Chapter Summaries

Skywater Academy and Spirit Academy fought a fierce match that ended in a simultaneous fall and a draw. The battle left both teams badly wounded and proved Skywater Academy could stand against Spirit Academy.

• Qian Yufeng said the outcome was difficult to predict as Shui Ya asked for his opinion on the match.
• Shui Bing'er rallied Skywater Academy to fight Spirit Academy without giving up, while Hu Liena warned her teammates to be cautious.
• Skywater Academy opened with a combined water attack, and Ning Rongrong revealed her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda while enhancing Xie Yue and Dai Mubai.
• The teams clashed for half an hour, leaving Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena as the last four on the arena.
• Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er’s Ice and Snow Drifting collided with Xie Yue and Hu Liena’s Demon Charm, sending all four off the arena at once and ending the match in a draw.

Shrek Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy by using flying tofu and exploiting the opponents’ slow movement and susceptibility to control. The victory improved Shrek’s prospects of advancing, while Liu Erlong met with Yu Luomian to discuss the academy’s return journey.

• Qian Yufeng and Qian Lingsu watched as Shrek Academy prepared to face Elephant Armor Academy, which Qian Yufeng expected Shrek to defeat.
• Min Le gave the Shrek Seven Devils flying tofu, and Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass linked them together as they took to the air.
• Ning Xiaoxiao boosted Dai Mufeng and Feng Tao, while Xiao Wu’s Charm and Tang San’s Purple Demon Divine Light left Huyan Li and his teammates vulnerable.
• Dai Mufeng and Zhu Zhuling unleashed Hell White Tiger, while Tang San and Feng Tao helped drive the Elephant Armor Academy fighters off the arena.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Liu Erlong met Yu Luomian to discuss the safety of Shrek Academy’s return journey.

The Top Eight Knockout Round draw paired Shrek Academy with Blazing Fire Academy and Heaven Dou Team One with Spirit Academy. After the teams received a day to rest, Qian Yufeng brought Skywater Academy to meet Qian Lingsu and revealed his connection to Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.

• Bibi Dong drew the Top Eight matchups: Shrek Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy, Skywater Academy faced Star Luo Royal Academy, Godwind Academy faced Fabia Academy, and Spirit Academy faced Heaven Dou Team One.
• Yu Tianheng and Heaven Dou Team One accepted that they faced a powerful Spirit Academy again, while the other teams considered their upcoming opponents.
• Bibi Dong announced that the teams would rest for the day and begin their matches the following day.
• Qian Yufeng visited Skywater Academy and took its members to a detached residence in Spirit City, where Qian Lingsu was waiting.
• Shui Ya explained that Qian Yufeng had cured Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er's father's illness and that they should call him Great Grandfather, before Qian Yufeng introduced himself as Elder Qian.

Qian Yufeng advised Shui Bing'er on her techniques, and she broke through to Rank 60 before the tournament’s top-eight matches. He took her to the Far North, where she agreed to contract with a hundred-thousand-year Ice Bird as a Soul Spirit.

• Shui Bing'er recognized Qian Yufeng as the famed Elder Qian, and Shui Ya encouraged the young women to cultivate toward the Title Douluo realm.
• Qian Yufeng explained how Shui Bing'er should use the Cold Shadow Art and Ice Palm, and Shui Bing'er grasped his advice.
• Shui Bing'er advanced to Rank 60, and Qian Yufeng took her to the Far North to obtain her sixth Soul Ring.
• The Ice Empress and Snow Empress helped Qian Yufeng arrange for Xiao Bai to bring a hundred-thousand-year Ice Bird.
• Qian Yufeng explained the Soul Spirit Contract to Shui Bing'er, and she agreed to sign it with the Ice Bird.

Shui Bing'er returned from completing her contract as a Soul Emperor with a disguised Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, strengthening Skywater Academy ahead of the tournament. Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu sought Shui Ya’s advice about the top eight matches, leaving with guidance to prepare carefully and use their trump cards.

• Shui Bing'er revealed her Hundred Thousand Year Ice Bird Soul Spirit and learned that her father had also concealed his true Soul Ring configuration.
• Qian Yufeng returned with Shui Bing'er to the courtyard, where she announced her breakthrough to Soul Emperor and vowed to lead Skywater Academy to the finals.
• Qian Yufeng told Qian Lingsu that Spirit Academy’s members were still hiding trump cards and that Bibi Dong’s preparations would help them win the championship.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu visited Shui Ya to explain that they planned to reveal some of their trump cards in the top eight matches.
• Shui Ya advised Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu to study every opponent carefully, prepare their battle plans quickly, and use all necessary trump cards.

Shrek Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy in the first top-eight match and advanced to the semifinals. After both teams endured a fierce exchange and Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang unleashed their fusion skill, Tang San’s fifth soul skill knocked them off the arena.

• Blazing Fire Academy used Blazing Fire Three Profound Transformations to strengthen its team, while Shrek countered Huo Wu’s Repulsive Fire Ring with flying tofu.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang coordinated Blazing Fire Academy’s formation attack, but Tang San’s control skills and the Hell White Tiger knocked most of their teammates out of the arena.
• Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang used their fusion skill, Fire Dragon Roar, to send a giant fireball at the remaining Shrek contestants.
• Feng Tao, Xiao Wu, Ning Xiaoxiao, and the Hell White Tiger slowed the fireball while Tang San used his fifth soul skill, Blue Silver Sky-Piercing Strike, to pierce it and knock Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang off the arena.
• A Soul Master healed the Shrek Seven Devils, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner of the match.

Skywater Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy in the top-eight match after both teams revealed seven-in-one Martial Soul Fusion Skills. Shui Bing'er and her teammates advanced to the final four, while the remaining teams considered their own hidden trump cards.

• Shui Bing'er revealed that she had become a Soul Emperor, and Dai Weisi ordered Star Luo Royal Academy to use its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Holy Monarch White Tiger.
• Shui Bing'er and the other six members of Skywater Academy combined their power into the Ice Phoenix Descent and clashed with the White Tiger.
• Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan decided that Heaven Dou Team One would use its trump card against Spirit Academy if needed.
• Dai Weisi led Star Luo Royal Academy in a final White Tiger Meteor Shower, but Shui Bing'er froze the attack with Absolute Zero and sent the team off the arena.
• The referee declared Skywater Academy the winner, and a Spirit Hall healer used Blue Silver Grass to restore Star Luo Royal Academy, astonishing Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

Godwind Academy defeated Fabia Academy in a fierce battle, while Spirit Academy crushed Heaven Dou Team One to secure the final Top Four spot. Bibi Dong drew the semifinals, setting Spirit Academy against Godwind Academy and Heavenly Water Academy against Shrek Academy.

• Fabia Academy unleashed its Shadow Devouring Heaven fusion skill, but Godwind Academy countered with its Gale Demon Wolf and won after both teams used their strongest attacks.
• A healer from Spirit Hall treated the injured members of both teams after the referee declared Godwind Academy the winner.
• Heaven Dou Team One summoned the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon True Form, but Spirit Academy defeated them in three moves with its seven-in-one Moon Blade Warrior fusion skill.
• Bibi Dong conducted the Top Four drawing ceremony, pairing Spirit Academy with Godwind Academy and Heavenly Water Academy with Shrek Academy.

The Four Elements Academies discussed tactics and considered letting eliminated Blazing Fire Academy join Kamikaze Academy, exploiting a loophole in the tournament rules. Shrek prepared for its match against Skywater Academy, while Bibi Dong raised concerns about the alliance and Qian Yufeng accepted the loophole as a legitimate use of the rules.

• Shui Ya gathered representatives of the Four Elements Academies, and Shui Bing'er revealed her suspicion that Shrek's Xiao Wu was a Soul Emperor.
• Huo Wu proposed that Blazing Fire Academy join Kamikaze Academy, and the group considered the advantage of their Wind Fire Chaotic Dance fusion skill.
• Yu Xiaogang advised Shrek to rely on Feng Tao as its main attacker against Skywater Academy, while Tang San considered using his Blue Silver Grass domain and a risky technique.
• Bibi Dong asked Qian Yufeng whether the tournament rules allowed eliminated teams to join advanced teams, and he said the loophole could be used and fixed later.

Godwind Academy joined forces with Blazing Fire Academy for the semifinal against Spirit Academy, prompting Bibi Dong to uphold the rules and award the top eight an additional Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone. Spirit Academy defeated the combined team with its coordinated Martial Soul Fusion Skills and advanced to the final.

• Godwind Academy fielded Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu alongside its contestants, while Yu Xiaogang explained to Tang San that the alliance was allowed under the tournament rules.
• Bibi Dong confirmed Godwind Academy’s lineup was legal, ruled there would be no next time, and awarded every top-eight team an additional Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone.
• Huo Wushuang used a remotely controlled Scorching Fireball against Spirit Academy, but Xie Yue split it apart with his Third Soul Skill.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu performed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Wind Fire Chaotic Dance, forcing Spirit Academy to counter with Demon Charm and Hell White Tiger.
• Demon Charm disrupted the fusion skill, and Xie Yue used Red Moon Slash to knock Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu out of the arena.
• Xie Yue’s team defeated the remaining Godwind Academy members and won the semifinal.

Spirit Academy’s decisive victory over Godwind Academy shook the other teams, while Shuiwater Academy and Shrek prepared to fight for a place in the final. Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer during the semifinal against Shuiwater, shocking the spectators and leading Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo to suspect he was Clear Sky Douluo’s son.

• Spirit Academy’s win left Feng Xiaotian despairing and Huo Wu acknowledging the gap between their teams; Feng Xiaotian promised to seek her hand after becoming a Soul Saint.
• Shui Ya encouraged Shui Bing’er’s team to focus on their match, and Shui Bing’er rallied them to defeat Shrek before worrying about Spirit Academy.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San to use his hidden move in the semifinal, and Tang San agreed to fight Skywater Academy at full strength.
• Tang San and Shui Bing’er’s teams began the match, with Tang San using Blue Silver Domain and Shui Yue’er freezing the arena with her family’s Ice Seal skill.
• When Shui Bing’er’s team formed up to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Shrek lined up to channel their power into Tang San, who summoned the Clear Sky Hammer.
• The Clear Sky Hammer’s aura shocked the spectators, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo suspected Tang San’s father was Clear Sky Douluo.

Tang San and Shrek Academy fought Skywater Academy in the semifinals, with both teams unleashing their strongest attacks. Skywater Academy won, ending Shrek’s tournament run in the semifinals.

• Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer and Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to fend off Skywater Academy’s Ice Phoenix attacks while preparing his final strike.
• Shui Bing'er recognized Tang San was building power and ordered Skywater Academy to unleash Ice Phoenix Reversal.
• Dai Mufeng and Zhu Zhuling’s Hell White Tiger, followed by Xiao Wu and Feng Tao, tried to slow the descending Ice Phoenix but were driven off the arena.
• Tang San completed his eighty-first hammer strike, and its Five-Clawed Dragon collided with Skywater Academy’s attack, knocking several Shrek members off the arena.
• Shui Bing'er struck the exhausted Tang San with an Ice Ray, and the referee declared Skywater Academy the winner.

Spirit Academy defeated Skywater Academy with Hu Liena’s Heavenly Fox Heart fusion skill, securing the Soul Master Tournament championship. At the awards ceremony, Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji honored the teams, and the academies departed impressed by Spirit Hall’s generous rewards.

• Spirit Academy used Hu Liena’s Heavenly Fox Heart to overwhelm Skywater Academy, and the opposing team walked off the arena without attacking.
• Tang San and the Shrek Seven Devils recognized Spirit Academy’s overwhelming strength, while Bibi Dong praised her team’s championship performance.
• Qian Xunji presented medals to the top three teams at the plaza before Pope Palace, and invited guests awarded the remaining teams.
• Bibi Dong addressed the assembled Soul Masters, then announced that the ceremony had ended and directed teams to collect their rewards.
• Xiao Wu looked at Bibi Dong with hatred, and Tang San decided to ask her about it after they returned to Sea God Island.
• The academies discovered that Spirit Hall’s prizes included millions of Gold Soul Coins, Soul Bones, other resources, and a recommendation letter for the Spirit Hall Deacon examination.

Xue Qinghe took over Heaven Dou Empire’s state affairs and began preparing to strengthen its Soul Master Academies and punish corrupt nobles, while Xue Ye unknowingly succumbed to poison. Qian Xunji saw an opportunity to deepen the Empire’s turmoil and sent evidence of noble crimes to Xue Qinghe, confident the Crown Prince would hesitate to act decisively.

• Xue Ye, weakened by an unknown illness, handed most state affairs to Xue Qinghe, who planned to support Soul Master Academies and crack down on noble tax evasion.
• Xue Qinghe arranged a welcoming ceremony and rewards for the tournament teams while considering how to punish corrupt nobles.
• Xue Ye reviewed Xue Qinghe’s plans with approval, unaware that Xue Qinghe had poisoned him with Seven-Colored Splendor.
• Qian Xunji ordered the Shadow Guards to secretly deliver evidence of the top three noble families’ crimes to Xue Qinghe, hoping to put him under pressure.
• Qian Xunji told Qian Yufeng and Bibi Dong that Xue Qinghe would not act ruthlessly enough to overcome Heaven Dou Empire’s entrenched nobles.

Tang San and the Shrek Academy instructors discussed distributing the tournament rewards and preparing for a royal banquet that might grant the competitors noble titles. Meanwhile, Huyan Zhen resolved to pledge Elephant Armor Academy’s allegiance to Spirit Hall.

• Tang San, Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and the other instructors reviewed Shrek Team’s tournament rewards, including Gold Soul Coins and valuable soul bones.
• Tang San assigned the fire-attribute soul bones to A-Tao and selected Mu Feng, Xiao Wu, A-Le, and himself for the remaining bones; Yu Xiaogang warned the students not to prioritize soul bones over their own strength.
• Flender told the students that a royal banquet might be held the next day and promised them a special gift at graduation, prompting excitement about possible noble titles.
• Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong discussed the students’ prospects, while Flender said he valued freedom more than the baron title he had once refused.
• After Elephant Armor Academy received its tournament rewards, Huyan Zhen decided to meet the Pope and pledge allegiance to Spirit Hall.

At the banquet, Xue Qinghe sought Tang San’s help in developing hidden weapons for the empire. Tang San agreed to provide weapons and materials plans, leaving nobles to speculate about their cooperation while Spirit Hall dismissed the weapons as inferior to its own.

• Xue Qinghe met privately with Tang San and asked how effective his hidden weapons could be.
• Tang San explained that his weapons could kill powerful Soul Masters and agreed to make finished examples for Xue Qinghe to test.
• Tang San gave Xue Qinghe material lists for the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb, and Yama's Invitation.
• Xue Qinghe accepted the plans and materials list, while Tang San said he had one month remaining in the Heaven Dou Empire before returning to Sea God Island.
• Nobles speculated about Tang San and Xue Qinghe’s cooperation after the banquet, while Qian Xunji read Spirit Hall’s report and dismissed the hidden weapons as inferior to Spirit Hall’s new weapons.

Tang San demonstrated the power of three Tang Sect hidden weapons to Xue Qinghe, winning his support for large-scale military use. Xue Qinghe moved to discuss formal cooperation, while Yang Wushuang feared the weapons would transform the Heaven Dou Empire and the Soul Master world.

• Tang San finished forging a Godly Zhuge Crossbow, Yama's Invitation, and a Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb with materials gathered by Xue Qinghe, while Yang Wushuang watched his poison-refining methods with fascination.
• Tang San fired the Godly Zhuge Crossbow from two hundred meters away and pierced heavy armor on a wooden dummy, shocking Xue Qinghe.
• Tang San used Yama's Invitation on an ailing Old Ox, whose body quickly melted into a pool of blood.
• Tang San used the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb on another Old Ox, killing it and softening its hard hoof with the poison.
• Xue Qinghe proposed equipping the army with Godly Zhuge Crossbows and special units with the two poison weapons, and Tang San agreed to discuss the terms.
• Yang Wushuang feared the hidden weapons would change the Soul Master world and provoke Spirit Hall to respond.

Tai Long revealed that Tang San possessed the Clear Sky Hammer, prompting Tai Tan to visit Shrek Academy and confirm Tang San was Tang Hao’s son. Tai Tan pledged to help Tang San and examined the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, opening the way for them to work together.

• Tai Long gave his tournament bonus to Tai Tan, then told him that Tang San had the Clear Sky Hammer as a second Martial Soul.
• Tai Tan hurried to Shrek Academy with Tai Long to meet Tang San, while Tang San worked on plans for the Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Tai Tan questioned Tang San about his Martial Soul and father, and Tang San confirmed that his father was Tang Hao.
• Tai Tan recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son, knelt to salute him as the Young Master, and offered him help despite Tang Hao’s refusal to acknowledge him as a Clear Sky Sect disciple.
• Tai Tan dismantled the Godly Zhuge Crossbow with his Iron Forging Hand and praised the ingenuity of Tang San’s design.

Tang San secured Tai Tan’s help with his Heaven Dou Empire weapons deal while keeping it secret from his father, and Qian Xunji prepared Spirit Hall for a major operation. Huyan Zhen asked to bring the Elephant Armor Sect into Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji delayed his decision for three days.

• Tang San offered Tai Tan a twenty-percent technical management fee to oversee the weapons cooperation with the Heaven Dou Empire while Tang San trained overseas, and asked him to keep it from his father.
• Tai Tan agreed to handle the cooperation, and Tang San decided his help would make rebuilding the Tang Sect easier.
• Qian Xunji assigned eight elders to the Angel Legion, coordinated their roles in Spirit Hall’s coming operation, and said it could begin within a year.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo told Qian Xunji that Spirit Hall had prepared medical supplies for one million people for ten years.
• Huyan Zhen asked to lead the Elephant Armor Sect into Spirit Hall, and Qian Xunji told him to wait three days for an answer.

Tang San delivered 2,000 Godly Zhuge Crossbows to Xue Qinghe and arranged for Tai Tan to manage their continued supply. Meanwhile, Heaven Dou nobles grew wary of Xue Qinghe’s rumored plans to punish corrupt families, while he prepared to use the weapons to strengthen the empire and confront resistance.

• Tang San and Tai Tan delivered 2,000 Godly Zhuge Crossbows and 35,000 bolts to Xue Qinghe, who paid the remaining balance and agreed to work with Tai Tan while Tang San was away.
• Tang San promised to deliver batches of Yama's Invitation and the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb after five more days, reassuring Xue Qinghe about future supplies.
• The Soul Hall’s Shadow Guards reported Tang San’s weapons deal to Qian Xunji, who recalled similar weapons developed by the Craftsman Department and dismissed Xue Qinghe’s efforts as a dying struggle.
• Heaven Dou nobles discussed rumors that Xue Qinghe would punish corrupt nobles and ministers, and they planned to guard against his growing contacts with Soul Master Academies.
• Xue Qinghe prepared to form a special army with Tang San’s weapons, while the empire’s Shadow Guard system gathered evidence against the most criminal noble families.