Chapter Summaries

Bofeng returned to Spirit City as Qian Xunji prepared an ambush for Tang San’s convoy, while the Royal Knights escorted the finalists toward Spirit Hall. As the convoy entered a barren valley, Roxon halted the troops, leaving the approaching danger unresolved.

• Two days after Bofeng vanished, the Royal Knights escorted Tang San and the other finalists toward Spirit Hall to protect them from an attack.
• Qian Xunji learned Tang San was coming and ordered an ambush along the convoy’s route before setting out himself.
• Bofeng entered Spirit City and saw Ju Hua Guan, Ghostly, and Spirit Hall disciples rushing toward the outskirts, but Bibi Dong said she knew nothing about the situation.
• During the journey, Grandmaster feared Spirit Hall would seek revenge over its blood feud with Tang Hao, while Tang San struggled to understand the conflict surrounding the Clear Sky Sect.
• As the convoy traveled through a barren valley, Roxon halted the troops and ordered them to readiness.

Spirit Hall’s ambush trapped Shrek Academy in a valley, where Tang San and his companions fought overwhelming attackers. Just as Tang San faced a seemingly fatal attack, the Golden Dragon struck down his assailants, leaving Flender and Liu Erlong to confront them.

• Masked Spirit Masters ambushed Shrek Academy in a rock-blocked valley and targeted Tang San.
• Tang San and his companions repelled the first wave, while Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong formed the Golden Dragon and killed many attackers.
• A Soul Douluo and a Spirit Saint used their Martial Soul Avatars to attack Tang San as the Golden Dragon was held back by the enemy forces.
• Bofeng learned that Qian Xunji had left Spirit Hall and rushed toward the battlefield, suspecting that Tang San was in danger.
• Tang San wounded Lor Diarra and the mysterious turtle Spirit Master with Hidden Weapons, but exhaustion left him unable to withstand their next attack.
• The Golden Dragon used its final strength to knock down Tang San’s attackers, and Flender and Liu Erlong moved to protect him.

Ju Hua Guan attacked the Shrek group to kill Tang San, but Xiao Wu's Lovesick Heartbreak Red stopped his strike and drew his attention. As Ju Hua Guan turned back to target Tang San, a green figure appeared.

• Ju Hua Guan recognized Tang San and offered to spare Dai Mubai if he became his apprentice, but refused to let the others go free.
• Flender and Liu Erlong attacked Ju Hua Guan, who easily knocked them away before launching a fatal strike at Tang San.
• Xiao Wu shielded Tang San, and the Lovesick Heartbreak Red emerged to block Ju Hua Guan's attack.
• Ju Hua Guan became fixated on taking Xiao Wu's flower, while Tang San tried and failed to stop him with Entangling.
• Ju Hua Guan turned to attack Tang San again, but a green figure suddenly appeared.

Bofeng searched for Qian Xunji while Spirit Hall trapped the academies and battled the Royal Knights. Dugu Bo defended Tang San from Ju Hua Guan, but Ghostly arrived to hold Dugu Bo off so Ju Hua Guan could attack Tang San.

• Bofeng stopped above a village and valley, found no sign of Qian Xunji, and decided to investigate his movements.
• Spirit Hall disciples penned in the academies with boulders while the Royal Knights fought them, suffering heavy losses.
• Dugu Bo formed his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor to protect Tang San and warned Ju Hua Guan not to attack him.
• Ju Hua Guan prepared to kill Tang San, but Ghostly appeared and agreed to hold Dugu Bo off.
• Dugu Bo realized Tang San had asked him to accompany the group before they departed, and he feared the consequences if Spirit Hall killed him.

Spirit Hall’s attack on Tang San was interrupted by Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi, but a Snake Lance Douluo nearly killed him before Bofeng arrived. Bofeng then called out Qian Xunji, who appeared in the sky and stunned the assembled fighters.

• Ju Hua Guan and Ghostly attacked Tang San and his companions, leaving Liu Erlong and Flender badly wounded.
• Sword Douluo stopped Ju Hua Guan’s strike, and Ning Fengzhi joined him to protect Tang San while Dugu Bo drove Ghostly back.
• A Snake Lance flew toward Tang San, but Bofeng restrained it with Sea God’s Light and kicked its wielder away from Shrek Academy.
• Bofeng rebuked Tang San and named Ju Hua Guan, Ghostly, and Snake Lance as the attackers gathered around them.
• Bofeng called out Qian Xunji, who descended in golden light with his Six-winged Angel behind him.

Qian Xunji attacked Tang San, but Bofeng intervened and fought to protect him. Outmatched by Qian Xunji’s Level 99 Soul Power, Bofeng called Bibi Dong for help, ending with a desperate plea through the Sound Transmission Conch.

• Qian Xunji revealed himself and declared that Tang San had to die, while Bofeng refused to let him harm an innocent person.
• Qian Xunji drew the Angel Sacred Sword and attacked, forcing Bofeng to block with his Golden Trident.
• Bofeng was driven back by Qian Xunji’s overwhelming strength, while Sword Douluo, Dugu Bo, and the others struggled under the pressure.
• Bofeng used a Sound Transmission Conch to contact Bibi Dong, who was visiting Hu Liena in Spirit Hall.
• Bofeng shouted, “Wife! Save me!” through the conch.

Bibi Dong rushed to confront Qian Xunji after learning he had attacked Bofeng. In the valley, Qian Xunji overwhelmed the defenders and shattered Sword Douluo’s Seven Kill Sword, leaving Bofeng to demand that he stop escalating the conflict.

• Bibi Dong heard Bofeng’s plea for help, became furious with Qian Xunji, and flew toward the valley.
• Qian Xunji demanded that Bofeng move aside, then aimed his Angel Sword at Tang San; Bofeng used the Sea God Domain to shield him.
• Dugu Bo attacked Qian Xunji with Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison, but Qian Xunji dispelled it with ease.
• Sword Douluo charged Qian Xunji, but Qian Xunji defeated him and cracked the Seven Kill Sword; Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong helped the wounded Sword Douluo.
• Bofeng confronted Qian Xunji in midair and asked whether he was determined to make the conflict worse.

Qian Xunji revealed why he wanted Tang San dead and prepared to kill him, but Bibi Dong arrived and fought him to protect Bofeng. Qian Xunji retreated with Spirit Hall’s forces, leaving Tang San and Bibi Dong alive and his feud with them unresolved.

• Qian Xunji told Tang San that he had hunted Tang Hao and Ah Yin, and Tang San swore to destroy Spirit Hall before Qian Xunji attacked.
• Bibi Dong appeared as Qian Xunji’s Angel Sword shattered, and Bofeng called her his wife and attacked Qian Xunji with the Golden Trident.
• Bibi Dong declared that Qian Xunji had dared to lay a hand on her man and attacked him with the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
• Qian Xunji ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat and left after exchanging hostile looks with Tang San.
• Bibi Dong recalled her weapon and regretted that she had failed to kill Qian Xunji.

After Qian Xunji’s attack, Bofeng confronted Tang San for exposing his identity and made the team choose whether to continue the competition despite the danger. The group chose to press on, while Bofeng used Sea God’s Light to begin repairing Sword Douluo’s damaged martial spirit; he and Bibi Dong then worried about how to deal with Qian Xunji.

• Bibi Dong recovered the Rakshasa Demon Scythe after Qian Xunji left, and the black-clad men and Titled Douluo elders withdrew.
• Bofeng kicked Tang San and berated him for failing to use the Clear Sky Hammer, then struck him with his own hammer as the others tried to intervene.
• Bofeng warned the team that Qian Xunji knew Tang San’s identity and offered them the choice of entering the finals or withdrawing and returning home.
• Tang San and the others chose to continue competing despite the risk, and Bofeng used Sea God’s Light to help heal Sword Douluo’s chipped Seven Kill Sword.
• In the carriage, Bibi Dong offered to kill Qian Xunji, but Bofeng objected because of Xiao Xue and worried that Qian Xunji had become much stronger.

After Qian Xunji’s failed attempt to kill Tang San, he ordered Spirit Hall to prepare for the competition finals and keep watch on the Star Dou Great Forest’s powerful Soul Beasts. Bofeng and Bibi Dong discussed bringing Hu Liena to Sea God Island and the danger Qian Xunji posed, leaving them unsure how to stop him.

• Qian Xunji regretted failing to kill Tang San and ordered Ju Hua Guan to monitor the Titan Giant Ape and Sky Azure Bull Python so he could claim their Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
• Qian Xunji told Ghostly to prepare for the finals and ensure Spirit Hall won the championship and kept all three Soul Bones.
• Shrek Academy entered Spirit City under the watch of Qian Xunji’s informants, and Bibi Dong drove off spies who were watching Bofeng and the others.
• Bibi Dong told Bofeng she intended to take Hu Liena to Sea God Island after the competition, and he agreed that Hu Liena could come with her.
• Bofeng and Bibi Dong discussed how to deal with Qian Xunji, but Bofeng warned that Spirit Hall’s Titled Douluo could kill everyone present if they intervened.

Bofeng and Bibi Dong encountered Qian Xunji and Qian Renxue, and Bofeng later explained that Qian Xunji had ambushed Tang San and the Heaven Dou Empire delegation. On the day of the Final Tournament, Shrek Academy entered Spirit Hall amid hostility, where Dai Mubai confronted a blond man who resembled him.

• Bofeng stopped Bibi Dong from attacking Qian Xunji in front of Qian Renxue and the children.
• Bofeng told Qian Renxue that Qian Xunji had ambushed Tang San and the Heaven Dou Empire delegation, but he had intervened before anything serious happened.
• The Final Tournament began, and Bofeng, Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong led Shrek Academy into Spirit Hall.
• Flender urged the Shrek students to aim for the championship despite Spirit Hall's hostility toward them.
• Dai Mubai spotted a blond man resembling him, stopped, and faced him with battle intent.

Dai Mubai revealed his royal identity and faced the prospect of fighting his elder brother, Dai Weisi, in the finals. Shrek Academy's first opponent conceded, but the team then learned it would face Star Luo Royal Academy next and discovered that Blazing Fire and Godwind Academies had merged.

• Dai Weisi greeted Bofeng and taunted Dai Mubai, who revealed that he was the third prince of the Star Luo Empire and Dai Weisi's younger brother.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained her childhood marriage contract with Dai Mubai, and Dai Mubai said meeting his companions had given him hope to face his fate.
• Shrek Academy drew Blazing Fire Academy as its first opponent in the finals.
• Flander announced that Blazing Fire Academy had conceded and that Shrek Academy would face Star Luo Royal Academy in the next round.
• Bofeng pointed out that Godwind Academy's lineup included Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and two unfamiliar contestants from Blazing Fire Academy, revealing that the academies had merged.

Qian Daoliu reprimanded Qian Xunji for provoking the Clear Sky Sect and chose to delay dealing with Tang San. Shrek Academy prepared its full lineup for a decisive match against Star Luo Royal Academy, while Bofeng continued trying to keep the major factions from conflict.

• Qian Daoliu warned Qian Xunji not to target the Clear Sky Sect and told him to return to his duties as Pope.
• Qian Xunji asked what they would do about Tang San, and Qian Daoliu said he would speak with his granddaughter's husband when the opportunity arose.
• Tang San and the Shrek group decided to field their full lineup against Star Luo Royal Academy, with Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda as a key advantage.
• Ning Rongrong told Bofeng that his Sea God's Light had healed Sword Douluo and helped him reach Rank 97.
• Bofeng warned Tang San not to let hatred drive him into a fight with Qian Xunji before he was strong enough.
• Dai Mubai watched Star Luo Royal Academy from the balcony, while Bofeng rested and told Bibi Dong he wanted to settle matters before returning to Sea God Island.

Bofeng told Qian Daoliu that the resurrected Qian Xunji might be an impostor, while Shrek Academy battled Star Luo Royal Academy in the competition finals. Qian Daoliu left shaken, and Bofeng continued wondering what had happened to Qian Xunji.

• Qian Daoliu met Bofeng and asked whether Tang Chen would intervene over Qian Xunji’s actions, and Bofeng said he would not because Tang Chen had Ascended to Godhood.
• Dai Mubai fought Dai Weisi, then used Ning Rongrong’s Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda enhancements to strike Dai Weisi with his Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower.
• Zhu Zhuqing fought her older sister Zhu Zhuyun and kicked her into Dai Weisi, sending both Star Luo fighters crashing together.
• Bofeng argued that Qian Xunji was likely an impostor because his personality, habits, and powers differed from those of the man Qian Daoliu had known.
• Qian Daoliu was shocked by Bofeng’s claim and left to calm down, while Bofeng continued pondering the disappearance of Qian Xunji’s dark aura.

Tang San’s team and Star Luo Royal Academy’s team each summoned a Hell White Tiger, while Bofeng learned that Heaven Dou Royal Academy would face Spirit Hall. Dugu Bo questioned Bofeng’s plan to take Dugu Yan to Sea God Island after the tournament and was stunned by the possibility that she could become a Titled Douluo in four or five years.

• Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor bound Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, but an unseen disturbance gave them an opening to unleash their Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Qian Xunji watched Tang San from above Spirit Hall, then concealed his dark form and vowed revenge against the Angel Descendants and Clear Sky Sect.
• The Shrek and Star Luo teams each summoned a Hell White Tiger and began a fierce battle that would determine their futures.
• Dugu Yan told Bofeng that Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s next opponent was Spirit Hall, and Dugu Bo arrived to speak with him.
• Dugu Bo confirmed Bofeng intended to take Dugu Yan to Sea God Island, then questioned his claim that she could become a Titled Douluo within four or five years.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy, and Bofeng urged the team to study Spirit Hall’s match against Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Xie Yue and Hu Liena trapped their opponents in a red mist with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Charm, while Tang San and Bofeng watched through the haze.

• Dai Weisi, Zhu Zhuyun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing fell after their Hell White Tigers dissipated, and golden Blue Silver Emperors restrained Star Luo Royal Academy’s remaining fighters.
• Shrek Academy won the match, and Dai Weisi patted Dai Mubai’s shoulder before leaving with his teammates.
• Bofeng told Shrek’s team to observe Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s battle against Spirit Hall, their likely opponent in the finals.
• Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Spirit Hall released their Martial Souls, revealing two Spirit Kings in Xie Yue and Hu Liena and the support-type Nine Heart Begonia on Heaven Dou’s side.
• Hu Liena’s charm froze Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s members, and Xie Yue joined her to unleash their Bewitching Charm Martial Soul Fusion Skill, filling the arena with red mist.
• Tang San activated his Purple Demon Eye, and Bofeng used Blue Light to see a blood-haired figure wielding enlarged Moon Blades inside the mist.

Bofeng helped Dugu Yan recover after Hu Liena and Xie Yue defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy, then joined Shrek Academy at the Final Tournament ceremony. When he tested Qian Xunji with Sea God's Light, a black hole swallowed it, deepening Bofeng's suspicion that the Pontiff was not who he claimed to be.

• Bofeng used his Spirit Bone skill and Sea God's Light to draw Dugu Yan from the mist and revive her after Hu Liena and Xie Yue defeated Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Shrek Academy, Godwind Academy, and Spirit Hall Academy advanced to the Final Tournament, and Bofeng told Dugu Yan to prepare for their future trip to Sea God Island.
• Qian Xunji arrived at Pontiff Hall and exerted pressure that made everyone except Shrek Academy kneel, while Bofeng protected his companions with Sea God's Light.
• Bofeng tested Qian Xunji by firing Sea God's Light at him, but a black hole in Qian Xunji's chest swallowed it, confirming Bofeng's suspicions about his identity.
• A Red Robe Cardinal angrily demanded that Shrek Academy kneel to the Pontiff.

At the tournament ceremony, “Qian Xunji” displayed three valuable Ten Thousand Year spirit bones and announced the draw for the final qualifying match. Bofeng and Bibi Dong discussed Hu Liena’s plans to train in the City of Slaughter and their future hunt for the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King, leaving Bofeng eyeing the spirit bones he still lacked.

• “Qian Xunji” presented three Ten Thousand Year spirit bones as the tournament’s ultimate prize and urged the teams to compete for them.
• Dai Mubai, Xie Yue, and Feng Xiaotian drew tokens, and the results set Spirit Hall Academy against Godwind Academy while Shrek Academy advanced directly to the Final Tournament.
• Bofeng remarked that “Qian Xunji” seemed to have arranged the matches with a scheme in mind, while Bibi Dong said she wanted to kill him.
• Bibi Dong told Bofeng that Hu Liena planned to train in the City of Slaughter and would travel there after the tournament.
• Bofeng suggested Hu Liena go with Tang San, who planned to visit the City of Slaughter with Bofeng’s nephew after the tournament.
• Bibi Dong reminded Bofeng to train so they could hunt the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King together, and Bofeng considered how its spirit bones could fill his remaining slots.

Shrek Academy learned that Godwind Academy had withdrawn, leaving them to face Spirit Hall Academy in the final. Bofeng advised Tang San on how to counter Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, while Bibi Dong predicted Hu Liena would win and discussed her desire to leave Spirit Hall with Bofeng.

• Flender told the Shrek students that Godwind Academy had surrendered its place in the tournament and that they would face Spirit Hall Academy the next morning.
• Tang San asked Bofeng how to counter Hu Liena and Xie Yue’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and Bofeng said Tang San needed to keep them occupied.
• Bofeng advised Tang San to use the Purple Demon Eye, Blue Silver Domain, and Eight Spider Lances against Bewitching Charm, and Tang San agreed.
• Bibi Dong told Bofeng she expected Hu Liena to win the final and said she wanted to leave Spirit Hall with him after the tournament.
• Bibi Dong asked Bofeng why she had not become pregnant, and he replied that it depended on fate before bringing up the accidental conception of Xiao Xue.

The All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Competition Final Tournament began with Shrek Academy facing Spirit Hall Academy. As the teams released their spirits, Bofeng and Bibi Dong suspected that the returned Qian Xunji was an impostor, while the mysterious being possessing him resolved to eliminate Bofeng and Tang San.

• Bofeng and the being posing as Qian Xunji exchanged killing intent, and Bofeng warned Bibi Dong that Qian Xunji had changed and might be more mysterious than he was.
• Bofeng restrained Bibi Dong from confronting Qian Xunji during the tournament, and Qian Renxue told him that Grandfather had taken their children out before their planned departure for Sea God Island.
• Before the match, Tang San instructed Shrek Academy to use Dragon Ganoderma Leaves and told Oscar to prepare a Flying Mushroom Sausage, while Xie Yue boasted about Spirit Hall Academy's strength.
• The referee began the final, and both teams released their spirits; Spirit Hall Academy's three Golden Generation members displayed five Soul Rings each, while Tang San was the only Shrek member with five.
• The being possessing Qian Xunji marked Tang San for death, and Hu Liena launched the first attack.