Chapter Summaries

Cheng Xiao escaped Shi Nian’s Nightmare and killed him, then returned to Heaven Dou City with a soul bone. He reunited with Ye Lingling, who had waited anxiously for him, and she asked to accompany him on future missions.

• Cheng Xiao broke free of Shi Nian’s Nightmare because the Great Shaman’s Blessing protected him from abnormal states.
• Cheng Xiao defeated and killed Shi Nian, then accepted a seven-colored head soul bone from a Shadow Soldier and stored it in his Soul Tool.
• Cheng Xiao used Shadow Swap to return to Heaven Dou City and bought snacks before hurrying back to the drink shop.
• Ye Lingling rushed into Cheng Xiao’s embrace and told him how worried she had been while he was gone.
• Ye Lingling asked Cheng Xiao to take her with him next time so she could heal him and keep him from facing everything alone.

The Golden Iron Triangle and Tang San searched Sunset Forest for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, hoping to strengthen Tang San before the promotion tournament. A poisonous mist surrounded them, and Tang San identified a vast swarm of Soul Beasts as the group prepared to fight.

• Flender urged everyone to stop searching after a day of hunting, but Master and Tang San insisted they continue looking for a soul bone.
• Tang San realized that torturing Soul Beasts before killing them could increase the chance of a soul bone dropping, while Flender warned that their actions could draw Spirit Hall's attention.
• A pink poisonous mist enveloped the group, and Tang San gave Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong Oscar's antidote Small Cured Sausages.
• Tang San used the Purple Demon Eyes to identify the King of the Earth, the Pink Lady, and nearly a thousand other Soul Beasts gathered in the mist.
• Tang San proposed killing the Soul Beasts for possible soul bones, and the Golden Iron Triangle formed the Sun Moon Shine Golden Turn and summoned Luo San Pao.

Tang San slaughtered the Soul Beasts around the King of the Earth and the Pink Lady while searching for Soul Bones, despite Master's and Flender's objections. A concealed Man Faced Demon Spider appeared and attacked Tang San, and Master tried to protect him but was pierced by the beast's forelimbs.

• Master, Flender, and Liu Erlong used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to transform Luo San Pao into the Golden Sacred Dragon, while Tang San killed the King of the Earth and the Pink Lady with his Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Tang San searched the corpses and killed every nearby Soul Beast in hopes of finding Soul Bones, prompting Flender and Master to challenge his actions.
• Tang San said he wanted to become stronger so Shrek Academy could win the tournament and Master could prove his Martial Soul theories, but he found no Soul Bones.
• A concealed Man Faced Demon Spider descended toward Tang San, and Master leaped in front of him and attacked with Luo San Pao.
• The Man Faced Demon Spider ignored Luo San Pao's attack and pierced him with its sharp forelimbs.

Liu Erlong killed the Man Faced Demon Spider after it injured Master, while Tang San helped defend his teacher and Flender tended to him. Later, Ning Rongrong visited Cheng Xiao to thank him for the Immortal Herb and offer payment on her father’s behalf, but he refused the gold and said there were no more herbs.

• Tang San restrained the Man Faced Demon Spider with Blue Silver Grass, and Liu Erlong intervened with her Crimson Dragon True Body to burn it.
• Master fainted from martial soul backlash, so Tang San and Flender treated him while Tang San attacked the spider with his Eight Spider Lances and Godly Zhuge Crossbow.
• Flender carried Tang San away as Liu Erlong took Master back toward the academy.
• Ning Rongrong visited Cheng Xiao, thanked him for the Immortal Herb that raised her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda to nine levels, and asked whether he had more for her father to buy.
• Cheng Xiao refused Ning Rongrong’s gold card and said the Immortal Herb had been unique, then resumed cultivating as she left.

As the fourth round of the tournament began, Cheng Xiao and Seven Star Academy drew Blazing Fire Academy, whose Huo Wu challenged him to fight seriously. Cheng Xiao planned to play along with her during the match, while Huo Wushuang feared his team had provoked an opponent they could not handle.

• The audience cheered for Cheng Xiao when Seven Star Academy arrived at the Great Soul Arena, and Qin Ming greeted his former students before returning to Shrek Academy's preparation area.
• Huo Wu confronted Cheng Xiao and demanded that he use his full strength, while Cheng Xiao answered that he expected Blazing Fire Academy to show its strength too.
• Dugu Yan rebuked Huo Wushuang as he apologized for his sister, and Cheng Xiao warned him before leading Seven Star Academy away.
• Huo Wushuang cautioned his teammates that Cheng Xiao was formidable and told them they would have to endure the coming match.
• Cheng Xiao saw that Seven Star Academy was scheduled to face Blazing Fire Academy and decided to humor Huo Wu rather than knock her out immediately.

Cheng Xiao faced Blazing Fire Academy alone after his teammates forfeited, answering the crowd’s hopes for another one-against-seven match. As the battle began, he sent Huo Wushuang flying and effortlessly erased Huo Wu’s fireball, leaving the fight underway.

• Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Feng Xiaotian watched as Cheng Xiao and Blazing Fire Academy entered the arena.
• Dugu Yan and the Seven Star Academy team forfeited, setting Cheng Xiao against all seven opponents alone.
• Huo Wu vowed to defeat Cheng Xiao, and Blazing Fire Academy activated its Martial Souls and support abilities.
• Cheng Xiao released seven shadows from black mist, sending one into each opponent’s shadow.
• Cheng Xiao struck Huo Wushuang with Dominator's Authority and sent him flying.
• Huo Wu launched a fireball at Cheng Xiao, but his Black Mist Barrier made it disappear.

Cheng Xiao dominated Blazing Fire Academy’s coordinated assault with Shadow Swap and knocked out its support Soul Masters, but Huo Wu refused to surrender and prepared a powerful Ring Fusion technique. The chapter left the match poised for her next attack.

• Cheng Xiao blocked Huo Wu’s attack and told Blazing Fire Academy to surrender, while Ning Fengzhi speculated that Cheng Xiao’s black mist came from his Shadow Soldier Martial Soul.
• Huo Wushuang ordered his team to attack together, and four Blazing Fire Academy Soul Masters launched a coordinated assault on Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao used Shadow Swap to evade the attacks, appeared behind Huo Wu, and knocked out the two Support Type Soul Masters with Dominator’s Hand.
• Huo Wu used Resisting Fire Ring to blast Cheng Xiao toward the edge of the platform, then announced that she would use a powerful move.
• Huo Wu activated all four Soul Rings at once, and Master recognized the technique as Ring Fusion.

Cheng Xiao defeated Huo Wu after redirecting her Fusion Ring attack and enduring its flames, prompting Blazing Fire Academy to concede. In the Extreme North Land, Tuoba Xi and the Holy Dragon Legion encountered portals and were surrounded by Ice Spirits and snow bears.

• Huo Wu launched her Blazing Sun Fusion Ring attack at Cheng Xiao, but he used Dominator's Hand to redirect it away from himself.
• Cheng Xiao emerged unharmed from the flames because he had borrowed Shadow Soldier Nash's immunity to fire, and Huo Wu conceded the match.
• The referee declared Seven Star Academy the winner, and Huo Wu accepted her loss while promising to win next time.
• In the Extreme North Land, Tuoba Xi spotted a portal and fled with the Holy Dragon Legion as a terrifying presence emerged.
• More portals appeared ahead of Tuoba Xi, and Ice Spirits and snow bears surrounded him.

The King of Cold possessed Tuoba Xi after freezing his Holy Dragon Legion and began planning to prepare Douluo Continent for the arrival of other Sovereigns. At Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu sent Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo to investigate the otherworldly threat and ordered Spirit Hall to mobilize after the tournament.

• The King of Cold’s Ice Spirits froze Tuoba Xi’s Holy Dragon Legion, and the King of Cold blocked Tuoba Xi’s soul skill before stabbing and possessing him.
• The King of Cold absorbed Tuoba Xi’s memories, ordered the Ice Spirits to prepare for the arrival of the other Sovereigns, and headed toward Spirit Hall in Tuoba Xi’s identity.
• Qian Daoliu summoned Golden Crocodile Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo to discuss powerful life-forms he believed had emerged from another world.
• Qian Daoliu sent Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo to investigate and ordered Spirit Hall to mobilize after the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
• Qian Daoliu dismissed Golden Crocodile Douluo’s concern about Bibi Dong, saying the otherworldly threat took priority over internal conflicts.

After receiving a letter from the Great Elder, Qian Renxue decided to move her plan to seize the Heaven Dou Empire forward after the tournament. Meanwhile, Cheng Xiao’s victory boosted his reputation, and Huo Wu challenged Feng Xiaotian to defeat him if he wanted to be with her.

• Qian Renxue read the Great Elder’s letter and told Snake Lance Douluo Yu Long that they would act as soon as the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Competition ended.
• Qian Renxue ordered Yu Long to report Spirit Hall’s movements and told him not to visit Cheng Xiao while Dugu Bo guarded him.
• Cheng Xiao returned to Seven Star Academy’s lounge, where he joked with Ye Lingling about whether he had gone all out in his match.
• Feng Xiaotian comforted Huo Wu after her loss, but she insisted Cheng Xiao was a monster and said she would accept Feng Xiaotian if he defeated him.
• Feng Xiaotian promised to defeat Cheng Xiao when Godwind Academy faced Seven Star Academy, while Huo Wushuang worried that Huo Wu was setting him an impossible challenge.

At Shrek Academy, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing challenged Master’s private handling of the team as the academy prepared to face Godwind Academy. Master advised Tang San to sit out the match, warning him against his father’s stubbornness.

• Flender’s sponsor deal forced the Shrek students to wear embarrassing new uniforms, and Ma Hongjun complained that Flender cared more about money than the team.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing urged Master to discuss his plans openly, and Flender sent Master and Tang San away to speak privately.
• Xiao Wu suspected Tang Hao was occupied by the explosion at Seven Star Academy and considered escaping Shrek, but she decided she could not leave Zhu Zhuqing behind.
• Master told Tang San that Godwind Academy’s captain, Feng Xiaotian, and his wind-attribute teammates made the match especially difficult.
• Master urged Tang San not to compete and warned him that excessive rigidity could make him repeat his father’s mistakes.

Master chose to preserve Shrek Academy’s strength by forfeiting matches, leaving its advancement-round berth dependent on the final standings and a possible tiebreaker against Thunderclap Academy. Tang San promised to lead the upcoming matches, while Dai Mubai worried that failing to advance could cost him his life.

• Master offered Shrek Academy the choice of forfeiting or competing without Tang San, and Liu Erlong persuaded Flender to prioritize the students’ safety.
• Shrek Academy forfeited the match and decided to avoid strong opponents while competing against weaker teams.
• A week later, the standings showed Shrek in fifth place with three matches remaining, while Thunderclap Academy could threaten its qualification under certain results.
• Master and Flender warned that Seven Star Academy could force Shrek into a tiebreaker by losing deliberately to Thunderclap Academy.
• Tang San said he would handle the upcoming matches, citing his restored Eight Spider Lances and increased Soul Power.
• Dai Mubai asked how Shrek could avoid a tiebreaker and feared the consequences of failing to advance.

Shrek Academy faced Thunderclap Academy in a crucial preliminary match, with Dai Mubai under intense pressure to win. Cheng Xiao joined Yu Tianheng to watch, and the chapter ended as both teams took the field and revealed their lineups.

• Dai Mubai told Tang San that Shrek could not afford to lose, while Zhu Zhuqing also appeared troubled by the stakes.
• Yu Tianheng told Cheng Xiao that Thunderclap captain Yu Tianxin was his cousin and a rival for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan heirship, and Cheng Xiao agreed to watch the match with him.
• The referee promoted the upcoming Seven Star Academy versus Godwind Academy match, angering Dai Mubai as Shrek headed onto the platform.
• Shrek entered with Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tailong, and Jiang Zhu, while Ma Hongjun stayed out because he had not recovered.
• Both teams released their martial spirits; Thunderclap revealed four Soul Ancestors and arranged its strongest fighters at the back, while Oscar distributed sausages to Shrek's competitors.

Shrek Academy used Tailong to absorb Thunderclap Academy’s attacks before launching a coordinated counterattack. Xiao Wu incapacitated Lei Dong and Lei Tian, while Yu Tianxin unleashed his fourth Soul Skill against Dai Mubai, leaving the outcome of their clash undecided.

• Tang San linked Shrek’s fighters with Blue Silver Grass, while Tailong stood alone as Thunderclap Academy’s attacks focused on him.
• Lei Dong trapped Tailong with Lightning Net, and Thunderclap Academy exhausted him with a barrage of lightning attacks until he was forced out.
• Dai Mubai charged Yu Tianxin as Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing attacked Thunderclap Academy’s rear line.
• Xiao Wu used Lei Dong as a shield and knocked him into Lei Tian’s Thunder Eagle, then sent Lei Tian crashing into the arena with her Invincible Golden Body.
• Tang San restrained four Thunderclap fighters with Blue Silver Entanglement as Yu Tianxin unleashed Blue Lightning Dragon Speed against Dai Mubai.

Tang San waited until Thunderclap Academy had worn down Shrek’s fighters, then helped lead Shrek to victory and secretly tested the Eight Spider Lances’ ability to devour Soul Power. Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo noticed the ability, while Tang San and his teammates left determined to keep winning.

• Thunderclap Academy defeated Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing with lightning attacks, leaving Tang San to face the remaining opponents.
• Jiang Zhu healed Dai Mubai while Tang San trapped Xiao Yun with his poisoned Spider Web Restraint, then Dai Mubai and Tang San defeated Yu Tianxin and the other fighters.
• Tang San used the Eight Spider Lances to draw Soul Power from his opponents before stopping when he realized the match was being watched.
• Sword Douluo and Ning Fengzhi suspected that Tang San had gained a devouring ability and agreed to watch him, especially to protect Ning Rongrong.
• The referee declared Shrek Academy the winner, and Flender left to seek advertising deals while Tang San and his teammates celebrated and vowed to keep winning.

Feng Xiaotian secretly visited Seven Star Academy to challenge Cheng Xiao for Huo Wu’s affection, but Cheng Xiao quickly defeated him. Feng Xiaotian left questioning whether Godwind Academy could compete against Seven Star Academy the next day, while Cheng Xiao returned to cultivating.

• Ah Yin confronted Feng Xiaotian with Blue Silver Overlord Spears when he appeared outside the pavilion, and he explained that he had come to see Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao sent Ah Yin away, and Feng Xiaotian challenged him after revealing Huo Wu would date him only if he defeated Cheng Xiao.
• Cheng Xiao struck Feng Xiaotian with a Blue Silver Overlord Spear and sent him flying.
• Feng Xiaotian continued fighting, but Cheng Xiao’s Killing Intent weakened and terrified him before another blow sent him crashing into a wall.
• Feng Xiaotian left wondering whether Godwind Academy could win the next day’s match, and Cheng Xiao resumed cultivating.

Cheng Xiao and Seven Star Academy advanced through the tournament as Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy forfeited their matches. In Shrek Academy’s resting area, Master encouraged a discouraged Tang San to pursue the championship.

• Cheng Xiao arrived at the Great Soul Arena with Seven Star Academy and learned that Godwind Academy had forfeited after Feng Xiaotian’s defeat.
• The tournament matches began, and several academies with no chance of advancing fought without much effort.
• Skywater Academy forfeited its match against Seven Star Academy, giving Cheng Xiao’s team another victory without a fight.
• Master comforted Tang San, praised his strength and Twin Martial Souls, and urged him to give everything to win the championship.

At the preliminary round’s closing ceremony, Xue Ye awarded the five advancing teams noble titles, drawing objections from Salas, and announced the promotion round’s venue and date. Meanwhile, Tang San struggled with whether to use the Eight Spider Lances to devour Soul Beasts for faster cultivation, leaving his dilemma unresolved.

• Xue Ye granted the five advancing teams viscount and baron titles, but Salas objected that such awards had no precedent.
• Xue Ye announced that the promotion round would take place at the Royal Hunting Grounds in one month, and Salas left to report the matter to the Pope.
• The crowd cheered Cheng Xiao and the other representatives, and Yu Tianheng invited the Seven Star Academy team to celebrate over drinks.
• Tang San worried that his cultivation had slowed after devouring the Man Faced Demon Spider’s Soul Power and wondered whether he could progress without devouring Soul Beasts.
• Tang San feared Spirit Hall would hunt him if it discovered his cultivation method, but he believed devouring Soul Beasts might be his only path to winning the championship.

Tang San decided that hunting and devouring Evil Soul Beasts was righteous and planned to leave Shrek Academy to raise his Soul Power. Cheng Xiao learned that Spirit Hall was investigating the Extreme North Land, suspected the Sovereigns might be involved, and went to cultivate in the Sunset Forest.

• A voice from the trident mark told Tang San that devouring Evil Soul Beasts was not evil, and Tang San decided to hunt them during his month-long break.
• Tang San planned to explain his decision to Master, leave Shrek Academy, and challenge Cheng Xiao again after reaching rank fifty Soul Power.
• Dugu Bo warned Cheng Xiao that Spirit Hall was moving red-clad bishops and might target Tang San, then revealed that the Holy Dragon Sect had been sent to investigate the Extreme North Land.
• Cheng Xiao wondered whether Sovereigns had appeared in Douluo Continent and warned Dugu Bo that he might not be able to protect himself in the future.
• Cheng Xiao flew to the Sunset Forest to cultivate and told Dugu Bo to find him when the competition began.

The God Realm Committee discussed the appearance of beings from other worlds on Douluo Continent, while the God of Destruction secretly struck the Extreme North Land with lightning. Days later, Seven Star Academy arrived at the Royal Hunting Grounds as the tournament promotion matches began.

• The God of Destruction warned the God Kings that beings from other worlds had appeared on Douluo Continent and might affect the monitored changes in the Douluo Star System.
• The Asura God argued that his inheritor and Divine Position could handle the threat, while the Goddess of Life urged everyone to observe before acting.
• The God of Destruction watched the beings in the Extreme North Land and caused dark clouds and purple lightning to strike the plains.
• The Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament promotion matches began at the Royal Hunting Grounds, where spectators were barred for privacy and safety.
• Cheng Xiao presented Seven Star Academy's credentials, and a Royal Knight escorted the team to the match venue, where Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, Salas, nobles, and Spirit Hall officials occupied the VIP stand.