Chapter Summaries

Murong Huai returned to Spirit City with Feng Fuyao, a newly transformed rank-ninety-seven Peak Douluo, and learned how the city had changed during his absence. After declining a carriage, Murong Huai entered the thriving city on foot with his companions, while Feng Fuyao explored the market.

• Murong Huai and Feng Fuyao arrived at Spirit City's gate, where Murong Huai announced his return after three years away.
• Murong Huai introduced Feng Fuyao, whose Hurricane Holy Dragon Martial Soul and rank-ninety-seven strength impressed the Three Treasures of the Ghost Flower Snake.
• Yue Guan and Dugu Bo explained that Qian Xunji had established Hiring Centers across the continent after becoming pope.
• Murong Huai decided to visit his senior brother the next day and chose to walk through the city instead of riding in a carriage.
• Feng Fuyao dashed between market stalls and confused a vendor by asking whether bitter melons were ripe.

Murong Huai returned to Murong Mansion with Feng Fuyao and reunited with Wu Xianyun and Xiao Qingmei. He revealed his rapid rise to Level 62 and displayed his six Spirit Rings, leaving his family astonished.

• Steward Zhou welcomed Murong Huai and Feng Fuyao into Murong Mansion.
• Murong Huai reunited with Wu Xianyun and Xiao Qingmei after three years away.
• Murong Huai introduced Feng Fuyao as a Level 97 Peak Douluo who had been assigned to guard him.
• Wu Xianyun and Xiao Qingmei discovered Murong Huai had reached Level 62, up from Level 45 three years earlier.
• Murong Huai summoned his Immortal Lord Nine-Arrival Sword and displayed six Spirit Rings, including a black Sixth Ring with a hint of red.

Murong Huai returned to Murong Mansion, where he learned that Wu Xianyun was pregnant, then reunited with Qian Xunji at the Pope Palace. Qian Xunji asked him to train Martial Soul Academy’s team for the next Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, setting Murong Huai on a path toward public recognition as the Holy Son.

• Murong Huai learned that Wu Xianyun was pregnant and eagerly imagined having a little sister before staying for a celebratory feast at Murong Mansion.
• Qian Xunji reviewed reports of recurring beast tides in the Cangwu Desert and ordered an investigation led by Red Cardinals.
• Murong Huai reunited with Qian Xunji after three years and heard that their master had returned to seclusion after becoming Grand Worship.
• Qian Xunji asked Murong Huai to serve as lead instructor at Martial Soul Academy and personally train a seven-member team for the next tournament.
• Qian Xunji explained that winning the tournament would raise Murong Huai’s standing before his Holy Son succession ceremony.

Murong Huai agreed to compete at Martial Soul Academy to win over its students, while learning that Qian Xunji had taken Bibi Dong as his disciple. In the Dragon Fall Secret Realm, Time Dragon King used his final prophecy, warned that Murong Huai faced two deadly calamities, and left behind a Dragon Pearl before dying.

• Qian Xunji proposed that five teacher-led teams compete to represent Spirit Hall, and Murong Huai agreed to go to Martial Soul Academy.
• Qian Xunji told Murong Huai he had taken Bibi Dong as his disciple and planned to make her the Holy Maiden, with Dugu Bo teaching her poison.
• Murong Huai left Pope Palace to pack for Martial Soul Academy, and Qian Xunji sent letters to Si Changming and Bibi Dong.
• Time Dragon King told the Nine Great Dragon Kings that he was near death and used the Great Prophecy to glimpse the future.
• Time Dragon King said the Divine Beast Clan had returned and that Murong Huai would face two deadly calamities, then left a Dragon Pearl and vanished.
• The Nine Great Dragon Kings transformed into dragons and circled the Dragon Pearl, mourning Time Dragon King.

Murong Huai visited Martial Soul Academy to take up his appointment as homeroom teacher of Heaven Grade Class One. After reviewing the eligible students, he left to decide whom to select for his tournament team and said he would return the next day.

• Murong Huai traveled by carriage to Martial Soul Academy in the Gouyun Mountain Range.
• Qin Fengyue, the Elder Hall elder guarding the entrance, verified Murong Huai's Pope Token and welcomed him as the Holy Son.
• Murong Huai met principal Si Changming, who gave him a document listing fifty-seven eligible Inner Court students and appointed him homeroom teacher of Heaven Grade Class One.
• Murong Huai reviewed the students' records, including those of Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi, and considered their impressive cultivation.
• Murong Huai said he would study the list and return the next day to select seven students for his team.

Murong Huai arrived at Heaven Grade Class One and reunited with Bibi Dong, then introduced himself to the students as their new homeroom teacher. The class was left stunned when he revealed his identity after Qin Tianzhen had warned him about a rumored terrifying teacher.

• Murong Huai entered Heaven Grade Class One and sat beside Bibi Dong, who recognized him as Brother Murong and caught up with him after three years apart.
• Qin Tianzhen confronted Murong Huai after a lackey insulted him, then tested his strength in a handshake and was overwhelmed.
• Qin Tianzhen befriended Murong Huai and warned him that the class's new homeroom teacher was rumored to be a frightening monster.
• Bibi Dong dismissed Qin Tianzhen's rumors as lies as the class bell rang.
• Murong Huai walked to the lectern, showed his teacher's token, and announced that he would be Heaven Grade Class One's homeroom teacher.

Murong Huai introduced himself as Heaven Grade Class One’s new homeroom teacher and demonstrated his overwhelming strength. Man Tianshan recognized him as the Immortal Lord he had fought years earlier, then realized the young teacher was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son.

• Murong Huai told the class that any student who defeated him could graduate immediately, then knocked out Zhou Ning with a flick of his finger.
• Bibi Dong told Qin Tianzhen that Murong Huai had been a level forty-five Soul Ancestor at age nine, astonishing Qin Tianzhen with his strength.
• Man Tianshan arrived to challenge the new teacher, verified Murong Huai’s appointment, and asked why he looked familiar.
• Murong Huai reminded Man Tianshan of their fight at the Great Soul Arena in Spirit City five years earlier, and Man Tianshan recognized him as the Immortal Lord.
• Man Tianshan realized Murong Huai was Spirit Hall’s Holy Son and exclaimed in shock.

Murong Huai began teaching Class One at Martial Soul Academy, testing the students in combat and assessing their abilities. He revealed that he had reached Level 62, then realized Qian Xunji had tricked him into holding onto Bibi Dong’s promised Soul Bone gift.

• Murong Huai revealed himself as Spirit Hall’s Holy Son, and Man Tianshan apologized before leading his people away.
• Murong Huai brought Class One to the arena, paired the students for matches, and recorded assessments of their fighting skills.
• After class, Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi greeted Murong Huai and learned he was a Level 62 Soul Emperor with Innate Level 20 Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong asked for the Wisdom Skull of Spiritual Condensation that Qian Xunji had promised her, and Murong Huai realized Qian Xunji had tricked him.
• At the Pope Palace, Qian Xunji sneezed and grinned as he admitted he had deceived his junior brother.

Murong Huai searched Martial Soul Academy for elite members to complete his seven-person team and found Wu Chuan, an overlooked Outer Court Food-type Soul Master. After examining Wu Chuan’s Smoke Spirit Paste Martial Soul, Murong Huai revealed that it was not meant to be consumed.

• Murong Huai selected Dong'er, Feng Zhi, Qin Tianzhen, Xuan Tianming, and Shu Qingning for his team, then went to the Outer Court to find suitable Defense and Food-type Soul Masters.
• Murong Huai reviewed the Outer Court records and found Wu Chuan, a fifteen-year-old with innate eighth-level Soul Power and a Smoke Spirit Paste Martial Soul.
• Chu Xiongwei brought Wu Chuan to meet Murong Huai and explained that students had been unable to use Wu Chuan’s Martial Soul safely or effectively.
• Wu Chuan summoned his three Spirit Rings and Smoke Spirit Paste, which Murong Huai examined before declaring that it was not meant to be consumed.

Murong Huai exposed the danger in Wu Chuan’s Smoke Spirit Paste Martial Soul and recruited him to the Spirit Hall after promising to cure its flaw. He then tested Shu Qingning’s strength, won her respect, and told her when to meet her new teammates.

• Murong Huai explained that Wu Chuan’s Smoke Spirit Paste was poisonous if eaten and harmful if inhaled over time, but said he could cure its flaw.
• Wu Chuan swore lifelong loyalty to Murong Huai and the Spirit Hall in exchange for treatment, then joined Heaven Grade Class One.
• Murong Huai visited Man Tianshan and invited Shu Qingning, the Inner Court’s second-ranked genius, to join his Spirit Master Tournament team.
• Shu Qingning challenged Murong Huai to prove his strength, but he stopped her with a stick before she could use her third Soul Skill.
• Murong Huai told Shu Qingning to meet her teammates at the Inner Court Back Mountain in two days.

Murong Huai obtained the Heart-Severing Heart-Sculpting Vine to treat Wu Chuan’s flawed Martial Soul and recruited a promising defensive Soul Master for his team. He presented Wu Chuan with the herb and explained the possible outcomes, leaving Wu Chuan to decide whether to take the risk.

• Yue Guan gave Murong Huai the Heart-Severing Heart-Sculpting Vine and explained its chances of curing Wu Chuan’s flaw and causing a beneficial mutation.
• Murong Huai ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to assist Mo Heng’s team at Star Dome Valley, then asked for a talented young defensive-type Soul Master.
• Tu Zhen arrived as deputy commander of the Black Flame Army’s Second Legion and recommended his sixteen-year-old niece, a level-forty-one Soul Ancestor with a Mystic Water Heavy Shield Martial Soul.
• Murong Huai accepted Tu Zhen’s recommendation and returned to Martial Soul Academy, completing the team’s lineup pending Wu Chuan’s outcome.
• Murong Huai showed Wu Chuan the herb and explained the chances of a beneficial or harmful mutation, promising support either way and leaving the decision to him.

Wu Chuan absorbed the Heart-Severing Heart-Sculpting Vine, which cleansed and changed his Martial Soul into Cigarettes, while a young woman from the Tu Clan left to join the Martial Soul Academy Elite Tournament. The chapter ended with Murong Huai and Wu Chuan testing Wu Chuan’s new Liqun-producing Soul Skill.

• Wu Chuan chose to absorb the Heart-Severing Heart-Sculpting Vine, and Murong Huai protected him as it cleansed the toxins from his Martial Soul.
• A young woman in the Tu Clan training grounds demonstrated her defensive and suppressing Soul Skills, then received a letter about the Martial Soul Academy Elite Tournament.
• The young woman decided to leave immediately for the tournament and rode out of Black Armor City, telling a guard to blame her departure on her Second Uncle.
• Wu Chuan’s Smoke Spirit Paste mutated into a Food-type Martial Soul called Cigarettes, and his First Soul Skill produced two Liqun cigarettes.
• Murong Huai lit and smoked one Liqun, feeling refreshed, while Wu Chuan tried the other and began coughing.

Murong Huai introduced Tu Zhanyue as the final member of his team at Martial Soul Academy, where she was astonished by her teammates’ abilities. When she recognized Qin Tianzhen, she chased him, and Ning Fengzhi explained that their families had arranged a betrothal that Qin had fled to avoid.

• Murong Huai brought Tu Zhanyue to meet the assembled team and introduced her as its final member, a level forty-one defensive Battle Soul Ancestor.
• Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, Shu Qingning, Xuan Tianming, and Wuchuan introduced themselves, leaving Tu Zhanyue surprised by their strength and talent.
• Murong Huai pulled Qin Tianzhen out from behind Ning Fengzhi so he could introduce himself, but Tu Zhanyue recognized him and chased him.
• Ning Fengzhi explained that Qin Tianzhen and Tu Zhanyue were betrothed as children and that Qin had fled because he feared her battle-mad nature.

Murong Huai tested his newly formed team by setting seven students against Man Tianshan to choose their captain and vice-captain. After the team coordinated their attacks and overcame his suppression, Bibi Dong trapped Man Tianshan in a cloud of corrosive poison.

• Murong Huai announced that he would choose a captain and vice-captain based on the team's performance against Man Tianshan.
• Man Tianshan revealed his Blood Tyrant Bear Martial Soul and overwhelmed the students with his Soul Power.
• Bibi Dong bound Man Tianshan with a web, while Qin Tianzhen, Shu Qingning, Xuan Tianming, and Ning Fengzhi attacked him without breaking his defense.
• Tu Zhanyue slowed Man Tianshan with Abyssal Heavy Water, but Man Tianshan shattered the skill and suppressed the group until Wu Chuan's cigarettes negated the effect.
• Bibi Dong sent her Malicious Poison Heaven Spiders at Man Tianshan, then detonated them and engulfed him in corrosive poison mist.

The group coordinated their Soul Skills against Man Tianshan, but the Soul Saint broke free and overwhelmed them with the Blood Tyrant Bear’s strength. As Man Tianshan prepared to attack again, Bibi Dong trapped him in her Blood Soul Evil Domain.

• Bibi Dong, Tu Zhanyue, and Xuan Tianming restrained Man Tianshan long enough for Qin Tianzhen and Shu Qingning to strike him with their Soul Skills.
• Man Tianshan unleashed his fifth Soul Skill, Demon Bear Heavenly Wrath, and knocked Qin Tianzhen, Xuan Tianming, and Shu Qingning back.
• Man Tianshan pursued Qin Tianzhen, who blocked his attacks, while Tu Zhanyue shielded the group with her Mystic Water Heavy Shields.
• Man Tianshan shattered Tu Zhanyue’s shields with his first Soul Skill, Blood Tyrant Blasting Savage Palm.
• Bibi Dong activated her fifth Soul Skill, Blood Soul Evil Domain, around Man Tianshan.

Bibi Dong and the others fought Man Tianshan in a team sparring match, and Murong Huai revealed that he was a Soul Emperor before ending the fight. He assessed each student’s role and weaknesses, then officially formed the seven-person team and set its goals.

• Bibi Dong trapped Man Tianshan in her domain and attacked him with four poisons while the others unleashed their strongest Soul Skills.
• Man Tianshan activated his Martial Soul Avatar, but Murong Huai’s golden Sword Bell contained his energy and ended the sparring match.
• Murong Huai revealed his six Spirit Rings, including four ten-thousand-year rings, shocking the students.
• Murong Huai named Qin Tianzhen captain and Bibi Dong vice-captain, then advised Tian Ming, Qing Ning, and Zhan Yue on their weaknesses and roles.
• Murong Huai assigned Feng Zhi and Wu Chuan special training to strengthen their combat abilities.
• Murong Huai officially formed the team and asked the seven students to unite, excel at the Martial Soul Academy, bring glory to Spirit Hall, and defeat young talents across the continent.

Murong Huai confronted Yu Xiaogang in the Martial Soul Academy library after Yu Xiaogang tried to claim a book, then killed and mutilated him despite warnings about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. He left Sun Yun to witness his defiance of Yu Xiaogang’s clan, the Murong Clan, and Spirit Hall.

• After class, Murong Huai studied martial soul theory in the library and found a book on fusion and military formations written by his great-grandfather, Murong Zhige.
• Yu Xiaogang demanded that Murong Huai hand over the book, boasting that he was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s young clan leader and the foremost young theoretician.
• Murong Huai struck Yu Xiaogang, defeated him and Luo Sanpao, and dismissed Yu Xiaogang as unworthy of the academy.
• Sun Yun explained that Yu Xiaogang had entered through a special admission slot and warned Murong Huai that the clan would retaliate if Yu Xiaogang died.
• Murong Huai choked Yu Xiaogang to death, severed his tendons, and challenged Sun Yun to say what the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan amounted to before him, the Murong Clan, and Spirit Hall.

After Murong Huai killed Yu Xiaogang for insulting him, his family and Spirit Hall prepared to confront the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Murong Chayue arrived at the clan’s mountain gate to demand an explanation from Yu Mingshan, who challenged him with the power of a level-ninety-seven Peak Douluo.

• Murong Huai forced Sun Yun to kneel for three days and ordered a report sent to the Worship Hall, Murong Mansion, and Military Camp.
• Murong Chayue, Wu Xianyun, and Murong Fuhai learned that Yu Xiaogang had been killed and responded by preparing to support Murong Huai.
• Two days later, Yu Yuanzhen learned that Yu Xiaogang was dead and that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s dispatched disciples had all been killed.
• Murong Chayue destroyed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s mountain gate and demanded that Yu Mingshan come out.
• Yu Mingshan confronted Murong Chayue, condemned him for demanding an explanation after Murong Huai killed Yu Xiaogang, and revealed his level-ninety-seven power.

Murong Chayue revealed that he had reached Level 98 and overwhelmed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan’s strongest fighters. He shattered Yu Mingshan’s defenses and brought down the mountain, leaving Yu Mingshan’s fate uncertain.

• Murong Chayue revealed eight black Spirit Rings, one red Spirit Ring, and the power of a Level 98 Peak Douluo, shocking Yu Mingshan and the gathered disciples.
• Yu Mingshan attacked Murong Chayue with his fifth Soul Skill, but Murong Chayue caught his dragon claw and held him effortlessly.
• Yu Yuanzhen charged in with his Martial Soul Avatar, but Murong Chayue struck him with a flicked piece of rubble and left him gravely wounded in the shattered great hall.
• Yu Mingshan used his Martial Soul Avatar and Dragon Transformation Secret Technique to strengthen himself, but Murong Chayue fought him barehanded and proved far stronger.
• Murong Chayue seized and battered Yu Mingshan, then shattered his Thunder Dragon Shield Armor with a black-energy punch that pierced the rock face and collapsed the mountain.

Murong Chayue defeated Yu Mingshan and demanded compensation from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Murong Fuhai arrived with the Black Flame Army, and Yu Mingshan agreed to pay before collapsing.

• Murong Chayue defeated Yu Mingshan's ninth Soul Skill and threatened to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan unless it compensated his grandson.
• Murong Fuhai arrived, and the clan recognized him as the feared marshal of the Black Flame Army.
• Nearly five thousand Black Flame Army soldiers surrounded the clan as Murong Fuhai claimed he was only passing through.
• Murong Chayue demanded one hundred million Gold Soul Coins, a dozen Spirit Bones, and eight thousand of each rare treasure.
• Murong Fuhai ordered the soldiers to aim their crossbows, and Yu Mingshan agreed to pay before fainting from his wound.