Chapter Summaries

Li Longyue and his team overwhelmed the Thick Earth Sect’s fighters, taking down its flank attackers and crushing its shield-bearing defenders. Li Qiuqiu broke through Zhou Ying’s final barrier and disabled her, leaving the opposing team’s support exposed.

• Li Xuanshu blocked Zhao Mang’s rock fists and used Sky Phoenix Whirling Slash to wound him and end his ability to fight.
• Li Longyue used Mountain Suppression to crush Sun Hou and Liu Wen’s defenses, grievously injuring both.
• Zhou Ying healed Sun Hou and Liu Wen and raised a protective barrier around herself and the two fighters.
• Li Qiuqiu attacked Zhou Ying with Annihilation Claw, then shattered her Ultimate Barrier with Annihilation Barrier.
• Li Qiuqiu touched Zhou Ying’s shoulder and sent Annihilation Soul Power through her, disrupting her Soul Power circulation.

The Li Family defeated the Thick Earth Sect in the five-versus-five match after Zhou Ying surrendered, and Li Xuanqing stopped the fight to spare the injured team further harm. The Li Family prepared to face the final ten-versus-ten battle, with Li Xuansheng keeping several key fighters in reserve as stronger opponents awaited.

• Zhou Ying surrendered after seeing her injured teammates could no longer continue, ending the Thick Earth Sect's resistance.
• Li Xuanqing asked the referee to stop the match, and the Thick Earth Sect accepted defeat as the referee declared victory for the Li Family.
• Li Qiuqiu praised Zhou Ying's martial soul, while Li Xuanqing encouraged Sun Hou to keep his fighting spirit after the battle.
• Li Xuansheng assigned the same ten Li Family members to the ten-versus-ten match and ordered the others to preserve their strength.
• After half an hour of recovery, the referee announced the ten-versus-ten battle, and the final lineup appeared on the large screen.

The Thick Earth Sect and Li Family began their ten-versus-ten final battle, with the injured Thick Earth Sect launching its Ten-Directional Mountain Suppression Formation. As the formation took shape around the Li Family, Shi Lei burned his potential to support it.

• The rosters revealed that Shi Lei and several other injured Thick Earth Sect members would fight, while Li Xuansheng and other Li Family members sat out.
• The two teams entered the arena and exchanged respectful declarations through captains Shi Lei and Li Xuanqing.
• At the referee’s signal, Shi Lei ordered the Ten-Directional Mountain Suppression Formation, and the Thick Earth Sect fighters spread out to encircle the Li Family.
• Shi Lei activated his Martial Soul Avatar and powered the formation despite his injuries, while the other Thick Earth Sect members synchronized their Soul Skills.

The Li Family faced the Thick Earth Sect’s incomplete Ten-Directional Mountain Suppression Formation and coordinated an assault to break it. Li Longyue’s strike hit a formation node as Shi Lei’s control faltered, leaving the formation’s fate unresolved.

• Shi Lei raised the incomplete Ten-Directional Mountain Suppression Formation and challenged the Li Family to break it.
• Li Xuanbing spread her Absolute Frost Domain, weakening the formation’s gravity and confinement.
• Li Xuanqing assigned the Li Family members roles, targeting the formation’s nodes, defenders, and core.
• Li Longyue charged the northeast node while his teammates covered him and Li Tianyin disrupted Shi Lei with spiritual interference.
• Li Longyue struck the node with Twin Peaks Suppression as the formation flickered and its Soul Power chains stalled.

The Li Family broke the Thick Earth Sect’s Ten-Directional Mountain Suppression Formation and won the team battle, advancing to the next round of the East District. Their victory drew the attention of powerful tournament contenders, including Lan Mengge of the Blue Dynasty Imperial House.

• Li Xuanqing and Li Aotian attacked the formation’s weakened southeast corner and blasted open a breach.
• The formation collapsed, leaving Shi Lei as the only Thick Earth Sect disciple still standing; he conceded before collapsing.
• The referee declared the Li Family the winner of the ten-versus-ten battle and announced the series score of 37 to 3.
• The Li Family team left the arena, where Li Xuansheng welcomed them and acknowledged their victory.
• News of the Li Family’s advance spread through the tournament, and Lan Mengge ordered an attendant to keep an eye on them.

After defeating the Thick Earth Sect, the Li Family reviewed their performance and studied the East District’s strongest teams. Li Xuansheng directed them to gather intelligence for the battles ahead, while the family set its sights on the tournament’s wider stages.

• Li Qianqian and Li Lexuan praised the younger Li Family members and reviewed their teamwork and tactics in the victory.
• Li Xuansheng warned the team that their strengths had been exposed and urged them to study their upcoming opponents.
• The Li Family watched the Sea Whale Gang defeat the Giant Sword Pavilion and assessed Whale Surge, Whale Fall, and their dangerous fighting style.
• Li Xuanqing and Li Yuanran analyzed the Ye Family and Flower-Washing Valley, including their key fighters and techniques.
• Li Xuansheng assigned the family to collect intelligence, with Li Xiaochen using recording tools and Li Lexuan and Li Qianqian observing opponents.
• Li Xuansheng revealed that Li Tongyu and Li Shaozhe were scouting other districts, and the Li Family focused on studying the competition ahead.

As the Li Family reviewed the tournament’s rival teams, Li Xuansheng urged everyone to prepare flexibly and rely on their teamwork. Far away at Li Clan headquarters, Li Tianwu and Su Mengjun welcomed a son, bringing great celebration to the clan.

• Li Xuanyin, Li Xuanqing, and the others discussed the threats posed by Flower-Washing Valley, the Ye Family, and the Sea Whale Gang.
• Li Xuansheng reminded the team that their opponents would adapt and stressed their diversity, coordination, and trust as their greatest advantages.
• Li Xuansheng assigned the team to continue researching rivals, maintain their condition, and practice targeted coordination while awaiting the draw.
• Li Tianwu and Su Mengjun safely welcomed a son at Li Clan headquarters.
• Li Tianwu joyfully announced a three-day feast and carefully went to see the baby.

The Li Family celebrated the birth of a son to a Heaven Hall elder before learning that Family Head Li Yuanhui had advanced to Rank 98. As the family rejoiced, Li Yuanhui worried about his son Li Xuansheng and the team competing in Blue Moon City.

• The Li Family celebrated the birth of the elder’s son, and Chen Jianjun and Li Tiandang praised the family’s growing prosperity.
• Li Yuanhui emerged from seclusion after advancing from Rank 97 to Rank 98, aided by the Divine Phoenix Orb presented by Li She Long.
• Li Tiancheng, Tian Ji, and other elders congratulated Li Yuanhui on his breakthrough.
• Li Yuanhui thought about Li Xuansheng and the dangers facing his team at the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament in Blue Moon City.

The Li Family team defeated Fire Dragon Valley, the Xiao Mansion, and the Mountain-Suppressing Sect in the East District tournament without revealing their full strength. After crushing the first two opponents, they faced the Mountain-Suppressing Sect, whose members entered the match already shaken by their previous losses to the Li Family.

• The Li Family lineup led by Li Longyue defeated Fire Dragon Valley through earth and fire suppression, sharp attacks, and solid defense, winning the series in the five-versus-five rounds.
• Li Xuanbing's Absolute Frost Domain hindered the Xiao Mansion's speed, while Li Aotian, Li Xiaochen, Li Tianyin, and Li Huayu disrupted and overwhelmed the opposing team.
• The Li Family defeated the Xiao Mansion even more cleanly than Fire Dragon Valley, leaving the wind- and lightning-attribute team unable to coordinate its attacks.
• The Li Family faced the Mountain-Suppressing Sect, whose strongest lineup showed fear and hesitation before the match began because of its earlier losses to the Li Family.

The Li Family swept its matches against the Mountain-Suppressing Sect, which forfeited the final team battle, while the Sea Shark Gang drew widespread outrage for brutalizing opponents. In its match against the Flying Feather Tower, Whale Fall began torturing Lin Xiao after catching his ankle.

• The Li Family won six of seven one-on-one matches, all four two-on-two matches, and both five-on-five matches against the Mountain-Suppressing Sect.
• The Mountain-Suppressing Sect leader forfeited the ten-on-ten match to spare his disciples further injuries, and Li Xuansheng called the decision rational.
• The Li Family’s reputation grew as its untested young master, Li Xuansheng, and his companions remained out of official matches.
• Spectators accused the Sea Shark Gang of deliberately crippling and torturing opponents, including Whale Surge and Zhang Yao.
• Whale Fall overpowered Lin Xiao of the Flying Feather Tower, caught his ankle with a Soul Power tentacle, and crushed the bones as Lin Xiao screamed.

Whale Fall tortured Lin Xiao to death during their match, provoking outrage from the crowd and Flying Feather Tower. Whale Wuya shielded his grandson by invoking tournament rules, while Whale Fall mocked Lin Xiao’s weakness as the arena descended into chaos.

• Whale Fall deliberately wounded and tormented Lin Xiao before striking him with a Demon Whale Space-Shattering Fist that killed him.
• The audience erupted in fury, and Feng Xiaozi rushed to attack Whale Fall, but Whale Wuya intercepted his strike.
• Whale Wuya defended Whale Fall by claiming the match’s outcome followed tournament rules and blamed Lin Xiao for being weak.
• Whale Fall mocked Lin Xiao’s death and told the audience that those who could not accept defeat should not compete.
• The crowd tried to storm the stage as tournament officials and faction representatives struggled to contain the uproar and decide on punishment.

After the Sea Shark Gang’s brutality against Lin Xiao stirred outrage, the next East District schedule set the Li Family against the gang. Li Xuansheng vowed to punish them in the upcoming match, and the team spent the night preparing for the dangerous battle.

• Feng Xiaozi carried Lin Xiao’s body away, unable to avenge him while Whale Wuya was present.
• The tournament announced the Li Family of Heavenly Phoenix City would face the Sea Shark Gang of Deep Sea City on the fifth day.
• Li Tongyu and Li Shaozhe warned Li Xuansheng that Whale Fall and Whale Wuya were exceptionally dangerous, and that the gang might use torture, murder, and a life-devouring evil art.
• Li Xuansheng declared that the Li Family would make the Sea Shark Gang pay for crossing the line, and the team answered with fierce resolve.
• Li Xuanqing revised the team’s tactics to counter mental corrosion, poison, and devouring, while the Li Family prepared through the night.

Li Xuanqing faced Zhang Miao of the Sea Shark Gang in the opening match between the Li Family and the Sea Shark Gang. His azure flames countered Zhang Miao’s ink and tentacles, but Zhang Miao pressed into close range with a barrage of attacks.

• The Li Family and Sea Shark Gang assembled at Azure Dragon Arena as Li Xuanqing and Zhang Miao were selected for the first one-on-one match.
• Zhang Miao opened with Ghost Shadow Assault, but Li Xuanqing’s Azure Flame Possession burned his tentacles and forced him back.
• Zhang Miao used Ink Spray and Suction-Cup Strangulation to obscure Li Xuanqing’s senses and charge at him.
• Li Xuanqing used Azure Flame Impact to clear the ink and strike Zhang Miao, but Zhang Miao’s suction cups weakened the attack.
• Zhang Miao endured the flames, closed the distance, and launched several Soul Power tentacles at Li Xuanqing’s vital points.

Li Xuanqing exploited a weakness in Zhang Miao’s Abyssal Siphon to land a devastating strike, but Zhang Miao answered by invoking his Martial Soul Avatar. Li Xuanqing transformed into the Azure Flame Phoenix, and the two prepared for their final confrontation.

• Zhang Miao used Abyssal Siphon to drain Li Xuanqing’s strength, then attacked while Li Xuanqing’s movements slowed.
• Li Xuanqing used his Azure Flame Wings to evade Zhang Miao’s strike during the brief recoil after the siphon.
• Li Xuanqing struck Zhang Miao’s weakened Soul Power circulation node with Condensed Flame Finger, severely injuring him.
• Zhang Miao activated his Martial Soul Avatar, Deep Sea Ghost Octopus, and threatened to tear Li Xuanqing apart.
• Li Xuanqing activated his Martial Soul Avatar, Azure Flame Phoenix, and faced Zhang Miao across the arena.

Li Xuanqing defeated Zhang Miao in the first one-on-one match by exploiting a weakness in his Deep Sea Ghost Octopus form and piercing his body with a concentrated phoenix-flame attack. The Li Family celebrated their opening victory as Whale Fall watched with grim hostility, leaving the larger conflict poised to intensify.

• Zhang Miao attacked Li Xuanqing with his Deep Sea Ghost Octopus tentacles, corrosive slime, and mental black mist.
• Li Xuanqing used Azure Flame Domain: Sea Scorch to burn back Zhang Miao’s tentacles and expose his vulnerable body.
• Li Xuanqing pierced Zhang Miao’s chest with Phoenix Wings Soaring: Ultimate Piercing, forcing him back into human form with a devastating wound.
• The referee declared Li Xuanqing the winner, and the crowd cheered as healers carried Zhang Miao away.
• Li Xuanqing told Li Xuansheng that Zhang Miao’s weakness was the brief stiffness caused by backlash after his suckers erupted, while Whale Fall watched with hostility.

Li Xuanbing fought Hong Kui of the Sea Shark Gang, using ice mirrors and freezing attacks to counter his brutal assault. As Hong Kui trapped her mirrors in his blood domain, the fragments gathered above the arena into a crystal phoenix.

• Whale Fall watched as Li Xuanbing rose to face Hong Kui in the second one-on-one match.
• Hong Kui attacked Li Xuanbing with Mad Shark Assault, but her Ice Spike Mirror absorbed and reflected part of his strike.
• Li Xuanbing used Frost Breath and Ice Mirror Myriad Forms to slow Hong Kui and surround him with a maze of mirrors.
• Hong Kui unleashed Blood Sea Unleashed and shattered the mirrors, but their fragments multiplied and obscured his vision.
• Li Xuanbing fired Extreme Cold Ice Soul Needles through Hong Kui's shield, forcing him to summon Deep-Sea Blood Prison.
• The remaining ice mirrors shattered and gathered thirty meters above the arena, forming a crystal phoenix that stared down at Hong Kui.

Li Xuanbing defeated Hong Kui by freezing his blood attacks and destroying his Soul Power foundation, giving the Li Family a second victory over the Sea Shark Gang. As the third match began, Li Xiaochen prepared to face Hai Qiunan, a level seventy-three fighter whose Deep-Sea Demon Octopus specialized in transformation and control.

• Li Xuanbing used her Martial Soul Avatar and Absolute Frost Domain to freeze Hong Kui's blood pythons and trap him in the Blood Prison.
• Li Xuanbing used Ice Phoenix's Gaze to destroy Hong Kui's Soul Power foundation, and the referee declared her the winner.
• Whale Fall realized that two of the Sea Shark Gang's Soul Emperor-level fighters had been crippled and angrily confronted the Li Family.
• The referee announced the third match, and Li Xiaochen rose to face Hai Qiunan.
• Li Xuansheng warned Li Xiaochen about Hai Qiunan's level and water-based abilities, while Li Xiaochen put on silver-thread gloves and said metal could conduct water.

Li Xiaochen used Soul Tools and his Devour Metal and Consume Iron skill to counter Hai Qiunan’s control techniques in their third match. He destroyed Hai Qiunan’s tentacle net, but the battle was still underway.

• Hai Qiunan opened with Deep Blue Mist and Heart-Eroding Wave, but Li Xiaochen blocked them with a composite Soul Tool array.
• Hai Qiunan attacked with Soft Water Tentacles, and Li Xiaochen used his Blade Whip and Devour Metal and Consume Iron to drain their Soul Power.
• Li Xiaochen escaped the tentacles’ pull after Hai Qiunan dispersed the weakened ones.
• Hai Qiunan unleashed Thousand-Tentacle Strangulation Formation, and Li Xiaochen deployed his Myriad Mechanisms Umbrella Shield to shred the descending tentacle net.

Li Xiaochen endured Hai Qiunan’s tentacle attacks until Hai Qiunan activated his Deep Sea Domain, then revealed that he had been analyzing its structure and weaknesses. Li Xiaochen deployed a counter-array that began devouring the domain’s energy, leaving Hai Qiunan horrified as his control weakened.

• Li Xiaochen used his Soul Tools and battle boots to evade Hai Qiunan’s tentacles and fend off the Thousand-Tentacle Strangulation Formation.
• Hai Qiunan activated his Deep Sea Domain, slowing Li Xiaochen and burdening him with pressure, suffocation illusions, and Soul Power erosion.
• Li Xiaochen calmly assessed the domain’s parameters and revealed that his Soul Tools and sensor nodes had collected data on Hai Qiunan’s abilities throughout the fight.
• Li Xiaochen activated his Golden Toad True Body and Counter-Tide Array, using his gems, metal fragments, and sensor nodes to disrupt the domain.
• Hai Qiunan realized that Li Xiaochen was devouring the Deep Sea Domain’s energy as their connection weakened.

Li Xiaochen defeated Hai Qiunan by turning the Deep Sea Domain against him, leaving Hai Qiunan with severely damaged meridians and winning the Li Family’s third consecutive match. As Li Xiaochen recovered, Li Xuansheng sent Li Xuanshu to fight the fourth match against the Sea Shark Gang.

• Li Xiaochen converted the Deep Sea Domain’s Soul Power into fuel, then overloaded its core and interrupted Hai Qiunan’s Martial Soul Avatar.
• Li Xiaochen struck Hai Qiunan with the Tidal Mountain-Shaker, severely injuring his meridians and ending his ability to fight.
• The referee declared Li Xiaochen the winner, giving the Li Family three victories in a row.
• Li Xiaochen told Li Huayu and Li Xuansheng that he was depleted and reported that Hai Qiunan could not fight again soon.
• Li Xuansheng ordered Li Xuanshu to compete in the fourth match, and the referee announced his bout against the Sea Shark Gang.