Vol. 2Amon’s War for Power

Amon rose to power through the Spirit Master Tournament, political bargains, and a war between humans and Soul Beasts. The volume ended with Amon resisting the King of Slaughter after the Snowy Swan Kiss poisoned the Blood River.

  • Amon led Northland Academy to victory in the tournament while concealing his strength and killing Shi Nian after escaping his Nightmare illusion.
  • Amon reached the Royal Hunting Ground with Northland Academy, where Tang San and his teammates chose to confront them.
  • Amon exposed Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, defeated Spirit Hall’s Soul Masters, and won the tournament for Northland Academy.
  • Amon bargained with “Xue Qinghe” for a landed dukedom, while Tang San and Xiao Wu fled Spirit Hall.
  • Amon helped Spirit Hall hunt the Star Dou Forest’s Ferocious Beasts, then killed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and took its Fate Soul Ring.
  • Di Tian pursued Amon to Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu fought him as Di Tian’s allies arrived.
  • Amon organized the Soul Master Alliance as Di Tian and the Star Luo Empire launched a war against human powers.
  • Tang San carried Hu Liena through the Hell Road and dropped the Snowy Swan Kiss into the Blood River, where the King of Slaughter confronted Amon.
Chapters 101–201 Read from ch. 101

Arc 5Northland Academy’s Tournament Run

Amon led Northland Academy through the tournament while concealing his growing power and dealing with Shi Nian’s death and Tang San’s attempt to expose him. The arc left Northland Academy pursuing the promised rewards at the Royal Hunting Ground, with Tang San and his teammates choosing to confront them.

  • Amon escaped Sea Witch’s pursuit, gained the Dream Thief skill, and began withdrawing his Avatars from Vast Sea City while planning to hide future breakthroughs.
  • Amon led Northland Academy through its matches, using his support to empower his teammates as Yan Jin, Aria, Lei Yin, Romier, and Bing Lan secured decisive victories.
  • Amon accepted Dennis’s introduction to the Crown Prince and later met Qian Renxue disguised as Xue Qinghe, while several Northland members considered offers from Spirit Hall and the imperial court.
  • Amon killed Shi Nian after escaping his Nightmare illusion, but Tang San witnessed the murder and tried to report him to Spirit Hall.
  • Amon altered Tang San’s accusation letter to name Tang San instead, and Salas investigated him before Yu Xiaogang used the Pope’s Order to stop the Temple Knights from taking him.
  • Northland Academy won all twenty-seven preliminary matches, then traveled to the Royal Hunting Ground, where Bing Lan and Yan Jin helped the team claim victories in the individual matches.
  • Yu Xiaogang encouraged Thunder Academy to target Northland Academy, but Yan Jin defeated Yu Tianxin and Thunder Academy conceded after Salas dismissed its protest.
  • Amon warned the other teams to cooperate with Northland Academy, while Tang San and his teammates resolved to fight them and kept Shi Nian’s death secret.
Chapters 101–126 Summaries Read

Arc 6The Tournament and Amon’s Rise

Amon manipulated the Spirit Master Tournament, revealed power strong enough to claim its championship, and used the aftermath to settle scores and bargain for political standing. The arc left him negotiating for a dukedom and territory while Tang San and Xiao Wu fled Spirit Hall.

  • Northland Academy traveled to Spirit City, where Yan Jin dominated its matches and Amon brutally defeated Dugu Yan before Shrek Academy’s alliance with Spirit Hall collapsed.
  • Amon exposed Xiao Wu as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast during the final, then overwhelmed Spirit Hall’s powerful Soul Masters and secured Northland Academy’s championship.
  • Tang Hao and Tang Xiao fought Spirit Hall to help Tang San and Xiao Wu escape, but Amon killed Tang Xiao and claimed the tournament’s three Spirit Bones.
  • Amon negotiated with Bibi Dong, returning many of her stolen Soul Skills in exchange for cooperation while keeping Eternal Wound.
  • Amon ambushed Dugu Bo, disabled his Soul Skills, and wounded him with Eternal Wound, but Dugu Bo escaped to Heaven Dou City before another Amon killed him.
  • Qian Daoliu urged Qian Renxue to recruit Amon, while Bibi Dong sent Xie Yue and Yan to Death Valley and allowed Hu Liena to enter Slaughter City.
  • Tang Hao told Xiao Wu about Tang San’s mother and urged her to leave and wait five years for Tang San.
  • Amon bargained with “Xue Qinghe” for a landed dukedom spanning both empires, accepting a public oath of loyalty and limited Heaven Dou support for his plans against the Star Luo Empire.
Chapters 127–151 Summaries Read

Arc 7The Beast Tide Conspiracy

Amon built his strength and influence while preparing Spirit Hall to hunt the Star Dou Forest’s Ferocious Beasts, then used the battle to kill the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and escape with its Fate Soul Ring. Di Tian pursued him to Spirit City, where Qian Daoliu confronted the Beast God as his allies arrived.

  • Tang Hao separated Tang San from the Shrek group, trained him for two years, and brought him to the Blue Silver King, while Amon gave Tang Hao the Spirit Gathering Wisdom Skull and Tang Xiao’s Right Arm Bone.
  • Amon entered Slaughter City, where he hid his identity as Gehrman Sparrow and crossed paths with Hu Liena, while he hunted Soul Beasts and accumulated Spirit Bones to strengthen himself and his avatars.
  • The Three-Eyed Golden Lion foresaw Amon as a threat to the Star Dou Forest, and Di Tian ordered the forest’s powerful Soul Beasts to kill him while Amon planned to return with a larger force.
  • Amon seized Thunder Dragon City, killed Yu Yuanzhen, and raised Lei Yin’s strength with Spirit Bones as he renamed the city and established his rule.
  • Amon joined Bibi Dong and Spirit Hall’s elders on a hunt for Lord Bear, concealing his role in the attack until Di Tian arrived and the fighting spread across the Star Dou Forest.
  • Amon used Javid Pez’s Resentment Curse to weaken Scarlet King, then brought Yan Jin out to kill him and used the curse to kill the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and take its Fate Soul Ring.
  • Di Tian pursued Amon, while Bibi Dong killed the Titan Giant Ape and began absorbing its Spirit Ring before Di Tian confronted her outside Spirit City.
  • Qian Daoliu defended Spirit Hall against Di Tian, and the two fought until Di Tian’s allies arrived and he resumed his challenge.
Chapters 152–176 Summaries Read

Arc 8Beast Tide and Blood River

Amon maneuvered the Soul Beasts and human powers into a continent-wide war while Tang San and Hu Liena escaped Slaughter City through the Hell Road. The arc ended with Amon confronting the King of Slaughter after the Snowy Swan Kiss poisoned the Blood River.

  • Amon absorbed the Auspicious Beast’s fate, reached Rank 70, and discovered that his fate skill connected his clones and let him steal weaker targets’ fates.
  • Amon helped Spirit Hall repel Di Tian, then shared what he knew about the Soul Beasts as Di Tian allied with the Star Luo Empire to attack human powers.
  • Amon organized the Soul Master Alliance, but Di Tian’s Beast Tide and the Star Luo army ravaged cities while Amon and his allies fought to defend Liuyun City and Tudor Territory.
  • In Slaughter City, Hu Liena and Tang San agreed to enter the Hell Road together, while Gehrman Sparrow arranged his apparent death and asked Tang San to help Hu Liena escape and carry the Snowy Swan Kiss into the road.
  • Tang San defeated the Hell Road’s trials, carried Hu Liena to safety, and dropped the Snowy Swan Kiss into the blood pool, while Amon arranged a replacement crow for Hu Liena.
  • Tang San reunited with Tang Hao and began studying with Tang Yuehua, while Hu Liena returned to Spirit City and learned that the empires and Soul Beasts were at war.
  • The King of Slaughter found the poisoned remains of the Snowy Swan Kiss in the Blood River and confronted Amon, but Amon resisted the King’s Slaughter Domain and attacks.
Chapters 177–201 Summaries Read
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