Chapter Summaries

Lu Yu arrived in Spirit City with the Imperial Dou Second Team and continued preparing for the competition while considering his cultivation and sixth soul ring. The next morning, Hu Liena visited him, and Xie Yue offered to drug his own sister to help Lu Yu pursue her.

• Bibi Dong left the Heavenly Dou Empire delegation after resolving to turn against the empire, and Lu Yu reunited with Ning Rongrong and the others in Spirit City.
• Lu Yu and his team abandoned sightseeing because the city was crowded and went to their assigned hotel, where he considered his sixth soul ring and his plans to nurture Ye Lingling.
• Zhu Zhuyun revealed that she had learned to teleport through walls, then joined Lu Yu in his room while Zhu Zhuqing secretly watched from next door.
• The next morning, Hu Liena approached Lu Yu at the hotel restaurant, and Xie Yue offered him Charming Maiden's Bane so he could drug his sister.

Lu Yu met with Moon Guan and Ghostly in Spirit City, gave Ghostly an immortal herb to evolve his Martial Soul, and warned them that the Soul Master Competition finals would bring upheaval across the continent. The Star Luo Empire teams arrived with Shrek Academy among them, and the night before the finals, Ning Fengzhi visited the Imperial Dou Second Team's hotel.

• Hu Liena dragged Xie Yue out of the dining hall after he boasted about Charming Maiden's Bane, while Zhu Zhuqing panicked when Lu Yu hinted that he had noticed her nimble fingers.
• Zhu Zhuyun suggested that Lu Yu take Zhu Zhuqing in too, but Lu Yu told her that changing the situation depended on Zhuqing.
• Moon Guan and Ghostly visited Lu Yu, and Ghostly offered to serve the Three-One Sect for ten years in exchange for an immortal herb to evolve his Martial Soul.
• Lu Yu gave Ghostly an immortal herb and asked Moon Guan to tell the Pope, "Slaughter and massacre are separated by a single thought. Take care of yourself!"
• The Star Luo Empire teams arrived in Spirit City with Shrek Academy, prompting other teams to regard Shrek Academy as traitors.
• Ning Fengzhi visited the Imperial Dou Second Team's hotel on the night before the finals began.

Lu Yu learned that the Clear Sky Sect had disappeared and might be competing under Star Luo Empire identities, so he told Ning Fengzhi to recall the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Sect’s disciples. Ning Rongrong ambushed her father to force him to propose marriage, but Lu Yu stopped her and left her eager for his promised “harsh” treatment.

• Ning Fengzhi told Lu Yu that the Speed Clan’s tobacco products would soon be ready, and Lu Yu set prices and ordered an initial distribution to sect disciples and influential powers.
• Ning Fengzhi reported that the Clear Sky Sect had vanished and that Tang-surnamed hammer Soul Masters had been added to a Star Luo Empire academy’s competition team.
• Lu Yu told Ning Fengzhi to recall the sect’s disciples, but said there was no need to summon Jade Flute Douluo or Jinghong Douluo.
• Ning Rongrong struck Ning Fengzhi with an amplified attack and dragged him before Lu Yu, demanding that he propose marriage.
• Lu Yu healed Ning Fengzhi, spanked Ning Rongrong to stop her, and warned her to respect her father and not raise the proposal again.
• Ning Rongrong left Lu Yu’s room quietly but took his warning that he would be harsh with her as an invitation, unsettling Ning Fengzhi.

At the Soul Master Competition finals in Spirit City, Lu Yu led Imperial Dou Second Team and defeated Thunder Academy alone with his perfected Yang Five Thunders. His power drew attention to Three-One Sect’s secrets, and Feng Yan Douluo eyed Lu Yu with greed as Bibi Dong and others watched.

• Spirit Hall held the finals before Pope’s Palace and had representatives draw lots for the first-round matchups.
• Shrek Academy faced Earth Dragon Academy, and Mandala swept the opposing team by herself.
• Lu Yu announced he would fight alone for Imperial Dou Second Team, then instantly defeated all seven Thunder Academy contestants with his Yang Five Thunders.
• Bibi Dong questioned where Lu Yu’s lightning power came from, while others suspected it was connected to Three-One Sect’s cultivation methods.
• Feng Yan Douluo looked at Lu Yu with undisguised greed, prompting Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo to feel killing intent.

After the first round of the finals, Lu Yu studied the newly revealed contenders and watched the second-round draw set up several grudge matches. Before his match against Star Luo Royal Academy, Zhu Zhuyun kissed him publicly, and Dai Weisi surrendered before the bout began.

• The first round ended with fifteen teams eliminated, and Lu Yu considered whether Bibi Dong might influence the tournament to protect Spirit Hall’s standing.
• Lu Yu learned that Heavenly Gang Academy’s seven contestants were all surnamed Tang and used Clear Sky Hammers, while North Cold Academy fielded a mysterious level-sixty-eight Soul Emperor named Xue.
• North Cold Academy and Skywater Academy received byes; the draw paired Imperial Dou Second Team against Star Luo Royal Academy and Shrek Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Before the match, Zhu Zhuyun kissed Lu Yu in front of the crowd, enraging Dai Weisi.
• As the teams prepared to introduce themselves, Dai Weisi raised his hand and announced that Star Luo Royal Academy surrendered.

Lu Yu watched the top six teams emerge and drew Spirit Hall Team for the fourth round, where he was challenged by its Golden Generation. The match had not begun when Hu Liena stepped in to dismiss Yan’s boastful challenge.

• Lu Yu’s Heaven Dou Royal Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy’s seed team after Dai Weisi led his teammates away in disgrace.
• Lu Yu noticed Zhu Zhuqing secretly watching him and Liu Erlong, then resolved to teach her a lesson for peeping.
• Skywater Academy lost to Three-One Academy, while Xue defeated Mysterious Ice Academy with a single palm strike and Blazing Sun Academy narrowly beat Weidi Academy.
• Imperial Dou Second Team, Shrek Academy, Three-One Academy, North Cold Academy, Spirit Hall Team, and Blazing Sun Academy advanced to the top six.
• The fourth-round draw paired Imperial Dou Second Team with Spirit Hall Team, Shrek Academy with Blazing Sun Academy, and Three-One Academy with North Cold Academy.
• Yan challenged Lu Yu to fight Spirit Hall Team alone, but Hu Liena called Yan an idiot and told Lu Yu to ignore him.

Lu Yu faced the Spirit Hall team and revealed the overwhelming power of his Heaven-Defying Seal, quickly knocking Hu Liena unconscious and forcing the team to surrender. Yan refused to give up for Hu Liena, and the chapter ended as he charged at Lu Yu again.

• The teams introduced themselves before the match, and Hu Liena teased Lu Yu as the Spirit Hall team retreated.
• Lu Yu used spiritual power to knock Hu Liena unconscious and handed her to the referee.
• Lu Yu’s dark-golden spears overwhelmed the arena, and Xie Yue called for the Spirit Hall team to surrender.
• Yan charged at Lu Yu, but Ghost Douluo intercepted him and was nearly struck by the spears before they vanished.
• Yan got back up and charged at Lu Yu again, refusing to surrender for Hu Liena.

Lu Yu defeated Spirit Hall's Golden Generation and invited Xie Yue and Hu Liena to join the Three-One Sect, while Snow demonstrated overwhelming power against Three-One Academy. The fifth round began with Lu Yu facing Snow, whose strength and identity remained a mystery.

• Ghostly threw Yan out of the arena, and Xie Yue learned that Lu Yu had sealed Hu Liena's spiritual power.
• Lu Yu invited Xie Yue and Hu Liena to join the Three-One Sect, and Xie Yue struggled with the tempting offer.
• Blazing Sun Academy conceded to Shrek Academy, while Snow froze Three-One Academy and its referee in moments.
• Bibi Dong moved the fifth round forward, and Lu Yu offered to face anyone who wanted to challenge him.
• Snow drew the lot to compete first, and she introduced herself to Lu Yu as a sixty-eighth-rank Soul Emperor with a Snow Martial Soul.

Lu Yu fought Xue of North Cold Academy, whose extreme ice and six enhancement skills pushed the match to a fierce climax. After revealing a glimpse of his lightning powers, Lu Yu won the first match, leaving Xue’s fixation on his lightning unexplained.

• Before the match began, Xue told Lu Yu to use his lightning, but he remained confused and unaffected by her snowflakes.
• Xue attacked with extreme ice, and Lu Yu countered her strikes with his Heaven-Defying Seal and soul skills.
• Xue used all six of her enhancement skills and charged Lu Yu with an ice-and-snow storm and a crystalline palm strike.
• Lu Yu broke apart the storm and struck Xue with his empowered palm, leaving her injured while he remained composed.
• Lu Yu briefly showed Yang Five Thunders and Water Dirty Thunder, then withdrew the lightning and let the referee declare him the winner.

Xue conceded North Cold Academy’s remaining matches, and the championship match began early as Lu Yu faced Tang San alone. Tang San’s hidden weapons and Clear Sky Hammer were destroyed by Lu Yu’s full-power Heavenly Talisman, leaving Tang San stunned as the blue-gold light of his trident mark emerged.

• Xue conceded North Cold Academy’s remaining matches, then left the competition grounds after declaring her agreement ended.
• Lu Yu persuaded Bibi Dong to start the championship match early, and Tang San became Shrek Academy’s sole fighter against him.
• The other contestants left the arena, turning the championship team battle into a duel between Lu Yu and Tang San.
• Tang San attacked with the Clear Sky Hammer, hidden mechanical weapons, and thirty-six King of Hell’s Stickers.
• Lu Yu unleashed Heavenly Talisman, whose elemental storm destroyed Tang San’s hidden weapons and shattered his martial soul.
• Tang San stared helplessly at Lu Yu as blue-gold light burst from the trident mark on his brow.

A Sea God projection intervened in the arena to aid Tang San, but Lu Yu broke its binding and faced it with Bibi Dong at his side. Lu Yu unleashed tribulation lightning and a thunder dragon against the projection, while his words shook Bibi Dong’s convictions.

• A golden Sea God projection appeared and dispersed Lu Yu’s elemental storm, then announced it would demonstrate the first three forms of the Golden Thirteen Halberds for Tang San.
• Bibi Dong stepped forward to confront the projection, but its Unfixed Wind Waves immobilized both her and Lu Yu.
• Lu Yu shattered his golden restraint, and Bibi Dong told him she was willing to risk her life for him.
• The Sea God projection attacked them with Thousand Years Empty, while Lu Yu urged Bibi Dong to stop following others’ paths and pursue her own strength.
• Lu Yu summoned a First-tier Tribulation Thunder Talisman and formed a purple thunder dragon with the Yin Yang Thunder Law, striking at the Sea God projection.

Lu Yu and a summoned Silver Armored Divine General destroyed the Sea God's avatar, saving Bibi Dong from its attack. He gave Bibi Dong the Lovesick Heartbreak Red to protect her if she abandoned the Rakshasa God's trial, and she plucked it while looking at him, leaving Lu Yu and the onlookers stunned.

• The Sea God's avatar attacked Lu Yu with No Return, and Lu Yu summoned a Silver Armored Divine General with a talisman.
• The divine general swallowed the golden beam with his spear and charged through the Sea God's avatar, destroying it.
• Ning Fengzhi restored Lu Yu's Soul Power and spiritual power, while Liu Erlong rushed over and embraced him.
• Lu Yu explained that the Lovesick Heartbreak Red could protect Bibi Dong if she abandoned the Rakshasa God's divine trial.
• Bibi Dong looked at Lu Yu, offered her heart's blood to the flower, and plucked the transformed Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Lu Yu, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi realized Bibi Dong had looked at Lu Yu while plucking the flower and reacted with surprise.

After Tang San’s divine trials vanished and his power surged, Bibi Dong awarded the championship to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and ordered Shrek Academy seized. She revealed that the arrest concerned a soul beast, and Tang San exposed Xiao Wu as not human, leaving Xiao Wu shocked.

• Bibi Dong thanked Lu Yu after plucking the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, while Tang San’s rage erupted and his Soul Power reached Level 70.
• Bibi Dong declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy the champion and gave Lu Yu the three soul-bone prizes.
• Bibi Dong ordered the guards to seize Shrek Academy, and a Star Luo Empire elder stepped aside after she threatened war.
• Yu Xiaogang challenged Bibi Dong to explain the arrest, but she said Spirit Hall could attack a soul beast.
• Tang San stood in front of Xiao Wu and revealed that she was not human, shocking her.

After Tang San’s inner demons brought Xiao Wu’s identity to light, the Clear Sky Sect intervened to protect Shrek Academy and attacked the Pope’s Palace. Lu Yu let Xiao Wu escape, but when Bibi Dong’s forces stopped time across the arena, he used the Reincarnation Seal to resist and study the time power.

• Tang San declared that Bibi Dong would have to kill him before she could harm Xiao Wu, and the Shrek Seven Devils and their teachers stood with him.
• Tang Hao, Tang Xiao, and the five Clear Sky Sect elders arrived and struck Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghostly Douluo, then attacked the Pope’s Palace while black-robed allies evacuated Shrek Academy.
• Hu Yanzhen and six red-robed bishops tried to block the escape, but Yang Wudi pierced Hu Yanzhen and Titan held off the bishops.
• Lu Yu chose not to pursue Xiao Wu because he had not reached Level 60 and judged that capturing her would bring dangerous attention.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghostly Douluo used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to freeze more than a hundred thousand people, but Lu Yu resisted with the Reincarnation Seal and began sensing the power of time.

As Xiao Wu negotiated her sacrifice to save the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy, Lu Yu completed his comprehension of the Law of Time and transformed his Reincarnation Seal. He awakened to find Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and soul bone had become his, while Bibi Dong had promised to spare the others.

• Xiao Wu offered to sacrifice herself and asked Bibi Dong to spare the Clear Sky Sect and Shrek Academy, and Bibi Dong agreed on the condition that Xiao Wu sacrifice to Lu Yu instead.
• Xiao Wu accepted Bibi Dong’s terms and rushed toward Lu Yu as he remained immersed in his time-law comprehension.
• Lu Yu solidified the Heaven-Defying Seal into a flowing-sand rune, named his law Time Sand, and transformed his fifth soul skill into complete control over time.
• Lu Yu awoke during the Time Stop and discovered that Xiao Wu’s sacrifice had given him a hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring and soul bone.
• Bibi Dong explained Xiao Wu’s sacrifice and her promise to spare the others, leaving Lu Yu stunned by the gift.

Xiao Wu sacrificed herself to save Tang San and the others, giving Lu Yu a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, though he could not sense her soul in it or his soul bone. After Spirit Hall drove the Shrek Academy and Clear Sky Sect members from Spirit City, Tang San resolved to enter Slaughter City and reunite with his companions in five years to attack Spirit Hall, while Bibi Dong warned Lu Yu about Tang San and teased him.

• Bibi Dong confirmed that Xiao Wu had chosen a soul sacrifice, and Lu Yu realized her soul was not in his new soul ring or left leg soul bone.
• Bibi Dong ordered the Shrek Academy and Clear Sky Sect members to leave Spirit City within an hour and declared that Spirit Hall would hunt them.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Xiao Wu might be revived if her soul could be returned to her transformed body, possibly by someone who reached Level 100.
• Tang San chose to train in Slaughter City with Tang Hao, while the others made plans to separate and agreed to reunite in five years to attack Spirit Hall.
• The Shrek Seven Devils learned their Soul Power cultivation now matched Tang San's, and Tang San wondered whether the Sea God trial had changed after Lu Yu defeated the Sea God projection.
• Bibi Dong warned Lu Yu about Tang San and offered to help make Xiao Wu's soul dissipate, then teased Lu Yu by inviting him to sit beside her.

After the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan vanished, Bibi Dong ordered a crackdown and urged Lu Yu to stay in Spirit City, but he planned to visit Slaughter City to develop his Death Domain. Lu Yu gave Hu Liena an immortal herb before returning to an empty hotel, where he turned to investigating his new powers and Xiao Wu’s missing soul.

• A messenger reported that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had vanished, and Bibi Dong ordered the borders sealed and members of the Clear Sky Sect, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and Shrek Academy shown no mercy.
• Bibi Dong asked Lu Yu to remain in Spirit City while she abandoned the Rakshasa God's inheritance; after Lu Yu explained his plans for Slaughter City, she agreed to take him there in half a month to a month.
• Lu Yu addressed Bibi Dong as Dong'er and left the Pope's Palace, while she reflected on how strongly he had stirred her emotions.
• Hu Liena confronted Lu Yu for missing the recent battles, and he gave her an immortal herb that could evolve her martial soul.
• Bibi Dong examined Hu Liena's herb, returned it, and criticized her disciple's performance in the Soul Master Competition before sending her away.
• Lu Yu returned to find the Imperial Dou Second Team and Three-One Academy gone, then resolved to investigate his new soul abilities and the whereabouts of Xiao Wu's soul.

After gaining Xiao Wu’s hundred-thousand-year soul ring and Soul Bone, Lu Yu tested his new spatial abilities and discovered that his sixth soul ring could open four worlds inside the Heaven-Defying Seal. He explored the Spirit Realm and realized it contained no other life, leaving him to search for Xiao Wu’s soul.

• Lu Yu tested the Soft Bone Rabbit left leg bone’s unlimited short-range teleportation and found that his second skill was Space Storm rather than Invincible Golden Body.
• Lu Yu used the Heaven-Defying Seal’s Hand of God to wield the Law of Space, tearing apart furniture and learning that the skill could grow as his understanding of spatial laws deepened.
• Lu Yu activated Four Directions World Prison and discovered that it opened the Immortal Realm, Ghost Realm, Spirit Realm, and Death Realm within the Heaven-Defying Seal.
• Lu Yu learned that he could absorb targets into the Four Directions World if they could not resist or were at least five Soul Power levels below him, and that he ruled over everything inside it.
• Lu Yu realized Xiao Wu’s soul was somewhere in the Four Directions World and searched the Spirit Realm, where he found only vegetation and no other life.

Lu Yu tested the Ghost Realm’s power by shattering and rebuilding Xiao Wu’s soul, creating a new consciousness, then returned to his hotel and prepared to leave for long-term training. As his allies discussed academy alliances and Bai Chenxiang revealed a Phoenix God inheritance, the gathering ended in silence.

• Lu Yu used Soul Shatter and Soul Reconstruction on Xiao Wu, then returned her altered soul to the Soft Bone Rabbit’s body.
• Lu Yu reflected on the Four Directions World Prison, the Hand of God, and the danger of having the Heaven-Defying Seal devour his hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
• Ning Fengzhi’s group returned, and Lu Yu said Spirit Hall was a friend, announced he would leave for a long period, and assigned responsibility for the Three-One Sect and its affairs.
• Feng Xiaotian proposed forming the Blazing Fire Guard and Divine Wind Guard, and Lu Yu approved the plan and suggested inviting Skywater Academy.
• Bai Chenxiang told Lu Yu that her grandfather had found a Phoenix God inheritance and wanted her to attempt it, leaving the room silent.

After helping his companions choose their next paths, Lu Yu spent time with them in Spirit City while deepening his mastery of space and advancing to Rank 65. He prepared to leave for Slaughter City, while Xie Yue and Yan set out for Death Valley and Ye Lingling wandered off on her own.

• Bai Chenxiang accepted the chance to pursue the Phoenix God’s inheritance, while Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun planned to train in Death Valley, Ning Rongrong returned to her sect, and Dugu Yan planned to seek poisons for her Martial Soul.
• Lu Yu purged Dugu Yan’s backlash poison and spent the following weeks with her, Liu Erlong, and Zhu Zhuyun; Zhu Zhuqing secretly watched until Lu Yu used spatial power to pull her into their gathering before the sisters entered Death Valley.
• Dugu Bo helped Ye Lingling and the Shi Family Brothers obtain Soul Rings, then returned to Heaven Dou City with them and Dugu Yan after Lu Yu purged his backlash poison.
• Lu Yu spoke with Ye Lingling on a Spirit City rooftop; she said she would wander and follow her heart, then left Spirit City while Lu Yu continued cultivating and reached Rank 65.
• Xie Yue told Lu Yu that he and Yan were heading to Death Valley and promised to look after the Zhu sisters if they met.