Chapter Summaries

Bai Yu cured Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling with an antidote, then joined Dugu Bo and Qin Ming in investigating the ambush. He reasoned that the attackers had targeted the girls because they had met him at Xingyu Academy, but the mastermind’s identity remained unknown.

• Dugu Bo said he could not safely use his poison to cure Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, while Qin Ming urged Bai Yu to save them.
• Bai Yu gave both girls an antidote, and they recovered; Dugu Bo and Qin Ming then went to inspect the attackers’ bodies with He Lili.
• Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling grew embarrassed and angry when Bai Yu teased them, then chased him before he turned serious and asked about the investigation.
• Bai Yu reasoned that the ambush was deliberate and that the attackers struck after the girls met him at Xingyu Academy, suggesting he was connected to their target.

Bai Yu deduced that Xue Beng had arranged the plot against Dugu Yan to kill Bai Yu and drive a wedge between him and Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo agreed to keep pretending to support Xue Beng, while He Lili confessed and was forced into Dugu Bo’s control.

• Bai Yu reasoned that Xue Beng had targeted Dugu Yan to frame Xue Qinghe and damage the trust between Bai Yu and Dugu Bo.
• Dugu Bo raged at Xue Beng for threatening his granddaughter, then agreed to conceal his suspicions and continue infiltrating Xue Beng’s side.
• Bai Yu warned Dugu Bo that He Lili could expose them if left unchecked.
• Dugu Bo pressured He Lili into confessing what she knew and poisoned her so she would obey him.
• He Lili felt drawn to Bai Yu and began to think that joining his side might not be so bad.

Xue Beng learned that Dugu Yan had stopped Dugu Bo from killing Bai Yu, leaving his plot against them undiscovered. At Canghui Academy, Flender defended Ma Hongjun’s harassment, while Shi Nian secretly manipulated the students and plotted to turn Flender into a puppet.

• He Lili told Xue Beng that Dugu Yan had stopped Dugu Bo from killing Bai Yu, and Xue Beng blamed her for ruining his plan.
• Dugu Bo visited Xue Beng, who suggested Bai Yu might have been the mastermind; Dugu Bo praised Xue Beng’s patience without revealing his suspicions.
• Shi Nian confronted Flender about Ma Hongjun harassing female students, but Flender insisted their earlier agreement allowed it.
• Shi Nian taught a female student the Great Method of Yin Absorption and invited her to bring her teammates to learn it.
• Shi Nian watched Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun with female students and revealed that he had been using spiritual influence on them to strengthen Canghui Academy and prepare to turn Flender into a puppet.

Tang Hao forced Tang San to eat a soul beast raw and then sent him against four bandits, while Bai Yu arranged exchange matches for Xingyu Academy and planned to recruit stronger female fighters. Three of the Four Great Elemental Academies accepted, leaving Bai Yu preparing to test his team against them.

• Tang Hao ordered Tang San to eat a soul beast raw, and Tang San finished despite his disgust.
• Tang Hao told Tang San to attack four adventurers, and Tang San killed the two men and wounded the two women.
• Bai Yu watched the events in the forest, then reviewed Liu Erlong's proposed Xingyu Academy lineup and judged the team’s prospects for the Soul Master Competition.
• Bai Yu proposed exchange matches with the Four Great Elemental Academies and considered recruiting Huo Wu, Dugu Yan, Yao Zi, and girls from Skywater Academy.
• Liu Erlong sent letters to the four academies and returned with replies; all except Godwind Academy agreed to spar with Xingyu Academy.

Bai Yu and Liu Erlong navigated an awkward moment before Xingyu Academy traveled to Blazing Academy for an exchange match. Huo Wu learned about Bai Yu’s reputation, and the two academies met as she prepared to face him.

• Liu Erlong blushed after touching Bai Yu’s face, then privately wondered about their relationship and dreamed romantically that night.
• At Blazing Academy, Feng Xiaotian flirted with Huo Wu until Huo Wushuang pulled him away, and Huo Wu said she would only accept Feng Xiaotian if he defeated her.
• Huo Xiong told Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang that Xingyu Academy’s captain and dean, Bai Yu, had defeated Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, and warned them to prepare for a hostile match.
• On the way to Blazing Academy, Bai Yu joked with Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu before the group arrived.
• Huo Xiong welcomed Liu Erlong and Bai Yu, exchanged polite remarks with them, and led Xingyu Academy to the arena district, where Huo Wu turned and met Bai Yu’s gaze.

Huo Wushuang won the first round’s king-of-the-hill match for Blazing Academy, defeating Tailong and Jing Ling before conceding to Meng Yiran. As Meng Yiran began her match, Huo Wu remained puzzled by Bai Yu’s calm confidence.

• Huo Xiong proposed three rounds of matches, and Liu Erlong and Bai Yu agreed to the format and safety rules.
• Huo Wushuang defeated Tailong and then overcame Jing Ling, giving Blazing Academy a one-against-two victory.
• Bai Yu comforted Tailong and Jing Ling after their losses while Huo Wu watched his unruffled reactions with growing curiosity.
• Huo Wushuang conceded to Meng Yiran after his two consecutive fights, and Meng Yiran began her match.

Xingyu Academy faced Blazing Academy in the team matches, where Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing overwhelmed their opponents before Bai Yu and Huang Yuan took the arena. Bai Yu used his golden banner to unleash a powerful gale against Huo Wu, but she caught the banner pole and countered with her third soul skill.

• Huo Xiong told Huo Wu that Meng Yiran was the granddaughter of the Dragon Duke and Snake Matriarch, and that Ning Rongrong was the daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master.
• Bai Yu comforted Meng Yiran after her narrow loss, then chose Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing for one match and himself and Huang Yuan for the next.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing quickly defeated Blazing Academy's opponents, prompting Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang to challenge Bai Yu and Huang Yuan.
• Bai Yu used his golden banner, revealed it as his martial soul, and extinguished Huo Wushuang's fireball as Huang Yuan engaged the pair.
• Huo Wu charged Bai Yu with her Wind Fire Strike, but he swung the banner and summoned a gale that blew out her flames and sent her toward the arena's edge.
• Huo Wu grabbed Bai Yu's banner pole and activated her third soul skill, Repelling Fire Ring.

Huo Wu and Bai Yu faced off in a sea of fire after their teammates fell from the arena, and Bai Yu calmly endured the flames while Huo Wu stubbornly refused to yield. As Huo Wu neared her limit, Snake Dowager suddenly noticed something alarming, leaving the match unresolved.

• Huo Wu used her Repelling Fire Ring to try to push Bai Yu off the arena, but Bai Yu steadied himself with help from his system modifications.
• Huang Yuan dragged Huo Wushuang off the arena with him, leaving Bai Yu and Huo Wu as the only contestants onstage.
• Huo Wu filled the arena with flames, and she and Bai Yu sat down to test who could endure the heat longer.
• After an hour, Bai Yu remained calm while Huo Wu became drenched in sweat and increasingly overheated.
• Huo Wu rejected Bai Yu's and her brother's pleas to stop, insisting that she would not admit defeat.
• Snake Dowager warned that Huo Wu might hurt herself, then abruptly reacted with alarm as the contest continued.

Bai Yu stepped down to protect Huo Wu, and the second round was declared a draw after he and Huo Xiong exchanged courtesies. Xingyu Academy then began its team battle against Blazing Academy, with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing launching a flank attack as the opening exchange continued.

• Bai Yu left the arena to spare Huo Wu from injury, then offered to call the round a draw so Blazing Academy would save face.
• Huo Xiong accepted Bai Yu's proposal and announced a draw before declaring a rest period and the upcoming team battle.
• Bai Yu assigned Xingyu Academy's team positions, with himself and Meng Yiran adapting from the center and Xiao Wu and Zhuqing attacking from the flanks.
• After the rest, both academies entered the clearing, and Liu Erlong and Huo Xiong started the battle.
• Fire Hammer and Huo Quan attacked with flaming weapons, but Tailong's strength-enhanced ground strike destroyed their attacks.
• Meng Yiran launched a volley of Snake Lances, Huo Yu countered with flaming spears, and Xiao Wu and Zhuqing struck from the Blazing Academy team's flanks.

Xingyu Academy used Bai Yu’s mental weakening skill and the strength of Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to turn the match against Blazing Academy. Huo Wu tried to eliminate Bai Yu with Repelling Fire Ring, but he tricked her into being thrown out of the arena with him.

• Huo Wushuang and his teammates held off Xingyu Academy’s attackers while Huo Wu tried to reach its backline, but Ning Rongrong’s boosts let Meng Yiran defend against her and Fire Hammer.
• Bai Yu activated a skill that strengthened his teammates and filled Blazing Academy with fear, then moved Ning Rongrong to safety.
• Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing defeated Huo Jun and Huo Lie and returned to help their teammates.
• Huo Wu ordered her team to cover her while Huo Wushuang opened a path toward Bai Yu and Ning Rongrong.
• Bai Yu deliberately exposed an opening, grabbed Huo Wu when she attacked, and flung her out of the arena; Huo Wu activated Repelling Fire Ring and knocked him out too.
• Huo Wu realized Bai Yu had tricked her and angrily struck the ground.

After Xingyu Academy defeated Blazing Academy in the final match, the tournament ended in a draw, and Bai Yu accepted Huo Xiong’s invitation to stay at the academy. During a nighttime walk, Bai Yu sparred with two students before Huo Wu challenged him again, only for him to pin her against a tree.

• Blazing Academy’s last fighter fell, and Huo Xiong declared Xingyu Academy the winner of the match and the exchange tournament a draw.
• Huo Wushuang congratulated Bai Yu, while Huo Wu demanded a rematch; Huo Xiong invited the Xingyu Academy group to stay at Blazing Academy.
• Bai Yu wandered around the academy and agreed to spar with two students, defeating them with an assortment of weapons.
• Huo Wu tracked Bai Yu down and challenged him, but he refused to fight a third time and tried to leave.
• Huo Wu shoved Bai Yu against a tree and taunted him, so Bai Yu reversed their positions and pinned her against it.

Bai Yu persuaded Huo Wu to give him a tour of Blazing Academy, but their walk was interrupted by Feng Xiaotian, who accused Bai Yu of pursuing her and challenged him. Bai Yu struck Feng Xiaotian down, leaving their confrontation unresolved.

• Bai Yu stopped Huo Wu from challenging him privately and convinced her to show him around Blazing Academy.
• Huo Wu guided Bai Yu past the Fire Saint Statue and Sacred Fire Totem.
• Feng Xiaotian spotted Huo Wu and Bai Yu walking together and angrily demanded to know why she was with him.
• Huo Wu told Feng Xiaotian that she would not date him unless he could beat her and ordered him to leave Blazing Academy.
• Feng Xiaotian summoned his martial soul and attacked, but Bai Yu struck him with a sudden blow and kicked him to the ground.

Bai Yu kicked Feng Xiaotian after he attacked him, then continued walking around Blazing Academy with Huo Wu as Huo Xiong tried to bring them together. The chapter left Bai Yu pinning Huo Wu against a wall after she joked that she would give him anything he wanted.

• Bai Yu kicked Feng Xiaotian for summoning his Martial Soul against him, and Liu Erlong and Huo Xiong arrived to restrain Feng Xiaotian.
• Huo Xiong apologized to Bai Yu, then left Feng Xiaotian in his custody and ordered Huo Wu to show Bai Yu around and give him a sincere gift.
• Liu Erlong grew jealous and suspicious of Bai Yu and Huo Wu, rejected Bai Yu's offer of a late-night snack, and left to find a chance to speak with him.
• Bai Yu resumed walking with Huo Wu and asked about her past and her relationship with Feng Xiaotian; Huo Wu explained that she would only consider dating Feng Xiaotian if he could defeat her.
• When Huo Wu joked that she would do her best to give Bai Yu anything he wanted, Bai Yu pinned her against a wall and asked whether she meant it.

Bai Yu manipulated Huo Wu into completing her father’s task, then Liu Erlong visited him late at night after overhearing Xiao Wu and the others discuss their feelings for him. Bai Yu used questions, revealing outfits, and an incense from the System Mall to arouse Liu Erlong, who ended up pinning him to the bed.

• Bai Yu kissed Huo Wu, declared himself satisfied with her gift, and sent her back to rest before she could catch him.
• Huo Wu chased Bai Yu, then stayed behind furious and touched her lips after he escaped.
• Liu Erlong visited Bai Yu and recalled overhearing Xiao Wu and the others discuss their attraction to him.
• Bai Yu kept Liu Erlong occupied with questions while secretly burning an incense that stirred her desire.
• Bai Yu asked Liu Erlong to judge his outfits and pretended to need help changing.
• Liu Erlong stumbled onto Bai Yu, pinned his hands above his head, and told him to let his teacher teach him.

After spending the night with Bai Yu, Liu Erlong accepted that she had fallen for him, and Bai Yu returned to her room the next morning. While Xiao Wu went to find Bai Yu, Feng Xiaotian provoked Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong into a fight; Zhu Zhuqing accepted his challenge and stepped onto the arena.

• Liu Erlong recalled her night with Bai Yu, accepted her feelings for him, and ate the breakfast he had bought.
• Bai Yu slipped into Liu Erlong's room and swept her into his arms, saying he had more questions for her.
• Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing spent their day off in Blazing Academy's garden, where they chased away several male students who tried to approach them.
• Xiao Wu left to look for Bai Yu, and Feng Xiaotian blocked Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, hoping to use them to draw Bai Yu into a fight.
• Feng Xiaotian insulted Bai Yu and provoked Zhu Zhuqing into accepting his challenge, then hurried with her to the arena.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu defeated Feng Xiaotian after he insulted them and challenged them, while Huo Wu dismissed his efforts to impress her. After spending several hours in Liu Erlong’s room, Bai Yu returned to his room and found Zhu Zhuqing waiting at the door.

• Xiao Wu found Zhu Zhuqing, who explained that Feng Xiaotian had insulted Bai Yu and challenged her, and Xiao Wu agreed that he deserved his beating.
• Feng Xiaotian challenged Xiao Wu, who accepted after setting the condition that he leave them alone if he lost.
• Feng Xiaotian was left coughing blood after Xiao Wu defeated him, and he stubbornly claimed they had only been sparring.
• Huo Wu called Feng Xiaotian a psycho and walked away, while Huo Wushuang told him to return to Godwind Academy.
• Bai Yu left Liu Erlong’s room, took a bath, and opened the door to find Zhu Zhuqing waiting outside.

Bai Yu helped Zhu Zhuqing break through to Soul Ancestor, and Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong followed suit during the night. The group prepared to leave Blazing Academy, with Bai Yu deciding their next task was to find fourth Soul Rings for the three girls.

• Zhu Zhuqing told Bai Yu about defeating Feng Xiaotian, and Bai Yu warned her that Spirit Hall’s young Soul Masters could become Soul Kings before the competition.
• Bai Yu took Zhu Zhuqing to his room and helped her break through to Soul Ancestor.
• Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong learned how Zhu Zhuqing had advanced, then went to Bai Yu and asked him to help them break through too.
• The next morning, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing revealed that they had all become Soul Ancestors, astonishing Liu Erlong and Snake Dowager.
• Bai Yu told the group to find fourth Soul Rings for the three girls.

Liu Erlong's group traveled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, where Spirit Hall had set up a checkpoint to search for fugitives. After Snake Lance Douluo killed a Soul Master who tried to force his way through, Bai Yu and the others paid the fee and entered the forest.

• On the way to the forest, Snake Dowager urged Meng Yiran to ask Bai Yu to help her become a Soul Ancestor, while Xiao Wu worried about finding a chance to produce her own Soul Ring alone.
• Liu Erlong's group stopped in a town to buy supplies, then found Spirit Hall soldiers checking Soul Masters at the road to the forest.
• Bai Yu learned from a passerby that Spirit Hall had set up the checkpoint to search for fugitives and offered to pay the entry fee.
• A young man from the Flying Sword Sect tried to force his way past the checkpoint after guards challenged the identities of two people in his group.
• Snake Lance Douluo killed the young man with his Snake Lance and warned the crowd not to break Spirit Hall's rules.
• Bai Yu's group paid the fee and entered the Star Dou Great Forest after the crowd calmed down.

Liu Erlong’s group hunted a Soul Ring for Ning Rongrong and encountered Tang Hao training Tang San by having him slaughter Heaven Dou soldiers. Tang Hao tried to keep Liu Erlong behind, but an angry voice found him before the group could leave.

• Liu Erlong defeated a Scale Armor Beast, and Ning Rongrong absorbed its Soul Ring to gain her fourth soul skill, which doubled Bai Yu’s defense when combined with his boost.
• Liu Erlong’s group learned that Heaven Dou Empire soldiers were searching the forest for fugitives, then heard fighting nearby.
• Tang Hao killed a squad of soldiers and made Tang San slaughter the survivors to build his killing intent for Slaughter City.
• Tang Hao discovered Liu Erlong and the others watching, claimed the soldiers had tried to kill Tang San, and ordered Liu Erlong to stay while the others left.
• Bai Yu asked Tang Hao to let Liu Erlong go so they could find Zhu Zhuqing’s Fourth Soul Ring, and Tang Hao hesitated before someone shouted that they had found him.

Tang Hao and Tang San fled from Subduing Demon Douluo while Bai Yu's group continued searching for Soul Rings. After the Titan Giant Ape attacked and carried Xiao Wu away, Bai Yu promised to find her, and Liu Erlong insisted on going with him.

• Subduing Demon Douluo attacked Tang Hao and Tang San, but Tang Hao fought him off and escaped with Tang San.
• Bai Yu's group continued through the forest, and Zhu Zhuqing obtained her fourth soul skill, Nether Shadow Clone.
• The Titan Giant Ape attacked the group while pursuing Thousand Jun Douluo, and its shockwave blasted Xiao Wu and Liu Erlong away.
• Thousand Jun Douluo fled, while Bai Yu's group escaped and the Titan Giant Ape went to find Xiao Wu.
• Bai Yu vowed to bring Xiao Wu back safely, and Liu Erlong said she would go with him.