Chapter Summaries

Shrek Academy lost to Godwind Academy after Feng Xiaotian defeated most of the team, though both sides kept some strength hidden. Ah Lan then met Tang San, revealed that she was his mother and that his Martial Soul was the Blue Silver Emperor, and awakened his bloodline before leaving him transformed.

• Feng Xiaotian broke Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuling's Hell White Tiger Martial Soul Fusion Skill, knocked them and Feng Tao off the arena, and forced Tang San to concede, giving Godwind Academy the victory.
• Shrek Academy returned to its grounds, where Ah Lan arrived and asked to meet Tang San.
• Ah Lan told Tang San she was his mother, revealed his Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and Twin Martial Souls, and advised him to seek his Innate Talent Soul Ring at Blue Silver Valley when his Soul Power reached level sixty.
• Ah Lan awakened Tang San's dormant Blue Silver Emperor bloodline and departed using the Blue Silver Domain.
• Tang San awoke before Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender, saw his changed appearance in a mirror, and discovered that his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul had transformed.

Ah Lan activated Tang San’s bloodline, transforming his appearance and strengthening his Blue Silver Grass, then told Tang Yuehua that she had ended her bond with Tang Hao. The chapter left Tang Yuehua reflecting on the increasingly complicated Tang family affairs as Ah Lan departed.

• Tang San told Yu Xiaogang that Ah Lan had claimed to be his mother and activated his bloodline, and he explained that his Blue Silver Grass had become tougher and resistant to the elements.
• Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong discussed Ah Lan’s unexplained arrival and decided not to interfere in Tang San’s family matters.
• Tang San explained his transformation to the Shrek Seven Devils, while Xiao Wu realized that Ah Lan was his mother.
• Ah Lan went to Moonlight Pavilion and met Tang Yuehua, telling her that she had seen Tang San and no longer had any connection to Tang Hao.
• Tang Yuehua said Tang Hao did not intend to let Tang San return to the Clear Sky Sect, and Ah Lan warned her to avoid getting too involved in Tang San’s affairs before leaving.

Skywater Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Team 1 in the advancement matches while Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Xue Wu stayed off the field. Royal Team 1 won after an hour, and Shui Bing'er encouraged her disappointed teammates to prepare for a rematch.

• Shui Bing'er warned Skywater Academy's seven female Soul Ancestors to watch Dugu Yan's poison and conserve their trump cards, while Shui Yue'er stressed that Royal Team 1 would also be cautious.
• Xue Wu watched Tang San and felt uneasy about his changed appearance and subdued presence.
• Skywater Academy and Royal Team 1 summoned their Martial Souls and fought according to their prepared plans, with Yu Tianheng leading his team.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Sword Douluo watched Royal Team 1 perform well against Skywater Academy and praised the team's improvement.
• Yu Tianheng and his teammates defeated Skywater Academy after an hour and celebrated their opening victory.
• Shui Bing'er reassured her disappointed teammates that they had performed well and urged them to be more careful if they faced Royal Team 1 again.

Shrek Academy faced Fabia Academy, whose members used Tang Sect secret arts that Tang San had believed were known only to him. Tang San confronted captain Guang Tianlong inside a dark mist, where Guang’s hints about Tang Sect predecessors unsettled him and left the match’s outcome undecided.

• Tang San recognized Fabia Academy’s unusual movement and replaced Huang in the lineup, warning Yu Xiaogang that the team seemed suspicious.
• Fabia Academy’s seven fighters used the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand to pressure Shrek’s team, while Tang San recognized their techniques.
• The Fabia fighters revealed the Purple Demon Eye, and captain Guang Tianlong kept Tang San from supporting his teammates.
• Tang San entered the fight and Guang Tianlong engulfed the arena in black mist with Shadow Nightmare, Darkness Power.
• Guang Tianlong praised Tang San’s Mysterious Heaven Skill and implied that Tang Sect predecessors had left their techniques in this world, disturbing Tang San.

Fabia Academy used its black mist and deceptive Soul Skills to overwhelm Shrek Academy, while Tang San used the Blue Silver Domain to guide his teammates and resist the ambushes. Left alone against all seven opponents, Tang San conceded, and Xue Ye grew wary of the Balak Kingdom’s hidden strength.

• Tai Long was knocked unconscious and thrown from the arena, while Flender reassured Yu Xiaogang that Fabia Academy was not using lethal force.
• Tang San released the Blue Silver Domain, sensed the arena through the black mist, and directed Jiang Zhu to safety with Dai Mufeng, Zhu Zhuling, Xiao Wu, and Min Le.
• Guang Tianlong ordered Fabia Academy to attack the Shrek members with their first three Soul Skills, and Fabia Academy drove them from the arena one by one.
• After Guang Tianlong’s team surrounded him, Tang San conceded, and the referee declared Fabia Academy the winner.
• Xue Ye became wary of the Balak Kingdom, while the Four Elements Academies discussed how to counter Fabia Academy.

Bibi Dong began the Rakshasa God's Ninth Trial after completing the first eight, while Qian Yufeng gave her a protective necklace and received a system mission to help her pass. The trial transported Bibi Dong into an illusion where she appeared as a child in a familiar village, while Qian Yufeng let Qian Renxue delay her own final trial and spend time with her family.

• Bibi Dong told Qian Yufeng that she had completed the Rakshasa God's Eighth Trial and was ready for the Ninth Trial.
• The system assigned Qian Yufeng a mission to assist Bibi Dong and offered him the Yin-Yang Five Elements Divine Core as a reward.
• Qian Yufeng gave Bibi Dong a protective necklace, and she entered seclusion to begin the Ninth Trial's three tests of the heart.
• The Rakshasa God began Bibi Dong's trial, and Bibi Dong awoke in an illusion as a little girl in a village.
• Qian Yufeng sensed that Bibi Dong's trial had begun and reflected that Qian Renxue could postpone her final trial while spending time with Qian Daoliu.

Qian Yufeng entered Bibi Dong’s illusion to stop the Rakshasa God from breaking her through a happy family life followed by brutal trials. He posed as a village blacksmith and began trying to reach Bibi Dong, who sensed something familiar about him.

• Bibi Dong’s chaotic aura caused the necklace Qian Yufeng had given her to glow, alerting him that her God Test had gone wrong.
• Qian Yufeng entered Bibi Dong’s illusion and took on the role of Niu Ersha, a village blacksmith, while the Rakshasa God believed the illusion had trapped him.
• He realized the illusion was designed to make Bibi Dong cherish a happy family life before subjecting her to a devastating contrast, and planned to remove her restraints.
• The next morning, Qian Yufeng finished forging farming tools and went to Bibi Dong’s home, where he saw her family eating together.
• Bibi Dong came outside and felt that the blacksmith seemed familiar, as though he was not really called Uncle Ersha.

Qian Yufeng awakened Bibi Dong’s awareness inside the Rakshasa God’s trial illusion, and she chose to live through its imagined happy life before rejecting it. Bibi Dong broke the illusion and demanded that the Rakshasa God continue with the two remaining trials.

• Qian Yufeng gave Bibi Dong and Bibi Nan tea eggs, then accepted Bibi Dong’s father’s discarded farm tools as payment for his blacksmithing.
• Qian Yufeng used the thatched shed to awaken Bibi Dong from the illusion and explained that they should play along with the Rakshasa God’s trial.
• Bibi Dong lived through an imagined life in which she became a Limit Douluo, watched her family pass away peacefully, and stayed beside Niu Ersha.
• Bibi Dong rejected the illusion, declared that she would create her own life, and shattered the trial with a strike from the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Bibi Dong appeared before the Rakshasa God’s Divine Thought, confirmed that she had passed, and demanded the two remaining trials.

Bibi Dong shattered the Rakshasa God’s final illusions and inherited the Rakshasa Divine Position, becoming a First-Level God. She thanked Qian Yufeng for his help and began discussing her new powers with him.

• Bibi Dong broke the remaining illusions in anger, completing the Rakshasa God Trial and reaching 100% affinity with Rakshasa Divine Power.
• Bibi Dong became the Rakshasa God, gained Rakshasa God Armor and two golden God Rings, and declared herself the new Rakshasa God.
• The Angel God recognized Bibi Dong’s ascension, while the Asura God worried that Spirit Hall’s growing strength would disrupt his plans for the God Realm.
• The Rakshasa God realized Qian Yufeng had helped Bibi Dong pass the final trial, then left the Rakshasa Temple to travel through the Starry Sky Passage toward the Starry Sky World.
• Bibi Dong visited Qian Yufeng, thanked him for his guidance, and described her new God Rank strength and abilities.

Tang San and Tang Hao reunited at Shrek Academy, where Tang Hao explained his past with Tang San’s mother, Ah Lan, and why he had raised Tang San in seclusion. He also revealed that Tang San’s soul might not belong to this world, leaving Tang San with a startling question about his own identity.

• Yu Xiaogang planned special teamwork training for Shrek Academy before the finals, and Tang San urged the team not to relax.
• Tang Hao arrived at Shrek Academy and asked Tang San to speak with him privately.
• Tang Hao told Tang San that Ah Lan was a Soul Beast who had taken human form and that Spirit Hall discovered her identity.
• Tang Hao explained that Ah Lan sacrificed herself after Spirit Hall attacked when Tang San was born, leaving him injured and raising Tang San in Holy Soul Village.
• Tang Hao pointed to Tang San’s childhood inventions and said they did not exist on the continent, suggesting Tang San’s soul might belong to someone else.

Tang Hao revealed that Tang San could not be recognized as a Clear Sky Sect disciple because of the anomaly in his identity, though Tang San reaffirmed his love for his parents and vowed to uncover the truth by becoming a god. Tang San left determined to grow stronger, while Tang Hao and Tang Yuehua discussed the sect’s future and Tang Yuehua’s prospects.

• Tang Hao told Tang San that the Clear Sky Sect would not accept him into its genealogy and set mastering the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer as a test.
• Tang San insisted that Tang Hao and Ah Lan remained his parents, then knelt to kowtow to Tang Hao and vowed to become a god to learn the truth.
• Tang Hao told Tang Yuehua that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bloodline had awakened and strengthened him, and he offered to introduce someone who might help with her Martial Soul problem.
• Tang Yuehua agreed to look for a suitable woman for Tang Xiao and abandoned her plan to invite Tang San to study at Moonlight Pavilion.
• Yu Xiaogang encouraged Tang San to pursue godhood, and Tang San left their conversation more determined to become stronger.

The Heaven Dou teams departed for Spirit City as Qian Xunji arranged their reception, while Qian Yufeng’s gathering discussed the tournament and Spirit Hall’s growing influence. On the train, Yu Xiaogang warned Shrek that Spirit Academy would be their strongest opponent, and Tang San considered founding the Tang Sect overseas because Spirit Hall was too powerful to challenge.

• On September 15, the Heaven Dou Empire’s fifteen teams boarded a special train for Spirit City, escorted by Ning Fengzhi, Yu Luomian, and their forces.
• Qian Xunji reviewed the tournament’s travel plans, summoned Hua Qi'an, and entrusted him with arranging the teams’ reception and lodging.
• At a barbecue near the Back Mountain Base, Qian Lingsu and Qian Lingxin discussed the tournament’s powerful young competitors as Qian Yufeng and Bibi Dong joined the gathering.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San and the Shrek students that Spirit Hall’s railways, medical advances, and recruitment had helped it become the continent’s leading institution.
• After hearing that Spirit Hall had recruited 320 new students and that Spirit Academy fielded Soul Kings, Tang San considered establishing the Tang Sect overseas, while Yu Xiaogang warned Shrek to prepare for its strongest rival.

Spirit Hall welcomed the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empire delegations to Spirit City and impressed the tournament participants with its organization and modern accommodations. Qian Xunji ordered Shadow Guards to capture anyone investigating restricted locations and prepared a banquet meant to showcase Spirit Hall’s new era.

• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo escorted the two empires’ delegations into Spirit City, where Tang San noticed Spirit Hall’s unusually precise coordination.
• Spirit Hall assigned the academies their accommodations, and Sword Douluo was astonished by the security and suspected Qian Yufeng intended to preserve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in a coming conflict.
• Tang San and the other participants were amazed by the elevators, modern utilities, and refrigerated storage in their accommodations.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo reported to Qian Xunji, who praised their work and told them to maintain security throughout the tournament.
• Qian Xunji ordered the Shadow Guards to capture anyone investigating special locations in Spirit City, regardless of their identity, and planned a welcoming banquet to display Spirit Hall’s modern way of life.

After Spirit Hall’s banquet showcased its new technology and comforts, leaders of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires considered how the changes might affect their realms. Qian Xunji anticipated growing pressure on Heaven Dou and possible cooperation with Star Luo, while Qian Yufeng gave him a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Fusion Pill as the tournament approached.

• Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Yu Luomian discussed the banquet’s innovations and the threat they posed to entrenched nobles, while Sword Douluo noted that reports had reached Xue Ye.
• Dai Weisi learned that the Star Luo Emperor had received news of the banquet and urged the delegation to keep the empire abreast of change before returning to prepare for the finals.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Yufeng that Heaven Dou would grow wary of Spirit Hall while Star Luo might seek cooperation, and that Spirit Hall would avoid acting rashly.
• Qian Yufeng assessed the contrasting situations in the two empires and advised Qian Xunji to let Xue Ye handle Heaven Dou’s coming crisis.
• Qian Yufeng handed Qian Xunji a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring Fusion Pill to help his level 98 Soul Power.

The finals of the Soul Master Tournament began in Spirit City, where Spirit Hall displayed its strength and Bibi Dong opened the competition. As the first matches were set between lower-ranked academies, Qian Xunji and Qian Yufeng separately considered offering Soul Bones as prizes.

• Thirty-three teams gathered for the finals as Spirit Hall deployed powerful Soul Masters, while Shui Ya concealed her Limit Douluo aura among the guests.
• During Qian Xunji’s opening speech, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong recognized Bibi Dong as Spirit Hall’s Saintess and reconsidered how she had helped them in the past.
• Bibi Dong announced the finals and transformed the venue into a stadium with academy seating and a circular arena.
• The referee announced the first match between two lower-ranked academies, while Bibi Dong left and Qian Xunji stayed to watch.
• At home, Qian Yufeng thought the tournament should offer better rewards and considered using Soul Bone scraps; Qian Xunji also decided Spirit Hall should raise the prizes with Soul Bones.

Skywater Academy used coordinated ice techniques to surprise Shrek Academy and knock the Hell White Tiger off the arena. Tang San’s team was left at a disadvantage, but he resolved to keep fighting.

• The spectators learned that Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and Shui Yue'er were Soul Kings, revealing Skywater Academy’s hidden strength.
• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu planned to focus on Tang San and hold back Shrek’s Hell White Tiger combination.
• Skywater Academy surrounded Shrek Academy with a movement technique that Tang San’s Purple Demon Eye could not identify.
• Feng Tao used Explosive Flame Meteor, but Skywater Academy countered with Ice Palm and shrouded the arena in mist.
• Tang San detected Skywater Academy’s attackers with Blue Silver Domain, but Shui Bing'er and her teammates struck the Hell White Tiger with Cold Shadow Art and Ice Palm, knocking it off the arena.
• Tang San recognized that Shrek Academy was at a disadvantage but refused to give up.

Skywater Academy used coordinated attacks to overwhelm Shrek Academy in the opening match, forcing Tang San to admit defeat. Shrek accepted the loss and prepared to review the battle while Skywater celebrated its victory.

• Feng Tao dispersed the mist, but Xue Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er combined their soul skills to trap and knock four Shrek contestants off the arena.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation to save Tang San and Feng Tao, while Min Le protected Ning Xiaoxiao with his Explosive Spicy Tofu.
• Tang San judged that the remaining Shrek contestants could not withstand another attack and announced their forfeit.
• Shui Bing'er released the ice sealing Min Le and Ning Xiaoxiao, and Tang San encouraged his teammates to keep working hard.
• Shui Ya praised Skywater Academy and promised a feast, while Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong comforted Shrek and urged them to win their next matches.
• Qian Lingxin praised Skywater Academy, and Qian Yufeng said the Four Elements Academies could compete with Spirit Academy.

Spirit Academy defeated Heaven Dou Team One in under three minutes, demonstrating the vast gap between the teams. Shrek Academy prepared to face Royal Team 2 the next day.

• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San that Spirit Team would likely overwhelm Royal Team 1 and dismissed Royal Team 2 as spoiled and weak.
• Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng encouraged Royal Team 1 to face Spirit Team with everything they had, and Dugu Yan rallied the others.
• Spirit Team fielded Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Yan, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, keeping Ning Rongrong off the roster to conceal her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.
• Hu Liena and Xie Yue used Demon Charm to cloud the arena, while Yan’s Hell Magma Surge disrupted Royal Team 1 and the Hell White Tiger drove them out of bounds.
• The referee declared Spirit Academy the winner, leaving Yu Tianheng stunned by the scale of the defeat.

After Spirit Academy overwhelmed Heaven Dou Team One, Bibi Dong praised her students and warned them to prepare for stronger opponents. Alone afterward, she worried that the growing number of human Soul Masters would intensify conflict with powerful Soul Beasts and bring a catastrophic Beast Tide.

• Spirit Academy defeated Heaven Dou Team One in under three minutes, leaving Tang San and Gangzi concerned about the team's red mist and combined attacks.
• Bibi Dong summoned the Spirit Team, praised their performance, and cautioned them against underestimating future opponents.
• Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan agreed to remain wary of the other academies, including Shrek Academy and the Four Elements Academies.
• Bibi Dong gave the students 3,000 Gold Soul Coins and told them to celebrate at the Spirit City Grand Hotel.
• After the students left, Bibi Dong considered the threat of powerful Soul Beasts and a future Beast Tide as human Soul Master numbers continued to grow.

Shrek Academy crushed Heaven Dou Second Team in under a minute, then Godwind Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in an afternoon match. Feng Xiaotian revealed a powerful technique that broke through the Hell White Tiger and left Star Luo Royal Academy defeated.

• Tang San and Shrek Academy knocked all seven members of Heaven Dou Second Team off the arena in less than a minute.
• Qian Yufeng arrived to watch the afternoon matches, including Godwind Academy against Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Godwind Academy used a sandstorm and rapid attacks, prompting Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun to summon the Hell White Tiger.
• Feng Xiaotian used Overturning Mountains and Seas to shatter the Hell White Tiger’s attack and drive it backward.
• Feng Xiaotian struck the Hell White Tiger with Gale Sharp Blade, sending it out of the arena as Godwind Academy knocked off the remaining Star Luo Royal Academy contestants.
• The referee declared Godwind Academy the winner, and Dai Weisi accepted defeat before carrying Zhu Zhuyun away.