Chapter Summaries

Tianlin killed Shi Nian with help from Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and took the Illusion Head Bone. He recovered Tang San’s poison-type soul bone, healed his damaged soul, and erased the painful memories from Shi Nian’s illusion before warning him not to provoke him again.

• Shi Nian attacked Tianlin with his Nightmare Martial Soul Avatar, but Tianlin’s Golden Flame Soul Burn ignited the Illusion Space.
• Shi Nian used his Illusion Head Bone and Illusionary Body to escape Tianlin’s sword, then realized Tang San had been used as bait.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm overwhelmed Shi Nian’s Illusion Space with its Mental Interference Domain and shattered Shi Nian’s consciousness.
• Tianlin burned Shi Nian’s body, collected the Illusion Head Bone, and removed Tang San’s Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night to reclaim the poison-type soul bone.
• Tianlin repaired Tang San’s damaged soul, erased his painful memories, and warned him not to provoke him again.

Tianlin used Predict Future on Tang San and saw a brief, disturbing vision, then secretly prepared two soul skills inside Tang San before leaving. Tang San awoke and returned to Shrek Academy, unaware of Tianlin’s intervention, while Tianlin struggled to understand the vision.

• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm warned Tianlin that his Million Year Soul Bone was reacting to Tang San, so Tianlin used Predict Future and saw a brief, strange scene.
• Tianlin set two soul skills to activate automatically inside Tang San, then left after the Predict Future skill entered a three-year cooldown.
• Tang San woke with stronger Mental Power and no memory of the illusion, discovered his Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night was missing, and hurried back to Shrek Academy.
• Xiao Wu welcomed Tang San anxiously, and Dai Mubai directed him to Grandmaster’s office.
• Tang San told Grandmaster that Shi Nian had attacked him and stolen the Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night, including the plant-type, poison-attributed skull bone.
• Tianlin returned to his dormitory and wondered whether the vision came from a butterfly effect or something else.

Tianlin watched the preliminary tournament conclude as the five advancing teams were decided, with Shrek barely securing a place after revealing Ning Rongrong’s powerful support abilities. At the awards ceremony, Xue Ye granted the competitors noble titles, prompting Salas to object and the emperor to promise an even greater reward for the eventual champions.

• Tianlin and Gu Ran sat out Imperial Fight’s easy victory over Purple Star, while Tang San used his Purple Demon Eyes to break Canghui Academy’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm and leave its members mentally shattered.
• The preliminary round ended with Imperial Fight, Thunderclap, Godwind, Skywater, and Shrek advancing; Shrek edged out Blazing Fire after Grandmaster brought Ning Rongrong into the match.
• Huo Wu sought out Feng Xiaotian after Blazing Fire’s elimination, and Tianlin suspected a new Godwind team would form.
• Xue Ye granted the advancing teams’ captains and vice-captains viscount titles and the other members baron titles, then promised another rank to every member of the empire’s champion team.
• Salas protested Xue Ye’s awards, but Xue Ye declared the titles an internal imperial matter and dismissed his objection.

Tianlin discussed the Empire’s growing conflict with Spirit Hall before Imperial Fight encountered the Barak Team at the military camp. After learning that its captain, Luo Fuji, was a powerful and abusive man, Tianlin decided he could use him in his plans.

• Xue Ye offered the top five teams Soul Beasts under thirty thousand years old, and Tianlin told Tang San he would not choose between the Empire and Spirit Hall.
• Tianlin considered how to weaken Bibi Dong’s faction during the future Soul Hunting Operation while protecting the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• The participating teams gathered at the Heaven Dou Military Camp for the Promotion Tournament, including ten teams from the Empire’s vassal kingdoms and duchies.
• Imperial Fight ran into the Barak Team, whose vice-captain O'er Bai glared at Tianlin with hatred.
• Yu Tianheng identified the Barak captain as Luo Fuji and warned Tianlin that he abused people and preyed on commoners, so Tianlin decided to make use of him.

The Royal Fight Team prepared for the Promotion Tournament, and Tianlin asked to lead their first match against Barak Academy. The tournament began the next day, where Godwind Academy revealed that Huo Wushuang and Blazing Fire Academy’s other students had joined its lineup.

• Qin Ming explained that the Promotion Tournament would use one-on-one duels and told the Royal Fight Team their first opponent was Barak Academy.
• Tianlin asked Qin Ming to let him compete first, clarifying that he did not intend to settle an old grudge with O'er Bai.
• Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe visited Tianlin, and Xue Qinghe promised to escort him to Spirit City for the finals.
• Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament at the Royal Knights' Grand Training Field, where the fifteen teams would compete in fourteen rounds.
• Godwind Academy sent Huo Wushuang to face Fabia Academy, revealing that Blazing Fire Academy's students had joined its team.

Jun Tianlin faced Barak Academy captain Luo Fuji in the opening match and defeated him while secretly using mental abilities to change his behavior and memories. Luo Fuji surrendered, believing Tianlin had awakened him from his former wicked ways.

• Huo Wushuang defeated three opponents before losing, and Huo Wu took on four alone.
• Jun Tianlin stepped forward to represent Imperial Fight, while the other academies watched to assess his strength.
• Luo Fuji opened with his powerful first Soul Skill, but Tianlin stopped his charge with his bare hands and threw him down.
• Tianlin struck Luo Fuji, cut apart his swarm of insects with sword qi, and secretly used Heart Seizing and Soul Reading to alter his mind and memories.
• Tianlin restored Luo Fuji's jaw, and Luo Fuji surrendered while believing he had turned over a new leaf.

Tianlin defeated all seven members of Barak Academy without using his martial soul, while Luo Fuji admitted defeat and vowed to change his ways. After the match, Salas judged Tianlin to be stronger than any single member of Spirit Hall Academy’s Golden Generation, though he believed their three-person team still had the advantage.

• Luo Fuji stopped his teammates from attacking Tianlin, thanked him for changing his outlook, and promised to protect the people of Barak Kingdom.
• Luo Fuji warned O'er Bai to stop doing evil, but O'er Bai ignored him and took the field against Tianlin.
• O'er Bai used his Sunflower martial soul and Soul Skills, but Tianlin brushed aside his attack and knocked him unconscious with a hand chop.
• Tianlin easily defeated the remaining five Barak Academy Soul Elders, and the referee declared Royal Fight Team the winner.
• Salas watched Tianlin leave and concluded that he surpassed any individual in Spirit Hall Academy’s Golden Generation, though their three fighters still had the advantage.

During the Promotion Tournament, Tianlin watched Shrek face Exotic Beast Academy and learned that Tang San and Oscar had left to obtain spirit rings after breaking through Rank 40. Zhu Zhuqing fought bravely but was seriously injured, while Dai Mubai showed little concern and was revealed to have abandoned hope and indulged himself in Heaven Dou City.

• Tianlin learned from Yu Tianheng that Tang San and Oscar had left with Zhao Wuji and a Soul Saint from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he inferred they had reached Rank 40.
• Dai Mubai defeated three members of Exotic Beast Academy before its Rank 42 captain defeated him.
• Zhu Zhuqing entered the match and was eventually thrown from the arena by the captain's relentless lock-on attack, suffering serious injuries.
• Ning Rongrong helped Zhu Zhuqing, while Dai Mubai remained still despite her injury.
• Osler told Tianlin that Dai Mubai regularly visited the Mei Xiang Brothel, and Tianlin concluded that Dai Mubai had given up on overcoming Dai Weisi.
• Tianlin recognized that Zhu Zhuqing remained determined despite her defeat and injuries.

After Shrek defeated Exotic Beast Academy, Royal Fight Team faced Plant Academy, and Osler stunned the crowd with his self-created footwork. He defeated five opponents in a row, leaving Plant Academy’s remaining Soul Ancestors to face him.

• After Shrek won, Ning Rongrong asked Tianlin for help, and Ye Lingling went to heal Zhu Zhuqing so she could compete in the finals.
• Plant Academy sent Mu Yunteng, a Level 41 control-system Soul Ancestor, to face Osler in the opening match.
• Osler used his self-created Dragon Soaring Leopard Transformation footwork to evade Mu Yunteng’s vines and close the distance.
• Mu Yunteng used Vine Fortress to defend herself, but Osler’s Ghost Leopard Thousand Rend Claw shattered the vines and secured his victory.
• Osler defeated Plant Academy’s next four Soul Elders in succession, prompting Tianlin to praise him as spectators admired Royal Fight Team’s strength.

Zhu Zhuqing woke after Ye Lingling treated her injuries and grieved over Dai Mubai’s indifference, while Imperial Fight defeated Plant Academy. After Ye Lingling asked Tianlin and Yu Tianheng to help Zhu Zhuqing, Tianlin promised to find a way to save her life.

• Zhu Zhuqing woke in the Shrek lounge, learned her team had won, and felt disappointed when Ning Rongrong told her Dai Mubai had only briefly visited before leaving.
• Ye Lingling finished treating Zhu Zhuqing and returned to watch Osler lose to Plant Academy’s captain, Yao Zi.
• Yu Feng defeated Yao Zi and Plant Academy’s final student, securing Imperial Fight’s victory with only two Agility Attack System Soul Masters.
• Ye Lingling asked Tianlin and Yu Tianheng to help Zhu Zhuqing, but both hesitated because supporting her could provoke the powerful Star Luo Empire.
• Tianlin called Ye Lingling back and promised to find a way to save Zhu Zhuqing’s life, accepting responsibility because he had taken her immortal herb.

On the final day of the Promotion Tournament, Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin faced each other in a long-awaited battle between cousins and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon rivals. After their powerful attacks left the match undecided, both gathered strength for a final strike.

• The Royal Fight Team advanced through the tournament largely unchallenged, but Thunder Academy chose to face them in the final round.
• Yu Tianheng asked Qin Ming to let him fight Yu Tianxin, and both teams agreed to let their captains battle alone.
• Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin transformed and exchanged attacks, with neither gaining a clear advantage despite Tianheng's greater Soul Power.
• Yu Tianxin activated Dragon's Wrath and began gathering lightning for his ultimate technique.
• Yu Tianheng answered by activating Thunder's Wrath and gathering power of his own for a final strike.

Yu Tianheng used his self-created Dragon's Reverse Scale against Yu Tianxin, forcing Tianlin to stop him before he could kill his cousin. The Royal Fight Team secured first place in the Promotion Tournament, and Tang San then faced Feng Xiaotian in the final match.

• Yu Tianheng entered his Dragon's Reverse Scale state and overwhelmed Yu Tianxin, who conceded after Tianheng's attacks left him badly injured.
• Tianlin blocked Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush and knocked him unconscious, ending the match and securing the Royal Fight Team's fourteenth consecutive victory.
• Ye Lingling treated Yu Tianheng, who regained consciousness in time to watch the final match between New Godwind Academy and Shrek Academy.
• Tianlin expected Tang San to reveal the Clear Sky Hammer against Feng Xiaotian, since Tang San's Blue Silver Grass and weaker fourth Soul Ring seemed insufficient.
• Feng Xiaotian launched Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, and Tang San met the opening attack with Mystic Jade Hand.

Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer and used the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to repel Feng Xiaotian, exposing his Twin Martial Souls. Salas discovered that Tang San was Tang Hao’s son and reacted with terror.

• Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes cut through Tang San’s Blue Silver Grass and overwhelmed his defenses.
• Tang San summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and struck Feng Xiaotian away, cracking his Gale Wings.
• Yu Tianheng and the spectators recognized the Clear Sky Hammer and realized Tang San had Twin Martial Souls.
• Tianlin and Ning Fengzhi acted alarmed at Tang San’s potential, while Gu Ran privately recognized that Tianlin also had Twin Martial Souls.
• Salas returned to Spirit Hall and investigated Tang San’s records, learning that his father was Tang Hao.

The Promotion Tournament ended with Tang San's victory over Feng Xiaotian, drawing Spirit Hall's attention and prompting Salas to seek his death. As teams prepared to travel to Spirit City for the finals, Tianlin considered the danger to Tang San, while Xue Qinghe concealed his hatred of the Clear Sky Sect and Yu Tianxin reconciled with Yu Tianheng.

• Tang San defeated Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer, and Salas sent a message to Spirit City to have Tang San dealt with.
• Godwind Academy surrendered, the Promotion Tournament concluded with the Royal Fight Team ranked first, and Xue Ye appointed Xue Qinghe to accompany Heaven Dou's teams to Spirit City for the finals.
• Tianlin anticipated an assassination attempt against Tang San and judged that the Sword and Poison Douluos would protect him on the journey.
• Xue Qinghe reassured Tianlin that Tang San would not surpass him, while Tianlin sensed Xue Qinghe's concealed killing intent toward the Clear Sky Sect.
• Yu Tianxin asked Tianlin to tell Yu Tianheng that he would relinquish the clan-heir position and support him, and Tianlin replied that Yu Tianheng had offered him the deputy clan-head position.

Spirit Hall prepared an ambush to kill Tang San while planning to keep the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s Titled Douluo occupied. As the convoy entered a canyon, an icy aura announced the start of the attack, while Ning Fengzhi trusted that a friend he had summoned would save Tang San.

• Hu Liena told Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo that Bibi Dong ordered Tang San not to reach Spirit City, and five Titled Douluo joined the planned operation.
• Tianlin repeatedly used his Mental Power to search for Tang Hao as the academies traveled toward Spirit City.
• Ning Fengzhi predicted Spirit Hall would ambush Tang San at a canyon and told Chen Xin and Dugu Bo to hold back while keeping Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo occupied.
• Ning Fengzhi assured Chen Xin that Tang San would be saved by a friend he had arranged to meet at the canyon.
• The vanguard entered the mountain pass, where an icy aura swept down and the Royal Knights raised the alarm.

A masked Spirit Hall force ambushed the academies, and Qin Ming realized Tang San was likely their true target. Tianlin confronted a Giant Axe Soul Sage while Qin Ming and the Royal Fight Team engaged the other attackers, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Rocks split the Royal Knights and academy groups as thousands of black-clad Soul Masters attacked from the hills.
• Qin Ming identified three Soul Sages among the attackers and told Tianlin and the students to fight the other enemies.
• Sky Dream Ice Silkworm sensed the three attackers' Martial Souls, and Tianlin assigned the Snow Wolf Soul Sage to Qin Ming while taking on the axe and painting users.
• Qin Ming deduced that Spirit Hall was targeting Tang San and warned Tianlin to focus on defense because their group was not the main target.
• Tianlin blocked the Giant Axe Soul Sage's punch with the Demon Sword, forcing the attacker to summon his axe and release his Martial Soul.

Tianlin repelled the Scroll Soul Sage’s mental attack and escaped his illusion, while Dugu Yan unleashed her poisonous rain to defeat most of the black-clad men. Tianlin killed the Scroll Soul Sage, leaving the Battle Axe Soul Sage facing Tianlin and the Royal Fight Team.

• The Battle Axe Soul Sage explained that Tianlin’s sword had pierced his soul-power defense, and the Scroll Soul Sage attacked Tianlin with Mental Power.
• Tianlin let the Scroll Soul Sage’s Mental Power enter his Sea of Spirit, where Sky Dream Ice Silkworm blasted it back and left the Soul Sage dazed.
• The Scroll Soul Sage used his Martial Soul Avatar and World in the Painting to trap Tianlin, while the Battle Axe Soul Sage approached to injure him.
• Dugu Yan used Strong Acid - Highly Toxic - Extinction Rain to corrode three-quarters of the black-clad men, and the Shi Brothers protected her with their Black Tortoise Shield Formation.
• Tianlin revealed that he had been deceiving the Soul Sages, burned the illusion with Golden Flame Soul Extinction, and killed the Scroll Soul Sage.
• The Battle Axe Soul Sage vowed to kill Tianlin, but the freed Royal Fight Team surrounded him.

Imperial Fight defeated the black-clad attackers, with Tianlin and his companions killing the Battle Axe Soul Sage and Qin Ming bringing down the Snow Wolf Soul Sage. After taking medicinal pills to recover, the team prepared to move on despite having regained only part of their strength.

• Yu Tianheng and Tianlin taunted the Battle Axe Soul Sage, who answered with his long-range Life-Stealing Flying Axe skill.
• Gu Ran blocked the flying axe with his Bone Dragon, while Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan used their Icefire Thunder Dragon fusion skill alongside Tianlin to kill the Battle Axe Soul Sage.
• Tianlin recognized the attackers as Spirit Hall members but treated them as bandits, and Imperial Fight wiped out all but the Snow Wolf Soul Sage.
• The Snow Wolf Soul Sage tried to flee, but Tianlin blocked his route and sealed his seventh Soul Ring, leaving him unable to use Martial Soul Avatar.
• Qin Ming struck the weakened Snow Wolf Soul Sage with Exploding Flames and killed him, then accepted a medicinal pill from Tianlin.
• Imperial Fight took medicinal pills and rested, but Qin Ming stood up again after recovering only thirty to forty percent of his Soul Power.

Qin Ming rescued Skywater Academy and Plant Academy, then rushed toward Shrek, with Tianlin following after him. At Shrek, Spirit Hall’s forces overwhelmed the defenders, and Chrysanthemum Douluo took Meng Yiran hostage as the battle reached a desperate standoff.

• Qin Ming and the Royal Fight Team joined Skywater Academy and Plant Academy, forcing the attackers to retreat.
• Qin Ming asked the two academies’ teachers to protect the Royal Fight Team and rushed away to help Shrek.
• Tianlin used Instant Movement to follow Qin Ming despite Yu Tianheng’s attempt to stop him.
• At Shrek, the Dragon Duke Snake Granny helped Flender and the others hold off Spirit Hall’s forces until Titled Douluo arrived and turned the fight into a battle among powerful elders.
• The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s allies restrained three enemy Titled Douluo, but Chrysanthemum Douluo defeated the Dragon Duke Snake Granny and surrounded Meng Yiran with blades.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo threatened Meng Yiran’s life, leaving the exhausted Dragon Duke unable to help Shrek further.

Chrysanthemum Douluo attacked Shrek, but Tianlin intervened to protect Qin Ming and challenged him despite the danger. As Tianlin prepared to unleash the Holy Spirit Pearl, a bold voice interrupted the confrontation.

• Yue Guan unleashed his soul skills against Shrek, while a Soul Saint blocked Liu Erlong and Flender shielded Tang San.
• Qin Ming arrived to protect Flender, but Yue Guan's attack overwhelmed both men until Tianlin cut through it with his Demon Sword.
• Tianlin warned Yue Guan to stop hurting Qin Ming and used his sword aura to destroy the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemums surrounding Meng Yiran.
• Tianlin considered risking his sealed power to defeat Yue Guan, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm urged him to fight without restraint.
• As Yue Guan and Tianlin prepared to clash, an unseen speaker rebuked Chrysanthemum Pass for bullying the children.