Chapter Summaries

Bing Yekong led Tianshui Academy to its featured match against the heavily fortified Elephant Armored Academy, choosing to fight alone. The chapter left the teams facing off as Elephant Armored Academy formed a seemingly impenetrable defensive formation.

• Bing Yekong put away the Frostsky Sword and joined Tianshui Academy, then agreed to treat Shui Yue'er to breakfast.
• Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu wished Bing Yekong luck, and the three academy teams traveled together to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena.
• Bing Yekong learned that Elephant Armored Academy consisted of Diamond Mammoth Soul Masters led by Level 46 Soul Ancestor Huyan Li.
• Bing Yekong confirmed that he would fight alone against Elephant Armored Academy, drawing surprised comments from the spectators.
• Huyan Li ordered his teammates to form up, and the seven Soul Masters stacked their defenses into a diamond formation with no apparent opening.

Bing Yekong revealed his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and overwhelmed Elephant Armored Academy with three sword strikes, breaking their layered defenses without using a soul skill. The arena erupted in cheers after the stunned audience realized the match was over.

• Bing Yekong revealed his red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, shocking the audience and unsettling Huyan Li and his team.
• Huyan Li urged Elephant Armored Academy to hold formation behind its seven layers of defense.
• Bing Yekong used his first sword strike to freeze and shatter the outer defensive line.
• Huyan Li reinforced the next barrier with the Soul Power of four teammates, but Bing Yekong pierced it with his second strike and shattered it from within.
• Bing Yekong sheathed his sword as Huyan Li and the other six members of Elephant Armored Academy lay defeated or staggered, and the arena erupted in applause and cheers.

Bing Yekong led Skywater Academy past Elephant Armored Academy with three sword strikes, and his hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring drew attention across the tournament. After Skywater Academy qualified for the finals and departed for Spirit City, Bing Yekong sensed danger as the convoy entered a gorge.

• Bing Yekong broke through Elephant Armored Academy’s seven-man defense, and Huyan Li conceded the match.
• Bing Yekong confirmed to Huo Wushuang that his sixth Soul Ring was a hundred thousand years old, while Feng Xiaotian praised his performance.
• Skywater Academy won all seven group matches and qualified for the finals, with Bing Yekong fighting alone in three matches.
• The imperial family escorted the qualified teams from Heaven Dou City toward Spirit City, and Shui Qingrou did not appear to see Bing Yekong off.
• On the third evening, Bing Yekong sensed danger in a narrow gorge and gripped the Tianshuang Sword as Shui Bing'er asked what was wrong.

Bing Yekong recognized Spirit Hall’s ambush on Tang San and rushed through the rockfall to face the Titled Douluo. As Ghost Douluo’s claw neared Tang San, an icy-blue sword qi descended.

• Bing Yekong noticed the gorge’s unnatural silence before boulders crashed down and split the convoy into three sections.
• Bing Yekong sensed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo ahead and realized Spirit Hall had ambushed Tang San.
• Bing Yekong told Shui Bing'er to lead Yue'er and the others to safety, then hurried toward the battle with his Frostblade Sword.
• Bing Yekong reached Shrek Academy as Yue Guan overwhelmed Tang San’s Dark Blue Silver Emperor vines and wounded him.
• Gui Mei attacked Tang San from behind, but an icy-blue sword qi fell toward him.

Tang Hao and Chen Xin intervened to stop Yue Guan and Gui Mei from attacking Tang San, forcing Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat. As the convoy resumed its journey, Bing Yekong wondered why Tang Hao had waited until Tang San was in danger before acting.

• Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer struck near the gorge, warning Yue Guan and Gui Mei to leave Tang San alone, while Tang Hao remained hidden.
• Chen Xin arrived to protect Shrek Academy, and Yue Guan ordered Spirit Hall’s forces to retreat rather than face him and the unseen Tang Hao.
• Bing Yekong learned from Dugu Bo that Tang Hao was hiding nearby and had acted only to keep Tang San alive without drawing Wuhun City’s attention.
• Bing Yekong returned to Tianshui Academy’s carriage, reassured Shui Bing'er that Tang San was safe, and told the team to resume the journey after repairs.
• On the road, Bing Yekong speculated that Tang Hao had waited to see how Tang San would fare, and Shui Bing'er observed that Tang San would hate his father for it.

Bing Yekong intervened to protect Tang San from Gui Mei and Yue Guan, using his strength to stall the two Titled Douluo. As Yue Guan prepared a stronger attack, Yang Wudi and Shui Qingrou arrived, forcing the Spirit Hall pair to reconsider a direct fight.

• Bing Yekong struck Gui Mei with a compressed sword aura and forced him back, revealing his Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring.
• Yue Guan attacked Bing Yekong, who used the Frost Sky Sword Domain to withstand his golden strikes while Tang San watched with growing resentment.
• Yue Guan gathered a powerful golden orb as Bing Yekong prepared to use his sixth Soul Skill.
• Yang Wudi struck Yue Guan's attack from the air and stood in front of Bing Yekong.
• Shui Qingrou arrived with her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, and Gui Mei and Yue Guan judged that fighting the newcomers head-on might not bring them victory.

Sword Douluo Chen Xin arrived and forced Yue Guan and Gui Mei to retreat, ending the ambush in the canyon. Bing Yekong returned safely to Tianshui Academy as Tang San brooded over the gap between them, and the convoy eventually reached the plain before a vast city marked with Six-Winged Angel banners.

• Chen Xin arrived at the canyon and joined Shui Qingrou, Yang Wudi, and Bing Yekong, prompting Yue Guan and Gui Mei to retreat.
• Bing Yekong recovered from facing the two Titled Douluo, and Yang Wudi scolded him while Shui Qingrou comforted him.
• Chen Xin confirmed Ning Rongrong was unharmed and acknowledged Bing Yekong with a nod.
• Tang San watched Bing Yekong return to his group, brooded over his own weakness, and walked back into Shrek Academy's formation.
• Shui Bing'er warned Bing Yekong to be careful of Tang San, and he agreed to listen to her.
• The convoy cleared the fallen rocks and emerged from the canyon at dawn, revealing a giant city beneath Six-Winged Angel banners.

Godwind Academy defeated Thunderclap Academy, and Feng Xiaotian saved some of his strength for the next round. The next morning, Blazing Fire Academy faced Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Huo Wu broke through its support line after Huo Wushuang opened a gap in its defense.

• Feng Xiaotian used ten slashes to force Yu Tianxin to concede, then helped Godwind Academy dismantle Thunderclap Academy’s remaining formation.
• Feng Xiaotian celebrated with Huo Wushuang and Bing Yekong, while Huo Wushuang worried about facing Yu Tianheng and Bing Yekong considered how Huyan Li might counter him.
• Bing Yekong returned to his room, and the next morning he watched Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu lead Blazing Fire Academy against Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
• Huo Wushuang held off Yu Tianheng while Huo Wu repeatedly blocked Dugu Yan’s poison routes, but Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s coordinated pressure forced Blazing Fire Academy to retreat.
• Huo Wushuang took a dragon claw strike and opened a gap in Yu Tianheng’s defense, allowing Huo Wu to blast Heaven Dou Royal Academy’s support-type Soul Master with Ultimate Fire.

Skywater Academy faced Elephant Armored Academy, whose new defensive formation and Head Soul Bone strengthened its shield. Bing Yekong shattered the defense with one use of Profound Ice Dragon Soar, leaving Huyan Li and his teammates unable to continue as Skywater Academy won.

• After Blazing Fire Academy defeated their opponents, Bing Yekong watched Yu Tianheng leave calmly and prepared for Skywater Academy's match.
• Huyan Li led Elephant Armored Academy in a circular formation that concentrated all seven members' defensive Soul Power into a shield, reinforced by his Head Soul Bone.
• Bing Yekong unleashed Profound Ice Dragon Soar, sending an ice dragon into the shield and freezing its Soul Power channels from within.
• Bing Yekong shattered the shield, and the backlash left Huyan Li and his teammates unable to rise.
• Bing Yekong told Huyan Li that he had improved, and the referee declared Skywater Academy the winner.

Tianshui Academy faced Blazing Fire Academy in the second elimination round, and Bing Yekong trusted Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er to lead the fight while he stayed back. Tianshui broke through Blazing Fire's formation, but the match remained underway.

• Bing Yekong learned that Tianshui Academy would face Blazing Fire Academy and agreed with Huo Wushuang that neither would hold back, whatever happened between them afterward.
• Before the match, Bing Yekong told Shui Bing'er that she and Shui Yue'er should lead while he stayed behind, targeting a weakness in Huo Wushuang's formation.
• Huo Wushuang charged Tianshui's formation, but Shui Bing'er blocked him with an ice wall that withstood his flaming strike.
• Shui Yue'er slowed two Blazing Fire members on the left, opening a gap that Shen Liuyu and Yu Hairou exploited to disrupt the formation.
• Huo Wushuang tried to turn back, but Shui Bing'er kept him occupied, while Gu Qingbo evaded Huo Wu's fire rings and disrupted her casting.

Skywater Academy defeated Blazing Fire Academy, and Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu joined Feng Xiaotian’s team to form New Divine Wind Academy. Bing Yekong then went to watch Shrek Academy face Star Luo Royal Academy, whose team was beginning to enter the arena.

• Shui Bing'er and Skywater Academy’s team wore down Blazing Fire Academy, eliminated its support Soul Master, and forced Huo Wushuang to surrender.
• Bing Yekong told Huo Wushuang he had stayed out of the fight to give him face, and Huo Wushuang said he knew what he needed to do.
• Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu joined Godwind Academy, and the tournament committee approved the team’s new name, New Divine Wind Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian welcomed Huo Wushuang as a teammate, while Bing Yekong and Shui Bing'er discussed the new team’s strength and a possible finals matchup.
• Bing Yekong, Shui Bing'er, and Xue Wu went to watch Shrek Academy face Star Luo Royal Academy, and Shrek’s members entered the arena.

Dai Mubai faced Dai Weisi and Star Luo Royal Academy in the elimination round, revealing the Blood-Eyed White Tiger's growing strength and its ability to drain an opponent's power. After Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun formed the Netherworld White Tiger, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing answered with their own fusion skill, the Blood-Eyed Nether White Tiger.

• Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi clashed head-on, and Dai Mubai gained the advantage with the Blood-Eyed White Tiger's enhanced strength.
• Zhu Zhuqing confronted Zhu Zhuyun while Xiao Wu joined her, trapping Zhu Zhuyun between their attacks.
• Dai Weisi realized Dai Mubai was absorbing traces of his soul power and stamina as they fought.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun joined hands and summoned the Netherworld White Tiger.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing clasped hands and formed the Blood-Eyed Nether White Tiger, with Dai Mubai taking control of the fusion.

Dai Mubai defeated Dai Weisi in the semifinals’ preliminary match, revealing the Blood-Eyed White Tiger’s life-draining power. As the semifinal against Divine Wind Academy approached, Bing Yekong and Shui Bing’er prepared for the contest.

• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing’s Blood-Eyed Nether White Tiger drained Dai Weisi’s life force and defeated his and Zhu Zhuyun’s Netherworld White Tiger.
• Tang San restrained Star Luo Royal Academy’s remaining members, and the referee declared Shrek Academy the winner.
• Dai Mubai told Dai Weisi that he had lost, then walked away while Zhu Zhuqing tended his wounds.
• Bing Yekong recognized the Blood-Eyed White Tiger’s devouring ability and warned Shui Bing’er that Dai Mubai might eventually lose control.
• On the day of the semifinals, Bing Yekong and Shui Bing’er waited in the competitors’ passageway and discussed Huo Wu’s Ultimate Fire.

Skywater Academy and New Divine Wind Academy began their semifinal match, where Feng Xiaotian unleashed his Gale Demon Wolf's Thirty-Six Slashes against Bing Yekong. Bing Yekong let Feng Xiaotian complete the technique, then stopped its final slash with a precise tap of his sword.

• Bing Yekong led Skywater Academy into the arena, where Feng Xiaotian and New Divine Wind Academy were waiting.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked Bing Yekong with his escalating Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes, and Bing Yekong blocked each strike without leaving his spot.
• Feng Xiaotian realized Bing Yekong was allowing him to finish the technique, and Bing Yekong said Feng would not accept the fight otherwise.
• Feng Xiaotian's thirty-sixth slash gouged a trench toward Bing Yekong, but Bing Yekong stopped the wind blade with a precise tap of his sword.
• Bing Yekong flicked his sword tip upward and shattered Feng Xiaotian's wind blade.

Skywater Academy defeated New Divine Wind Academy in the semifinal, securing the first place in the finals. Bing Yekong prepared to face Tang San the next morning, while Pope Bibi Dong watched from the Spirit Hall boxes as the final arena filled.

• Bing Yekong defeated Feng Xiaotian, then advised him on improving his Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and their teammates overwhelmed New Divine Wind Academy, and Huo Wu conceded the match.
• The referee declared Skywater Academy the winner, and Feng Xiaotian promised to challenge Bing Yekong again.
• Bing Yekong stayed awake through the rain, thinking about Tang San's victory over Spirit Hall Academy and their coming final.
• Shui Bing'er joined Bing Yekong in his room, and the two sat quietly together before the finals.
• The next morning, the Soul Arena filled with spectators, and Bibi Dong watched from a Spirit Hall box.

Bing Yekong led Skywater Academy to defeat Shrek Academy in the finals and claim the championship rewards. As his teammates celebrated, he sensed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura erupt from Shrek Academy’s side.

• Bing Yekong and Shui Bing'er led Skywater Academy onto the stage to face Tang San and Shrek Academy.
• Tang San attacked with his Blackened Blue Silver Overlord Spear, but Bing Yekong shattered it with Profound Ice Dragon Soar and wounded him.
• The referee declared Skywater Academy the winner, and Bing Yekong received three Soul Bones as the championship reward.
• Shui Yue'er hugged Bing Yekong before Shui Bing'er and the team gathered to celebrate their victory.
• Bing Yekong sensed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast aura erupt from Shrek Academy’s direction.

Xiao Wu’s aura revealed her identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, prompting Tang Hao to rescue her and Tang San from Spirit Hall. Bing Yekong led Skywater Academy out of the sealed city, and the team began its journey back to Element City.

• Bibi Dong ordered Yue Guan and Gui Mei to seize Xiao Wu after her aura erupted, and Tang San shielded her from their attacks.
• Tang Hao arrived, drove off Gui Mei, and opened a fissure in the arena so Tang San and Xiao Wu could escape with him.
• Bibi Dong ordered the arena sealed and the fugitives pursued while Spirit Hall knights surrounded the remaining Shrek Academy members.
• Bing Yekong led Skywater Academy out through a side exit, and Spirit Hall let the champion team leave the city after verifying their identities.
• The Skywater Academy team traveled toward Element City, with Bing Yekong resting as night fell.

After Skywater Academy won the tournament, Bing Yekong and the team attended a banquet hosted by Xue Ye, who offered them gifts and positions in the Heaven Dou court. On their way back to Element City, Bing Yekong saw wanted notices for Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu.

• Bing Yekong accepted an imperial decree inviting Skywater Academy to a celebratory banquet in Heaven Dou City.
• Xue Ye welcomed the team, praised their championship, and presented them with gold, jewels, and Soul Tools.
• Xue Ye offered the team opportunities for official service, noble titles, and military command, and Bing Yekong said they would consider the offer after discussing it.
• After spending the night in the palace, Bing Yekong and the team departed for Element City.
• Bing Yekong stopped at a city gate and read wanted notices accusing Tang Hao, Tang San, and Xiao Wu of serious crimes.

Bing Yekong considered the consequences of Tang San being branded a Fallen One as Tianshui Academy returned to Element City. After resting, he met with Shui Qingrou and confirmed Tang San’s wanted status and Xiao Wu’s exposed identity.

• Bing Yekong told Shui Bing'er that Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft-Boned Rabbit in human form after they saw Tang San’s wanted notice.
• Bing Yekong worried that Spirit Hall would trace Tang San’s dark energy to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun and brand them Fallen Ones too.
• Bing Yekong told Shui Bing'er they needed to plan with Shui Qingrou because Spirit Hall was watching them after their championship win.
• Bing Yekong returned to the Shui Family residence, where Shui Qingrou welcomed him and told him to rest before discussing matters.
• Bing Yekong met Shui Qingrou that night and confirmed that the Heaven Dou Empire and Spirit Hall had jointly wanted Tang San, exposed Xiao Wu as a soul beast, and that Tang Hao had rescued them.

Bing Yekong met Crown Prince Xue Qinghe after being invited to Heaven Dou City, where Xue Qinghe asked him to become one of his trusted supporters. The chapter ended as Xue Qinghe showed him a disaster relief memorial and prepared to explain their shared views.

• Shui Qingrou and Bing Yekong discussed Spirit Hall's pursuit of Tang San and Tang Hao, the risks to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and the distribution of the champion Soul Bones.
• Shui Qingrou gave Bing Yekong a letter inviting him to Heaven Dou City for a meeting with Crown Prince Xue Qinghe.
• Bing Yekong traveled to the palace the next morning and met Xue Qinghe in his residence.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Bing Yekong would stand on his side if he entered official service, and Bing Yekong asked what he would need to do.
• Xue Qinghe presented Bing Yekong with a disaster relief memorial concerning a stricken region in the south.