Chapter Summaries

Qin Ming praised Shrek's students while describing Heaven Dou Academy's resources, prompting Yu Xiaogang to consider Shrek's tournament prospects and the risk of joining Qi Dao's academy. After the Imperial Fighting Team lost its match, Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang as his uncle, and Yu Xiaogang began planning to recruit him to Shrek.

• Qin Ming told Flender about Heaven Dou Academy's tournament spots, powerful faculty, and Poison Douluo's role as Guest Elder.
• Xiao Wu panicked at the mention of Poison Douluo, while Yu Xiaogang reflected that Qi Dao might target Shrek if they joined Heaven Dou Academy.
• The Imperial Fighting Team lost its match after eliminating five opponents, and Qin Ming met the team afterward.
• Yu Tianheng recognized Yu Xiaogang as his uncle, surprising the Shrek group.
• Yu Xiaogang considered luring Yu Tianheng to Shrek to strengthen its tournament team and weaken Heaven Dou Academy.

Yu Xiaogang reunited with Yu Tianheng and introduced him to his thirteen-year-old, Level 35 disciple, Tang San. After returning to Heaven Dou City at Level 55, Qi Dao asked Xue Qinghe to obtain metals for his Soul Skill, and she arranged to send Spirit Hall’s stockpile and buy more in Gengxin City.

• Yu Xiaogang took Yu Tianheng outside the Great Soul Arena, praised his Level 42 progress, and explained that his disciple Tang San was thirteen and Level 35.
• Yu Tianheng questioned whether Tang San had used a special herb to raise his Soul Power, surprising Yu Xiaogang.
• Qi Dao returned to Heaven Dou City at Level 55 and asked Xue Qinghe to procure high-grade metals for his metal-devouring Soul Skill.
• Xue Qinghe agreed to help Qi Dao and asked him to stay to visit his parents and join her for dinner.
• Xue Qinghe ordered Snake Lance Douluo to secretly bring Spirit Hall’s special metals and Porcupinefish Douluo to have Guest Elder Li Luo buy high-grade metals in Gengxin City.

Qian Daoliu approved Qian Renxue’s request to send Qi Dao Spirit Hall’s special metals and rewarded Snake Lance and Pufferfish with Soul Bones. Half a month later, Qi Dao received a vast shipment of rare metals in Heaven Dou City, including tons of several high-grade materials.

• Qian Daoliu agreed to send Qian Renxue every special metal and metal-forged weapon in Spirit Hall’s Treasury to Qi Dao.
• Qian Daoliu let Snake Lance choose a Soul Bone under fifty thousand years old for himself and one for Ci Xue, rewarding their service to Qian Renxue.
• Half a month later, Xue Qinghe delivered a first shipment of rare metals to Qi Dao’s residence, gathered from Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Qi Dao recognized the enormous quantities of metals, including tons of Black-Patterned Iron, Irron Essence, Pure Silver, Tungsten Steel, Black Gold, Cold Iron, and Fine Gold.
• Qi Dao saw that the shipment included Spirit Hall’s few hundred kilograms of precious Cold Heart Iron Essence.

Qi Dao tested his Fifth Soul Skill by devouring rare metals supplied by Xue Qinghe, greatly strengthening the Peerless Sword. Xue Qinghe and Qi Dao visited Heaven Dou Academy’s Three Education Commissioners, who named Qi Dao captain of Team One, just as Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng arrived.

• Qi Dao used his Fifth Soul Skill to devour Cold Heart Iron Essence, which he said would increase the Peerless Sword’s hardness by at least thirty percent.
• Qi Dao swallowed the rest of the rare metals in his courtyard and predicted Peerless would improve two- to threefold; Xue Qinghe promised to obtain more metals for him.
• Xue Qinghe and Qi Dao visited the Three Education Commissioners, who praised a promising young Soul Master and discussed the academy’s tournament prospects.
• Meng Shenji announced that Qi Dao would captain Heaven Dou Team One, with Dugu Yan as vice-captain and Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, Shi Mo, and Yu Feng on the roster.
• Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng arrived at the Education Committee’s office.

Qin Ming resigned from Heaven Dou Academy after Yu Xiaogang refused to join unless Qi Dao was expelled, and Xue Qinghe rejected the demand. Yu Tianheng also left the academy, only to find that the commissioners accepted his departure without trying to persuade him to stay.

• Meng Shenji warmly welcomed Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng back and introduced Qin Ming to Xue Qinghe as a young Soul Emperor.
• Qin Ming told the Three Education Commissioners that he was resigning, then explained that Yu Xiaogang had refused to join Heaven Dou Academy unless it expelled Qi Dao.
• Xue Qinghe condemned Yu Xiaogang's demand and told Qin Ming he was free to leave, while the commissioners made clear they would not expel Qi Dao.
• The commissioners asked Yu Tianheng whether he had come to leave Heaven Dou Academy, and he confirmed that he wanted to drop out.
• The commissioners immediately agreed to Yu Tianheng's departure, leaving him stunned that they had not tried to persuade him to stay.

After Xue Qinghe insulted Shrek Academy and Yu Xiaogang, the Shrek group vowed to defeat Heaven Dou Academy at the Soul Master Tournament. Ning Rongrong doubted their confidence and remained focused on recruiting Oscar, while the group still underestimated Qi Dao's strength.

• Xue Qinghe deliberately insulted Shrek Academy and Yu Xiaogang as Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng left the Education Committee.
• Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng reported Xue Qinghe's remarks at the hotel, angering Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun.
• Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun boasted that Shrek could defeat Qi Dao, while Ning Rongrong privately worried about his swordsmanship and resented being included in their bragging.
• Ning Rongrong decided against recruiting Tang San, Xiao Wu, or Ma Hongjun and continued trying to persuade Oscar to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Flender rallied Shrek to defeat Heaven Dou Academy at the tournament, and the group celebrated without knowing Qi Dao had reached Level 50.

Qi Dao and Dugu Yan prepared Heaven Dou Academy’s teams for the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament while Qi Dao reached Level 59. At the Qualifiers’ Opening Ceremony, Xiao Chenyu and his friends planned to surprise Qi Dao, only for him to appear behind them.

• Qi Dao told Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling about Spirit Hall’s powerful Golden Generation and assured them Heaven Dou Academy would not lose.
• Heaven Dou Academy assembled its First Team around Qi Dao and Dugu Yan, while its weaker Second Team had little chance of advancing.
• Two months before the Qualifiers, Qi Dao reached Level 59, and Dugu Yan reached Level 55 the day before they began.
• The Qualifiers’ Opening Ceremony drew a huge crowd to the renovated Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, Wang Sheng, and Ling Feng discussed visiting Qi Dao after the ceremony, and Qi Dao suddenly asked what surprise they had planned.

Qi Dao reunited with Xiao Chenyu, Liu Long, Wang Sheng, and Ling Feng at the Soul Master Tournament and introduced them to Heaven Dou Team One. He arranged for Dugu Yan to give his friends welcome gifts, then noticed that Xiao Wu was absent from Shrek Academy’s team.

• Qi Dao greeted Xiao Chenyu and the others, then explained that Heaven Dou Team One would enter the Finals directly without competing in the Qualifiers or Qualifying Tournament.
• Qi Dao brought his friends to the competitors’ waiting area and learned that Xiao Chenyu had reached Level Twenty-Five while the other three had reached Level Twenty-Two.
• Xiao Chenyu and the others called Dugu Yan their sister-in-law, and she offered to show them around Heaven Dou City and give them welcome gifts from her grandfather’s place.
• Qi Dao saw Shrek Academy arrive in dung-green uniforms and realized Xiao Wu was not among them.

Shrek Academy’s bizarre uniforms and Yu Xiaogang’s history at Notting Academy drew ridicule and anger in the tournament rest area. As the teams entered the arena, Yu Tianheng resolved to prove himself against Heaven Dou Academy, whose First Team received a rapturous welcome.

• Shrek Academy arrived in its advertising-covered green uniforms, prompting mockery from the other teams.
• Wang Sheng and Xiao Chenyu recognized Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, and Wang Sheng called Yu Xiaogang a freeloader, angering Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Tang San.
• Liu Erlong urged Shrek’s students to defeat Heaven Dou Academy’s Second Team, while Yu Tianheng vowed to prove himself against Qi Dao and Dugu Yan.
• Tournament staff led the teams into the arena, where Heaven Dou Academy’s First Team entered first to loud cheers.
• Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi discussed the First Team’s popularity and its chances of winning the tournament.

At the Qualifiers' opening ceremony, Shrek Academy crushed Heaven Dou Second Team while Qi Dao warned them to surrender if the match turned against them. Shrek’s leaders challenged Qi Dao from across the arena, and he vowed to settle the score at the Finals.

• Salas claimed Spirit Hall would ultimately win the championship, while Emperor Xue Ye and the others dismissed his confidence in Spirit Hall.
• Shrek Academy was drawn against Heaven Dou Second Team, and its members eagerly prepared to fight while Ning Rongrong kept her doubts to herself.
• Qi Dao warned Heaven Dou Second Team to surrender if the match went badly, but captain Suo Luo and the others believed they could compete.
• Shrek Academy defeated Heaven Dou Second Team in less than a minute, and Yu Tianheng and Tang San exchanged challenging looks with Qi Dao.
• Qi Dao told Heaven Dou Team One not to blame themselves for Shrek’s ruthlessness and vowed to settle every score at the Finals.

Qi Dao offered Xiao Chenyu and his friends exchange places at Heaven Dou Academy while Shrek Academy advanced through the Qualifiers. In their match against Skywater Academy, Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass failed against the Ice Crystal Phoenix, and Shrek’s winning streak ended.

• Qi Dao offered Xiao Chenyu and the other three exchange-student places at Heaven Dou Academy, and they eagerly accepted.
• Shrek Academy continued its strong run in the Qualifiers, defeating Elephant Armored Academy and Blazing Fire Academy.
• Tang San struggled with how easily fire-based Martial Souls burned through his Blue Silver Grass.
• Qi Dao predicted Skywater Academy would beat Shrek, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu revealed their Ice Crystal Phoenix Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The Ice Crystal Phoenix defeated Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yu Tianheng before Tang San refused to concede.
• The Ice Crystal Phoenix froze and shattered Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass, then struck him unconscious to win the match.

Tang San's Blue Silver Grass failed against Shui Bing'er's Ice Crystal Phoenix, leaving him badly injured and forcing Shrek Academy to accept defeat. After waking, Tang San questioned his Martial Soul's potential, while the chapter ended with the Qualifiers complete and the Finals still ahead.

• Tang Hao watched Tang San lose and reflected that the Blue Silver Grass was too weak against powerful opponents.
• Flender and Shao Xin treated the injured Shrek members, but Tang San remained unconscious with broken bones and severe internal injuries.
• Yu Xiaogang's complaint against Skywater Academy was rejected, and the referee confirmed Skywater Academy's victory.
• Tang San woke at Shrek Academy, brooded over his helplessness against Shui Bing'er's Martial Soul, and wished he could cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer instead.
• After twenty-eight days, the Qualifiers ended with Skywater, Godwind, Blazing Fire, Thunder, and Shrek advancing; a month's break and the half-month Qualifying Tournament remained before the Finals.

Qi Dao expected the journey to Spirit City to pass without the attack seen in the original story, and the delegation arrived safely. In the Papal Palace, Yu Xiaogang used Tang Hao’s Elder Token to gain an audience with Bibi Dong, whose hopes of a sincere reunion faded when he admitted he had come to ask a favor.

• Qi Dao reasoned that Tang San’s concealed Clear Sky Hammer meant Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo would not attack the competing teams, and the journey to Spirit City passed without incident.
• Yu Xiaogang presented Tang Hao’s Elder Token to the Papal Palace guards, who recognized it and allowed him to meet the Pope.
• Bibi Dong entered the council hall and greeted Yu Xiaogang, recalling their past as he asked after her well-being.
• Bibi Dong asked Yu Xiaogang why he had returned after nearly thirty years, and he tried to frame his visit as a heartfelt reunion.
• Yu Xiaogang panicked when Bibi Dong threatened to send him away and admitted he had come to ask a favor, leaving Bibi Dong disappointed.

Bibi Dong gave Yu Xiaogang the method for resolving Twin Martial Soul conflicts, then grew suspicious that he was helping another Twin Martial Soul user. After reaching Spirit City, the academies prepared for the Soul Master Tournament Finals, and Heaven Dou Academy’s first match began.

• Yu Xiaogang persuaded Bibi Dong to share her method for resolving Twin Martial Soul conflicts, then privately planned for Tang San to spare her when he destroyed Spirit Hall.
• After Yu Xiaogang left, Bibi Dong suspected he wanted the method for another Twin Martial Soul user and considered recruiting or killing that person.
• Twenty days later, Xue Qinghe led the academy Soul Master teams into Spirit City while the Royal Knights stayed outside, and Qi Dao explained the city’s importance to Xiao Chenyu and the others.
• Yu Xiaogang told Tang San he had obtained the method and asked him to spare Bibi Dong’s life if he destroyed Spirit Hall; Tang San agreed.
• The Soul Master Tournament Finals began, and after the first round ended, Heaven Dou Academy’s first match arrived.

Heaven Dou Academy faced Skywater Academy in the Finals, where Qi Dao revealed that he had become a Soul King. His strength stunned the other teams and left Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall reassessing their chances against Heaven Dou Academy.

• Heaven Dou Academy and Skywater Academy entered the arena, and Shui Bing'er rallied her teammates by reminding them that they could use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• The referee began the match, and Qi Dao drew his Dark Gold Long Sword and revealed five Soul Rings, including a ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring.
• The crowd and the other teams were shocked by Qi Dao's Soul King strength, while Yu Xiaogang regretted not taking him as a disciple.
• Tang San and the Shrek team feared they could no longer contend with Qi Dao, and Yu Tianheng resented his past choices involving Dugu Yan.
• Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan recognized Heaven Dou Academy as a serious rival but trusted their own Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat them.

Qi Dao led Heaven Dou Academy to a decisive victory over Skywater Academy by shattering Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu’s Ice Crystal Phoenix with one sword strike. Qian Renxue arranged for Shrek Academy to face Heaven Dou Academy next, leaving Flender and his team shaken by the draw.

• Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu fused their Martial Souls into an Ice Crystal Phoenix, and Qi Dao volunteered to face it alone.
• Qi Dao split the Phoenix’s freezing attack and destroyed the fusion with a single sword strike, then caught Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu as they fell.
• Dugu Yan and Heaven Dou Academy’s other members defeated the remaining Skywater Academy fighters, securing victory and drawing loud cheers.
• Sword Douluo marveled at Qi Dao’s Swordsmanship, while Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation acknowledged that they had underestimated him.
• Qian Renxue persuaded the Referee Committee Head to pair Shrek Academy with Heaven Dou Academy in the next round.
• Flender told the Shrek team that they would face Heaven Dou Academy, and its members reacted with shock and despair.

Shrek Academy debated whether to concede its next match against Heaven Dou Academy, fearing both defeat and retaliation if they surrendered. Yu Xiaogang proposed using the dangerous Seven-in-One Fusion Skill as their last chance, and Tang San volunteered to bear its strain.

• Liu Erlong suggested that Shrek Academy concede, but Flender warned that Heaven Dou Academy and its Crown Prince might retaliate against their students or damage the academy's reputation.
• Ma Hongjun lamented that Shrek could neither win nor safely surrender, while Tai Long, Yu Tianheng, and Dai Mubai insisted they should fight.
• Yu Xiaogang revealed that he believed the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was their only remaining way to defeat Heaven Dou Academy.
• Flender warned that channeling seven people's Soul Power into one person could cause irreversible harm, but Yu Xiaogang said they had no other choice.
• Yu Xiaogang explained how Ning Rongrong's Ring Fusion and Third Soul Skill could amplify the others' Soul Power before they channeled it into one person.
• Tang San stepped forward and volunteered to try the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.

Tang San took the dangerous role of core in Shrek Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill against Heaven Dou Academy. The combined Soul Power nearly overwhelmed him, but a warm force and surging Blue Silver Grass helped him endure as he faced Qi Dao.

• Yu Xiaogang warned Tang San against becoming the fusion skill’s core, but Tang San insisted and Dai Mubai agreed to support him.
• Heaven Dou Academy and Shrek Academy met in the third elimination round, with Qi Dao suspecting Shrek had a hidden trump card.
• At the referee’s command, Shrek formed up, and Zhu Zhuqing supplied Ning Rongrong with Soul Power so Ning could use Ring Fusion and boost the team.
• The Shrek members passed their Soul Power to Tang San, whose body nearly gave way under the pressure.
• A warm force rose within Tang San as Blue Silver Grass burst from his body, easing his pain and letting him withstand the power.
• Tang San declared that the outcome between him and Qi Dao was uncertain.

At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, Qi Dao dismantled Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass attacks despite Tang San’s boosted Soul Power. Cornered and desperate, Tang San revealed his second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, and Bibi Dong recognized it from the VIP seats.

• Qi Dao sent the rest of the Heaven Dou Academy team off the arena and chose to face Tang San alone, while Bibi Dong criticized his decision.
• Tang San attacked Qi Dao with Blue Silver Grass Entanglement, but Qi Dao cut through the vines with his sword without using a Soul Skill.
• Tang San unleashed Spider Web Restraint and Demon Spider Cage, but Qi Dao’s Dark Gold Sword Array shredded the attacks and shattered Tang San’s confidence in Blue Silver Grass.
• Qi Dao sent his forty-five Flying Swords at Tang San, who summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and knocked them aside with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Bibi Dong recognized Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer and realized that Yu Xiaogang’s disciple had Twin Martial Souls.

Qi Dao defeated Tang San after Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer, then incapacitated the rest of Shrek's team. Heaven Dou Academy won the match, leaving Tang Hao and Yu Xiaogang shocked by the scale of Tang San's defeat.

• Bibi Dong saw Yu Xiaogang watching from Shrek Academy's viewing area, while Tang Hao prepared to intervene if Spirit Hall attacked Tang San.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and challenged Qi Dao to a direct clash, believing the hammer would give him the advantage.
• Qi Dao activated Heart Sword State and struck with his Peerless Sword, sending Tang San flying and knocking the Clear Sky Hammer from his hands.
• Tang San's defeat scattered Shrek's team, and Qi Dao spared Ning Rongrong while wounding the others with Sword Intent.
• The referee declared Heaven Dou Academy the winner as Shrek's remaining fighters lay injured in the arena.