Chapter Summaries

After a month of rest, Blue Tyrant Academy prepared for the Heaven Dou Division Promotion Tournament, a seven-person gauntlet that ranked teams without eliminating them. Ye Mengyao announced that their first opponents were Barak Academy and Tang San gave Lin Xuan the team’s lineup, with Lin Xuan scheduled to enter last.

• After the others left the Seven Treasure Hotel, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong escorted Lin Xuan to Back Hill, while Zhu Zhuqing followed and Tang San returned to his room to work on Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus blueprints.
• On a blanket at Back Hill, Lin Xuan rested with his head on Zhu Zhuqing's legs and was caught staring at her; after teasing him, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong joined the others, and the four fell asleep together.
• A month later, the Promotion Tournament began at a military-camp arena, where teams competed in individual gauntlet matches to determine rankings.
• In Blue Tyrant Academy's rest area, Lin Xuan named Huo Wu, Feng Xiaotian, Yu Tianxin, and Shui Bing'er as opponents to watch, and Ning Rongrong and Jiangzhu said they would sit out.
• Ye Mengyao announced that Barak Academy would be Blue Tyrant Academy's first opponent, and Tang San passed Lin Xuan the lineup: Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Tai Long, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Lin Xuan.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Barak Academy in the individual matches, with Tai Long taking down three opponents in a row. Xiao Wu was left frustrated that she never got to fight, while Lin Xuan promised she would face stronger opponents later in the tournament.

• Jing Ling defeated Barak's first competitor, then withdrew after tiring the second.
• Huang Yuan defeated Barak's second and third competitors before yielding to Tai Long.
• Tai Long defeated Barak's Level 41 captain, then knocked out two more Soul Elders and left the team with no fighters.
• Blue Tyrant Academy won, and Tai Long celebrated his three victories while Lin Xuan praised him.
• Xiao Wu complained that she had no chance to fight, and Lin Xuan promised she could face stronger teams later.
• Huang Yuan and Jing Ling asked Lin Xuan to let them handle weaker teams, prompting Jiangzhu to tease Huang Yuan about showing off to girls from other academies.

Blue Tyrant Academy faced Elephant Armor Academy in the ninth round of the Promotion Tournament, and Lin Xuan promised Xiao Wu she could fight Huyan Li if the match went smoothly. Jing Ling and Huang Yuan each defeated one opponent before being worn down, leaving Tai Long to take the stage.

• Ye Mengyao told the team that their opponent was Elephant Armor Academy, and Xiao Wu eagerly asked Lin Xuan to let her compete.
• Lin Xuan kept the lineup unchanged and said Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San could each face one of Elephant Armor Academy’s three Soul Ancestors.
• Huyan Li reassured his teammates that Blue Tyrant Academy’s talismans and support boosts would not matter in the one-on-one gauntlet match.
• Jing Ling used his speed to defeat Elephant Armor Academy’s first Soul Elder, then fell from the arena against the second after exhausting his Soul Power.
• Huang Yuan defeated the second Soul Elder with Hungry Wolf Assault, fought the third for ten minutes, and was defeated.
• Tai Long thanked Huang Yuan and stepped forward to take his turn.

Tai Long defeated two Elephant Armor Sect Soul Elders with his strength before withdrawing from exhaustion. Zhu Zhuqing then used her speed, clones, and rapid attacks to defeat Huyan Qing, while Lin Xuan called her back to rest and sent Tang San in to face the next opponent.

• Tai Long enhanced his strength and defense, defeated two Elephant Armor Sect Soul Elders, and withdrew after growing exhausted.
• Lin Xuan warned Zhu Zhuqing to be careful, and she entered the arena to face Huyan Qing, a Level 41 defense-type Soul Ancestor.
• Zhu Zhuqing used Netherworld Shadow Clone and Netherworld Slash to wound Huyan Qing, then evaded his Crushing Pressure by switching places with a clone.
• Zhu Zhuqing broke through Huyan Qing's defense with Hell Hundred Claws and kicked him off the platform.
• Huyan Li sent Huyan Xiao to fight next, but Lin Xuan called Zhu Zhuqing down to rest and told Tang San to take her place.

Tang San used Blue Silver Grass seeds and a series of Soul Skills to trap Huyan Xiao, then beat and whipped him around the arena. The fight ended with Huyan Xiao spinning helplessly like a top, while Tang San continued his assault.

• Tang San faced Huyan Xiao in the tournament, while Lin Xuan and the others watched from below.
• Huyan Xiao repeatedly shattered Tang San's Blue Silver Grass with Mammoth Wave as Tang San spread hidden seeds across the arena.
• Tang San trapped Huyan Xiao in a Blue Silver Cage, baited him into breaking free with Berserk Impact, then bound him with Spider Web Restraint and Parasitism.
• Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Mysterious Jade Hand to punch Huyan Xiao, then formed a whip from Black Jade Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San whipped the bound Huyan Xiao until he spun across the arena like a top.

Tang San defeated Huyan Xiao after whipping him around with Blue Silver Grass, then Xiao Wu took the platform to face Huyan Li. Xiao Wu drew out Huyan Li’s Soul Bone and used Charm to seize control of him, preparing to end the fight.

• Tang San whipped Huyan Xiao with Blue Silver Grass until he kicked him off the platform and won the match.
• Tang San returned to Blue Tyrant Academy while Huyan Qing arranged for teammates to carry the unconscious Huyan Xiao away.
• Huyan Li challenged Blue Tyrant Academy, and Xiao Wu accepted after Lin Xuan encouraged her.
• Xiao Wu attacked Huyan Li, used Teleportation to evade his grab, and landed repeated kicks against his enhanced defense.
• Huyan Li revealed his Head Soul Bone, and Xiao Wu used Charm to briefly take control of him.

Xiao Wu defeated Huyan Li and helped Blue Tyrant Academy win its match against Elephant Armor Academy. In a later round against Godwind Academy, she also defeated Feng Xiaotian, while Lin Xuan reflected on how powerful her abilities had become.

• Xiao Wu used her Soul Skills and Explosive Eight-Stage Fall to overwhelm Huyan Li, then punched his Elephant Ball out of bounds to win the match for Blue Tyrant Academy.
• Xiao Wu mocked Huyan Li for badmouthing Lin Xuan, and he spat blood before passing out as his teammates carried him away.
• After the matches, Xiao Wu joined Lin Xuan and the others as they left the arena and returned to the academy.
• In the eleventh round against Godwind Academy, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Tai Long defeated two opponents, while Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San each defeated two more.
• Xiao Wu used Charm, Waist Bow, and Explosive Eight-Stage Fall to defeat Feng Xiaotian before he could use Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Lin Xuan reflected that Xiao Wu's Soul Skills and high Soul Power would let her overpower opponents at her level and fight above it.

Blue Tyrant Academy defeated Thunderclap Academy in the twelfth round, then faced Blazing Fire Academy in the thirteenth. Lin Xuan accepted Huo Wu’s request for a duel and revealed five Soul Rings, leaving her shocked to learn he was a Soul King.

• Jing Ling and Huang Yuan defeated three Thunderclap Academy fighters, and Tai Long then beat Lei Mie before leaving the arena injured.
• Zhu Zhuqing conceded to Yu Tianxin’s planned attack, after which Tang San defeated Yu Tianxin and Xiao Wu easily beat Lei Tian and Lei Dong.
• Before the thirteenth-round match, Huo Wu visited Blue Tyrant Academy and asked Lin Xuan to duel her.
• Lin Xuan agreed to face Huo Wu himself and displayed five Soul Rings, shocking her with his Soul King rank.

Lin Xuan defeated Huo Wu in the tournament by using his evolved Extreme Cold Ice Lock to extinguish her ultimate fire attack. His friends noticed that his talisman soul skills had changed as he advanced, and Lin Xuan left them curious about whether his soul skills could evolve.

• Huo Wu unleashed her fourth soul skill, Huo Wu's Radiance, after channeling power through her first three rings.
• Lin Xuan used the Flame-Separating Fire-Suppressing Talisman and Extreme Cold Ice Lock to nullify Huo Wu's attack.
• Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others noticed the talismans had grown stronger and speculated that Lin Xuan's soul skills evolved when he absorbed soul rings.
• Huo Wu conceded, and Lin Xuan comforted her before leaving the arena; Huo Wushuang helped her recover.
• Ning Rongrong hugged Lin Xuan and asked whether his soul skills could evolve, and Lin Xuan asked the others if they were curious.

Lin Xuan revealed that his Soul Skills evolved as he absorbed Soul Rings, prompting Ye Mengyao to urge everyone to keep the ability secret. Before the Promotion Tournament final, Shui Bing'er decided Skywater Academy would concede, leaving Lin Xuan surprised and his companions teasing him for watching the departing team.

• Lin Xuan told his companions that his Soul Skills had evolved after absorbing his Third and Fifth Soul Rings, and he expected further changes at the Soul Sage and Titled Douluo realms.
• Ye Mengyao warned everyone not to reveal Lin Xuan's Soul Skill evolution, then told the team to rest before the final Promotion Tournament match and their journey to Spirit City.
• Tang San and Lin Xuan discussed Lin Xuan's evolving Soul Skills and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass evolution before returning to their courtyards to cultivate.
• Shui Bing'er told Lin Xuan that Skywater Academy would concede the final because his Soul King strength and ice-attribute counters made the match unwinnable for them.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong teased Lin Xuan for watching Shui Bing'er and her teammates leave, and Lin Xuan admitted that their skirts looked nice.

Blue Tyrant Academy won the final Promotion Tournament match after Skywater Academy forfeited, finishing first in the Heaven Dou Division with a perfect record. Ye Mengyao learned that the advancing teams would travel to Spirit City in three days, and Lin Xuan and his companions prepared for the long journey.

• Lin Xuan teased Tang San about noticing Shui Bing'er's appearance, and Tang San awkwardly claimed he had been watching Lin Xuan instead.
• Ye Mengyao considered how Ye Lingling might join Lin Xuan's group, noting her connection to Ning Rongrong and the support Lin Xuan had from powerful families.
• The referee announced Skywater Academy's forfeit and confirmed Blue Tyrant Academy's fourteen wins and first-place finish in the Heaven Dou Division.
• A tournament steward congratulated Ye Mengyao and told her that the fifteen advancing teams would depart for Spirit City under the Heaven Dou Royal Knights' escort in three days.
• Xiao Wu eagerly anticipated the Final Tournament, while Ning Rongrong warned that the escorted carriage journey would take more than half a month; Lin Xuan comforted Xiao Wu before the group left the arena.

After Blue Tyrant Academy won every match in the qualifying and promotion tournaments, Xue Qinghe promised Lin Xuan a reward if his team won the overall championship. Lin Xuan resolved to claim the title and the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, while Qian Renxue privately worried about what might happen if her identity was exposed.

• Xue Qinghe congratulated Lin Xuan and Blue Tyrant Academy on their undefeated tournament record.
• Xue Qinghe promised to grant Lin Xuan any reasonable request if Blue Tyrant Academy won the championship for the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Lin Xuan accepted the challenge and privately decided to use Xue Qinghe's promise to obtain the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.
• Xue Qinghe invited Blue Tyrant Academy to travel behind his carriage in three days and departed with the imperial knights.
• Ning Rongrong questioned why Xue Qinghe favored Lin Xuan's team, and Lin Xuan explained that winning the championship would bring honor to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Blue Tyrant Academy prepared to travel to Spirit City for the Soul Master Tournament’s Final Tournament, with Dugu Bo accompanying the team as honorary dean. As Xue Qinghe approached the convoy, he had learned of Dugu Bo’s close ties to the academy.

• Ye Mengyao led Lin Xuan and the others back to Blue Tyrant Academy, where they spent three days preparing for the journey to Spirit City.
• Blue Tyrant Academy arrived at the Imperial Hunting Grounds convoy, and the camp steward learned that Dugu Bo was the academy’s honorary dean.
• Tai Long took Jing Ling and Huang Yuan to the teachers’ carriage, while Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiangzhu boarded the front carriage with Lin Xuan.
• Tang San chose to ride with Dugu Bo, Ye Mengyao, and the others so Lin Xuan could sit with the girls, prompting the group to joke about Lin Xuan’s romantic entanglements.
• Xue Qinghe approached Lin Xuan after learning that Dugu Bo was accompanying Blue Tyrant Academy to Spirit City and had a close relationship with the academy.

Lin Xuan discussed Dugu Bo’s ties to Blue Tyrant Academy with Xue Qinghe, who hoped Lin Xuan could help him recruit the Poison Douluo. After Dugu Bo warned Lin Xuan that Xue Qinghe was no simple man, Lin Xuan returned to the other carriage and found Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had made a shared bed.

• Xue Qinghe questioned Lin Xuan about Dugu Bo becoming Blue Tyrant Academy’s honorary dean, then hinted that he wanted to recruit Dugu Bo.
• Lin Xuan offered to put in a good word with Dugu Bo, and Xue Qinghe left after expressing interest in Lin Xuan’s performance at the Soul Master Tournament.
• Dugu Bo warned Lin Xuan that Xue Qinghe was not as simple as he appeared and said he would not oppose him if Lin Xuan approved of him.
• Lin Xuan told Dugu Bo he would visit Dugu Yan after the Soul Master Tournament, then returned to the other carriage.
• Lin Xuan found Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had dismantled seats to make a shared bed, with Jiangzhu sitting on it as well.

Lin Xuan and the others traveled by carriage from Heaven Dou City toward Spirit City, sharing a luxurious bed and spending the journey resting and cultivating. After twenty uneventful days, they arrived within sight of Spirit City's walls.

• Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiangzhu arranged a shared bed in the carriage, and Lin Xuan lay down between Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong fell asleep beside Lin Xuan, followed by Jiangzhu and Zhu Zhuqing; Lin Xuan soon slept as the carriage set off.
• Over twenty days, the group traveled under the protection of the Heaven Dou Royal Knights, and no attack like the one expected from Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo occurred.
• Lin Xuan worried that Bibi Dong might react badly if she learned Yu Xiaogang was dead, but the journey remained peaceful.
• Ning Rongrong spotted Spirit City's walls and announced their arrival, while Lin Xuan said he wanted a bath and a good night's sleep.

Lin Xuan and the Blue Tyrant Academy team arrived in Spirit City and settled into their top-floor hotel suites ahead of the tournament. As Lin Xuan set out shopping with Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, they met Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan, who agreed to join them.

• Spirit Hall's staff welcomed the Heaven Dou Empire convoy, and a purple-robed deacon escorted Blue Tyrant Academy to its luxurious top-floor hotel rooms.
• Ye Mengyao reviewed the tournament handbook and learned that the seeded teams had first-round byes while Blue Tyrant Academy had a second-round bye.
• Xiao Wu pulled Lin Xuan into a suite with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Jiangzhu, then Ning Rongrong urged him to come shopping with them.
• Lin Xuan, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing met the Imperial Fighting Team on the stairs, where Ning Rongrong greeted Ye Lingling.
• Dugu Yan agreed to join the shopping trip with Ye Lingling, while Ye Mengyao and Dugu Bo appeared on the stairs and watched the group with knowing smiles.

Lin Xuan and the others explored Spirit City, where Zhu Zhuqing was unsettled by the mention of the Star Luo Empire and the team discussed their confidence in the tournament. The group went shopping, while Lin Xuan reflected on his strength and his advantages against the Spirit Hall Team.

• Ning Rongrong pointed out the hotel housing the Star Luo Empire teams, and Zhu Zhuqing grew tense at the reminder of her past.
• Lin Xuan comforted Zhu Zhuqing as Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu declared that Blue Tyrant Academy would win the championship.
• Dugu Yan learned that Lin Xuan had reached Soul King and questioned how quickly he had advanced.
• Lin Xuan suggested they explore Spirit City and find food, and Xiao Wu eagerly led the group onward.
• Lin Xuan considered how his talismans, Wind-Thunder Wings, and Taiji Domain could counter the Spirit Hall Team and concluded he was invincible.
• Ning Rongrong and the other girls entered a silk dress shop, while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing pulled Lin Xuan inside.

Lin Xuan shopped with Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling, easing the girls’ jealousy and letting Ning Rongrong pay for their purchases. At a restaurant, he spotted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, and Zhu Zhuqing was shaken by memories of her past with her sister.

• Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu teased Lin Xuan over his praise of Zhu Zhuqing’s figure, and he affectionately reassured all three girls.
• Lin Xuan encouraged the girls to buy clothes, and Zhu Zhuqing chose outfits that showed off her figure.
• Ning Rongrong paid for the group’s clothes and shopping, while Lin Xuan joked that he lived off her wealth.
• Lin Xuan and the others reached a restaurant and saw Dai Weisi with his fiancée, Zhu Zhuyun.
• Zhu Zhuqing recognized Zhu Zhuyun and recalled how their closeness had turned to estrangement after they awakened their Martial Souls.

Zhu Zhuqing encountered her older sister Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi in Spirit City, where Dai Weisi condemned her for being with Lin Xuan. The confrontation ended with Dai Weisi publicly pressuring Zhu Zhuqing while Lin Xuan and the others remained beside her.

• Dai Weisi recognized Zhu Zhuqing in Spirit City and grew furious when he saw her leaning in Lin Xuan's arms.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun approached Zhu Zhuqing, and Zhu Zhuyun remarked that she was surprised Zhu Zhuqing had made it to Spirit City alive.
• Zhu Zhuyun privately felt relieved that Zhu Zhuqing had escaped her engagement to Dai Mubai and revealed that she had secretly sent people to protect her.
• Zhu Zhuqing introduced Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi to Lin Xuan as her older sister and her sister's fiancé.
• Dai Weisi scolded Zhu Zhuqing for being with another man and accused her of bringing shame on the Zhu Family and the Star Luo Empire.

Lin Xuan confronted Dai Weisi for insulting Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan revealed powerful connections to protect them. Dai Weisi was left unable to challenge Lin Xuan without risking conflict with several Titled Douluo.

• Lin Xuan unleashed his Soul Power and warned Dai Weisi to stop insulting Zhu Zhuqing, then Zhu Zhuqing declared Lin Xuan was her man.
• Dai Weisi recognized Lin Xuan as a powerful Soul King but invoked his status as the Star Luo Empire's eldest prince to challenge Lin Xuan's right to interfere.
• Ning Rongrong identified herself as Ning Fengzhi's daughter and said Zhu Zhuqing belonged to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, while Lin Xuan was her man.
• Ning Rongrong added that Ning Fengzhi taught Xue Qinghe, and Zhu Zhuyun urged Dai Weisi to consider the consequences of antagonizing the sect.
• Dugu Yan revealed that her grandfather was Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, who supported Lin Xuan and Zhu Zhuqing, leaving Dai Weisi intimidated by the threat of provoking three Titled Douluo.