Chapter Summaries

Dugu Yan’s team used their soul skills and coordinated attacks to overwhelm their seven opponents. Wang Dong’er and Zhang Xuan quickly took two fighters out of the match, leaving the battle in their team’s favor.

• Dugu Yan’s team cut their own arms so her fourth soul skill would activate before the match.
• Nangong Feiyan used Soul Devouring Mist to stop Butterfly and Wang Cheng, while Wang Dong’er prepared Diamond Body against Wind-Breaking and Quan Nian.
• Wang Dong’er blocked Wind-Breaking’s blade with her fists and sent him flying, and Zhang Xuan caught him and ended his ability to fight.
• Wu Xiao’ai used Anti-Gravity to lift Quan Nian into the air, and Wang Dong’er kicked him upward into Zhang Xuan’s crossed blades.

Liu'er attempted to take Wang Dong'er out but was trapped with her inside Xiao Tian's vine barrier, while the opposing team rushed to break through and help. Butterfly and Ling Tai entered the barrier and ran straight into Wang Dong'er and Xiao Tian's prepared ambush.

• Liu'er wounded Wang Dong'er, but Wang Dong'er stayed in the fight and turned to face her alongside Zhang Xuan.
• Xiao Tian trapped Wang Dong'er and Liu'er inside a circular vine barrier, prompting Butterfly and Ling Tai to move in and help.
• Blade Maniac continued battling Wu Xiaodong while Wang Cheng tried to pin down Nangong Feiyan, who used Poison Dragon Claw and spun rapidly.
• Butterfly and Ling Tai broke through the vine barrier, but Wang Dong'er and Xiao Tian were waiting with a prepared trap.

The Heaven Dou Royal Team defeated their opponents by trapping them in a vine barrier, striking them with coordinated attacks, and spreading Nangong Feiyan’s poison across the arena. The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Team victorious in the first match of the second preliminary round.

• Wang Dong'er knocked Butterfly unconscious with her first and second soul-ring skills.
• Ling Tai found Liu'er down, tried to retreat, and was trapped by the vine mouths as Wu Xiao'ai's Gravity Field slowed him.
• Zhang Xuan struck the immobilized Ling Tai with Cross Slash, knocking him out.
• Wu Xiaodong hit Blade Maniac, who collapsed after realizing Nangong Feiyan had poisoned him.
• The referee announced Heaven Dou Royal Team's victory after the opposing team fell.

Wang Sheng’s team defeated the Swordsman Team without casualties, and Ye Lingling healed their injured members so they could continue competing. Tang San and his companions were shaken by the gap in strength but encouraged one another to keep fighting, while Ma Hongjun shamelessly sought Jiang Zhu’s praise.

• The audience celebrated Wang Sheng’s team’s victory as the Swordsman Team’s members were helped off the arena.
• At Wang Sheng’s request, Ye Lingling healed Blade Maniac and the other six Swordsman Team members, earning thanks from their teacher.
• Blade Maniac vowed that the Swordsman Team would win next time, and Wu Xiaodong revealed that he had held back throughout the match.
• Grandmaster, Tang San, and the others realized Wu Xiaodong had five Soul Rings and worried about the strength gap between their teams.
• Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong encouraged their companions to keep their courage, while Ma Hongjun fawned over Jiang Zhu and embarrassed the others.

Wu Xiaodong’s team faced Blazing Fire Academy in a match, and both sides revealed their lineups and martial souls. The battle began with Wu Xiaodong leading an attack on Huo Wushuang while Blazing Fire Academy targeted Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan with its fire-enhanced fighters.

• Wang Sheng reviewed Blazing Fire Academy’s members, including the Fire Crane twins Huo Yun and Huo Yu and the shadow martial soul user Huo Ying.
• Wu Xiaodong and Huo Wushuang exchanged taunts, while Huo Wu told Xiao Tian that Blazing Fire Academy’s fire abilities countered his plant-type martial soul.
• Both teams released their martial souls and soul rings, revealing that Wu Xiaodong’s team had the advantage in ranks.
• At the referee’s command, Wu Xiaodong led Wang Dong’er and Nangong Feiyan in a triangular assault toward Huo Wushuang.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s support Soul Masters used Spark Augmentation, and Huo Yun and Huo Yu charged toward Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan while Huo Wushuang and another attacker met the front line.

Wu Xiaodong’s team faced Blazing Fire Academy, whose fire-based Soul Masters were confident they could counter Xiao Tian’s plant martial soul. The match began with both teams unleashing their abilities, and Blazing Fire Academy launched a coordinated assault.

• Wang Sheng identified Blazing Fire Academy’s members, including the twin agility attackers Huo Yun and Huo Yu and the shadow-wielding Huo Ying.
• Wu Xiaodong and Huo Wushuang traded taunts, while Huo Wu urged Xiao Tian to forfeit because fire countered plants; Xiao Tian concealed his confidence.
• Both teams released their martial souls, revealing that Wu Xiaodong’s side had a clear advantage in soul rings.
• Wu Xiaodong charged Huo Wushuang with Wang Dong’er and Nangong Feiyan, while Xiao Tian’s Sub-Vines secretly encircled the opposing team.
• Blazing Fire Academy’s support Soul Masters used Spark Augmentation, and Huo Yun and Huo Yu glided toward Xiao Tian and Dugu Yan as Huo Wushuang and another attacker confronted Wu Xiaodong’s group.

The Imperial Team used Dugu Yan’s buffs and Wu Xiao'ai’s gravity skill to disrupt the opposing team, leaving Huo Yun stranded in the air and Huo Yu injured. Meanwhile, Huo Wushuang clashed with Nangong Feiyan and was shocked by her strength.

• Huo Wushuang activated his Martial Soul Possession and charged toward Nangong Feiyan, who answered with her own dragon transformation.
• Dugu Yan activated three poison skills, boosting her teammates’ attack, speed, and defense.
• Wu Xiao'ai used Gravity Chaos on Huo Yun and Huo Yu, sending Huo Yun floating upward and slamming Huo Yu face-first into the ground.
• Huo Yun tried to escape by swimming through the air, and Zhang Xuan flew up to offer to send him down.
• Huo Wushuang and Nangong Feiyan exchanged blows, and Huo Wushuang was startled by how powerful she was.

Wu Xiaodong and his teammates pressed Blazing Fire Academy, but Huo Wu and the support Soul Masters managed to withstand his powerful fourth soul skill. The fight continued with both sides’ strength and tactics on display.

• Wang Dong'er used Explosive Bear Flying Kick to break through the Fire Leopard Soul Master's guard and drive him back.
• Huo Wu's support members transferred their boosts to the Fire Leopard Soul Master, strengthening him as Wu Xiaodong prepared to attack.
• Wu Xiaodong used Heaven Slaying Strike, shattered Huo Wu's Fire Ring Binding, and sent a broad slash toward Huo Wu and the two supports.
• Huo Wu used Resist Fire Ring, strengthened by the supports, to block Wu Xiaodong's slash, surprising him and leaving the fire rings nearly depleted.

Wu Xiaodong broke through Huo Wu’s defenses while Zhang Xuan, Dugu Yan, and Xiao Tian defeated Huo Yun and Huo Yu. The opposing team’s fighters lost their ability to continue, and Zhang Xuan helped the injured Huo Yun down safely.

• Wu Xiaodong shattered Huo Wu’s fire rings and shrugged off the support Soul Masters’ attacks with his Nine Star Shield Axe.
• Zhang Xuan dodged Huo Yun’s Fire Cloud Assault and wounded him with Dual Slaying Flying Blades.
• Huo Yu noticed Huo Yun’s blood, giving Xiao Tian time to bind his legs with Soul-Absorbing Bind.
• Dugu Yan poisoned Huo Yu, who burned away the vines but was poisoned before he could escape.
• Zhang Xuan brought the badly injured Huo Yun down from the air and supported him after the fight.

The battle turned against Huo Wu’s team as Wu Xiaodong and Nangong Feiyan thwarted their attempts to exploit openings. Huo Wu’s side was left scrambling after Huo Wushuang was sent flying and the Fire Leopard Soul Master was blocked.

• Wu Xiaodong charged Huo Wu with Shield Bash, but Huo Wu bound him with Fire Snake Bind.
• Huo Wushuang used Fire Tornado to drive Nangong Feiyan back, then rushed to attack Wu Xiaodong.
• Nangong Feiyan endured the Fire Tornado with Poison Dragon Body Protection and struck Huo Wushuang, sending him flying.
• The Fire Leopard Soul Master tried to rescue Huo Wushuang, but Wang Dong'er held her ground.
• Wu Xiaodong broke free of Huo Wu’s bind, sent Huo Wushuang flying toward Nangong Feiyan, and blocked the Fire Leopard Soul Master.

Wu Xiaodong's team overwhelmed Huo Wu's team, forcing Huo Wu to concede after Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Master, and the other fighters were defeated. Huo Wu left vowing that her team would win next time, and Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai answered that they would lose even worse.

• Nangong Feiyan struck Huo Wushuang down, and he admitted that his team had lost.
• Wang Dong'er caught the fleeing Fire Leopard Soul Master, battered him with repeated throws, and left him unable to fight.
• Xiao Tian blocked Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring, while Wu Xiao'ai used Anti-Gravity to lift Huo Wu out of the fight.
• Nangong Feiyan and Wang Dong'er knocked down the two support members, leaving Huo Wu's team with no way to continue.
• Huo Wu conceded, then warned Wu Xiaodong and Wu Xiao'ai that her team would win next time; they replied that her team would lose even worse.

Blazing Fire Academy lost to the Royal Academy, leaving Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to reckon with the gap in strength. Feng Xiaotian promised to defeat Wu Xiaodong and the others for Huo Wu, unaware she had set him an impossible challenge.

• Blazing Fire Academy withdrew from the arena after its loss, and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang realized their team had been outmatched.
• Feng Xiaotian approached with Godwind Academy and told Huo Wushuang he would avenge Blazing Fire Academy in their next match.
• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian if he liked her and agreed to date him only if he defeated Wu Xiaodong and the others.
• Feng Xiaotian eagerly accepted the condition and left to prepare for the match.
• Huo Wu told Huo Wushuang she had used Wu Xiaodong's team as a shield to discourage Feng Xiaotian, and dismissed Feng Xiaotian as a fly.

Elephant Armor Academy faced Thousand Sword Academy in the second round of qualifiers, while Huyan Zhen publicly insisted his team would take first place despite worrying about the strength of their opponents. The match began with both teams releasing their martial souls, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Huyan Zhen worried that Elephant Armor Academy might suffer losses against Thousand Sword Academy and weaken its chances against the other leading teams.
• Ning Zhifeng questioned Huyan Zhen's confidence, and Huyan Zhen claimed Elephant Armor Academy would take first place in the preliminaries.
• Emperor Xue Ye asked Ning Zhifeng how much strength Wu Xiaodong had used, and Ning Zhifeng estimated fifty to sixty percent while Huyan Zhen argued it was seventy to eighty percent.
• Elephant Armor Academy and Thousand Sword Academy entered the arena, where Huyan Li and Sun Moon introduced themselves as their teams' captains and stated their levels and fighting roles.
• The referee started the match and gave both teams one minute to release their martial souls.

The Seven Swords Team faced the Shield Armor Team as both sides revealed their strength and began the match. Xingyao boosted her allies while the fighters advanced, and Huyan Zhen publicly praised his grandson Huyan Li, leaving the battle unresolved.

• The Shield Armor disciples tore off their clothes, transformed through Martial Soul Possession, and stomped the arena floor to intimidate the Seven Swords Team.
• Wang Sheng compared the teams’ ranks and noticed that Xingchen and Xingyao looked identical, while wondering whether they shared a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with a younger girl.
• Xingyao activated her first three spirit skills, while Qinggan stayed beside her and Xingchen to guard them.
• Youlong, Jingxing, Sun Moon, and Sky Waterfall charged the Shield Armor Team as its members advanced in formation.
• Huyan Zhen praised his grandson Huyan Li and predicted that the Elephant Armor Sect could place among the top three or even win the finals; Prince Xue congratulated him while privately dismissing the boast.

The Seven Swords Team faced the Shield Armor Team, whose members showed off their powerful elephant martial souls as Wang Sheng reviewed both sides’ strengths. The match began with Xingyao enhancing her teammates, while the two groups advanced toward the Shield Armor defenders.

• The seven Shield Armor disciples transformed into tusked, armored elephant warriors and stomped the arena floor, while the Seven Swords Team revealed its stronger soul-ring lineup.
• Wang Sheng reviewed the teams’ ranks and noticed that Xingchen and Xingyao looked identical, speculating that they might have a martial soul fusion skill.
• Xingyao activated her first three soul skills to enhance speed, strength, and attack, leaving Wang Sheng puzzled about why she did not use her fourth.
• Youlong, Jingxing, Sun Moon, and Sky Waterfall split into two groups and charged, while Qinggan stayed behind to protect Xingchen and Xingyao.
• Huyan Zhen praised his grandson Huyan Li and predicted the Elephant Armor Sect could place first, while Prince Xue congratulated him and privately compared Huyan Li unfavorably to Wu Xiaodong and Wang Sheng.

The Seven Swords Team used Xingyao’s flight skill to attack the Elephant Armor Team from the air, but the opponents’ defenses blunted most of their strikes. After Sun Moon injured Huyan Li with an explosive flame attack, the teams prepared for a decisive move as Xingyao’s Soul Power began to run low.

• Xingyao carried the Seven Swords Team into the air, leaving the Elephant Armor members unable to reach them with their strength-focused skills.
• Youlong, Jingxing, Riyue, and Sky Waterfall attacked from above, but the Elephant Armor Team formed a defensive circle and blocked their strikes.
• Riyue used Sun Moon Dual Break against Huyan Li, whose fists stopped the swords but failed to withstand the exploding flame vortices.
• Huyan Li emerged from the flames badly burned, while Huyan Zhen worried in the VIP seats and Ning Zhifeng criticized the team for ignoring Sun Moon’s known attack.
• Huyan Li noticed Xingyao weakening, and Sun Moon and Xingchen prepared to settle the match before she ran out of Soul Power.

Feng Xiaotian clashed with Yu Tianxin over the upcoming match, while Wu Xiao'ai teased them both. After the teams left, Tang San asked Wang Sheng and Wu Xiaodong to fight at full strength in their semifinal, and Wu Xiao'ai tried to recruit Xiao Tian to go shopping with her.

• Yu Tianxin challenged Feng Xiaotian's assumption that he would reach a match against Wu Xiaodong's group, and Wu Xiao'ai explained that the Kamikaze Team first had to beat the Thunder Team.
• Yu Tianxin said he looked forward to fighting Wang Sheng, Wu Xiaodong, and Tang San, while Feng Xiaotian angrily promised to win their upcoming battle.
• Yu Tianxin left, and Wu Xiao'ai mocked Feng Xiaotian before he departed with his team.
• Tang San asked Wang Sheng and Wu Xiaodong to give their all in their future match, and they agreed.
• Wu Xiaodong refused Wu Xiao'ai's invitation to go shopping, but Xiao Tian offered to accompany her, prompting her to ask whether he also needed to recover.

Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan strolled through Heaven Dou Royal City while a Spirit Hall elder and Platinum Bishop Salas watched them and discussed assassinating them. Salas persuaded the elder to delay the attempt and focus on finding the hidden spiritual-type Soul Master who had targeted him.

• Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan walked through the main street, drawing attention until Dongfang Jinghan's cold glare made onlookers look away.
• A Spirit Hall elder watched them from a building and confirmed their identities with Platinum Bishop Salas.
• The elder considered the Pope's order to assassinate the pair, but Salas warned that Dugu Bo, Nangong Yuncheng, and Bear King might be protecting them.
• Salas urged the elder to first investigate the spiritual-type Soul Master who had targeted him, and the elder agreed to postpone the assassination.
• The elder watched Wang Sheng and Dongfang Jinghan leave and declared that they could live a while longer.

Feng Xiaotian argued with Yu Tianxin over the upcoming match between their teams, while Wu Xiao'ai mocked Feng Xiaotian and stirred up the rivalry. After the others left, Wu Xiaodong tried to avoid taking Wu Xiao'ai shopping, but Xiao Tian volunteered to go with her.

• Wu Xiao'ai and Xiao Tian realized Feng Xiaotian was fawning over Huo Wu, and Wu Xiao'ai teased Wu Xiaodong about getting caught in the crossfire.
• Yu Tianxin confronted Feng Xiaotian and explained that the Kamikaze Team had to beat the Thunder Team before facing Wang Sheng, Wu Xiaodong, and Tang San's team.
• Wu Xiao'ai taunted Feng Xiaotian, and Yu Tianxin told Wang Sheng, Wu Xiaodong, and Tang San that he looked forward to fighting them.
• Feng Xiaotian threatened Yu Tianxin, who left without engaging him, while Wu Xiao'ai mocked Feng Xiaotian again as he departed with his teammates.
• Tang San asked Wang Sheng and Wu Xiaodong to fight at full strength in their coming match, and they agreed.
• Wu Xiaodong made an excuse to avoid shopping with Wu Xiao'ai, but Xiao Tian offered to go with her instead.

After the group split up to spend time together, Dugu Yan forced Zhang Xuan to go shopping with her. Zhang Xuan secretly considered Ye Lingling as a possible girlfriend, and Dugu Yan grew suspicious and jealous.

• Xiao Tian assured Wu Xiao'ai that he only needed a night's rest, and Wu Xiaodong agreed to accompany his sister shopping.
• Wu Xiao'ai arranged for Wu Xiaodong and Nangong Feiyan to go together, while Dugu Yan pushed Zhang Xuan toward the exit to shop with her.
• Wang Sheng encouraged Wang Dong'er and Ye Lingling to build rapport with Kuang Long and Kuang Hu, then left with Dongfang Jinghan.
• As Dugu Yan marched him off, Zhang Xuan considered Wang Dong'er and Ye Lingling as potential girlfriends and decided Ye Lingling seemed ideal.
• Dugu Yan noticed Zhang Xuan's dreamy smile, suspected he had thought of another woman, and silently vowed to punish anyone who tried to steal him.