Chapter Summaries

Yang Dong’s team discussed the Spirit Hall Representative Team’s unknown strength, while Qian Xunji’s teammates assessed Haotian Soul Master Academy as a serious threat. The chapter ended with the Star Luo Empire’s fifteenth-ranked academy deciding it might surrender rather than face Haotian.

• Yang Dong rejected Tang Xiao’s suggestion to attend Qian Xunji’s banquet, and Bai Jiajia estimated that Spirit Hall’s team had about three Soul Kings.
• Guan Yue read a report on Yang Dong’s victories and became wary of Haotian Soul Master Academy.
• Qian Xunji recognized Ah Yin as the girl from the Star Dou Great Forest and suspected the Clear Sky Sect had interfered with his attempt to capture her.
• Qian Xunji welcomed Brother Tuo and expressed confidence that he could help overcome Haotian Soul Master Academy.
• After reviewing Haotian’s information, the Star Luo Empire’s fifteenth-ranked academy considered surrendering.

Qian Daoliu announced a badge-seizing battle royale in Flat Mountain Forest, where teams would compete overnight and through the following day. Yang Dong’s team left three Soul Ancestors behind and chose Thorn Valley as their first destination, while Ah Yin wondered whether Yang Dong had seen through her identity.

• Qian Daoliu announced that teams had to collect the most identity badges in Flat Mountain Forest by five the next evening, with no soul beasts in the venue.
• Yang Dong persuaded Bai Yu, Tyson, and Ning Fengzhi to stay behind because the battle royale could turn deadly, and Tang Hao, Tang Ju, and Ah Yin agreed.
• Yang Dong’s team traveled toward the forest with an identity badge and map, and Yang Dong tied the badge conspicuously beside his sword sheath.
• After considering locations on the map, Ah Yin suggested Thorn Valley, and Yang Dong agreed that it was a good choice.
• Ah Yin felt that Yang Dong might have seen through her identity, though she could not tell how she had revealed it.

Yang Dong's group defended their hiding place in Pingshan Forest, ambushed rival teams, and collected identification plates during the night. By dawn, they had five plates and still needed eleven more to claim first place.

• Ah Yin sensed a seven-person team approaching from the east, so Yang Dong and Tang Xiao went to intercept them while Tang Hao hurried after them.
• Yang Dong trapped the Star Luo Empire team with his Ice Array and took their identification plate after defeating them.
• Yang Dong and Tang Xiao returned to their hiding place, where they met Tang Hao, who complained that he had missed the fight.
• Yang Dong's group later seized three more identification plates after two teams fought, bringing their total to five.
• At dawn, Ah Yin calculated that the group needed eleven more plates, and Yang Dong warned that the daytime battles would be dangerous.

Yang Dong and his companions tried to escape four teams seeking their nameplates, then fled again as more pursuers tracked them. Yang Dong learned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy was fighting nearby and planned to lead the pursuing teams toward them.

• Qian Xunji decided to take Spirit Hall to confront the Clear Sky Sect, while Star Luo Royal Academy headed toward Yang Dong's group in Thorn Valley.
• After Ah Yin sensed four teams closing in, Yang Dong led Tang Hao and the others east to avoid being surrounded.
• The four fought off an attacking team, and its Soul King captain escaped underground with his Earth Escape skill.
• Ah Yin warned that more teams were approaching, and an agility-type Soul King later tracked the group and exposed their location.
• Yang Dong asked Ah Yin to locate nearby battles and learned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy was fighting two thousand meters to the left, prompting him to plan a diversion.

Dai Zong and Qian Xunji rallied other academies to hunt Yang Dong’s group and take their nameplates. When the two forces surrounded the four students, Tang Hao attacked Dai Zong, and Qian Xunji arrived as the confrontation began.

• Dai Zong gathered teams from the Star Luo Empire under Star Luo Royal Academy, while Qian Xunji rallied teams including Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Dai Zong and Qian Xunji ordered their allies to search for Yang Dong’s group and seize Haotian Soul Master Academy’s nameplates.
• Ah Yin detected numerous teams approaching the forest, including Dai Zong’s forces and the Spirit Hall Representative Team.
• Dai Zong offered to protect Yang Dong, Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin if they surrendered their nameplates, but they refused.
• Tang Hao attacked Dai Zong, who evaded the blow and activated his First Soul Skill, Tiger Roar!
• Qian Xunji descended in front of Dai Zong and faced the four students.

Yang Dong’s group was ambushed by Qian Xunji, Dai Zong, and Guan Yue, who worked together to seize their badges. With Tang Hao badly wounded and Tang Xiao and Ah Yin holding off the attackers, Yang Dong fled, pursued by Qian Xunji and Dai Zong.

• Yang Dong criticized Qian Xunji and Dai Zong for joining forces, but the two launched attacks against his group.
• Ah Yin protected the group with Group Guardian as Tang Hao tried to counter Dai Zong’s White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.
• Guan Yue used Breath Barrier to immobilize Tang Hao, allowing Dai Zong’s attack to wound him severely.
• Tang Xiao and Ah Yin confronted Qian Xunji’s Angel’s Judgment to buy Yang Dong time to escape with the badges.
• Qian Xunji ordered his team to pursue Yang Dong, and Dai Zong raced after him first.

Yang Dong fled Dai Zong and Qian Xunji through the forest, killing academy teams that tried to stop him and using Soul Devour to grow stronger. He reached level fifty-nine and activated Bloodlust as Dai Zong closed in, leaving Yang Dong poised to attack again.

• Dai Zong pursued Yang Dong and grew determined to kill him after witnessing him use several powerful Self-Created Soul Skills.
• An academy team tried to trap Yang Dong in a swamp, but Yang Dong killed the attackers with his Blade Formation, Five-Stage Slash, and Soul Devour.
• Yang Dong recognized that the Ghost Hand Martial Soul was stirring his craving for blood, but he kept using Soul Devour as more pursuers closed in.
• Yang Dong captured a Star Luo Royal Academy member and told Dai Zong that he had slaughtered seven teams, including five from the Star Luo Empire.
• Yang Dong used Soul Devour to reach level fifty-nine, then entered the Bloodlust state as Dai Zong confronted him.

Yang Dong defeated Dai Zong despite his Soul Emperor-level strength, then killed him after refusing Qian Xunji’s warning. He claimed the Wind Sword Sect’s standing would deter retaliation, leaving Qian Xunji furious and increasingly hostile.

• Dai Zong enhanced himself to Soul Emperor-level strength and attacked Yang Dong, but Yang Dong’s Soul Devour shattered his White Tiger Guard and seized control of his blood.
• Dai Zong begged Yang Dong for his life and offered his nameplates, while the Star Luo Empire faction watched his reputation collapse.
• Qian Xunji arrived and urged Yang Dong to release Dai Zong, who boasted that his father would attack the Chuyun Principality.
• Yang Dong killed Dai Zong, explaining that he would not release a tiger back into the mountains.
• Yang Dong invoked the Wind Sword Sect’s strength and Yang Tianyi’s status as a Title Douluo, and Qian Xunji realized the source of his confidence and seethed with killing intent.

Yang Dong seized Star Luo Royal Academy’s nameplates and faced Qian Xunji, who tried to recruit him before ordering nine Soul Kings to join the attack. Yang Dong activated four formations and struck back, ending with Ghost Hand seizing a Soul King and Soul Devour activating.

• Yang Dong took Dai Zong’s nameplates and became the person with the most nameplates.
• Qian Xunji offered Yang Dong any reward to join Spirit Hall, but Yang Dong demanded to become the next Pope and refused to back down.
• Qian Xunji ordered nine Soul Kings to attack Yang Dong while he watched for an opening.
• Yang Dong activated Blade Soul, Erosion, Frost, and Plague, weakening and hindering the attackers as they approached.
• Yang Dong used Five-Stage Slash to attack Gui Mei and two Soul Kings, but Gui Mei’s Ghostly Shadow Pool Hand failed to restrain him.
• Yang Dong unleashed Sword Qi and seized one Soul King by the head with Ghost Hand as Soul Devour activated.

Yang Dong killed multiple Soul Kings with Soul Devour and unlocked Blood Qi Blade, while Qian Xunji and the remaining Spirit Hall fighters watched. The hunchbacked young man executed two Soul Kings who tried to flee, leaving Yang Dong facing the remaining enemies.

• Yang Dong killed two Soul Kings with Soul Devour, then confronted Gui Mei as Guan Yue rushed to his aid.
• Guan Yue used Hurricane Connects to Heaven to protect Gui Mei, forcing Yang Dong to evade the attack and target two more Soul Kings.
• Yang Dong killed one Soul King with Soul Devour and used his newly unlocked Blood Qi Blade to kill another who fled.
• Yang Dong realized that Soul Devour and killing had unlocked Blood Qi System skills, while Qian Xunji watched him wield the Immaculate Sword and Blood Qi Blade.
• The hunchbacked young man ordered two Soul Kings to attack, but they fled, so he killed them with Death God Cut.

Yang Dong battled Tuo Feng, whose incorporeal Scythe of the Death God let him wound Yang Dong and evade Soul Devour. Yang Dong then trapped Tuo Feng with Soul Devour, Seal Demon, Slash, as Qian Xunji attacked and demanded that he release Brother Luo.

• Tuo Feng used his Scythe of the Death God to kill two fleeing Soul Kings and harvest their souls.
• Tuo Feng became incorporeal and attacked Yang Dong, evading Soul Devour and cutting him repeatedly.
• Yang Dong's Ghost Hand turned blood-red, and he trapped the fleeing Tuo Feng with Soul Devour, Seal Demon, Slash.
• Tuo Feng cried for help as Qian Xunji used Angel's Judgment and ordered Yang Dong to release Brother Luo.

Yang Dong devoured Tuo Feng’s Scythe of Death Martial Soul and killed him, then faced Qian Xunji as the newly evolved Ghost Hand disrupted Angel’s Judgment. After both of Yang Dong’s swords broke, he continued fighting Qian Xunji, who demanded his sword techniques and vowed to kill him.

• Yang Dong used Soul Devour Seal Demon Slash to strip away Tuo Feng’s Scythe of Death Martial Soul, then killed him with a sword strike.
• The Ghost Hand evolved after devouring the Scythe of Death and unlocked Ghost Slash, Ghost Slash: Fury, and Soul Devouring Ghost Slash.
• Yang Dong’s Ghost Hand grasped at Qian Xunji’s Angel’s Judgment, causing the attack to fall silent.
• Yang Dong fought Qian Xunji with the Azure Cloud Sword after the Immaculate Sword shattered, and the Azure Cloud Sword also broke.
• Yang Dong tore off one of Qian Xunji’s wings, while Qian Xunji demanded his sword techniques and threatened to kill him.

Yang Dong unleashed the power of his four formations to defeat Qian Xunji, then pursued him and tried to kill him. A golden shield stopped Yang Dong’s final strike, and Angel Douluo Qian Daoliu appeared to protect his son.

• Yang Dong liberated Blade Soul, Erosion, Ice Array, and Plague Liberation into Ghost Hand and struck Qian Xunji with overwhelming force.
• Yang Dong sent Qian Xunji flying, while Guan Yue and Gui Mei feared Yang Dong’s strength and resolved not to oppose him again.
• Yang Dong caught the injured Qian Xunji, ignored his pleas and threats, and struck at his head.
• A golden shield repelled Yang Dong’s attack, and he called out Spirit Hall for interfering with the tournament.
• Qian Daoliu appeared in the sky with his complete Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and declared that the tournament had ended.

Yang Dong survived the tournament after Qian Daoliu declared it over early and carried the injured Qian Xunji away. Outside Pingshan Forest, the surviving teams gathered, and the Star Luo Royal Academy leader learned that all seven of his students had been killed by Yang Dong.

• Yang Dong examined Qian Daoliu after his Ghost Hand Martial Soul disintegrated, while Qian Daoliu regarded him as a future threat.
• Qian Daoliu ended the tournament early, took Qian Xunji, and flew toward Spirit City.
• The academy leaders waited outside Pingshan Forest as Qian Daoliu announced that the tournament had ended and the rewards would be announced the next day.
• Students emerged from the forest, and Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, and Ah Yin returned badly injured; Tang Xiao asked whether Yang Dong had come back.
• The Star Luo Royal Academy leader discovered that all seven members of his team had died at Yang Dong's hands and vowed that the academy would never rest until Yang Dong was dead.

Yang Dong survived a sudden attack by the Star Luo Royal Academy team leader when Hua Chi intervened, but he discovered that the Soul Douluo had secretly marked him. Back at the academy, Yang Dong remained wary of Spirit Hall and the mark he could not remove.

• The Star Luo Royal Academy team leader transformed into a Black Scale Snake and charged at Yang Dong, but Hua Chi stopped him and forbade retaliation within Spirit City.
• Yang Dong thanked Hua Chi for saving him and left with Bai Jiajia, while Hua Chi concealed his killing intent and returned to Spirit Hall’s group.
• Tang Hao praised Yang Dong’s battle record, and Tang Xiao warned him that the Star Luo Empire and Spirit Hall might seek revenge.
• Yang Dong realized Hua Chi had left a mark on him, and the Ghost Hand Martial Soul confirmed it could sense the mark even though Yang Dong could not find or remove it.

At the award ceremony in Spirit City, Qian Daoliu presented the tournament prizes and offered blessings that several winners refused. He privately invited Yang Dong to join Spirit Hall, promising him the rank and authority of a Hidden Emperor, and waited for his answer.

• The master of ceremonies announced Haotian Soul Master Academy as first place, Spirit Hall's representative team as second, and summoned Qian Daoliu to present the awards.
• Yang Dong and the Haotian team received seven hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, seven Soul Bones, and titles of Count recognized by both empires.
• Tang Xiao, Ah Yin, Tyson, and Bai Yu declined Qian Daoliu's blessings, while Ning Fengzhi greeted him and accepted the ceremony's proceedings.
• Qian Daoliu privately invited Yang Dong to join Spirit Hall and promised he could become Hidden Emperor, equal in authority to the Pope.

Yang Dong refused Qian Daoliu’s offer to make him Spirit Hall’s weapon, so Qian Daoliu tried to take him by force and condemn him publicly. Tang Chen appeared and stopped Qian Daoliu from harming Yang Dong, leaving the two Limit Douluos facing off in Spirit City.

• Yang Dong rejected Qian Daoliu’s offer because he refused to become anyone’s shadow.
• Qian Daoliu declared that Spirit Hall would discipline Yang Dong for his killings and intensified the pressure crushing him.
• The Star Luo Empire Soul Sage and others accused Yang Dong of being a bloodthirsty butcher and urged Qian Daoliu to examine him.
• Qian Daoliu raised his hand to press down on Yang Dong, but a Haotian Hammer struck the ground in front of the Star Luo Empire Soul Sage.
• Tang Chen appeared, identified himself to Qian Daoliu, and warned that he would not allow Qian Daoliu to touch Yang Dong.
• Tang Chen released the pressure of a Level 99 Limit Douluo as Qian Daoliu faced him in Spirit City.

Tang Chen intervened to protect Yang Dong, then agreed to fight Qian Daoliu. After a three-day battle that devastated a vast wilderness, Tang Chen won and ordered Spirit Hall to stay out of Clear Sky Sect territory.

• Tang Chen pressured Qian Daoliu to release Yang Dong, and Qian Daoliu agreed to duel him three days later.
• Tang Chen thanked Tang Chen for protecting him, then Tang Chen withdrew to prepare for the fight.
• Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu flew to an uninhabited region, where they argued over Qian Daoliu's ambition to unify Douluo Continent and began their duel.
• Their three-day battle destroyed a vast forest, killed many soul beasts, and drove others to migrate.
• Tang Chen defeated Qian Daoliu and demanded that Spirit Hall never enter Clear Sky Sect territory; Qian Daoliu accepted.

On the journey to the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Chen offered to forge Yang Dong a weapon in exchange for his self-created sword techniques. Yang Dong accepted, leaving the deal settled as Tang Chen prepared to pursue godhood.

• Tang Chen recited Yang Dong’s poem and said he had removed the mark from Yang Dong’s body, while warning him that many people resented his actions in the tournament.
• Yang Dong lamented that all three of his swords had broken and asked what Tang Chen wanted in return for forging a new weapon.
• Tang Chen first asked Yang Dong to pass down Soul Devour, but Yang Dong explained that it required his Ghost Hand Martial Soul.
• Tang Chen revealed that he wanted Yang Dong’s self-created sword techniques, explaining that some could be taught to Clear Sky Sect disciples and help strengthen the sect.
• Yang Dong agreed to trade his techniques for Tang Chen’s help forging a weapon.

After returning to the Clear Sky Sect, Yang Dong and the others divided the seven Soul Bones won in the tournament. Yang Dong chose a three-thousand-year Head Soul Bone that had caught the Crystal Ball’s attention, then hurried off to absorb it, leaving the others to wonder why he had passed over the more valuable options.

• Tang Chen refused Emperor Xue Ye’s planned welcoming ceremony, though the rewards were still delivered to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Chen laid out seven Soul Bones and left Tang Xiao, Tang Hao, Ah Yin, Yang Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and the others to divide them.
• The group agreed that Yang Dong should choose first in recognition of his role in winning the championship.
• Yang Dong chose the three-thousand-year Head Soul Bone with Danger Sense instead of the twenty-thousand-year Right Arm Soul Bone with Thunderous Strike.
• Yang Dong hurried away to absorb the Head Soul Bone and discover how it would affect the Crystal Ball in his sea of consciousness.
• Ning Fengzhi wondered whether the Head Soul Bone had a hidden quality, while Tang Xiao reflected on how far Tang Hao and Yang Dong had surpassed him.