Chapter Summaries

Xu Tianran arrived at the competition grounds with five hundred Royal Soul Engineer Legion soldiers, and Long Xiaoyao silenced the crowd with his overwhelming pressure. Ye Ran’s Twilight Black Dragon emerged and frightened Long Xiaoyao’s Darkness Holy Dragon Martial Soul, leaving the Ultimate Douluo speechless before Xu Tianran began his speech.

• Xu Tianran entered the arena with five hundred members of the Royal Soul Engineer Legion, and He Caitou identified them as elite Soul Engineers.
• Long Xiaoyao ordered the crowd to be silent, and his pressure stunned the spectators and even affected Huo Yuhao.
• Ye Ran and Ye Yu discussed dinner despite Long Xiaoyao’s pressure, prompting Long Xiaoyao to direct an even stronger wave of pressure at them.
• Ye Ran’s Twilight Black Dragon emerged and roared, causing Long Xiaoyao’s Darkness Holy Dragon Martial Soul to tremble with fear.
• Ye Ran told the Twilight Black Dragon to stop, and Long Xiaoyao stayed silent as Xu Tianran began his speech.

At the tournament’s opening, Ye Ran forced the Dragon Slaying Sect to change its name to Flood Dragon Slaying Sect. The first elimination match began with Ye Ran facing their first competitor.

• Xu Tianran opened the tournament as representatives considered the Sun Moon Empire’s alliance with the Holy Spirit Cult and the threat of war.
• The referee announced that Tang Sect would face Dragon Slaying Sect in the first elimination match, and Ye Yu and Ye Ran joined their respective teams’ waiting areas.
• Ye Ran asked the Dragon Slaying Sect elder to name his sect again and threatened to manifest his Twilight Black Dragon, prompting the elder to rename it Flood Dragon Slaying Sect.
• The Flood Dragon Slaying Sect competitors resolved to exhaust Tang Sect’s fighters despite expecting to lose, and the referee explained the one-on-one elimination rules.
• Ye Ran stepped onto the arena as the first competitor, leaving the Flood Dragon Slaying Sect members visibly grave.

Ye Ran and Ye Yu overwhelmed their opponents in successive solo elimination matches, while Ye Ran learned why he had been sent to the Douluo Continent. Ye Yu faced Nan Qiuqiu’s Annihilation ability, but her attacks could not outpace his recovery.

• Ye Ran defeated the Dragon Slaying Sect’s five contestants in under five minutes, and their remaining fighters conceded.
• Ye Ran learned that his father’s Source of Strength had helped him grow beyond the limits of a support-type Soul Master.
• Ye Yu entered the next day’s match against the Earth Dragon Sect and quickly defeated its first six contestants.
• Nan Qiuqiu used her Annihilation beam on Ye Yu, but his recovery restored the slight damage before she could meaningfully injure him.

Ye Yu defeated Nan Qiuqiu and won their wager, leaving her to choose between honoring her promise to join the Tang Sect or facing the consequences of breaking it. After trying to escape the agreement, Nan Qiuqiu finally agreed to join.

• Nan Qiuqiu used her Annihilation Soul Skills against Ye Yu and challenged him to join the Earth Dragon Sect if he lost, while she would join the Tang Sect if she lost.
• Ye Yu agreed to fight using only his Martial Soul, then swiftly flicked Nan Qiuqiu off the stage before she could use her Fifth Soul Skill.
• The referee declared Ye Yu the winner, and Xu Sanshi and Huo Yuhao realized Ye Yu had prolonged the fight to secure Nan Qiuqiu's wager.
• Nan Qiuqiu tried to deny the wager, then promised to marry anyone who killed Ye Yu, but no one dared accept.
• Ye Yu warned that the Tang Sect would not want someone who broke her word, and Nan Qiuqiu finally agreed to join.

After losing a bet to Ye Yu, Nan Qiuqiu joined the Tang Sect with her mother Nan Shui Shui’s approval. The chapter then turned to the Holy Spirit Sect’s match against Tiandu Academy, where an Evil Soul Master killed his opponent by devouring his soul.

• Nan Qiuqiu told Nan Shui Shui she had bet that she would join the Tang Sect if she lost to Ye Yu, and Nan Shui Shui accepted the outcome.
• Nan Shui Shui brought Nan Qiuqiu to the Tang Sect, asked that she learn from Ye Yu, and encouraged her to pursue him before departing.
• Nan Qiuqiu joined the Tang Sect and offered to help in its upcoming battles, but Xu Sanshi said Ye Ran and Ye Yu could handle them.
• The Holy Spirit Sect and Tiandu Academy began their match, and Huo Yuhao recognized the Holy Spirit Sect’s black-clad competitor as an Evil Soul Master.
• The Holy Spirit Sect fighter evaded Tiandu Academy’s attacks, sent a skull into his opponent, and devoured his soul, leaving his body an empty shell.

After a Holy Spirit Sect contestant deliberately killed a Tiandu Academy fighter, the sect’s arrogance provoked the other teams and the Tang Sect. Ye Yu arrived as the Holy Spirit Cult members challenged the Tang Sect’s chances of winning the championship.

• Huo Yuhao revealed that the Holy Spirit Sect contestant’s insect Martial Soul had burrowed into his opponent’s head and consumed his brain matter, and Tiandu Academy forfeited and withdrew from the tournament.
• The black-clad youth mocked the other competitors and claimed the Holy Spirit Sect was certain to win the championship, prompting Xu Sanshi to declare that the Tang Sect would take it instead.
• Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong'er displayed their strength, while a Holy Spirit Sect member revealed that he was a Level 71 Soul Sage.
• The Holy Spirit Sect member insulted the Tang Sect and said Ye Yu and Ye Ran could not carry the team, angering Xu Sanshi and the others.
• Ye Yu strode into the arena with the Nine Spirit Black Tang and challenged the Holy Spirit Sect member’s claim that he and Ye Ran could not defeat all seven of them together.

Ye Yu used the power of his black dragon scale to hold off seven Blood-Eyed Golden Lions, but his Soul Power ran out and he was about to be killed. A Hundred Thousand Year Hell Demon Dragon arrived, recognized the aura around Ye Yu, and showed him reverence.

• Ning Fengzhi and the Blood-Eyed Golden Lions were shocked by the black dragon scale on Ye Yu’s left arm and its oppressive power.
• Ye Yu fought the seven Blood-Eyed Golden Lions in his full-power state, enduring their attacks while his Soul Skill healed him.
• After ten minutes, Ye Yu’s reason and Soul Power were nearly exhausted, and the seven lions intensified their attacks as Sword Douluo and the Blood-Eyed Golden Lion King fought their way closer.
• Ye Yu withdrew from Complete Hollowfication, lost his Martial Soul and Soul Rings, and fell beside Ning Fengzhi as the lions prepared to attack them.
• A majestic roar forced the seven Blood-Eyed Golden Lions to the ground, and a Hundred Thousand Year Hell Demon Dragon arrived and recognized the aura around Ye Yu.

Ye Yu injured two Heaven Dou competitors with a single punch, forcing them to withdraw from the tournament and revealing his extraordinary strength to Xue Qinghe. He explained his rapid growth by crediting Immortal Herbs, while Xue Qinghe privately concluded that Ye Yu’s innate soul power could not exceed level ten.

• Ye Yu’s punch left the two Soul Emperor competitors with broken bones and internal injuries, and Elder Yao determined they could not compete.
• The injured competitors blamed Ye Yu, but Xue Qinghe rebuked them and ordered substitutes to take their places.
• Xue Qinghe praised Ye Yu’s age, Soul King rank, and powerful Soul Rings, and Ye Yu attributed his rapid advancement to Immortal Herbs.
• Ye Yu said that he and Tang San had gathered the herbs from Dugu Bo’s garden, including one that had helped Ning Rongrong’s Pagoda evolve.
• Xue Qinghe asked whether Ye Yu had Innate Full Soul Power above level ten, but Ye Yu acted as if he had never heard of it, leaving Xue Qinghe convinced that only he had power above level ten.

Ye Yu advanced to the semifinals after his Wind Sword Sect opponent failed to appear, stirring accusations that the tournament was rigged. He then went to Great Spirit City and healed Tang San after Huo Wu badly burned him in a match.

• Ye Yu had Gu Rong capture and bury his next opponent before the tournament match.
• Xue Qinghe told Ye Yu that Tang Long and Tang Hu of the Clear Sky Sect had eliminated the two contestants who had shared the Resting Room with him.
• Ye Yu's opponent failed to appear, and the referee declared him the winner, prompting spectators to accuse Heaven Dou City of arranging a black curtain.
• Xue Qinghe quieted the crowd by defending the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, while Ye Yu joked that he was lucky and left for Great Spirit City.
• Ye Yu found Flender and the others carrying a severely injured Tang San out of the arena and learned that Huo Wu had wounded him after he defeated six members of the Blazing Academy.
• Ye Yu used his Healing skill to reduce Tang San's injuries, and Tang San said his body had been protected by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ye Yu defeated Yu Tianxin by enduring his lightning attacks and overpowering him in close combat, then survived his final Soul Skill with only slight numbness in his arm. After the match, Ye Yu revealed that his Martial Soul was not a Beast Martial Soul, leaving Yu Tianxin and the audience stunned.

• Ye Yu urged Yu Tianxin to concentrate his lightning attacks, then endured the resulting pillar for ten seconds while using Thunder Tempering.
• Yu Tianxin fought Ye Yu at close range, but after a hundred collisions he was injured while Ye Yu remained unharmed.
• Yu Tianxin used his Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Lightning Dragon Dash, and Ye Yu met it with his left fist.
• Ye Yu stood unharmed after the attack and said Yu Tianxin had made his left arm slightly numb, prompting Yu Tianxin to concede defeat.
• Yu Tianxin asked what Beast Martial Soul Ye Yu possessed, and Ye Yu clarified that his Martial Soul was not a Beast Martial Soul.

Ye Yu rejected Dai Yunluo’s attempt to recruit him while the Martial Soul Hall Team challenged Heaven Dou Team to a quick match. Xie Yue and Hu Liena used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to defeat all seven opponents in under twenty seconds, and Ye Yu entered the arena as the team turned its hostility toward Shrek Team.

• Ye Yu dismissed Dai Yunluo’s offer to become friends, and she returned to the Star Luo Emperor furious that he had rejected her.
• The referee started the match, and Xie Yue and Hu Liena faced Heaven Dou Team while Dugu Bo explained their strength and Martial Soul Fusion Skill to Tang San.
• Hu Liena’s Charm immobilized Heaven Dou Team, then she and Xie Yue unleashed Bewitching Fox and knocked the team’s members from the arena.
• Martial Soul Hall Team taunted Shrek Team, but Ye Yu entered the arena and confronted them after they felt his overwhelming pressure.

Ye Yu fought three Soul Douluo elders while berserk and was knocked off a seemingly bottomless cliff. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing returned to Star Luo City, where the royal family punished their enemies, and Zhu Zhuqing kept hoping Ye Yu would survive; at the cliff's bottom, her tear reached him and his finger moved.

• Ye Yu fought the Level 89 and Level 88 Soul Douluo elders until a Control System elder restrained him and the others knocked him off a cliff.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing learned Ye Yu had fallen, visited the cliff, and returned to Star Luo City under the elders' escort.
• Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing reported the events to the Star Luo Emperor, who ordered Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun arrested and executed before naming Dai Mubai heir to the throne.
• Zhu Zhuqing visited the cliff each evening for half a month, and a Flying Soul Douluo failed to find its bottom.
• Zhu Zhuqing's tear fell through the clouds and landed on unconscious Ye Yu's forehead, and his right index finger moved slightly.

Ye Yu fought the four Titled Douluo in his Twilight Black Dragon form, overwhelming them with immense strength and defense. After killing Shadow Ghost Douluo, he pursued the fleeing Black-robed Cardinal, who raced toward Tang San and Xiao Wu.

• Ye Yu struck Magic Bear Douluo with a single blow and sent him flying, while Ghost Leopard Douluo and Shadow Ghost Douluo failed to wound him.
• Ye Yu used the golden Million Year Soul Ring to condense into Dragon-man form, raising his strength further, then severely injured Shadow Ghost Douluo.
• Magic Bear Douluo, Black-robed Slaughter Spear Douluo, and Ghost Leopard Douluo fled in different directions as Shadow Ghost Douluo begged for his life.
• Ye Yu ignored Shadow Ghost Douluo's pleas, tore off his limbs, and killed him.
• Ye Yu pursued the fleeing Black-robed Cardinal, who raced toward Tang San and Xiao Wu in desperation.

Ye Yu reunited with Oscar and confronted Wang Fei and Wang Teng over their pursuit of a Spirit Bone. After revealing his extraordinary Soul Ring configuration, Ye Yu defeated Wang Fei with ease and killed him, leaving Wang Teng and the onlookers stunned.

• Ye Yu arrived and greeted Oscar, then said he would deal with Wang Fei and Wang Teng.
• Ye Yu displayed six Soul Rings, including three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, shocking Wang Fei, Wang Teng, Haote, and Oscar.
• Wang Fei dismissed Ye Yu's claim that he had killed a Title Douluo and attacked him in his Martial Soul Avatar state.
• Ye Yu transformed his arms into Dragon Arms and shattered Wang Fei's right arm with a single counterattack.
• Wang Fei fled and begged for his life, but Ye Yu caught him and tore him apart with a palm strike.
• Haote admitted that Oscar had understated Ye Yu's strength, while Oscar praised his Boss Yu.

Ye Yu tested his reaction speed against Bai He, revealing that he could dodge through subconscious bodily reflexes rather than conscious sensing. Bai He escalated the challenge with his Martial Soul Avatar and clones, and Ye Yu continued honing his reactions while enhancing himself with a Soul Skill.

• Ye Yu closed his eyes and evaded Bai He’s attacks through bodily awareness, avoiding him through thousands of rapid position changes.
• Bai He activated his Martial Soul Avatar, increasing his speed more than fivefold, but Ye Yu still dodged his near touches.
• Bai He used his Fourth Soul Ring to reduce the air movement from his wings, yet Ye Yu continued to evade him.
• Bai He realized Ye Yu was reacting subconsciously with his body, though Ye Yu’s True Self-Mastery had not yet reached perfection.
• Ye Yu used his Sixth Soul Skill on himself to boost his speed and attributes as Bai He activated his Eighth Soul Ring and created five controllable forms.
• Ye Yu focused on dodging the five Bai Hes, while Tang San, Tai Tan, and Niu Gao watched in astonishment.

Ye Yu turned Spirit Hall’s suspicion of a spy against Second Worship, who killed Snake Lance Douluo and became unable to convince Stingray Douluo of his innocence. As Stingray Douluo’s allies closed in, Second Worship fled, while Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue sensed the betrayal and headed back to inform the Pope.

• Stingray Douluo accused Second Worship of leaking Spirit Hall’s operations to Ye Yu, and Second Worship’s anger erupted after Snake Lance Douluo died believing he was the spy.
• Ye Yu revealed that he had sensed Second Worship hiding nearby and had deliberately manipulated him and the others into turning against one another.
• Second Worship tried to persuade Stingray Douluo to join forces, but Stingray Douluo refused to trust him and cursed him as a traitor.
• Ye Yu strengthened Yang Wudi and the others with auxiliary Soul Skills while holding Second Worship back, allowing them to encircle Stingray Douluo.
• After hours of fighting and seeing Stingray Douluo’s vitality fade, Second Worship forced Ye Yu back and fled toward Spirit Hall.
• Qian Daoliu told Qian Renxue he had sensed Second Worship attack Snake Lance Douluo, and they set off to return and inform the Pope.

Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue loved Ye Yu and planned a risky path to help her become a god, while Shrek’s Seven Devils gathered to test their teamwork against Sword Douluo. Just as Sword Douluo was about to begin, Ye Yu arrived and offered to join the fight.

• Qian Daoliu reassured Bibi Dong about Qian Renxue and explained that he would risk himself to help her become a god; Bibi Dong urged him to make Qian Renxue forget Ye Yu.
• Qian Daoliu told Bibi Dong that Qian Renxue loved Ye Yu, but would try to kill him after becoming a god.
• At Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi agreed to let Ning Rongrong face pressure with the Seven Devils, and Master arranged a team battle against Sword Douluo before their trip to Sea God Island.
• The Seven Devils formed up, received Ning Rongrong’s support, and prepared to fight Sword Douluo, who warned them he would not hold back.
• Ye Yu arrived just as Sword Douluo was about to attack and asked to join the fight, prompting Sword Douluo to tell him to stay out of it.

Ye Yu watched as Sword Douluo Chen Xin tested the Seven Devils, who fought together with powerful attacks and coordinated support. Sword Douluo overwhelmed them with his Seven Kill Sword, leaving Ye Yu to recognize how dangerous Peak Douluo truly were.

• Ye Yu arrived to join the Seven Devils but stayed out of the spar after Master explained that Sword Douluo needed to challenge them.
• Chen Xin revealed the Seven Kill Sword and explained its peerless attack power before Tang San and the others launched their coordinated assault.
• Ning Rongrong strengthened the team while Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San attacked Chen Xin from several directions.
• Chen Xin repelled their opening attacks and manifested a giant Seven Kill Sword with a black character formed from sword light.
• Ning Rongrong linked the Seven Devils through Illusion Space, but Chen Xin swept away their domains and forced all but Ning Rongrong to kneel.
• Tang San and the others admitted defeat, while Ye Yu reflected that he had underestimated the power of a Peak Douluo.

Ye Yu gave Tang San the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which bonded with Tang San and began transmitting the Sea God’s inheritance. When the Sea God’s divine sense appeared, Ye Yu revealed the Source of Evil and made clear that his power surpassed the Sea God’s.

• Ye Yu failed to claim the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud and gave it to Tang San, who activated it with his blood and received its information.
• The gem’s blue light surrounded Tang San, drawing the others into a beneficial energy while they watched over him.
• The Sea God’s phantom appeared, and everyone except Ye Yu knelt before it.
• Ye Yu refused to kneel and revealed the Source of Evil, shocking the Sea God into admitting that his own power was unqualified to claim Ye Yu as its master.
• The Sea God’s phantom withdrew, and Ma Hongjun praised Ye Yu while Master explained the cosmic strength of the Source of Evil.

Ye Yu and the Seven Devils set out for Sea God Island with Bai Chenxiang, carrying the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud as a new safeguard. On the way, they found a village slaughtered by wolf bandits and prepared to confront the attackers.

• Tang San demonstrated the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud’s abilities, including concealing and protecting the group, immobilizing enemies, and launching powerful attacks.
• Ye Yu and the Seven Devils left for Sea God Island with Bai Chenxiang, traveling west toward the coast of the Heavenly Dou Empire.
• After five days on the road, Bai Chenxiang scouted a quiet village and found its streets filled with corpses and signs that wolf bandits had carried victims toward the rear mountain.
• Ye Yu, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Bai Chenxiang followed the trail and found more than three hundred wolf bandits gathered among the dead.
• Ye Yu assigned the Wolf Bandit Leader to himself and told the others to fight the remaining bandits while Tang San planned their strategy.