Chapter Summaries

After Ma Hongjun lost both legs, Flender arranged treatment and joined the others for the tournament preliminaries. Seven Star Academy and Shrek Academy entered the arena amid contrasting receptions, while the VIPs discussed which team would win.

• Tang San and Dai Mubai told Flender that Ma Hongjun had lost his legs, and Flender angrily blamed Ma Hongjun for pursuing a woman.
• Master stopped Flender from berating Ma Hongjun and reminded him that the match was about to begin; Flender sent for a healing-type Soul Master and headed to the competition.
• Cheng Xiao and Seven Star Academy entered the arena with a grand introduction, while Shrek Academy's uniforms and advertising drew ridicule from the crowd.
• Tang San, confident in his new ten-thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, vowed to defeat Cheng Xiao, who expected Qian Renxue to take the field instead.
• Ning Fengzhi told Xue Ye that the tournament champion would belong to the Empire, prompting Salas to declare Spirit Hall's aim was to win the championship.

Seven Star Academy and Shrek Academy began their tournament match, but Cheng Xiao’s extraordinary strength stunned the arena before the teams could fight. The chapter ended with Tang San and the spectators struggling to accept that Cheng Xiao was a fourteen-year-old Soul King with five ten-thousand-year soul rings.

• Dugu Bo declared that Seven Star Academy would win the tournament and revealed that his granddaughter and Ning Fengzhi’s daughter were on its team.
• Dai Mubai led Shrek Academy in releasing their martial souls, and the spectators were shocked to see Tang San’s black fourth soul ring.
• Tang San challenged Cheng Xiao, confident that he would defeat the man who had humiliated him.
• Cheng Xiao revealed that he was a Soul King with five black, ten-thousand-year soul rings.
• Xue Ye, Salasa, Ning Fengzhi, Master, and the Shrek team were stunned as Tang San struggled to accept Cheng Xiao’s overwhelming advantage.

Seven Star Academy revealed an overwhelming lineup, but Cheng Xiao stepped forward to fight Shrek Academy alone. As Tang San’s team launched a coordinated attack, Cheng Xiao survived Dai Mubai’s assault, and Tang San trapped him in a Silver Cage.

• Seven Star Academy revealed two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors, stunning Shrek Academy and the spectators.
• Cheng Xiao told his teammates to leave the battle to him, then enveloped the arena in his King's Domain.
• Tang San ordered Shrek Academy to attack Cheng Xiao together, while Xiao Wu deliberately missed her strike.
• Dai Mubai and Tailong attacked Cheng Xiao, and Dai Mubai's White Tiger Meteor Shower blasted the arena, but Cheng Xiao survived behind black armor.
• Tang San used his ten-thousand-year Silver Cage to restrain Cheng Xiao as he emerged from the smoke.

Cheng Xiao defeated Tang San’s teammates and overwhelmed Tang San in the spirit fight, repeatedly taking control of his Blue Silver Grass. After Cheng Xiao knocked Tang San down, Ah Yin appeared and asked for thirty seconds to speak with him before the King’s Domain was lifted.

• Cheng Xiao used Blue Silver Grass to break Tang San’s Silver Cage, pin Dai Mubai, and knock him unconscious.
• Cheng Xiao pierced Tailong’s shoulder and threw Jing Ling, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu off the platform.
• Tang San attacked Cheng Xiao, but Cheng Xiao again took control of his Blue Silver Grass and injured him in their clash.
• Tang San tried another attack, and Cheng Xiao used Dominator’s Hand to slam him to the ground.
• Ah Yin appeared and asked Cheng Xiao for time to speak with Tang San, and Cheng Xiao granted her thirty seconds.

Tang San mistook Ah Yin for an impostor and attacked her, prompting Cheng Xiao to beat him and defeat Shrek Academy. After Master protested the brutality, the referee upheld the result, and Xue Ye declared Seven Star Academy the winner.

• Ah Yin approached Tang San to help him, but he mistook her for Cheng Xiao in disguise and tore her apart before charging at Cheng Xiao.
• Tang San bound Cheng Xiao with Blue Silver Grass, but Cheng Xiao escaped and struck him repeatedly, breaking his bones and spider lances.
• Cheng Xiao lifted the King's Domain, revealing Tang San's severe injuries to the arena audience and prompting Master to rush to his side.
• Master demanded that Seven Star Academy be disqualified, but Cheng Xiao pointed out that Shrek's members were neither dead nor crippled, and Flender stopped Master from escalating the dispute.
• Xue Ye declared Seven Star Academy the winner of the match.

After Seven Star Academy defeated Shrek Academy, Ning Fengzhi healed Tang San and questioned Cheng Xiao about his five ten-thousand-year soul rings. Cheng Xiao left for his academy lounge, while Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo wondered how much of his explanation was true.

• Xue Ye declared Seven Star Academy the winner, and the spectators erupted in excitement over Cheng Xiao's strength and five ten-thousand-year soul rings.
• Ning Fengzhi used his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's sixth skill to heal Tang San and the other injured Shrek members.
• Ning Fengzhi congratulated Cheng Xiao, who claimed his soul rings were simulated by a Soul Skill and changed their colors to demonstrate.
• Cheng Xiao left for Seven Star Academy's lounge, and Ning Fengzhi departed with Sword Douluo after speaking with Ning Rongrong.
• Ning Fengzhi asked Sword Douluo whether Cheng Xiao's claim was believable, and Sword Douluo judged it half true while suspecting Cheng Xiao might really possess five ten-thousand-year soul rings.

After Tang Hao watched Tang San lose, he confronted Cheng Xiao over the match and attacked him in a forest outside Seven Star Academy. Cheng Xiao summoned Nash and Titan and prepared to fight Tang Hao, while Ah Yin remained behind, unable to move.

• Xue Ye announced the match results, and Tang Hao left the stands after noticing something strange about Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao reassured Ah Yin that he was not angry with her, then answered Tang Hao's challenge and ordered the Shadow Soldiers to stay hidden except for Nash and Titan.
• Cheng Xiao left for the forest, while Ah Yin tried to follow but found herself unable to move.
• Cheng Xiao revealed Tang Hao behind a tree and challenged his decision to confront him over Tang San's loss.
• Tang Hao dismissed Cheng Xiao's summoned fighters, and Cheng Xiao unleashed the King's Domain and summoned Nash and Titan before vanishing as Tang Hao produced his Clear Sky Hammer.

Tang Hao fought Cheng Xiao and the Giant Dragon Nash, but Nash’s ice-and-fire abilities and combat skill overwhelmed him and exposed his old injuries. Convinced Cheng Xiao was too dangerous to leave alive, Tang Hao unleashed his Clear Sky True Body to continue the battle.

• Tang Hao activated Divine Slaughter's Domain, but Cheng Xiao countered its murderous aura while the Giant Dragon Nash attacked Tang Hao with Dragon Breath.
• The Giant Dragon Nash blocked Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Hammer, knocked it from his hand, and forced him back with its ice and fire abilities.
• Tang Hao and the Giant Dragon Nash traded attacks, and Nash interrupted Tang Hao’s Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer and blasted him in the chest.
• Tang Hao recognized Cheng Xiao as a future threat and resolved to kill him, then opened Divine Slaughter's Domain fully and activated Clear Sky True Body.

Cheng Xiao overwhelmed Tang Hao with Giant Dragon Nash and Dragon's Fear, then exhausted himself using Song of the Fire Dragon. Dugu Bo arrived to protect Cheng Xiao and warned Tang Hao that killing him would put Tang San's life in danger.

• Giant Dragon Nash struck Tang Hao, and Cheng Xiao followed with Dominator's Hand, leaving Tang Hao badly injured.
• Cheng Xiao unleashed Dragon's Fear, making Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer vanish and throwing his Soul Power into chaos.
• Cheng Xiao used Song of the Fire Dragon, but Tang Hao recovered enough to block the Dragon Breath and counterattack.
• A pale ray turned Tang Hao's blood-red energy hammer into stone, and Dugu Bo arrived to defend Cheng Xiao.
• Dugu Bo restored Cheng Xiao with a pill, summoned his nine Soul Rings, and warned Tang Hao that killing Cheng Xiao could cost Tang San his life.

Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo fought Tang Hao as the Shadow Soldiers repeatedly obstructed him. Cheng Xiao unleashed Dragon Breath against Tang Hao’s Clear Sky Bodyguard, and the chapter ended with their attacks colliding in a blast that shook Heaven Dou City.

• Dugu Bo sent Cheng Xiao away from the fight, and Cheng Xiao summoned Shadow Soldiers while Dugu Bo covered the forest in poisonous mist and attacked Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao blasted apart the Shadow Soldiers, but Cheng Xiao revived them as they continued to swarm him.
• Cheng Xiao began charging Dragon Breath, and Tang Hao struck Dugu Bo hard enough to send him flying.
• Tang Hao forced his way toward Cheng Xiao, using the Clear Sky Hammer to hold back the Shadow Soldiers.
• Cheng Xiao unleashed Dragon Breath, and Tang Hao exploded his six Soul Rings and raised Clear Sky Bodyguard to meet it.
• The Dragon Breath and barrier collided in a massive explosion that carved ravines into the ground and shook Heaven Dou City.

Cheng Xiao exhausted himself driving Tang Hao away after their battle, leaving Tang Hao badly wounded and his academy grounds devastated. Dugu Bo then decided to spread the story of Tang Hao’s humiliating retreat.

• Cheng Xiao’s Dragon Breath struck Tang Hao’s defenses, and Tang Hao used Explode Ring and Clear Sky Bodyguard but still suffered severe wounds.
• Tang Hao recognized Cheng Xiao’s strength, concealed the pain from his old injury, and weighed whether he could escape.
• Cheng Xiao warned Tang Hao that he would kill him once Tang Hao had recovered, and Tang Hao withdrew his hammer and fled.
• Cheng Xiao refused Nash’s offer to pursue Tang Hao, reassured him, and sat down to recover his strength.
• Dugu Bo saw the ruined academy grounds and decided to publicize Tang Hao’s defeat and retreat.

After an explosion shook Seven Star Academy, Xue Qinghe investigated while Dugu Bo concealed the identity of the injured attacker. In Heaven Dou City, Salas examined Spirit Hall records, discovered Cheng Xiao was Elder Ju's disciple, and reported the incident to the Pope.

• Xue Qinghe arrived at Seven Star Academy with the imperial army, and Dugu Bo told him that a revenge-seeking enemy had attacked and been injured before leaving.
• Xue Qinghe withdrew the army, then returned to the Prince's Mansion and ordered a search for the attacker while suspecting his sister's involvement.
• Salas investigated the explosion and reviewed records about Dugu Bo and Cheng Xiao, including reports of Cheng Xiao's five ten-thousand-year soul rings.
• Salas found a top-secret file identifying Cheng Xiao as Elder Ju's disciple and connected that fact to his rapid advancement.
• Salas wrote a report about the incident and sent it to the Pope before returning to his lover.

After recovering from his battle with Tang Hao, Cheng Xiao broke through and explained to Dugu Bo why killing Tang San would provoke dangerous retaliation. Dugu Bo invited Cheng Xiao and Dugu Yan to dine in Heaven Dou City, and the two set off together, bickering as they went.

• Cheng Xiao recovered at Seven Star Academy and realized his battle with Tang Hao had increased his cultivation.
• Dugu Bo visited Cheng Xiao and asked why Tang Hao had tried to kill him.
• Cheng Xiao explained that he had seriously injured Tang San and warned that killing Tang San could drive Tang Hao to target Dugu Yan.
• Dugu Bo understood why Cheng Xiao had stopped him from killing Tang San and worried about the powerful enemies above him.
• Dugu Bo invited Cheng Xiao and Dugu Yan to eat at the most expensive restaurant in Heaven Dou City, and he and Cheng Xiao left together.

After his defeat by Cheng Xiao, Tang San lay injured and isolated himself while questioning his Blue Silver Grass martial soul and regretting that he had not cultivated the Clear Sky Hammer. He became convinced that the Clear Sky Hammer would let him defeat Cheng Xiao and his other peers, while Master kept watch outside his room.

• Tang San remained in bed for two days, refusing food and water and sealing his room with Blue Silver Grass.
• Tang San replayed his defeat by Cheng Xiao and concluded that Blue Silver Grass was the reason he had lost.
• Tang San questioned whether he could reach the level of a Titled Douluo with Blue Silver Grass and compared it unfavorably with the White Tiger, Phoenix, and Cheng Xiao's martial souls.
• Tang San increasingly wished he had cultivated the Clear Sky Hammer and convinced himself that it would let him defeat Cheng Xiao and every other peer.
• Master stayed outside Tang San's room, worried that he might do something foolish and fearing Tang Hao's reaction if he failed to protect him.

After emerging from isolation, Tang San questioned whether Blue Silver Grass could ever become powerful, and Master’s answer drove him to seek permission to cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer. Master refused, warning that doing so would betray Tang Hao’s wishes and undo years of effort.

• Liu Erlong urged Master to rest while he waited anxiously for Tang San to emerge.
• Tang San came out exhausted, and Master reassured him before answering his question about Blue Silver Grass.
• Master called Blue Silver Grass useless and said Tang San would become powerful by cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San concluded that he needed to cultivate his second Martial Soul to defeat Cheng Xiao and lead Shrek to victory.
• Master angrily objected, citing Tang Hao’s wishes and warning Tang San against abandoning the path they had worked toward.

Master calmed Tang San’s resentment over Cheng Xiao and persuaded him to focus on cultivating Blue Silver Grass while promising to help him find another soul bone. The chapter then shifted to Pope Bibi Dong presiding over a meeting in Spirit City’s Papal Palace.

• Master brought Tang San into the cabin and reminded him that Tang Hao also wanted him to avoid cultivating his second martial soul.
• Tang San apologized and admitted he was unsure how to overcome Blue Silver Grass’s weaknesses after it faltered against Cheng Xiao.
• Master urged Tang San to keep cultivating, warned him not to let Cheng Xiao cast a shadow over his future, and promised to take him to the Soul Beast Forest to seek a soul bone.
• Tang San accepted Master’s guidance and agreed to let the Golden Iron Triangle handle the search for a soul bone.
• Pope Bibi Dong sat at the head of a meeting table in the Papal Palace as Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and nearly twenty attendees waited for her to speak.

Bibi Dong ordered an operation to assassinate talented Soul Masters, while warning Spirit Hall’s bishops not to harm Chrysanthemum Douluo’s disciple, Cheng Xiao. She also secretly sent Tuoba Xi to investigate an extraordinary energy phenomenon in the Extreme North Land, hoping to use the mission to weaken the Worship Hall.

• Bibi Dong announced that Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo would lead an operation against talented Soul Masters, including Tang Hao’s son, after the tournament preliminaries.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed that his fourteen-year-old disciple, Cheng Xiao, had reached the Soul King realm, and Bibi Dong warned the bishops to protect him.
• After the meeting, Bibi Dong instructed Chrysanthemum Douluo to send Tuoba Xi to investigate something extraordinary in the northern Soul Beast forest as a secret mission.
• Bibi Dong told Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo that she had sensed unusual energy and that the Great Elder had urged her to investigate the northern forest.
• Bibi Dong revealed that she hoped Tuoba Xi’s success would help her drive the Worship Hall out of Spirit Hall and leave Qian Daoliu unable to oppose her.

Cheng Xiao watched the tournament ceremony at Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena and prepared to support Seven Star Academy’s bid for first place. He remained a substitute, while Qian Renxue led the team’s opening Soul Duel, and the chapter ended with Cheng Xiao appearing in the preparation area.

• Cheng Xiao and Dugu Bo agreed that Seven Star Academy should aim to take first place in the preliminaries, while Cheng Xiao stayed on the bench so his teammates could compete.
• Ye Lingling asked after Cheng Xiao’s health, and he invited her to help him after graduation; she readily agreed.
• Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and the other VIPs arrived, and Xue Ye called the academy teams into the preparation area.
• Hu Yan Li, Feng Xiaotian, and Yu Tianxin made striking entrances before Cheng Xiao appeared in Seven Star Academy’s preparation area at startling speed.

Seven Star Academy defeated Elephant Armor Academy despite Cheng Xiao sitting out, leaving Hu Yan Zhen furious and Salas relieved that Cheng Xiao had not faced the sect leader’s team. Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling left the Soul Arena for a walk, unaware that someone with a gloomy gaze had been watching Cheng Xiao.

• Hu Yan Zhen attended the preliminaries and dismissed Salas’s warning not to antagonize Cheng Xiao.
• Xue Ye opened the second round, and Ning Fengzhi announced that Seven Star Academy would face Elephant Armor Academy.
• Cheng Xiao noticed Tang San, Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong were absent from Shrek Academy’s lineup.
• Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng, and the Stone Armor Brothers led Seven Star Academy to defeat Elephant Armor Academy, severely injuring Hu Yan Li.
• Cheng Xiao and Ye Lingling left the Soul Arena together, while an unseen watcher followed their departure with a gloomy gaze.

Cheng Xiao lured Shi Nian into a secluded alley, where Shi Nian trapped him in his Illusion Realm and forced him to relive painful memories from his former life. The chapter ended with Cheng Xiao raging at Shi Nian as the illusion showed his father dying in the rain.

• Cheng Xiao noticed Shi Nian watching him while he spent the afternoon with Ye Lingling, then left her at a drink shop and headed into an alley.
• Cheng Xiao confronted Shi Nian, who revealed he planned to kill him and other gifted Soul Masters so Canghui Academy could win the championship.
• Cheng Xiao attacked with shadow swords, but Shi Nian's Illusion Realm made the attack pass harmlessly through him.
• Shi Nian used his seventh soul ring to show Cheng Xiao memories of his difficult childhood and his father's reassurance.
• The illusion showed Cheng Xiao's father lying dead in the rain, and Cheng Xiao roared that he would kill Shi Nian.