Chapter Summaries

Hu Liena’s seven-woman team, Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two, made its tournament debut and swept Purple Star Academy in under thirty breaths. As they left the arena, Tang San watched them coldly while Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to face Canghui Academy.

• Hu Liena led Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Meng Yiran into the arena, where spectators recognized the Holy Son’s Personal Guard.
• Zhu Zhuqing rejected Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu ignored Tang San as the two watched the team pass.
• Qian Renyuan said Purple Star Academy would lose disgracefully, despite the team having trained together for two years.
• Hu Liena’s team used their Martial Souls and coordinated attacks to eliminate all seven members of Purple Star Academy in less than thirty breaths.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two the winner, while Tang San watched coldly and the next match was announced as Blue Tyrant Academy versus Canghui Academy.

Tang San and Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Canghui Academy after the crowd mocked Tang San’s white first soul ring. Qian Renyuan watched from the VIP seats, leaving Tang San determined to prove himself in the next match.

• Canghui Academy mocked Tang San’s mask and white first soul ring as both teams took the arena.
• Tang San dodged Canghui Academy’s attackers, used Blue Silver Grass and hidden weapons to bring down their captain, and helped Blue Tyrant Academy gain the advantage.
• Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Jing Ling, and Tai Long drove Canghui Academy’s remaining fighters out of the arena until their last member surrendered.
• Tang San warned Canghui Academy’s captain that he would have been killed outside the tournament, then looked toward the VIP seats.
• Qian Renyuan exchanged a knowing gesture with Tang San, who resolved to make his mockers regret underestimating him.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Fire Leopard Academy after Tang San secretly drained a trapped opponent’s Soul Power to strengthen his Blue Silver Grass. The wounded opponent exposed Tang San’s ability, while Qian Renyuan appeared to have noticed it too.

• The Fire Leopard captain targeted Tang San’s mask, and his team’s speed broke through Blue Tyrant Academy’s scattered formation.
• Tang San trapped a Fire Leopard Soul Master with Blue Silver Grass and secretly siphoned his Soul Power, though the foreign power caused pain in Tang San’s right eye.
• Dai Mubai forced the Fire Leopard captain into Tang San’s reach, and Tang San restrained him with strengthened vines and threatened him with a Sleeve Arrow.
• Blue Tyrant Academy won, but Tang San’s smile froze when he saw Qian Renyuan watching him from the VIP seats.
• The drained Fire Leopard Soul Master told his captain that Tang San’s grass had absorbed his Soul Power, and an arena physician confirmed his unusual loss of strength.

Qian Renyuan learned that Tang Yin had drained a Fire Leopard Academy fighter’s Soul Power, but chose to wait before confronting him. Hu Liena led Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two to defeat Barak Academy, leaving Xiao Wu and the others with a warning to obey team orders.

• Qian Renyuan heard the injured Fire Leopard Academy fighter accuse Tang Yin of draining his Soul Power and told the team to recover while promising they would meet Tang Yin again.
• Qian Renyuan watched Hu Liena lead Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two against Barak Academy, whose captain targeted Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling.
• Hu Liena ordered Dugu Yan to withdraw her poison, and Meng Yiran stopped Barak Academy’s shield wall with her Serpent Cane while Ning Rongrong enhanced her and Ye Lingling healed her.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Barak Academy’s formation as Hu Liena slowed its captain with her gaze, and the team eliminated all seven opponents.
• Hu Liena warned Xiao Wu and the others that she would personally kick anyone off the stage for disobeying orders in the next match.

Tang San led Blue Tyrant Academy against Elephant Armored Academy, and Yu Xiaogang’s plan failed when the opponents broke through the team’s attacks. Tang San used his hidden ability to drain an opponent’s Soul Power and break their formation, then blamed Yu Xiaogang for nearly costing them the match.

• Yu Xiaogang outlined a plan to bind Elephant Armored Academy with Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass while the attackers targeted its left flank, and Tang San agreed to use it.
• Elephant Armored Academy broke free of Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and drove Blue Tyrant Academy’s frontliners back, leaving Yu Xiaogang stunned.
• Tang San noticed the left-flank opponent was weakened, wrapped him in Blue Silver Grass, and drained his Soul Power despite blood seeping from beneath his mask.
• Tang San used the stolen power to flip the opponent into his teammates, opening Elephant Armored Academy’s formation and helping Blue Tyrant Academy win.
• Tang San confronted Yu Xiaogang after the match, blamed his failed plan, and warned him not to bring such tactics again.

After opponents accused Tang Yin of draining their Soul Power, Qian Renyuan allowed him to continue competing and challenged him to keep winning. Tang San realized Qian Renyuan knew who was beneath the mask and vowed to win the tournament.

• Fire Leopard Academy’s captain found that an Elephant Armored Academy competitor had lost much of his Soul Power after Tang Yin bound him with Blue Silver Grass, just like his own teammate.
• Tang San denied responsibility, while competitors whispered that Tang Yin might be an evil Spirit Master and Tang San threatened them with killing intent.
• Liu Erlong and Flender arrived and refused to let the other academies remove Tang San’s mask, insisting tournament officials handle the accusations.
• Qian Renyuan arrived, arranged the injured competitor’s treatment, and told Tang Yin to continue competing and keep winning.
• Tang San understood that Qian Renyuan knew his identity and resolved to win the tournament for him to see.

Tang San advanced through the Heaven Dou Division with Blue Tyrant Academy, earning a place in the finals while Qian Renyuan intended to let him rise before defeating him. Ning Rongrong chose to remain with the Holy Son’s Personal Guard as the teams prepared to travel to Spirit City.

• Tang San continued competing despite suspicion and backlash, helping Blue Tyrant Academy win match after match as spectators began cheering for Tang Yin.
• The Holy Son’s Personal Guard also won its matches, and both teams received qualification tokens for the finals in Spirit City.
• Hu Liena asked why Qian Renyuan had allowed Tang San to advance, and he explained that he wanted Tang San to reach the top before bringing him down.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Qian Renyuan to let Ning Rongrong stay with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Spirit City, but Qian Renyuan left the decision to her.
• Ning Rongrong chose to remain with the Holy Son’s Personal Guard during the finals, and Ning Fengzhi reluctantly accepted her choice.

Qian Renyuan led the Heaven Dou teams toward Spirit City, where he planned to confront Tang Hao while Qian Renxue kept watch over Heaven Dou. After arriving, he learned Tang Hao was already waiting outside the city, bringing their five-year conflict to a head.

• At Heaven Dou City's eastern gate, Qian Renyuan told Xue Qinghe that the championship would return to Heaven Dou, while Tang San claimed Blue Tyrant Academy would win.
• In private, Qian Renxue warned Qian Renyuan that Tang Hao might do anything if cornered, but Qian Renyuan said Spirit City was the right place to trap him and promised to help with Xue Xing and Xue Beng afterward.
• During the journey, Xiao Wu said she wanted to fight Tang San in the finals, and Qian Renyuan agreed to let her choose her opponent.
• Qian Renyuan arrived in Spirit City and was welcomed by Bibi Dong, who checked that he was unharmed and told him Tang Hao had arrived outside the city.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two defeated Spirit Hall Academy's main team in the semifinal, with Hu Liena using teamwork and strategy to overcome Yan's assault. As she received Qian Renyuan's approval, Tang San's own semifinal at another arena remained underway.

• Yan led Spirit Hall Academy's main team in a direct attack, but Hu Liena coordinated her teammates to split their formation and eliminate one member.
• Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, and Zhu Zhuqing brought Yan down, and Yan surrendered the match to Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two.
• The referee declared Hu Liena's team the winner and advanced them to the finals.
• Hu Liena asked Qian Renyuan whether he was satisfied, and he praised her leadership and reaffirmed his confidence in her.
• At another arena, Tang San slowed an airborne opponent with Blue Silver Grass and struck the opponent's wings with three Bone-Piercing Nails.

Tang San advanced to the finals and prepared to face Qian Renyuan’s team, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu claimed their personal confrontations with Dai Mubai and Tang San. Qian Renyuan planned to draw out Tang San’s hidden powers and Tang Hao, as Tang Hao promised to intervene if the match went wrong.

• Tang San defeated his opponent to advance, rejected Yu Xiaogang’s credit, and saw Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two on the finals list.
• Zhu Zhuqing asked Qian Renyuan to let her decide Dai Mubai’s fate, and he agreed; Xiao Wu also volunteered to face Tang San.
• Qian Renyuan instructed the team to let Tang San believe he was close to winning so he would reveal his Clear Sky Hammer, Soul Power siphoning ability, and hidden ally.
• Tang San met Tang Hao, who allowed him to use the Clear Sky Hammer and promised to take him away if necessary.
• Yu Xiaogang asked Tang Hao what he would do if Spirit Hall recognized Tang San, and Tang Hao promised to act while a gray bird flew toward Spirit City.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and three thousand-year soul rings during the finals against Hu Liena’s team. The match was still underway as Qian Renyuan watched, seemingly pleased that Tang San had finally exposed his hidden martial soul.

• Hu Liena’s team and Tang San’s Blue Tyrant Academy team entered the finals arena, and Tang San declared that he would win the championship.
• Dai Mubai urged Zhu Zhuqing to return to him, but she said she wanted to end her trouble with him and attacked.
• Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass forced Hu Liena’s team to retreat, though Ning Fengzhi noticed that they had not actually been separated.
• Zhu Zhuqing wounded Dai Mubai, while Xiao Wu rejected Tang San’s demand that she return to his side.
• Tang San dismissed his Blue Silver Grass and revealed the Clear Sky Hammer with three thousand-year soul rings, drawing astonishment from the crowd.

Tang San drove the Personal Guard back with the Clear Sky Hammer, then drained the Soul Power of his own teammates to replenish himself. He stood alone in the arena and declared that he would win the championship, prompting Qian Renyuan to order the match ended.

• Tang San struck Meng Yiran with the Clear Sky Hammer and forced her to retreat while Dai Mubai and Tai Long helped block the Personal Guard.
• Zhu Zhuqing wounded Dai Mubai, while the Personal Guard held its formation and waited for an opening.
• Tang San drained Oscar's Soul Power with Blue Silver Grass, then bound and drained Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, Jing Ling, and Jiang Zhu.
• The six Blue Tyrant Academy members collapsed, and Tang San stood alone at the arena's center, claiming no one could stop him from taking the championship.
• Qian Renyuan raised his hand and ordered the match ended.

Tang San's attempt to win with stolen Soul Power collapsed when Hu Liena's team countered him, and Zhu Zhuqing crippled Dai Mubai while Xiao Wu defeated and exposed Tang San. As deacons moved to arrest him, a black-robed Titled Douluo arrived to protect his son.

• Hu Liena's boosts strengthened Meng Yiran and the others, while Dugu Yan's poison forced Tang San's unstable, absorbed Soul Power into further chaos.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke both of Dai Mubai's legs and rejected his marriage contract.
• Hu Liena distracted Tang San, allowing Xiao Wu to knock him down, break his mask, and reveal his identity as Tang San.
• Qian Renyuan declared that Tang San had never been close to challenging him and ordered the deacons to take Tang San away.
• A black-robed Titled Douluo descended with a Clear Sky Hammer and demanded that no one touch his son.

Spirit Hall trapped Tang Hao at the finals arena and killed him after he fought the seven Grand Worshippers. Tang San escaped through a gap in the barrier, and Qian Renyuan chose not to pursue him.

• Jiangmo Douluo stopped Tang Hao from striking Qian Renyuan and the two deacons, while Tang Hao shielded Tang San and vowed to take him away.
• Qian Renyuan revealed that he had lured Tang Hao into Spirit City, and Qian Daoliu and the other Grand Worshippers sealed the city and surrounded the arena.
• Tang Hao attacked Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qian Jun, and Jiang Mo, then hurled Tang San toward the west in an attempt to get him out.
• Tang Hao tore open the western barrier, and Tang San escaped after Qian Renyuan delayed the Grand Worshipper guarding that side.
• The seven Grand Worshippers shattered Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer and killed him on the spirit fighting platform.
• Qian Renyuan refused Jiang Mo’s request to pursue Tang San and said he would let him keep running.

Qian Renyuan received the sealed God-Slaying Spear and celebrated Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two’s tournament victory after Tang San’s forbidden technique disqualified Blue Tyrant Academy. After renewing Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling’s Personal Guard service, he ordered his forces to leave for Heaven Dou at dawn as Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng made secret moves.

• Qian Renyuan learned Tang Hao was dead, received the sealed God-Slaying Spear, and told Bibi Dong he had deliberately let Tang San escape.
• Ye Lingling reported that Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the other teammates had survived but suffered severe damage to their Soul Power, while Liu Erlong turned against Tang San and Zhu Zhuqing left Dai Mubai to his fate.
• The referee disqualified Blue Tyrant Academy for Tang San’s forbidden technique and declared Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two the tournament champion.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling renewed their commitment to Qian Renyuan’s Personal Guard by reclaiming their Black Gold Guard Tokens.
• Hu Liena delivered a report that Prince Xue Xing was redeploying the Imperial Knights and Xue Beng was secretly meeting city defense commanders.
• Qian Renyuan ordered his forces to depart for Heaven Dou at dawn and let his opponents continue preparing their moves.

Qian Renyuan returned to Heaven Dou City with the tournament champions, where Xue Beng publicly apologized and Xue Xing invited the team to a hunt at the Imperial Hunting Grounds. Qian Renyuan accepted the invitation despite suspecting a trap, and Xue Xing sealed the hunting grounds, confident no one would escape.

• Qian Renyuan, Hu Liena, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong returned to Heaven Dou City to cheers celebrating Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team Two's tournament victory.
• Xue Beng knelt before Qian Renyuan to apologize for offending him, and Qian Renyuan quietly revealed that he saw through Xue Beng's act of foolishness.
• At Xue Ye's banquet, Xue Xing invited Qian Renyuan and the champion team to hunt at the Imperial Hunting Grounds, and Qian Renyuan accepted despite Xue Qinghe's concern.
• Qian Renxue privately questioned Qian Renyuan about the suspected trap, and he said the guard unit would accompany him while Jiang Mo remained at the Crown Prince's residence.
• Three days later, Xue Xing watched the knights seal the Imperial Hunting Grounds and declared that no one would get out.

At the imperial hunt, Xue Beng revealed his disguise and led a coordinated attack on Qian Renyuan, Xue Qinghe, and Xue Ye. Surrounded by royal knights and soul masters, Qian Renyuan faced Xue Beng’s order to kill.

• Xue Xing left the hunting grounds, claiming he had an urgent border report, while Qian Renyuan hinted that he would soon have plenty of free time.
• Qian Renyuan waited with the hunting party as Xue Beng rode beside his carriage, then pointed out that Xue Beng had not discarded his wine flask.
• A signal flare triggered royal knights to block the hunting party’s route and surround Qian Renyuan’s carriage.
• Xue Beng dropped his nearly empty wine flask, revealed hidden armor, and accused Xue Qinghe of betraying Heaven Dou by colluding with Spirit Hall.
• Xue Beng declared that he controlled the situation, and Qian Renyuan stepped out of the carriage to face the surrounding forces.
• Xue Beng raised his sword and ordered the knights and soul masters to kill.

Xue Beng’s ambush in the hunting grounds failed when Qian Renyuan’s companions and Dugu Bo repelled the attackers and captured him. A message revealed that Xue Xing had sealed Heaven Dou City and falsely blamed Spirit Hall for the Emperor’s and Crown Prince’s deaths, so Qian Renyuan ordered the group back to the city.

• Xue Beng ordered Imperial Knights and archers to attack Qian Renyuan’s party, but Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, Hu Liena, and Ye Lingling broke the assault.
• Xue Beng sent black-robed Soul Masters to seize Qian Renyuan, but Dugu Bo appeared and forced them to their knees.
• Xue Beng tried to flee, but Xiao Wu toppled him from his horse, and Qian Renyuan broke his sword and struck him down.
• Hu Liena received a message that Xue Xing had sealed Heaven Dou City and claimed the Emperor and Crown Prince had been assassinated by Spirit Hall.
• Qian Renyuan ordered everyone to return to Heaven Dou City.

Xue Xing tried to keep Heaven Dou City sealed after his and Xue Beng’s rebellion at the hunting grounds failed, but Emperor Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe returned with Qian Renyuan’s force. Jiangmo Douluo and Dugu Bo helped the convoy breach the gates, and Qian Renyuan ordered the imperial palace cleared before dawn.

• Xue Xing ordered Heaven Dou City sealed and told the soldiers to claim that Spirit Hall had attacked Emperor Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe.
• Xue Ye and Xue Qinghe arrived with the returning procession and demanded that the gates be opened, while Xue Xing insisted they were impostors.
• Xue Xing stabbed the city commander who suggested verifying their identities, then ordered the archers to fire on the convoy.
• Qian Renyuan raised a light curtain that stopped the arrows, while Jiangmo Douluo smashed open the city gates from within and Dugu Bo weakened the defenders.
• The soldiers laid down their weapons as Xue Ye, Xue Qinghe, and Qian Renyuan entered the city, and Xue Xing fled toward the imperial palace.
• Qian Renyuan told Hu Liena to seal the gates and ordered the imperial palace cleared before dawn.

Xue Xing and Xue Beng’s rebellion collapsed, and Xue Qinghe took control of Heaven Dou’s military and political affairs. Qian Renyuan then ordered simultaneous demands for surrender to be sent to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Star Luo Empire.

• Jiangmo Douluo smashed open the palace gates, and Xue Xing and Xue Beng blamed each other for the failed rebellion.
• Dugu Bo subdued Xue Xing, and Xue Qinghe ordered Xue Xing and Xue Beng executed after stripping them of their titles and royal status.
• Xue Ye gave Xue Qinghe control of the city defenses, the Imperial Knights, and Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and placed court affairs in his hands.
• Qian Renxue revealed that she had secured control of Heaven Dou, and Qian Renyuan told her that Heaven Dou was only a blade for what came next.
• Qian Renyuan stamped the Holy Son Seal on letters to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and the Star Luo Empire, ordering them to surrender or be destroyed.