Chapter Summaries

Huo Yuhao asked A Tai about the Ice God and learned that the Far North’s Soul Beasts had never received a response from their deity. After discovering how Tang San had treated them, Huo Yuhao planned to cultivate an Ice God Bloodline, while Tang San prepared to visit Xiao Wu.

• A Tai explored Huo Yuhao’s Sea of Consciousness, and Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice Empress, and the Snow Empress corrected him and urged him to respect Elder Yi.
• A Tai told Huo Yuhao that Far North Soul Beasts worshipped the Ice God but had never received a response, and Huo Yuhao shared Tang Yun’s memories with him.
• A Tai condemned Tang San for sealing the Snow Empress Embryo and questioned whether Sea Soul Beasts had been misled about the Sea God.
• Huo Yuhao planned to obtain blood from the Titan Snow Demon Clan, develop an Ice God Bloodline with Elder Yi’s help, and eventually claim the Ice God’s Faith Power.
• Tang San prepared a gift to visit Xiao Wu at Ning Rongrong’s home because he wanted the Asura Sword Sheath back with him.

Tang San discovered that his loyal believer Tang Yun had died in the Far North and suspected the God of Destruction was responsible, though he had no proof. He plotted to exploit Destruction’s Divine Realm expansion to free the Golden Dragon King and blame the resulting disaster on Destruction, then set off to find Xiao Wu.

• Tang San sensed that Tang Yun’s faith node had vanished and sent divine consciousness to investigate his death in the Far North.
• Tang San concluded that a god had hidden Tang Yun’s death from him and suspected the God of Destruction, but held back from confronting him because he lacked evidence and could not risk a God King battle.
• Tang San planned to use the Mind Power Pillars and the extraction of God Realm Spiritual Power to weaken the God Forbidden Zone’s seal and secretly free the Golden Dragon King.
• Tang San intended to blame the Golden Dragon King’s slaughter of gods on Destruction, reclaim his authority, and absorb part of the Golden Dragon King’s bloodline.
• Tang San postponed his plan and flew to Ning Rongrong’s residence, determined to bring Xiao Wu back to his side.

Tang San visited Oscar and Ning Rongrong’s home to persuade Xiao Wu to return with him, but she accepted his gift while refusing to go home. Tang San left increasingly dissatisfied and began considering replacing the Asura Sword Sheath.

• Tang San met Oscar, who told him Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong had gone out to invite Rong Nianbing to cook for them.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong returned with dishes Rong Nianbing had prepared, and Tang San offered Xiao Wu a box containing a Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
• Xiao Wu accepted the gift but told Tang San that accepting it did not mean she agreed to return home.
• Tang San urged Xiao Wu to return and promised she could keep criticizing and supervising him, but Xiao Wu refused and went inside.
• Tang San watched Xiao Wu leave and considered replacing the Asura Sword Sheath.

Tang San concealed his resentment toward Xiao Wu and endured Oscar and the others during a reunion meal, while Huo Yuhao returned to his residence and revealed he had reached Soul Sage. Xiao Hongchen learned of Huo Yuhao’s breakthrough after coming to invite him to the Dean’s Office.

• Tang San decided he could not remove Xiao Wu’s identity as the Asura Sword Sheath and pretended to indulge her while hiding his plans to seize control of the Divine Realm.
• Oscar offered Tang San relationship advice, and Ning Rongrong invited Tang San to stay for dinner with the others.
• Xiao Hongchen waited outside Huo Yuhao’s residence and worried that Huo Yuhao’s diligence would widen the gap between them.
• Huo Yuhao flew to his residence without a Flying Soul Guidance Device, and Xiao Hongchen realized he might have become a Soul Sage.
• Huo Yuhao confirmed to Xiao Hongchen that he had become a Soul Sage.

Huo Yuhao arrived at Jing Hongchen’s office, where he offered to use the Eye of Destiny to estimate what level of Soul Tool could contend with gods. Jing Hongchen learned that Huo Yuhao had reached Level 74 Soul Sage and was delighted by his achievement.

• Xiao Hongchen flew with Huo Yuhao toward the Dean’s Office, but Huo Yuhao had to carry him when he fell behind.
• Jing Hongchen finished reading Yu Xiaogang’s book about the Seven Gods and criticized its claims and lack of useful details about their strength.
• Huo Yuhao questioned Jing Hongchen’s choice of reading and explained that he could use the Eye of Destiny to glimpse the fate of Soul Tools.
• Jing Hongchen asked Huo Yuhao about his cultivation, and Huo Yuhao revealed seven soul rings and his Level 74 Soul Sage rank.
• Jing Hongchen was overjoyed that Huo Yuhao had reached Soul Sage at such a young age.

Jing Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that the Sun Moon Emperor was near death and asked whether he planned to rebel, then offered support for his claim to the throne. Huo Yuhao chose to let Xu Tianran ascend while he quietly accumulated power, as Cai Meier worried about Shrek Academy’s silence and still hoped to recruit him.

• Jing Hongchen praised Huo Yuhao’s rise to Soul Saint and urged Xiao Hongchen to learn from him before sending Xiao away.
• Jing Hongchen told Huo Yuhao that the Sun Moon Emperor was unconscious and likely to die within days, then asked if Huo Yuhao planned a rebellion.
• Huo Yuhao pointed out that Jing Hongchen had spoken privately instead of reporting him, and Jing Hongchen confirmed that he and Kong Deming would support Huo Yuhao becoming emperor.
• Huo Yuhao said he would let Xu Tianran take the throne while he secretly accumulated power and weakened Xu Tianran’s authority; Jing Hongchen agreed to wait.
• Cai Meier worried that Shrek Academy had stopped sending news, while Old Song and Xian Lin'er investigated the silence and she continued hoping to recruit Huo Yuhao.

Cai Meier, Old Song, and Xian Lin'er discussed Shrek Academy's response after the Sun Moon Empire sealed off Mingdu and threatened the visiting teams. Old Song proposed attacking the Sun Moon Imperial Palace to draw away the empire's forces and create a chance for the students to escape.

• Old Song and Xian Lin'er returned from investigating and told Cai Meier that Soul Engineer Legions had sealed Mingdu, likely capturing teams that had already left.
• Old Song warned that the Sun Moon Empire appeared ready for war, while Cai Meier stressed that Shrek's elders and students first needed to escape the city.
• Old Song explained that the western route out of Mingdu had been deliberately left open, but the Sun Moon Empire might ambush them after they left.
• Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er worried about facing the Sun Moon forces without Xuan Zi, who was no longer with them.
• Old Song rejected attacking Mingde Hall or the supply depots and proposed striking the Sun Moon Imperial Palace to draw the Sun Moon Experts away, though she said they would need allies.

Old Song secured Xu Jiujiu’s cooperation to protect the students and prepare against the Sun Moon Empire, but the Snow Demon Sect had left its lodging after accusing Shrek Academy of another possible attack. As the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy faced the Snow Demon Sect in the semifinal, Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen debated whether Huo Yuhao could defeat seven opponents in a row.

• Old Song, Xian Lin'er, and Cai Meier reached a partnership agreement with Xu Jiujiu to help bring the Star Luo Team contestants home safely and prepare against the Sun Moon Empire.
• Old Song visited the Snow Demon Sect’s quarters to seek Du Busi’s cooperation, but learned that the sect had checked out after accusing Shrek Academy of possibly attacking them.
• Old Song defended Shrek Academy to a hotel worker, asked where the Snow Demon Sect had moved, and left with Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er after receiving no answer.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen how quickly the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy would defeat the Snow Demon Sect, and Jing Hongchen predicted Huo Yuhao could win seven matches in a row.
• Xu Tianran warned Jing Hongchen about the Snow Demon Sect’s Second Awakening experts, while Jing Hongchen remained confident in Huo Yuhao; Vina and Long Aotian waited with the Snow Demon Sect team.

Huo Yuhao faced Wang Yanfeng in the second semifinal’s individual elimination match, revealing that he was a Soul Sage with a Hundred Thousand Year Seventh Soul Ring. Wang Yanfeng pressed on despite realizing the vast gap between them, and the fight began with his bronze-glowing punch.

• Vina told Long Aotian to wait so the Snow Demon Sect could study its opponent before sending him out.
• Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan announced the match and warned both teams against killing their opponents.
• Huo Yuhao entered the stage intending to eliminate the Snow Demon Sect contestants without killing or crippling them.
• Wang Yanfeng approached the match believing his Spirit Soul and Martial Soul Second Awakening could give him an edge over Huo Yuhao.
• Huo Yuhao revealed seven Soul Rings, including a red Seventh Soul Ring, shocking Wang Yanfeng and drawing praise from Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen.
• Wang Yanfeng continued his charge and leaped into the air, striking toward the ground with a bronze-glowing fist.

Huo Yuhao defeated Wang Yanfeng in the first individual elimination match with his self-created skill, Mystic Ice Prison. Wang Yanfeng was injured and eliminated, while Long Aotian recognized Huo Yuhao as the tournament’s most formidable opponent.

• Wang Yanfeng attacked Huo Yuhao with a cyan combat technique and his leopard Spirit Soul, hoping to weaken him for the next Snow Demon Sect contestant.
• Huo Yuhao used Mystic Ice Prison, combining Dragon Might, Ultimate Ice Soul Power, and his combat technique to withstand Wang Yanfeng’s attack and frighten the leopard Spirit Soul into retreating.
• Wang Yanfeng activated a Level Five Invincible Barrier and his Bronze Grade Second Awakening, but Huo Yuhao’s icy punch shattered the barrier and his bronze palm imprints.
• Huo Yuhao sent Wang Yanfeng flying beyond the competition stage, and Zheng Zhan declared Huo Yuhao the winner.
• Vina assessed Wang Yanfeng’s injuries and questioned whether Huo Yuhao had Soul Douluo-level strength, while Long Aotian praised his skill and called him the most terrifying opponent in the tournament.

Long Aotian rejected Vina’s plan to send another contestant against Huo Yuhao first and prepared to fight him himself. Meanwhile, Xu Tianran questioned the origins of Huo Yuhao’s self-created skill and Wang Yanfeng’s strange leopard, leaving Jing Hongchen to conceal what he knew about Spirit Souls.

• Vina urged Long Aotian to let another contestant wear down Huo Yuhao before facing him, but Long Aotian insisted he should fight next and protect his sect’s disciples.
• Long Aotian reassured Vina that his Silver Grade Second Awakening, Soul Sage cultivation, and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Spirit Soul would let him defeat Huo Yuhao.
• Vina accepted Long Aotian’s decision and told him to prepare before taking the stage.
• Xu Tianran asked Jing Hongchen where Huo Yuhao had learned his self-created soul skill, and Jing Hongchen said he believed Huo Yuhao had devised it himself.
• Xu Tianran asked whether Wang Yanfeng’s dark leopard was a martial soul or evidence of Twin Martial Souls, and Jing Hongchen concealed his knowledge of Spirit Souls.

Long Aotian, a Body Sect Soul Sage with a powerful Second Awakening, entered the tournament stage to face Huo Yuhao. As Cai Meier explained the awakening’s strength to Xiao Xiao, the spectators and Shrek students wondered whether Huo Yuhao could overcome him.

• Jing Hongchen told Xu Tianran that Wang Yanfeng’s unusual ability might be a secret of Body Martial Souls, and Xu Tianran ordered the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to recruit children who awakened them.
• Long Aotian arrived on the stage and revealed seven Soul Rings, while his fused Soul Power and Spiritual Power pressured the spectators.
• Cai Meier recognized Long Aotian’s unity of heaven and man and warned that his talent and cultivation could trouble Huo Yuhao.
• Xiao Xiao asked Cai Meier what a Silver Grade Second Awakening was, and Cai Meier explained that it could temporarily double a Body Martial Soul’s combat strength.
• Xiao Xiao questioned whether Huo Yuhao’s Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Sage cultivation would be enough to defeat Long Aotian.

Cai Meier dismissed Huo Yuhao’s rapid cultivation and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring as unlikely or suspicious, blaming his education at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Huo Yuhao’s semifinal against Long Aotian began, and Long Aotian called on his Silver Grade Second Awakening and Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Spirit Soul after Huo Yuhao’s ice attacks put him at a disadvantage.

• Cai Meier told Xiao Xiao that Huo Yuhao’s rapid advancement likely came at the cost of his potential and suggested his Seventh Soul Ring was either false or the result of a Soul Beast’s sacrifice.
• Cai Meier predicted Long Aotian would defeat Huo Yuhao and blamed the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for Huo Yuhao’s supposed shortcomings.
• Huo Yuhao and Long Aotian announced their names, took their places on the competition stage, and began the semifinal at Zheng Zhan’s signal.
• Long Aotian charged Huo Yuhao with enhanced speed and dark golden claw marks, but Huo Yuhao blocked the attack with an ice wall that regenerated into advancing spikes.
• Long Aotian shattered the ice spikes with fist auras, then retreated and activated his Silver Grade Second Awakening as a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Spirit Soul emerged.

Huo Yuhao used his Snow Dance Ice Domain and the Snow Empress Soul Spirit to overcome Long Aotian’s assault. After the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit was cut down and Long Aotian was frozen in his Martial Soul Avatar state, Huo Yuhao declared victory.

• Long Aotian sent the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Soul Spirit charging at Huo Yuhao through the ice fragments.
• Huo Yuhao released the Snow Empress Soul Spirit and activated his Snow Dance Ice Domain, hiding his location and slowing Long Aotian and the bear.
• The Snow Empress Soul Spirit struck the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear with Emperor Sword, Ice Pinnacle Peerless, cutting it in two and encasing it in ice.
• Long Aotian entered his jade-colored Martial Soul Avatar state as the blizzard dispersed and the air grew warm.
• The Snow Empress Soul Spirit froze Long Aotian with Emperor Palm, Great Cold Without Snow, and Huo Yuhao told him he had lost.

Huo Yuhao defeated Long Aotian in the second individual elimination match, then freed him from the ice and agreed to spar again someday. As Vina and the others reacted to the result, Cai Meier blamed Huo Yuhao’s allegiance to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy on the Duchess, Dai Hao, and the academy.

• Zheng Zhan examined Long Aotian and announced Huo Yuhao the winner of the second individual elimination match.
• Vina found that Long Aotian was not seriously injured but could not melt the ice, so she asked Huo Yuhao for help.
• Huo Yuhao absorbed the Ultimate Ice and freed Long Aotian, who admitted Huo Yuhao had not needed to use his full strength and asked to spar again.
• Vina supported the weakened Long Aotian as he left the arena to rest.
• Cai Meier questioned how Huo Yuhao could have held back, while Xiao Xiao predicted the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy might win the tournament.
• Cai Meier argued that the finals were undecided and blamed the Duchess, Dai Hao, and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy for Huo Yuhao’s refusal to join Shrek Academy.

Huo Yuhao defeated all seven Snow Demon Sect Team contestants, securing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s place in the finals. As the team celebrated, Zhong Liwu considered the threat Huo Yuhao posed and wondered whether the Holy Spirit Sect Team could still defeat him.

• Cai Meier blamed the Sun Moon Empire for turning Huo Yuhao away from Shrek Academy, while Xu Tianran praised Huo Yuhao and expected him to win the tournament.
• Long Aotian encouraged the Snow Demon Sect Team to face Huo Yuhao and demonstrate Martial Soul Second Awakening, despite their poor chances.
• Huo Yuhao defeated all seven members of the Snow Demon Sect Team, and Zheng Zhan announced that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had advanced to the finals.
• Zhong Liwu thought Huo Yuhao would make a powerful Holy Son but resolved that the Holy Spirit Sect Team could still defeat him using its Soul Tools.
• Huo Yuhao celebrated with his teammates and went with them to the theater, where Xiao Hongchen tried to sit beside him.

Huo Yuhao watched a stage play that glorified Tang San and questioned its version of history. He suspected Tang San had altered the record to claim credit for the Resurrection Light.

• Meng Hongchen pulled Xiao Hongchen away from the seat beside Huo Yuhao, and Xiao Hongchen left the theater.
• Meng Hongchen explained that plays about the Shrek Seven Devils were popular in Mingdu and that the show, Return of the Sea God, portrayed Tang San as a perfect hero.
• Huo Yuhao watched the play with Meng Hongchen and Di Qiuer as its actors accused Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue of defeating Tang San through a sneak attack.
• Oscar and Ning Rongrong invoked the Resurrection Light onstage and claimed Tang San had guided them to it.
• Huo Yuhao asked Meng Hongchen whether Oscar and Ning Rongrong had learned the Resurrection Light under Tang San's guidance, and she said that was how history recorded it.

Huo Yuhao learned how Shrek Academy’s records credited Tang San and Tang Hao with deeds he believed had been stolen from others, then went to the Verdant Hotel to pursue Feng Ling. He ordered Nan Gongwan to kill the Holy Spirit Cult Vice-Leader, leaving Nan Gongwan alarmed and unsure whether Huo Yuhao was serious.

• Huo Yuhao asked Meng Hongchen about the real history behind the play and heard Shrek Academy claim Tang San invented Resurrection Light and passed it to Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
• Huo Yuhao learned from Meng Hongchen that Shrek Academy’s records credited Tang Hao with proposing Spirit Hall’s Gold Soul Coin distribution system, and he suspected Tang San had altered history to give his father credit.
• Huo Yuhao went to the Verdant Hotel to subdue Feng Ling and use her influence to help eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult.
• Huo Yuhao located Nan Gongwan and the Nether Lightning Douluo inside the hotel and summoned them to an alley.
• Nan Gongwan declared his loyalty to Huo Yuhao, who told him to kill Feng Ling; Nan Gongwan reacted with nervous disbelief.

Huo Yuhao told Nan Gongwan that he would target Feng Ling, the Holy Spirit Cult’s Vice-Leader, during the Soul Engineer Elite Competition. He disguised himself and traveled with the Xishui Alliance’s contestants to the finals venue outside Mingdu.

• Nan Gongwan begged Huo Yuhao to spare his life and proposed that Nether Lightning help him kill Feng Ling, but Nether Lightning objected to being involved.
• Huo Yuhao revealed that he had only been joking about making Nan Gongwan kill Feng Ling and wanted her to become his subordinate instead.
• Huo Yuhao said Feng Ling would attend the competition and planned to disguise himself as Nan Gongwan’s attendant to approach her.
• Nan Gongwan urged Huo Yuhao to wait until the crowd dispersed, warning that an attack at the competition could attract the attention of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.
• Huo Yuhao put on a mask and black robe while Nether Lightning gathered three Xishui Alliance contestants, and they traveled by carriage to the finals venue five li west of Mingdu.

Huo Yuhao prepared to capture Feng Ling during the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Competition final, while Old Song gathered Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire fighters to attack the Sun Moon Imperial Palace that night. Old Song ended her briefing by instructing them to draw the Sun Moon Experts back to the palace without killing the emperor.

• Mingdu's prominent families and the three major factions gathered to watch the final, and Nan Gongwan led Huo Yuhao's group to the Xishui Alliance's resting area.
• Huo Yuhao secured Electrolux's help to subdue Feng Ling, while Nan Gongwan worried about facing the rank ninety-seven Super Douluo without Old Kong.
• The competition final began, and Huo Yuhao waited for Feng Ling while paying little attention to the contestants.
• Old Song briefed Shrek Academy and Star Luo Empire fighters on the Sun Moon Imperial Palace's defenses and the emperor's residence.
• Old Song ordered the fighters to attack the emperor's residence to draw Sun Moon Experts back, but warned them not to kill the emperor.