Chapter Summaries

Mo Lin sent Dugu Bo away peacefully and criticized Yue Guan for acting without orders, then asked him to reserve a tournament roster spot and mentioned his plan to visit Slaughter City. Meanwhile, Dugu Bo encouraged Tang San not to abandon Blue Silver Grass and warned him that a same-aged Spirit Hall student who grew stronger by refining poisons could make Shrek Academy’s chances of winning nearly zero.

• Mo Lin persuaded Dugu Bo to retire quietly and reprimanded Yue Guan for challenging him without authorization or support.
• Mo Lin explained that Spirit Hall could not capture Dugu Bo without risking a conflict with the Heaven Dou Empire, then asked Yue Guan to reserve him a main-roster spot and told him he planned to visit Slaughter City after the tournament.
• Tang San told Dugu Bo that he was considering giving up Blue Silver Grass, and Dugu Bo explained Twin Martial Souls and urged him to keep cultivating it.
• Dugu Bo told Tang San that Spirit Hall’s team was a formidable tournament opponent and that one student his age was the nemesis of poison because refining deadly poisons increased his Soul Power.

Tang San learned that a Spirit Hall student could absorb poison and grow stronger, but Dugu Bo urged him to abandon the tournament. Meanwhile, Mo Lin intensified Thunderclap Academy’s training and tasked Yu Tianxin with leading the team, then began a punishing inspection overseen by Mo Jia.

• Dugu Bo told Tang San about the Spirit Hall student who had absorbed his accumulated poison, and Tang San showed Dugu Bo his ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring before Dugu Bo urged him to give up the tournament.
• Mo Lin tested Thunderclap Academy with Puppet 2.0, and the team lasted three minutes before being defeated.
• Yu Tianxin demanded that training continue, but Mo Lin pointed out that Yu Tianxin had ignored his teammates’ limits and assigned him responsibility for choosing lineups and match strategy during the promotion matches.
• Mo Lin healed the team and announced a month of intensified training, including puppet battles every two days and inspections before meals overseen by Mo Jia.
• Mo Jia unleashed a powerful wave of Soul Power on Thunderclap Academy, forcing even Yu Tianxin’s knees to buckle.

Mo Lin used intense Soul Power training and a late-night talk to help Yu Tianxin reconsider his isolation and resentment toward his clan. After Mo Lin invented an explanation for the clan’s choices, Yu Tianxin became more open with his teammates, improving their understanding and coordination.

• Mo Jia overwhelmed Yu Tianxin with Soul Power during training, then told him the training plan would begin the next day.
• Yu Tianxin reflected on how his obsession with cultivation and jealousy of Yu Tianheng had left him isolated from his classmates.
• Mo Lin found Yu Tianxin awake and claimed the clan had sent Yu Tianheng to Heaven Dou Royal Academy partly to reassure the empire while preparing Yu Tianxin to build a team at Thunderclap Academy.
• Yu Tianxin felt relieved, while Mo Lin admitted to Mo Jia that his explanation had been fabricated to ease Yu Tianxin’s doubts.
• Yu Tianxin began speaking more with his teammates and stopped treating them with an emotionless poker face, improving their coordination.

Thunderclap Academy completed a month of grueling training and defeated seven weakened Soul Ancestor-level puppets before the promotion tournament. At the tournament camp, Mo Lin exchanged barbed words with Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi, who warned her that recruiting Mo Lin could be costly.

• Yu Tianxin, Lei Dong, and Lei Tian coordinated their Soul Skills to destroy the seven puppets, and Mo Lin praised the team’s progress while warning them not to overestimate their strength.
• Mo Lin gave Yu Tianxin a booklet about the participating academies and told Thunderclap Academy to study it before the tournament began three days later.
• At the military camp, Mo Lin reassured Yu Tianxin that his and Yu Jia’s presence would not cause trouble, then went to greet Qian Renxue.
• Mo Lin and Qian Renxue traded teasing remarks that turned into a tense exchange about allegiance before Ning Fengzhi arrived and interrupted them.
• After Mo Lin left, Qian Renxue asked Ning Fengzhi about his disagreement with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and he warned her that recruiting Mo Lin could demand a steep price.

Mo Lin used Spirit Binding and General Dispatch to stop a fight between Shrek Academy and Barak Academy, then Shrek won its opening match. The chapter ended with Thunderclap Academy facing Skywater Academy, as Lei Tian unexpectedly defeated Qiu Ruoshui by shoving her out of the arena.

• Mo Lin and Qian Renxue exchanged a discreet greeting while seated beside each other at the tournament.
• Xiao Wu defeated Barak Academy's first contestant and provoked its team, prompting both academies' students to rush onto the arena.
• Mo Lin used Spirit Binding and General Dispatch to intimidate Barak Academy's students into retreating, and Xue Ye warned the academy before allowing the tournament to continue.
• Shrek Academy quickly won its match against Barak Academy after its opponents surrendered.
• Lei Tian used Thunder Flash to rush Qiu Ruoshui and shoved her out of the arena, winning Thunderclap Academy's first bout against Skywater Academy.

Thunderclap Academy defeated Skywater Academy after sending out only Lei Tian and Lei Dong, showcasing how much their combat skills had improved. After the matches, Qian Renxue asked Mo Lin how they had changed, and he credited grueling training and relentless pressure.

• Lei Tian defeated four Skywater Academy fighters in succession, then used his fourth soul skill to send Yu Hairou out of the arena.
• Lei Dong defeated Xue Wu without using his fourth soul skill, then overcame Shui Bing'er after breaking her Ice Seal and exhausting her Soul Power.
• Thunderclap Academy won the match after sending out only Lei Tian and Lei Dong, astonishing the audience and other academies.
• Ning Fengzhi congratulated Mo Lin, who replied that Thunderclap Academy had won through surprise and still had room to improve.
• Qian Renxue asked Mo Lin how Lei Tian and Lei Dong had improved so greatly, and he said they had undergone grueling training, taken beatings, and faced relentless pressure.

Shrek Academy’s match against Blazing Academy and Thunderclap Academy’s winning streak shaped expectations for the promotion matches, while Master struggled to assess Thunderclap’s newly strengthened team. In the twelfth round, Godwind Academy left Feng Xiaotian off its roster against Thunderclap Academy, disappointing Yu Tianxin, who had hoped to fight.

• Tang San left the field after defeating four Blazing Academy Soul Masters, and Ma Hongjun debuted before Master withdrew him after two victories because his evil fire remained dangerous.
• Huo Wu narrowly defeated Zhu Zhuqing but then lost to Xiao Wu after running low on Soul Power.
• Thunderclap Academy kept winning with no more than three Soul Masters per match, while Yu Tianxin remained the only competitor who had not fought.
• Master asked Tang San to assess Thunderclap Academy, and Yu Xiaogang explained that its students’ changes had occurred during the past month; Yu Tianxin concealed his knowledge of Shrek Academy.
• The organizers kept Shrek Academy, Thunderclap Academy, and Godwind Academy from facing one another during the first eleven rounds, setting up more suspense for the final matches.
• Godwind Academy omitted Feng Xiaotian from its roster against Thunderclap Academy, so Yu Tianxin realized he would not get to fight in that round.

After Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to a one-on-one match, Grandmaster approved the arrangement and warned Tang San not to reveal his second martial soul. Tang San lost to Feng Xiaotian after an unclear voice warned him against using the Clear Sky Hammer, while Qian Renxue suspected Mo Lin had sent the warning.

• Lei Tian stayed on the field after defeating Godwind Academy's falcon Spirit Master and won Thunderclap Academy's final match.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Tang San to a one-on-one duel, and Grandmaster approved after weighing how the academy matchups could benefit Shrek Academy.
• Grandmaster told Tang San not to reveal his second martial soul, and the next day Godwind Academy drew Shrek Academy for their duel.
• Mo Lin told Qian Renxue that Tang San would have to risk being hunted by Spirit Hall if he used his hidden power.
• Tang San fought Feng Xiaotian with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand, but an unknown voice warned him not to act rashly, so he did not use the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Feng Xiaotian defeated Tang San with the final slash of Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, and Qian Renxue suspected Mo Lin had sent Tang San the warning.

Mo Lin arranged for Yu Tianxin to lead Thunderclap Academy against Shrek Academy, and Yu Tianxin revealed his level forty-nine strength by quickly defeating Shrek’s first three fighters. Xiao Wu entered next despite Tang San’s concern.

• Mo Lin told Yu Tianxin that he would no longer need to wait out the tournament lineup, and Yu Tianxin followed his instructions to compete first in the final match.
• The master placed Dai Mubai fifth in Shrek Academy’s lineup, while Thunderclap Academy unexpectedly sent out Yu Tianxin as its first fighter.
• Yu Tianxin was announced as a level forty-nine Soul Ancestor, shocking the spectators and prompting Xue Ye to strengthen his resolve to win over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
• Yu Tianxin knocked Tailong out of the arena with one punch, then defeated Jing Ling and Huang Yuan in quick succession.
• Tang San warned Xiao Wu not to force herself against Yu Tianxin, but Xiao Wu said she could use Teleportation to dodge his attacks.

Yu Tianxin defeated Xiao Wu by using lightning attacks and a hidden electric worm to exploit her close-range fighting style. Tang San carried the unconscious, dehydrated Xiao Wu back to Shrek Academy, puzzled by her condition.

• Yu Tianxin held back with weak lightning bolts, forcing Xiao Wu to dodge until she recognized his plan to drain her stamina.
• Xiao Wu teleported behind Yu Tianxin, but his lightning shield shocked her, and he cut her arm with a dragon-claw strike.
• Yu Tianxin used Xiao Wu’s blood to guide tiny electric sparks toward her while concealing his true attack.
• Xiao Wu charmed Yu Tianxin and moved in to use Waist Bow, but the Little White Worm struck her and left her weak and dehydrated.
• Tang San rushed onto the arena, carried Xiao Wu away, and found that she had no visible injury beyond weakness and dehydration.

Dai Mubai challenged Yu Tianxin to avenge Xiao Wu, but Yu Tianxin defeated him in a fierce battle. With Dai Mubai unable to continue, Shrek conceded, leaving Thunderclap Academy as the promotion rounds’ undefeated first-place team.

• Tang San and the others determined that Xiao Wu was only weak, and Flender realized Yu Tianxin had injured earlier opponents while struggling to control his newly increased strength.
• Dai Mubai fought Yu Tianxin with their tiger and dragon abilities, but Yu Tianxin dominated their exchanges and struck him down with a dragon claw.
• Dai Mubai unleashed his fourth soul skill against Yu Tianxin’s Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush, and Yu Tianxin remained standing while Dai Mubai collapsed.
• Zhu Zhuqing rushed to Dai Mubai, and the master conceded the match to Xue Ye.
• Thunderclap Academy finished the promotion rounds undefeated in first place, earning a first-round bye in the finals.

Mo Lin delivered Yu Yuanzhen’s heartfelt letter to Grandmaster and warned him that leaving Shrek Academy could put Tang San in danger. On the journey to Spirit City, Mo Lin and Qian Renxue argued over information, and an unidentified carriage followed Shrek Academy to its lodging.

• Mo Lin gave Grandmaster a letter from Yu Yuanzhen, and Grandmaster read it with tears and a smile.
• Mo Lin warned Grandmaster to stay with Shrek Academy, saying Tang San was safe for now but might not remain so if Grandmaster left.
• Grandmaster discarded the letter he had been writing and boarded the carriage to Spirit City with Shrek Academy the next morning.
• Mo Lin rode with Qian Renxue, who questioned him about Tang San, but he refused to share what he knew without receiving information in return.
• Shrek Academy arrived in Spirit City and noticed an unfamiliar carriage following them to their lodging.
• Flender and Grandmaster approached the carriage while Liu Erlong and Qin Ming led Tang San and the others inside.

Yu Yuanzhen reunited with the Grandmaster, while Mo Jia subdued the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's elders in Yu Yuanzhen's absence. Mo Lin returned to Spirit Hall, revealed his powerful new soul rings to Bibi Dong, and sensed a vengeful spirit on her; Bibi Dong admitted he was the first to notice it.

• Yu Yuanzhen met the Grandmaster, who embraced his father and wept before asking Flender to go inside without him.
• Flender told Tang San that the Grandmaster was speaking with someone he had not seen in a long time, and he explained to Liu Erlong that the visitor was the Grandmaster's father.
• Mo Jia used Yu Yuanzhen's clan head token to take control of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's elders until Yu Yuanzhen returned.
• Mo Lin arrived at the Papal Palace before Spirit Hall finalized its seeded team roster, and Bibi Dong welcomed him back.
• Mo Lin summoned his Primordial Qi and showed Bibi Dong his five soul rings, including a ten-thousand-year fourth ring.
• Mo Lin sensed a vengeful spirit on Bibi Dong, and she acknowledged that he was the first person to notice it.

Mo Lin discovered that a Wraith formed from the remnants of Qian Xunji's soul was parasitizing Bibi Dong and amplifying her resentment. He began extracting it with Spirit Binding and General Dispatch, but the Wraith resisted and Bibi Dong's uncontrolled power battered him as he continued the attempt.

• Bibi Dong asked Mo Lin how he had detected the abnormality in her body, and he used Spirit Binding and General Dispatch to show that it eased her discomfort.
• Mo Lin identified the parasite as a Wraith, and Bibi Dong realized it was the remnant of Qian Xunji's soul that she had failed to absorb completely.
• Bibi Dong brought Mo Lin to her room and followed his instructions as he began separating the Wraith from her soul.
• The Wraith resisted Mo Lin's extraction, and Bibi Dong erupted with uncontrolled Titled Douluo-level Soul Power that injured him.
• Mo Lin combined Spirit Binding and General Dispatch with Qi Body Origin Flow, Double Full Hands, and Heavenly Talisman, but the Wraith remained deeply entrenched and mocked his worsening injuries.

Mo Lin bound the resentful spirit inside Bibi Dong at great cost, and she helped expel it before he collapsed. After Yu Yuanzhen reconciled with the Grandmaster, Mo Lin woke in Bibi Dong’s room and agreed to keep the incident secret.

• Mo Lin struggled for over an hour to bind the resentful spirit, and Bibi Dong used her mental power to push it out of her soul so he could swallow it.
• Bibi Dong found Mo Lin covered in blood but breathing steadily, then held him as he fell into an exhausted sleep.
• Yu Yuanzhen apologized to the Grandmaster for their estrangement, and the Grandmaster agreed to visit him more often.
• Yu Yuanzhen promised to watch the Grandmaster’s students compete in the finals.
• Mo Lin woke in Bibi Dong’s room, promised not to risk himself that way again, and agreed to keep what happened secret between them.

Mo Lin discussed his plan to go to Slaughter City with Bibi Dong, who tacitly approved, then invited Hu Liena to join him after the tournament. Hu Liena agreed, and she led him to meet the Spirit Hall competitors.

• Bibi Dong tugged Mo Lin's ear over his plan to leave for Slaughter City and gave him two sets of clothes.
• Mo Lin examined his soul rings and found that the Wraith he had devoured had increased their ages.
• Hu Liena discovered Mo Lin had been hiding his whereabouts and tugged his other ear.
• Mo Lin invited Hu Liena to train with him in Slaughter City after the tournament, and she agreed.
• Hu Liena took Mo Lin to the training grounds, where he greeted Xie Yue, Yan, and the other competitors.

Mo Lin and Xie Yue rematched in the training ground, with Mo Lin analyzing and turning Xie Yue’s Blood Moon Blade skill against him. Mo Lin disarmed Xie Yue without using any soul skills, leaving Xie Yue defeated again.

• Mo Lin and Xie Yue agreed to test their strength, and Hu Liena and Yan cleared the training ground for them.
• Xie Yue attacked with Blood Moon Blade and Blood Moon Flash, but Mo Lin used his speed to evade the attacks and strike from behind.
• Mo Lin redirected the Blood Moon Blades with Tai Chi Cloud Hands and deduced that Xie Yue could not create new blades while the earlier ones remained.
• Mo Lin used Xie Yue’s own Blood Moon Blades to overpower him in close combat and knock his Moon Blades away.
• Xie Yue lost before using his fifth soul skill, while Mo Lin had not used any of his own soul skills.

Mo Lin secured Bibi Dong’s permission for himself and Hu Liena to enter Slaughter City after the tournament, then watched the finals and struck up a conversation with Yu Xiaogang about martial souls. Their easy rapport worried Bibi Dong and Ning Fengzhi, while Yu Xiaogang regretted that Mo Lin was already a Spirit Hall disciple; the chapter ended with Yu Xiaogang hesitating over Mo Lin’s request to meet again.

• Mo Lin persuaded Bibi Dong to let him and Hu Liena go to Slaughter City after the tournament, and Bibi Dong asked him to bring Hu Liena back alive.
• Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen traded barbs as the tournament finals began, while Mo Lin watched the first-round matches from the stands.
• Mo Lin approached Yu Xiaogang, and the two began discussing martial souls as Yu Yuanzhen, Ning Fengzhi, and Bibi Dong watched them.
• Bibi Dong envied the ease of Mo Lin and Yu Xiaogang’s conversation and feared Mo Lin might leave Spirit Hall if he learned about her past deeds.
• Yu Xiaogang regretted that Mo Lin was not his disciple, then hesitated when Mo Lin asked to meet again to discuss martial souls.

Mo Lin tried to draw Bibi Dong’s attention by meeting with the Grandmaster, but she stayed away, so he focused on the tournament and waited for a chance to meet Tang San. After Martial Soul Hall Academy defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Mo Lin reunited with Tang San and Xiao Wu, leaving Tang San ready to speak with him privately.

• Mo Lin met the Grandmaster repeatedly and waited for Bibi Dong to react, but she chose not to interrupt him during the tournament.
• Before Martial Soul Hall Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Mo Lin asked Hu Liena and Xie Yue to avoid seriously injuring their opponents.
• Mo Lin watched the match from the stands, where Tang San and the Grandmaster recognized him; Hu Liena and Xie Yue won with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill while holding back.
• Tang San followed Mo Lin outside the arena and greeted him, and Mo Lin pretended to be surprised by their reunion.
• Xiao Wu joined them and recognized Mo Lin when he called her Big Sis, and Tang San asked her to return to the others so he could talk with Mo Lin.

Mo Lin rejected Tang San’s attempt to persuade him to leave Spirit Hall, then secretly joined Spirit Hall’s team for the finals under a hood. He faced Pope Bibi Dong without kneeling, leaving the other contestants and Tang San wary of his identity and strength.

• Mo Lin and Tang San shared a meal, where Tang San urged Mo Lin to leave Spirit Hall before war broke out.
• Mo Lin dismissed Tang San’s political arguments and left, while Tang San realized his attempt to persuade him had failed.
• The tournament’s final three teams were set as Spirit Hall, Shrek Academy, and Thunderclap Academy.
• A hooded Spirit Hall student standing with the team drew attention, and Grandmaster worried that the newcomer would disrupt his plans.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the Papal Palace, and Mo Lin remained standing and met her gaze while the others saluted.