Chapter Summaries

Amon's team roster stirred the academy, and Brady interpreted its unexpected lineup as a possible political alliance while increasing his own team's training. Yan Jin returned to Northland Academy and immediately terrified a student who offered to spar with her.

• Aria submitted Amon's team roster, which included Lei Yin, Vidal, Romier, Bing Lan, Aria, and Yan Jin, but left the substitute slot open.
• Brady discussed the roster's political implications with Roy and heard Cheng Shiyang describe the team's past clashes with Romier.
• Brady ordered his team to increase its training by fifty percent and agreed to pay Cheng Shiyang double for sparring.
• Yan Jin returned to the academy and asked a second-year student to point out strong students.
• Yan Jin sparred with the second-year student, melted the arena, and left him sprawled on the ground in fright.

Amon introduced his team and urged them to face the selection tournament with confidence, while Yan Jin revealed she had reached level forty. As the tournament began, Amon considered the political tensions surrounding Northland City and received Walter’s offer of a fifty-thousand-year Soul Ring in exchange for cooperation.

• Amon had the team members introduce themselves and told them that no enemy would stand before them.
• The Internal Selection Tournament began at the Northland City Soul Fighting Arena, where Amon observed Vargas and Principal Zhong Yuming among the VIPs.
• Yan Jin pointed out Brady’s team as they revealed their Martial Souls, while Amon wondered why the city lord was absent and considered Spirit Hall’s secret conflict with the royal family.
• Yan Jin told Amon that Walter wanted the team’s alternate slot and offered to help him hunt a Soul Ring of up to fifty thousand years for his Fifth Soul Ring.
• Vidal investigated a commotion and found Romier taunting students from other teams from inside a sphere formed by his Barrier Martial Soul.

Amon’s team faced Hai Shan’s team in a tournament match, with Amon and Yan Jin provoking their opponents through bizarre tactics. Yan Jin trapped Romier in a stone sphere and rolled him off the arena, leaving Hai Shan’s team and the spectators bewildered.

• Before the match, Romier insulted Hai Shan and provoked her teammates, while Hai Shan warned him they would settle things in the arena.
• After Brady’s team won its match, Zhu Youzhi announced the contest between Hai Shan’s team and Amon’s team.
• Romier protected himself with a barrier and taunted Hai Shan, while Amon formed a chair with his Soul Bone Skill and sat down to watch.
• Yan Jin covered Romier’s barrier in magma, solidified it into black stone, and rolled the sphere off the arena, eliminating him.
• Hai Shan questioned whether Amon’s team was taking the match seriously, and Yan Jin insulted her in reply.

Yan Jin’s Magma Colossus shattered Hai Shan’s team’s formation, while Amon used Deception to give Lei Yin and the others an opening to turn the battle around. Hai Shan surrendered when Yan Jin stopped her Great Eruption just short of striking her.

• Yan Jin formed a seven-meter Magma Colossus and broke through Hai Shan’s defense, while Harold and the girl in black failed to damage its protected chest.
• Amon used Deception on Hai Shan’s team and signaled Lei Yin, who used Elementalization to knock two opponents down.
• Vidal and Aria incapacitated opponents, while Bing Lan froze the girl in black before she could reach Amon.
• Yan Jin gathered the lava into a Great Eruption fist, broke Hai Shan’s turtle shell, and stopped just before hitting her.
• Hai Shan surrendered, and the arena crowd cheered for Yan Jin.

Yan Jin and Amon’s team won their match decisively, prompting Walter to ask Amon to shape Yan Jin and Aria’s performances in upcoming matches. Walter also confirmed the location of a powerful Soul-Stealing Ghost and discussed Yan Jin’s next Soul Ring with Amon.

• Yan Jin’s Magma Colossus overwhelmed Hai Shan’s team, and Zhu Youzhi announced Amon’s team as the winners.
• Brady decided he wanted to challenge Amon’s team despite his teammates’ doubts about their chances.
• Amon met Walter, who offered him a substitute slot in exchange for making Yan Jin stand out and having Aria perform without drawing too much attention.
• Walter told Amon that the Soul-Stealing Ghost had been located and was over ten thousand years old, and Amon agreed to hunt it after the qualifying matches.
• Amon recommended a roughly ten-thousand-year Teostra Soul Ring for Yan Jin’s fourth ring, and Walter approved the plan.

Amon’s team reached the tournament final against Brady’s team, but Brady sent his teammates away to challenge Amon to a duel. Amon effortlessly defeated him, and his team won the selection tournament, earning the right to represent the academy in the Elite Tournament a year later.

• Amon’s team swiftly defeated a second-year team, then received a bye before facing Brady’s team in the final.
• Romier made Amon a chair and declared that he would follow him from then on.
• Brady sent his teammates off the arena and asked Amon for a one-on-one fight; Amon accepted and sent his own teammates away.
• Brady used Lion’s Roar, but Amon’s shield withstood the attack until Brady exhausted his Soul Power.
• Amon used Deception and an air bullet to knock Brady down, and Brady conceded.
• Zhu Youzhi announced Amon’s team as the tournament winner and said they would represent the academy at the Elite Tournament a year later.

Walter and Amon traveled to the Soul-Oscillating Mountains to find the Soul-Stealing Ghosts and meet up with Monoz. After the tracking beetle lost its way, Amon spotted Monoz emerging from the forest, wounded and reporting that the mission had failed.

• Walter told Amon that Monoz was tracking the Soul-Stealing Ghosts in the Soul-Oscillating Mountains and explained why Teostra would not be found there.
• Amon noticed that the village near the mountains was populated by young Soul Masters whose auras reminded him of the triplet bandits.
• Walter, Amon, and a black-clad Soul King followed a Scent-Seeking Bug toward the forest as dense mist and water elements obscured the mountains.
• The beetle lost its direction, but Amon spotted Monoz emerging from the woods with bloodstained clothes.
• Monoz apologized to Walter and said the mission had failed because the ghostly creatures were extremely cunning.

Amon and his companions were ambushed by the Soul-Stealing Ghosts, who stole their soul skills and nearly overwhelmed them. Walter rescued the group, and Amon chose the scar-faced Soul-Stealing Ghost Leader as his target for a Spirit Ring.

• Monoz told Walter that the Soul-Stealing Ghosts had trapped and injured him after black baboons disrupted his pursuit.
• The Soul-Stealing Ghosts used Amon's stolen Deception skill against him, but a prepared Worm of Time restored his ability to think.
• Amon warned the others as their soul skills were stolen, and the Soul-Stealing Ghosts attacked with a flame that also dispelled his Barrier and removed his Monocle.
• Walter used invisible threads to slice apart several Soul-Stealing Ghosts and protected Amon, Monoz, and the black-clad young man.
• The scar-faced Soul-Stealing Ghost Leader arrived with two attendants, and Amon confirmed that he wanted it for his Spirit Ring.

Amon and Walter fought Scarface, the Soul-Stealing Ghost leader, after it stole Monoz's Sixth Soul Skill and tried to recruit Amon. Walter defeated Scarface through a Thread Puppet, and Amon gained the chance to claim its thirty-thousand-year spirit ring.

• Scarface stole Monoz's Sixth Soul Skill and tried to recruit Amon, who inferred that its stolen Decipherer skill had helped it understand Monoz's ability.
• Amon called on Walter to act, and Scarface failed to steal any soul skills from Walter's Thread Puppet.
• Walter trapped Scarface with threads and spears, while Amon used a Soul Power bullet to destroy its head.
• The surviving Soul-Stealing Ghosts fled, and Walter's Main Body arrived after revealing that the apparent Walter had been a Thread Puppet.
• A black thirty-thousand-year spirit ring emerged from Scarface's corpse, and Walter promised Monoz and the black-clothed young man he could help them earn one through merit.

Amon absorbed a thirty-thousand-year Soul Ring and gained the fourth soul skill Fire Thief, which let him steal an opponent’s soul skill temporarily. As Amon and Walter left the Soul-Oscillating Mountains after sensing a mysterious danger, Amon’s clones split off to investigate.

• Amon used his Worm of Time Martial Soul to withstand the Soul Ring’s energy and drown out Scarface’s resentment while absorbing the ring.
• Amon gained Fire Thief, strengthened his first three soul skills, and rose from level forty to level forty-five.
• Walter, Monoz, and Amon agreed to leave the Soul-Oscillating Mountains, where Walter had sensed an unexplained danger.
• Amon heard eerie laughter as the mist cleared, and Walter hurried the group away from the mountains.
• After the others departed, Amon’s Worm of Time clones transformed into black-robed versions of him and scattered toward the mountains to investigate.

Yan Jin refused Salas’s invitation to join the Spirit Hall, and Salas later met with Walter to discuss her talent and the Soul Master Tournament. Walter chose to keep her with Northland Academy’s team, while the Amons in Northland City began watching Salas.

• Yan Jin met Salas outside Northland City, refused to join the Spirit Hall, and told him that Walter had advised her not to compete under its banner.
• Amon told Yan Jin that Salas was probably as powerful as Walter, while the Amons across Northland City sensed the Spirit Hall Soul Douluo and began watching him.
• Walter returned to Northland City and met Salas at the Main Martial Soul Hall, where he boasted that fourteen-year-old Yan Jin had reached level forty.
• Salas offered to help replace a Spirit Hall tournament candidate with Yan Jin, but Walter declined because he trusted Northland Academy’s team and had plans involving its members.

Salas exchanged a Thirty Thousand Year Snow Lotus for Walter’s agreement to withdraw from consideration for the Heaven Dou City Temple Master position and not oppose a Rhodes family member joining Northland Academy’s main roster. After Salas left, Amon watched the growing activity in Northland City and wondered what Walter was planning.

• Salas told Walter that the Pope’s disciple would compete in the Soul Master Tournament and that three Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were the champions’ prize.
• Salas offered Walter a Thirty Thousand Year Snow Lotus in exchange for withdrawing from the Temple Master race, and Walter accepted.
• Salas asked Walter to help secure a main roster spot for a Rhodes family member, and Walter said he would not object to replacing Romier or Bing Lan.
• Salas warned Franco Rhodes and his mother not to provoke Walter’s disciple Yan Jin, but Franco’s mother urged him to court her.
• Amon watched Salas’s carriage leave Northland City and wondered what Walter was plotting.

Walter offered Yan Jin a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus in exchange for killing the Title Douluo who murdered his wife and son. Yan Jin accepted the task as repayment for Walter’s kindness, and he revealed that his enemy was Haotian.

• Walter asked Yan Jin to keep a secret, and she made Amon leave so he could not overhear.
• Walter showed Yan Jin a Ten Thousand Year Snow Lotus and asked her to help him kill someone.
• Yan Jin agreed without asking who the target was and refused to treat the task as a transaction.
• Walter revealed that his wife and son had died in an attack thirteen years earlier and that he had raised Yan Jin to prepare for revenge.
• Yan Jin recognized that Walter’s target was a Title Douluo, and Walter named his enemy as Haotian.

Walter revealed that he had raised Yan Jin hoping she would one day kill Tang Hao, but he now cared more about her safety. Amon gathered signs of political change in Northland City and arranged to visit the City Lord, while Walter secretly monitored him and wondered how he knew about Yang Wushuang.

• Walter told Yan Jin that Tang Hao had killed his wife and son, and explained that he had once trained her to seek revenge for them.
• Yan Jin insisted she would take down Tang Hao and agreed to help Walter, while arguing that Amon might be capable of killing him without great difficulty.
• Amon gathered reports from his Amons across Northland City, noted the shifting political situation and the Soul Master Tournament prizes, and decided to visit the City Lord.
• Yan Jin offered Amon the Snow Lotus Walter had given her, but Amon returned it and asked her to request a book about rare medicinal herbs or information about Yang Wushuang.
• Walter listened through hidden threads as Amon mentioned Yang Wushuang, then wondered how Amon knew the name; Amon sensed the threads withdrawing.

Franco and his allies tried to force Romier out of the starting lineup, but Amon refused to approve the change. The dispute escalated as Principal Zhong Yuming and Count Rhodes arrived, with Sun Boyuan presenting the conflict as Amon opposing the team’s majority.

• Franco demanded that Romier become a substitute and claimed the other teammates supported replacing him, while Lei Yin stood by Romier until Amon could decide.
• Yan Jin punched and kicked Franco after he insulted Lei Yin, then warned him not to trouble her little brother.
• Amon arrived, learned that Sun Boyuan was the academy-assigned instructor, and rejected Franco’s replacement as unauthorized.
• Principal Zhong Yuming and Count Rhodes arrived, and Sun Boyuan told them that Amon was defying the other team members by insisting Romier compete.

Amon challenged the teammates who supported replacing Romier to a match, with Romier and himself facing seven opponents. Zhong Yuming agreed to referee, and the chapter ended as the teams prepared to fight.

• Golan argued that Franco should replace Romier and suggested removing Amon when Amon objected.
• Amon proposed a match between himself and Romier and the supporters of Franco, with the losing side accepting the result.
• Amon sent Lei Yin to the opposing team and told everyone to fight at full strength, prompting Yan Jin and Sun Boyuan to join the seven-person side.
• Zhong Yuming agreed to referee as the teams took their places, curious whether Amon and Romier could defeat the seven opponents.

Amon used a Martial Soul Fusion with Romier to overwhelm the arena and secure Romier’s place on the competition team. He took control of team decisions, leaving Franco as a substitute and Sun Boyuan as instructor.

• Yan Jin and Lei Yin fused their lightning and fire Martial Souls into a Lava Giant and attacked Amon and Romier with Thunder Roar Earth Howl.
• Amon and Romier fused into a fifty-meter purple giant, whose twin blades split the arena and terrified the onlookers.
• Count Rhodes and Zhong Yuming accepted Romier as an official team member and gave Amon authority over the competition team.
• Yan Jin and Lei Yin collapsed after exhausting their Soul Power, while Romier studied Amon’s fusion technique.
• Amon made Franco a substitute and warned Sun Boyuan not to repeat his earlier behavior.

After Amon’s team won decisively, Amon confronted Walter about the attempted lineup maneuver and received an Immortal Herb Illustrated Handbook. He agreed to join Yan Jin’s search for a fourth soul ring in Sunset Forest, where another Amon began studying the handbook.

• Amon ended Yan Jin and Lei Yin’s Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Romier’s Barrier Martial Soul, prompting Sun Boyuan to back down and Count Rhodes to withdraw.
• Yan Jin apologized for acting without Amon’s permission, and Amon warned the team not to repeat the mistake.
• Amon visited Walter, who explained his role in the team dispute and gave Amon a handbook on immortal herbs.
• Amon questioned Walter about Yang Wushuang, and Walter warned him not to mention the name again.
• Walter invited Amon to accompany Yan Jin to Sunset Forest to find her fourth soul ring, and Amon agreed to leave the day after tomorrow.
• Amon gave the handbook to a clone to study while the Main Body discussed the whispers he heard during meditation.

Amon’s avatars searched Sunset Forest for Teostra and the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well while Amon’s Main Body stayed safely outside the forest. One avatar found the valley and confronted Dugu Bo, leaving Amon poised to explain his proposed deal after revealing that Dugu Bo had been poisoned.

• Yan Jin, Walter, and an Amon avatar continued searching for Teostra after half a month without finding it.
• Amon’s Main Body coordinated avatars searching Sunset Forest for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• An Amon avatar found a valley surrounded by poisonous miasma and identified it as the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
• Amon entered the valley, where Dugu Bo appeared and demanded to know who he was.
• Amon introduced himself and told Dugu Bo that he had been poisoned, then persuaded him to hear the reason for his visit.

Amon persuaded Dugu Bo that accumulated toxins had poisoned his Martial Soul and that Dugu Yan had inherited the same poison. He proposed transferring the toxins into a Spirit Bone in exchange for one medicinal herb, leaving Dugu Bo to judge whether the idea could work.

• Amon described how a Blue Phosphorous Serpent died after toxins accumulated in its body, and compared its poisoning to Dugu Bo’s condition.
• Dugu Bo realized that Dugu Yan might also be poisoned, and Amon confirmed that she had inherited his toxins.
• Dugu Bo demanded a detoxification method, and Amon offered an idea in exchange for one medicinal herb.
• Amon proposed guiding the toxins into something connected to Dugu Bo yet distinct from him, and he and Dugu Bo identified a Spirit Bone as the solution.