Chapter Summaries

Li Tianyin and Zhou Yan both lost consciousness after she disrupted his devastating final attack, and the referee awarded Zhou Yan the match. As Li Tianyin began recovering, Li Xuansheng discussed tactical lessons with the team before the fifth match began.

• Zhou Yan unleashed Earth-Shaking Tremor: Jade-and-Stone Destruction, and Li Tianyin used Heartbell Resonance: Soul Shatter to disrupt his control of the attack.
• The referee shielded Li Tianyin from the disordered stone spikes as both fighters collapsed from their injuries.
• The referee declared Zhou Yan the winner because Li Tianyin could not defend against his final effective attack, while Zhou Yan suffered a mental collapse.
• Li Huayu treated Li Tianyin, and Li Xuansheng assessed her injuries and discussed how the Li Family should build its tactics around control-type Soul Masters.
• The arena was repaired, and the referee announced the fifth match between Li Huajun and Wu Lei.

Li Huajun fought Wu Lei of the Thick Earth Sect in a defense-type Soul Master match, using his Profound Phoenix Shield to withstand attacks and seize the initiative. Wu Lei countered with Rockflow Restraint, trapping Li Huajun’s feet as the battle continued.

• Wu Lei opened with Rockskin Hardening and Earthvein Surge, then attacked Li Huajun with Rock Fist Impact.
• Li Huajun blocked Wu Lei’s punches with Profound Phoenix Guard and dodged his Rockspike Assault while defending against attacks from multiple angles.
• Li Huajun used Profound Phoenix Tremor to shake the arena, disrupt Wu Lei’s advance, and create an opening for a counterattack.
• Li Huajun pressed Wu Lei with shield blocks and heavy punches, forcing him to retreat.
• Wu Lei used Rockflow Restraint to soften the arena floor and entrap Li Huajun’s feet in flowing rock.

Wu Lei defeated Li Huajun in the fifth one-on-one match after breaking through Li Huajun’s stubborn shield defense and outlasting him. The Li Family stood at two wins and three losses as the sixth match approached.

• Wu Lei struck Li Huajun with Crumbling Rock Heavy Fist, but Li Huajun used his Profound Phoenix Shield to withstand the blow and countershock Wu Lei.
• Li Huajun shattered the rockflow beneath him with Profound Phoenix Tremor and broke free, then resumed defending against Wu Lei’s attacks.
• Wu Lei caught Li Huajun’s slowing guard with a side kick, leaving him too exhausted and injured to continue.
• The referee declared Wu Lei the winner, and Li Huayu caught Li Huajun before Life’s Dew was used to treat him.
• Li Huajun’s teammates praised his defense as he was helped away, while the Li Family’s match record stood at two wins and three losses before the sixth match.

Li Longyue overwhelmed Zheng Shan in the sixth match, tying the contest between the Li Family and the Thick Earth Sect at three wins apiece. The chapter left the Thick Earth Sect’s seventh contestant under pressure to take the arena.

• Li Longyue entered the arena as a level seventy-seven Soul Sage with the Mountain Dragon King martial soul, while Zheng Shan prepared to defend with his Rock Tortoise Shield.
• Li Longyue trapped Zheng Shan with Mountains and Rivers, slowed him with River, and crushed him with Mountain Suppression.
• Zheng Shan was knocked unconscious, and the referee declared Li Longyue the winner.
• Whale Fall, Ye Zhongguan, and Su Qingshuang recognized Li Longyue as a formidable opponent.
• The Li Family tied the score at three wins and three losses, putting pressure on the Thick Earth Sect’s seventh contestant.

Li Xiaochen defeated Qian Kun with a barrage of mechanical constructs, Soul Tools, and metal-based skills, giving the Li Family a narrow lead over the Thick Earth Sect in the one-on-one matches. The Li Family finished the stage ahead, and their lineup of powerful young fighters made the East District competition more uncertain.

• Li Xiaochen used metal constructs and a toad-shaped hand cannon to keep Qian Kun at a distance and wear him down.
• Li Xiaochen empowered his Soul Tools and constructs, then used Golden Attachment and Golden Sublimation to disable Qian Kun's hammer arm.
• The referee declared Li Xiaochen the winner of the seventh match.
• The Li Family ended the one-on-one stage with four wins and three losses, one point ahead of the Thick Earth Sect.
• The arena focused on the Li Family's fifteen young members, including five Soul Sages and Li Longyue, whose level seventy-seven cultivation surpassed every East District contestant so far.

Li Xuanqing and Li Qiuqiu faced Shi Lei and Zhou Ying in the first two-on-two match, using Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Prison to pressure the Thick Earth Sect’s defensive formation. As Li Qiuqiu moved to attack Zhou Ying, Shi Lei turned the ground beneath her into a gravity quagmire.

• The referee announced that the Li Family led the Thick Earth Sect 4–3 and introduced the first two-on-two match: Li Xuanqing and Li Qiuqiu against Shi Lei and Zhou Ying.
• Li Xuanqing explained that he would suppress the pair while Li Qiuqiu used her Annihilation attribute to target Zhou Ying.
• Shi Lei raised a Heavy Mountain Domain and Rising Rock Barriers, while Zhou Ying strengthened and sustained their defenses with her Earth Vein Lotus skill.
• Li Xuanqing cast Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Prison, enveloping the defensive formation in flames and draining the opponents’ Soul Power.
• Li Qiuqiu circled the barrier to reach Zhou Ying, but Shi Lei used Gravity Quagmire to trap her path.

Li Xuanqing and Li Qiuqiu defeated Shi Lei and Zhou Ying in the first two-versus-two match with a coordinated attack that broke the Thick Earth Sect’s defenses and disabled its support. The Li Family team celebrated its victory as the contestants for the second match were called to prepare.

• Li Qiuqiu used her Annihilation Barrier to cross Shi Lei’s Gravity Quagmire while Li Xuanqing attacked his defenses from above with azure flames.
• Shi Lei diverted his attention to Li Qiuqiu and used Rockfall, giving her the opening to strike the earth-vein connection sustaining Zhou Ying’s lotus platform.
• Li Qiuqiu’s Annihilation Ray disrupted Zhou Ying’s support, and Li Xuanqing shattered the weakened frontal barrier with Azure Flame Impact.
• Li Qiuqiu struck Zhou Ying with Annihilation Claw, and the referee intervened before the attack could become fatal; Zhou Ying lost the ability to fight.
• The referee declared victory for the Li Family team, and the contestants for the second two-versus-two match were called to prepare.

Li Aotian and Li Huayu faced Thick Earth Sect’s Sun Hou and Wu Lei in the second two-on-two match. Li Aotian broke through their defense with Li Huayu’s support, but Wu Lei’s counterattack pierced him with stone spikes.

• The referee announced Li Aotian and Li Huayu would fight Sun Hou and Wu Lei in the second two-on-two match.
• Sun Hou and Wu Lei formed a defensive formation while Li Aotian charged straight at their shield wall.
• Li Huayu used Life’s Dew to restore and strengthen Li Aotian, then surrounded him with a life domain.
• Li Aotian struck Sun Hou’s shield with Armor-Piercing Steel Fist, widening its existing crack and forcing Sun Hou back.
• Wu Lei attacked Li Aotian with Rockspike Assault, piercing his left calf and the right side of his waist and abdomen.

Li Aotian and Li Huayu defeated Sun Hou and Wu Lei of Thick Earth Sect in the second two-versus-two match through relentless attacks backed by Li Huayu’s healing. The Li Family won another two points, extending its lead to eight points against Thick Earth Sect’s three.

• Li Aotian healed from Wu Lei’s rock-spike attack, then used Vibration Ripples and Metal-Rending Slash to break through Wu Lei’s defense.
• Li Aotian ignored Sun Hou’s attacks and relentlessly battered Wu Lei while Li Huayu restored his injuries with her healing skills.
• Wu Lei collapsed unconscious after Li Aotian struck him with another Metal-Rending Slash.
• Sun Hou conceded when Li Aotian charged him, and the referee awarded the match to the Li Family team.
• Li Aotian and Li Huayu rejoined their cheering teammates as the Li Family’s total rose to eight points, while Thick Earth Sect remained at three.

Li Xuanqing and Li Tianyin faced Wang Yan and Zheng Shan, using mental interference and aerial flame attacks against the Thick Earth Sect pair’s shield wall. The battle remained underway as Li Tianyin evaded their rock-spike assault without stopping her control.

• Wang Yan and Zheng Shan formed a reinforced shield wall while Li Xuanqing and Li Tianyin prepared an assault-and-control strategy.
• Li Tianyin used Mental Impact and Bewildering Soul Sound to disrupt the defenders as Li Xuanqing circled overhead and struck Zheng Shan’s shield with Azure Flame Impact.
• Wang Yan and Zheng Shan launched Rock Spike Array to attack Li Tianyin and force her to abandon her control.
• Li Tianyin used Phantom Sound Layers to distort the rock spikes’ trajectories and evade them while keeping her interference active.

Li Xuanqing and Li Tianyin defeated Wang Yan and Zheng Shan, securing the Li Family’s third consecutive two-on-two victory over the Thick Earth Sect. The Li Family led 10 points to 3 as the final two-on-two match was called.

• Li Xuanqing trapped Wang Yan and Zheng Shan in Azure Flame Heaven-Burning Prison while Li Tianyin disrupted them with mental attacks.
• Li Tianyin used Soul-Tethered Dream to control Zheng Shan, and Li Xuanqing struck him with Azure Flame Phoenix Dance: Flame-Gathering Strike.
• The referee caught the unconscious Zheng Shan, and Wang Yan surrendered to Li Xuanqing and Li Tianyin.
• The referee declared the Li Family the winner, and Li Huayu treated the exhausted Li Xuanqing and Li Tianyin.
• The Li Family’s score rose to 10 points while the Thick Earth Sect remained at 3, and the referee called the final two-on-two contestants to prepare.

Li Xuanbing made her first appearance in the final two-versus-two match, revealing herself as a Level 71 Soul Sage with an Ultimate Ice Phoenix. As Li Huajun held off Thick Earth Sect’s desperate assault, Xuanbing began freezing Wu Lei and prepared her next attack.

• The final match lineup revealed Li Huajun and Li Xuanbing for the Li Family against Zhou Yan and Wu Lei of Thick Earth Sect.
• The crowd reacted to Xuanbing’s Level 71 rank and Ultimate Ice Phoenix, while Zhou Yan and Wu Lei faced the match despite their injuries.
• Xuanbing’s Ultimate Ice aura lowered the arena’s temperature as both teams took their positions.
• Wu Lei charged Li Huajun with his hammer while Zhou Yan activated Rockheart Guardian and prepared to attack Xuanbing.
• Li Huajun blocked Wu Lei’s hammer strike with Profound Phoenix Guard and Countershock as Xuanbing’s Ice Spike Mirror slowed and injured Wu Lei.
• Xuanbing activated Frost Breath and pointed at Wu Lei’s feet.

Li Xuanbing overwhelmed Wu Lei and Zhou Yan with her Ultimate Ice, securing the Li Family’s fourth consecutive two-versus-two victory. The Li Family finished the stage undefeated with 12 total points, while the Thick Earth Sect had only 3, leaving the teams to continue into the larger matches.

• Li Xuanbing froze Wu Lei in place and shattered Zhou Yan’s Stone Statue Heavy Fist with a casual ice blade.
• Li Xuanbing unleashed her Extreme Cold Ice Soul Needle, trapping Wu Lei and Zhou Yan in a blizzard while Li Huajun protected their side with his Profound Phoenix Barrier.
• Zhou Yan surrendered, Wu Lei lowered his hammer, and the referee declared the Li Family the winners of the fourth two-versus-two match.
• The Li Family celebrated Xuanbing’s strength as the crowd and rival teams reacted with shock and wariness.
• The two-versus-two stage ended with the Li Family at 12 points and the Thick Earth Sect at 3, ahead of the five-versus-five and ten-versus-ten matches.

The Thick Earth Sect quickly formed a heavily fortified Mountain Rock Formation, combining stone walls, a quagmire, and a gravity domain to force the Li Family into a battle of attrition. The Li Family began countering its defenses, and Shi Lei challenged them to break through.

• Shi Lei led the Thick Earth Sect in raising stone walls around his team while creating a quagmire and activating his Heavy Mountain Domain.
• Wang Yan, Zheng Shan, and Zhou Yan linked their defensive skills to reinforce the formation as Qian Kun guarded Shi Lei.
• Li Huajun used his Profound Phoenix Shield to protect the Li Family from the increased gravity.
• Li Tianyin detected that Shi Lei's spiritual power connected him to the formation and warned that sustained interference could slow it.
• Li Xuanbing used Ice Spike Mirror to freeze the quagmire's surface, weakening its flow and suction.
• Shi Lei challenged the Li Family to break through the Mountain Rock Formation.

Li Xuanbing directed her team’s assault on Shi Lei’s rock-wall defenses, coordinating a metal path, focused mental interference, and a shielded advance. When Qian Kun’s formation-enhanced hammer threatened the path, Li Xuanbing shattered it with her Ultimate Ice, leaving Shi Lei shaken by her power.

• Li Xuanbing assigned Li Xiaochen to build a path through the quagmire, Li Tianyin to disrupt the wall’s control nodes, Li Huajun to defend, and Li Aotian to strike once they had an opening.
• Li Tianyin focused Bewildering Soul Sound on the connection nodes while Li Xiaochen formed and reinforced metal plates into a path across the quagmire.
• Wang Yan and Zheng Shan attacked the path with rock spikes, but Li Huajun used the Profound Phoenix Shield to block their assault as Li Xiaochen extended the path.
• Qian Kun hurled a formation-enhanced rock hammer at Li Xiaochen and Li Huajun, but Li Xuanbing froze it with Frost Breath and shattered it midair.
• Shi Lei realized that Li Xuanbing’s Ultimate Ice could overwhelm his earth-element abilities, while spectators reacted with shock.

Li Tianyin, Li Xuanbing, and Li Aotian worked together to break through the Thick Earth Sect’s Mountain Rock Formation and launch an attack inside it. Shi Lei activated his Martial Soul Avatar, raising the stakes as the formation’s defenders struggled to regroup.

• Li Tianyin pierced three Soul Power nodes with her Fifth Soul Skill, briefly disrupting Shi Lei’s control and weakening the formation.
• Li Xiaochen completed the metal path, allowing Li Aotian to charge the frontal wall while Li Xuanbing weakened it with her Ice Mirror Myriad Forms.
• Li Aotian’s Metal-Rending Slash combined with Li Xuanbing’s ice damage to blast a hole through the wall, and the formation’s backlash staggered the Thick Earth Sect members.
• Li Aotian charged through the breach and overwhelmed Qian Kun, while Li Xuanbing surveyed the formation and Li Tianyin disrupted Wang Yan, Zheng Shan, and Zhou Yan with her Sixth Soul Skill.
• Shi Lei activated his Seventh Soul Skill, Mystic-Weight True Body, strengthening his defense, earth control, and command of the Heavy Mountain Domain.

Li Xuanbing used her Absolute Frost Domain to freeze the earth-vein connection supporting Shi Lei’s formation, creating an opening for Li Xiaochen to fire an overloaded Soul Guidance Energy Cannon at him. Shi Lei hastily raised a stone shield as the beam rushed toward him.

• Shi Lei’s Heavy Mountain Domain slowed Li Aotian, while Li Xuanbing used Ultimate Ice to break apart Shi Lei’s rock fists.
• Shi Lei trapped Li Xuanbing with stone walls and sent Qian Kun to attack her while Wang Yan, Zheng Shan, and Zhou Yan formed a defensive ring around Li Aotian.
• Li Xiaochen powered up his Soul Tool Cannon with Golden Sacrifice as Li Xuanbing identified the formation’s dependence on earth veins.
• Li Xuanbing activated Absolute Frost Domain and froze the earth-vein connection, weakening Shi Lei’s Martial Soul Avatar and the formation.
• Li Xuanbing called for Li Xiaochen to attack, and he fired an overloaded beam at Shi Lei, who hastily raised a Rock Barrier.

The Li Family defeated the Thick Earth Sect in the first five-versus-five match by breaking its defensive formation with coordinated attacks and elemental counters. As the Li Family recovered, the Sea Whale Gang and Ye Family studied their techniques and prepared for a possible match against them.

• Li Xuanbing froze Qian Kun and stopped him from activating his Martial Soul Avatar after Li Aotian broke the Three Powers Mountain Guard Formation and defeated the other Thick Earth Sect fighters.
• The referee declared the Li Family the winner, and the crowd erupted in applause as the defeated Thick Earth Sect members were taken away for treatment.
• Li Aotian, Li Xiaochen, Li Xuanbing, Li Tianyin, and Li Huajun discussed how their teamwork had overcome the formation before returning to rest and recover.
• Whale Fall ordered the Sea Whale Gang to gather intelligence on the Li Family, especially Li Xuanbing and Li Xiaochen.
• Ye Zhongguan reviewed his notes on the Li Family's techniques and warned Ye Ling'er that Li Xuanbing's Ultimate Ice could counter her Heavy Water Domain.

The Li Family’s victory over Thick Earth Sect drew attention from rival factions, while Li Xuansheng learned that Li Xuanbing had spent forty percent of her Soul Power. The second five-versus-five match began with both teams fielding new lineups, and Li Xuanqing prepared the Li Family to end the fight quickly.

• Ye Ling'er and Su Qingshuang assessed the Li Family’s strength, while Hua Mengying warned Flower-Washing Valley to prepare for Li Xuanbing’s Ultimate Ice.
• The judges and other factions discussed the Li Family’s impressive team and began reassessing its threat.
• The referee announced the Li Family’s five-point win, bringing its score to 17 against Thick Earth Sect’s 3.
• Li Xuansheng asked Li Xuanbing about her Soul Power expenditure, and she said she had used forty percent.
• The referee announced the second match, and the teams entered with Li Longyue, Li Xuanqing, Li Xuanshu, Li Qiuqiu, and Li Huayu facing Thick Earth Sect’s remaining main members.
• Li Xuanqing assigned the Li Family’s attack and support roles as Sun Hou rallied his injured teammates to fight with determination.

Li Longyue attacked the Thick Earth Sect’s defensive formation while Li Xuanqing’s team countered their flanking strikes. The battle remained in progress as Li Xuanqing split Wu Lei’s shockwave and struck him in the chest.

• Li Longyue released his Mountain Dragon King Soul Sage aura as the Thick Earth Sect formed a shield defense under Zhou Ying’s support.
• Li Longyue’s Mountains and Rivers and River soul skills battered the formation with stone spikes and mudflow, weakening its defenses.
• Sun Hou ordered Wu Lei and Zhao Mang to attack from the flanks; Wu Lei sent an Earthshaking Wave at Li Longyue while Zhao Mang charged with his rock fists.
• Li Xuanqing intercepted Wu Lei’s shockwave with Azure Flame Fist · Collapse and struck Wu Lei in the chest.