful figures focused on Xiao Wu.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Wang Xiaofei’s rapid growth had stalled, while rumors spread that Xiaofei had exhausted his potential to gain power.
• Wang Xiaofei explained that Blazing Team could counter Shrek’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill by targeting its vulnerable members and keeping out of reach.
• At the final, Blazing Team broke Tang San’s Blue Silver Cage, then scattered and flew beyond the Clear Sky Hammer’s range while Shrek completed its fusion skill.
• Tang San exhausted himself trying to hit the fleeing Blazing Team, so Yu Xiaogang conceded to protect him; Blazing Team won without using a Soul Skill.
• Ning Fengzhi healed the competitors, and Xiao Wu’s Breath Concealing Stone fell away, drawing greedy attention from the Titled Douluo present.
• Huo Wu accepted the championship prize from the pope as Blazing Team celebrated its victory.

After the tournament, Spirit Hall tried to capture Xiao Wu, but Tang Hao intervened and she disappeared with Tang San. Back at the hotel, Xiaofei distributed the three Soul Bones and gave Immortal Herbs to Huo Tianchen, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Lie, leaving the group to prepare for their next steps.

• Bibi Dong ordered Xiao Wu's arrest after revealing that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form, and Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils stood by her.
• The Golden Iron Triangle and Tang Hao confronted Spirit Hall, and Tang Hao's arrival ended with Tang San and Xiao Wu vanishing.
• Xiaofei helped rouse the stunned people and returned to the hotel with Huo Tianchen, Huo Lie, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang.
• Huo Tianchen gave the Skull of Wisdom for Spirit Condensation to Xiaofei, the Left Leg of Wind Chasing for Rapid Advance to Huo Wu, and the Right Arm of Flames for Explosive Burning to Huo Wushuang.
• Xiaofei said he planned to obtain a Soul Ring and train before returning to the academy, then gave Immortal Herbs to Huo Tianchen, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Lie.
• Huo Wu dripped blood onto the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and formed a connection with it, while Xiaofei told Huo Tianchen to use the Earth Dragon Golden Gourd to strengthen himself.

After absorbing Immortal Herbs and Soul Bones, Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang reached Rank 50, then returned to Blazing Academy with their allies and received new honors and positions. A week later, Xiaofei and the others set out with Huo Tianchen and Huo Lie for the dangerous Undying Volcano to seek Soul Rings.

• Xiaofei absorbed the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang absorbed their Immortal Herbs, bringing all three to Rank 50; Huo Tianchen reached Rank 90 and Huo Lie reached Rank 80.
• Xiaofei absorbed a Wisdom Skull Soul Bone and gained the Mental Shock skill, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang absorbed their Soul Bones and discussed their intended Soul Rings.
• Huo Tianchen led the three allied academies to Heaven Dou City, where Emperor Xue Ye granted Blazing Academy land and made Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang earls.
• After the group returned to Blazing Academy, Huo Tianchen named Xiaofei vice dean and made Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang teachers.
• A week later, Huo Tianchen and Huo Lie secretly took Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang into the Undying Volcano Mountain Range to seek Soul Rings.

Huo Tianchen led the group into the Undying Volcano Mountain Range, where they gained powerful Soul Rings and Soul Bones from dangerous fire-type beasts. After returning to Blazing Academy, the group consolidated their gains, and Huo Tianchen’s public announcement that he had become a Titled Douluo made Blazing Academy a major power in the Heaven Dou Empire.

• Huo Tianchen explained the volcano’s dangers before leading the group into the range to search for Soul Beasts.
• Huo Wushuang absorbed a nineteen-thousand-year Flame Demon Ox Soul Ring, and Huo Wu gained a Sonic Large-Area Soul Skill from a twenty-three-thousand-year Fire Bat.
• Huo Tianchen found a Ten Fierce Sky Ant Beast fighting two Great Strength Fire Apes, and Xiaofei absorbed the ant beast’s fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring.
• Huo Lie and Huo Tianchen absorbed Soul Rings from the Great Strength Fire Apes, while Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang absorbed the two Soul Bones the group recovered.
• The group returned to Blazing Academy, where Huo Wu reached level fifty-seven, Huo Wushuang and Xiaofei reached level fifty-six, Huo Tianchen reached level ninety-two, and Huo Lie reached level eighty-one.
• Huo Tianchen publicly announced that he had become a Titled Douluo, and Blazing Academy was recognized as the Heaven Dou Empire’s third-largest publicly known power.

After Huo Tianchen became a Titled Douluo, major factions competed to win Blazing Academy over, while he arranged for Wang Xiaofei and the other tournament standouts to leave for training. Xiaofei returned to Holy Soul Village to visit Old Jack, who had only a few months left to live.

• Ning Fengzhi, Xue Ye, and the Pope each made plans to approach Huo Tianchen and recruit Wang Xiaofei, while Xue Qinghe and Xue Beng discussed how to prevent their rivals from gaining influence.
• Huo Wu brought Xiaofei to Huo Tianchen, who revealed he had arranged for Huo Lie to take the three students away so they could avoid the investiture ceremony and the factions seeking them.
• Xiaofei chose to visit Holy Soul Village and consider bringing Old Jack to Blazing City, and Huo Wu wondered whether they should bring gifts.
• Xiaofei reunited with Old Jack, whose examination revealed that age and years of hard labor had left him with at most a few months to live.
• Xiaofei stayed with Old Jack while Huo Wu tried learning to cook, and Huo Tianchen continued declining to commit Blazing Academy to any faction as visitors left disappointed that the three students were away.

Xiaofei led Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu west to train in the Path of Slaughter by fighting bandits without relying on Soul Skills. After six months of bloody encounters, the three had grown sharper and stronger, and Wang Xiaofei had begun to condense Killing Intent.

• Xiaofei explained that the group would head west and practice killing without Soul Skills to improve their control and combat ability.
• Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Xiaofei bought weapons, and Huo Wu killed bandits with her hammer during their first bloody fight.
• The group endured repeated attacks from bandits and assassins, while a false rumor portrayed Huo Wu as a runaway noble's concubine and the two men as her kept companions.
• Xiaofei sensed that Huo Lie was watching them and suspected that he had spread the rumor about his own children.
• After nearly half a year of fighting, the three advanced a Soul Power level, while Wang Xiaofei developed a trace of Killing Intent and gained swordsmanship insights.

Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang tracked the massacre of a village to a band of Wolf Bandits and destroyed them in battle. After Huo Wushuang absorbed a powerful Right Leg Soul Bone, the three continued west and reached Vast Sea City.

• Xiaofei, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang found a village strewn with fresh corpses and followed the blood trail toward a forest.
• Huo Wushuang identified the killers as five hundred Wolf Bandits, and Xiaofei devised a plan to herd them together with fire.
• Xiaofei set the forest ablaze with Sparks Like Rain while Huo Wushuang protected Huo Wu as she used Ring Fusion and Huowu's Blazing Sun to devastate the Wolf Bandits.
• Xiaofei found a Right Leg Soul Bone in the ashes and gave it to Huo Wushuang, who absorbed it and gained the Bloodthirsty Frenzy skill.
• Xiaofei advised Huo Wushuang to avoid using the frenzy skill until he grew stronger or obtained a Head Soul Bone, and the three reached Vast Sea City.

After reviewing his growing strength, Xiaofei decided to enter the City of Slaughter to pursue the Asura God’s legacy and told Huo Lie he intended to return within three years. He left Huo Wu behind with a promise to marry her when he came back, while she and Huo Wushuang resolved to become stronger.

• Xiaofei assessed his Phoenix Soul Skill, Kirin Arm, and External Soul Bones, then concluded he needed to reach the City of Slaughter before Tang San.
• Xiaofei asked Huo Lie where the City of Slaughter was, and Huo Lie warned him that it was nearly impossible to leave.
• Xiaofei explained that Bibi Dong and Tang Hao had escaped the City of Slaughter and showed Huo Lie his powerful External Soul Bone claws.
• Huo Lie agreed to take Xiaofei to the entrance, while Huo Wu insisted she would wait three years and then become his girlfriend if he returned.
• Xiaofei promised Huo Wu he would come back and marry her, then urged Huo Lie to warn Blazing Academy not to offend Spirit Hall.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang returned to Blazing Academy determined to grow stronger while Xiaofei entered the village leading to the City of Slaughter.

Xiaofei entered the City of Slaughter, killed the tavern’s patrons, and learned that its only path to freedom was through the Hell Slaughter Arena and the Road to Hell. He registered for an arena match, ready to slaughter his way through.

• Xiaofei drank a Bloody Mary, killed everyone in the tavern, burned it down, and entered the passage to the City of Slaughter.
• Terror Knight Scott challenged Xiaofei at the passage, but Xiaofei stopped his Phoenix Claw at Scott’s throat and received badge 5888.
• A veiled guide explained the City of Slaughter’s rules and its only route to freedom, and Xiaofei asked her to take him to the Hell Slaughter Arena.
• On the way, Xiaofei dodged a curved-blade attacker and tore him apart with his steel claw.
• Xiaofei learned that each arena match had ten entrants and one survivor, then killed a man for his Bloody Mary and registered for a match.