Chapter Summaries

Jiang Hai and Xuan Ziwen tested the Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool, whose power reached Titled Douluo level before its formations collapsed and injured Jiang Hai. They traced the failure to its energy supply, and Li Qingfeng suggested that solidifying the energy source like a soul core might solve the problem.

• Jiang Hai studied the Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool blueprint and summoned the Body of Civilization, which displayed power comparable to a Level 91 Titled Douluo.
• Jiang Hai and the Body of Civilization fought against Shi Jingcheng’s formations, but the Lifebound Soul Tool’s arrays collapsed during a powerful attack and the backlash injured Jiang Hai.
• After recovering, Jiang Hai told Xuan Ziwen that the formations had failed when his soul power became unstable while supplying a maximum-power strike.
• Jiang Hai and Xuan Ziwen used the Glazed Heart Mirror to isolate and test the qi-blood soul tool energy formation, confirming that it collapsed at Level 9 but remained stable at Level 8.
• Li Qingfeng proposed that the energy source needed to be solidified like soul power, prompting Xuan Ziwen to ask Li Qingfeng and Shi Jingcheng to explain their soul cores.

Jiang Hai returned to the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters and was attacked by Seventh Elder Demon Maggot, who resented his rank and used his return as a pretext to challenge him. Jiang Hai defeated and severely wounded Demon Maggot before the Fourth Elder intervened and took him to the council hall to answer for the fight.

• After three days studying the Soul Core method with Xuan Ziwen, Jiang Hai left the Civilization Research Institute to return to the Holy Spirit Cult before the Soul Fighting Tournament.
• Jiang Hai and White Sea Eagle entered the headquarters through a hidden passage in the Evil Demon Forest and encountered a Titled Douluo guarding the entrance.
• Demon Maggot recognized Jiang Hai but accused him of impersonation and attacked him, prompting Jiang Hai to defend himself.
• Jiang Hai summoned the Body of Civilization and used ultimate fire and the Fate-Reversing Blade to break through Demon Maggot's Soul Skills.
• The Fourth Elder stopped Jiang Hai's finishing blow, then treated Demon Maggot and ordered Jiang Hai to accompany him to the council hall.

Jiang Hai defended himself before the Holy Spirit Cult council, revealing his martial soul and explaining how he absorbed the Scarlet King's soul bone and soul ring. Zhongli Wu accepted his explanation and punished both Jiang Hai and Demon Maggot lightly before beginning the council meeting and announcing the cult's plans for the Soul Fighting Tournament.

• Demon Maggot accused Jiang Hai of being a Shrek Academy spy, while Jiang Hai denied the charge and said Demon Maggot had attacked him without cause.
• Jiang Hai admitted he had spent four months in Shrek City and revealed his six soul rings, including two red rings, while asking Zhongli Wu to punish him for refining the Scarlet King's soul bone without permission.
• Jiang Hai explained that his Sevenfold Heavenly Coffin martial soul consumed soul-beast corpses and soul bones to evolve, and that he had stayed in Shrek City while absorbing the Scarlet King's soul ring.
• Zhongli Wu ordered Jiang Hai to apologize, forfeit three years of his stipend, and wait three years before promotion; he also reprimanded Demon Maggot and sent him away to recover.
• Zhongli Wu opened the council meeting, declared that the Holy Spirit Cult would reveal its strength at the Soul Fighting Tournament, and called Fanatical Zhang Peng forward.

Jiang Hai returned to cultivation after defeating Demon Maggot and learned that the Fourth Elder would take him to a dangerous place after the tournament. At the Holy Spirit Cult’s team gathering, Yan Feng challenged him, and Jiang Hai trapped the arrogant Soul Sage with his hellfire chains.

• Zhongli Wu ordered Zhang Peng to protect the Holy Spirit Cult’s tournament disciples from outside attacks.
• The Fourth Elder praised Jiang Hai for fusing with the Scarlet King’s soul ring and soul bone, then promised to take him to a place where he could grow stronger after the tournament.
• Jiang Hai cultivated in the Demon Empress Blood Pool for three days before meeting Zhang Peng, Tang Ya, and the six tournament competitors.
• Yan Feng resented Tang Ya’s acknowledgment of Jiang Hai and released his killing intent, prompting Jiang Hai to summon his blazing coffin and reveal his hundred-thousand-year sixth soul ring.
• Jiang Hai used Flame Ban to bind Yan Feng in midair with dark-red hellfire chains.

Jiang Hai killed Yan Feng, forced the remaining Holy Spirit Cult contestants to accept him as captain, and led the team to Mingdu for the Soul Fighting Tournament. After reaching the registration city, the group encountered a Soul Guidance Automobile, whose novelty surprised Zhang Peng.

• Jiang Hai used Flame Ban to seal Yan Feng inside the Lie Yan Coffin, killing him, then ordered the remaining contestants to obey him as captain.
• Lu Genggeng, Gu Yu, Tang Dai, Jili, and Wang Lei introduced themselves and accepted Jiang Hai's authority over the Holy Spirit Team.
• Jiang Hai led the group out of the Holy Spirit Cult Headquarters, and White Sea Eagle flew them toward Mingdu before landing fifty kilometers outside the city's airspace.
• The group entered Mingdu and Zhang Peng explained the tournament's registration rules and the 167 participating teams.
• Jiang Hai hailed an automobile to take the group to the Mingyue Hotel, and the driver recognized that Zhang Peng was unfamiliar with the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Automobiles.

Jiang Hai reunited with Sun Yunhai, Bingqin, and Huo Wu while registering the Holy Spirit Sect for the tournament, and revealed that he would lead its team. The reunion ended with a challenge from a member of the Snow Demon Sect, who claimed the championship for their team.

• Jiang Hai took his group to the tournament hotel in Mingdu and waited in the lounge after registering.
• Jiang Hai struck Wang Lei for leering at Bingqin and Huo Wu, leaving him badly injured and drawing a warning from the hostess.
• Sun Yunhai, Bingqin, and Huo Wu reunited with Jiang Hai after five years, and Huo Wu introduced him to Zhao Dongsu as the Icefire Throne.
• Jiang Hai told the East Cang Academy team that he would lead the Holy Spirit Sect in the tournament, surprising Huo Wu and the others.
• A member of the Snow Demon Sect declared that their team would win the championship.

Jiang Hai’s Holy Spirit Sect arrived at the Soul Fighting Tournament and clashed with the Body Sect, prompting Zhang Peng to threaten them before Vega defused the confrontation. As the tournament’s new rules and match format were announced, Vega recognized Jiang Hai as a dangerous rival, and the opening matches were about to begin.

• Wang Yanbo insulted Zhao Dongsu, and Jiang Hai blocked Long Aotian’s aura as the Body Sect and Holy Spirit Sect nearly fought before Zhang Peng intervened.
• Vega calmed Aunt Xin and Zhang Peng by insisting their grievances be settled in the tournament, and Huang Yi escorted the Holy Spirit Sect past registration.
• Vega and Long Aotian assessed the Holy Spirit Sect’s strength, and Vega identified Jiang Hai as the wanted champion of the previous tournament.
• Jiang Hai told Zhang Peng that he had provoked the Body Sect to give the Holy Spirit Cult a target to defeat and announce its return.
• Organizers announced the tournament’s knockout, round-robin, and finals stages, along with its points-based individual and team matches and removal of the altitude limit.
• The teams drew lots the day before the tournament, and the competition was set to begin.

Jiang Hai and the Holy Spirit Sect’s competitors attended the tournament’s opening ceremony, where the Sun Moon Empire arranged for defending champions East Cang Academy to face Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the first match. Jiang Hai recognized the setup as an attempt to promote the Royal Academy and gave Sun Yunhai a sword case before East Cang’s team headed to compete.

• Jiang Hai and Zhang Peng led the Holy Spirit Sect’s competitors from Mingdu to the tournament venue, where 167 teams gathered before a massive crowd.
• Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, Zhongli Wu, and other officials arrived under the protection of the Royal Soul Engineer Corps, and Long Xiaoyao’s overwhelming presence silenced the venue.
• Ju Zi opened the tournament, and the officials announced East Cang Arts and Soul Master Academy versus Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy as the first preliminary match.
• Jiang Hai objected to the matchup, recognizing that the Sun Moon Empire meant to use a victory over the defending champions to build the Royal Academy’s reputation.
• Sun Yunhai told Jiang Hai that East Cang would resist the scheme, and Jiang Hai gave him a sword case before sending him to compete.

Sun Yunhai faced Meng Hongchen in East Cang Academy’s opening knockout match against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. After he vanished, Meng Hongchen filled the arena with poison, and the chapter ended as she summoned a massive cannon with her sixth Soul Skill.

• Sun Yunhai reassured East Cang Academy’s team as the crowd mocked their chances against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• Meng Hongchen and Sun Yunhai entered the arena as the first contestants, and Paper Douluo explained the match rules.
• At the start of the match, Sun Yunhai disappeared, leaving Meng Hongchen and even Paper Douluo unable to locate him.
• Meng Hongchen spread her ice-attribute poison across the arena and waited, gradually draining her Soul Power as the gas accumulated.
• Vina deduced that Sun Yunhai was hiding in the sky, and Meng Hongchen activated her sixth Soul Ring to form an enormous icy jade-green cannon.

Sun Yunhai used illusions to defeat Meng Hongchen, forcing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to concede her participation in the team battle. He then began his match against Xiao Hongchen by drawing natural clouds over the arena, leaving his opponent unable to find him.

• Meng Hongchen unleashed poisonous rain with her Soul Tool Technique, Icebound Despair, and Sun Yunhai appeared to collapse from the poison.
• Sun Yunhai revealed that he had used illusions to deceive Meng Hongchen and Paper Douluo, then held a blade to Meng Hongchen's neck until Xiao Hongchen conceded her participation in the team battle.
• Paper Douluo declared Sun Yunhai the winner, while Jiang Hai and Zhang Peng recognized how Sun Yunhai had drawn on his past experience.
• Xiao Hongchen entered the arena and challenged Sun Yunhai, and Paper Douluo began their match.
• Sun Yunhai called down natural clouds to envelop the arena, hiding his presence and preventing Xiao Hongchen from locating him with his Soul Tools.

Xiao Hongchen unleashed powerful soul tool techniques against Sun Yunhai, who used illusions and disguises to evade and counter him. Xiao Hongchen’s strongest attack targeted Paper Douluo, but Sun Yunhai had taken Paper Douluo’s appearance and raised shields as the real Paper Douluo appeared elsewhere.

• Xiao Hongchen used the level 7 Fire God Cannon to clear the clouds and reveal Sun Yunhai wearing level 6 Four Symbols Radiance Armor.
• Sun Yunhai attacked with Nine Cloud Bodies and a critical-hit saber strike, injuring Xiao Hongchen despite his Golden Attachment.
• Xiao Hongchen activated Martial Soul Avatar and launched Myriad Blades of Floating Life at Paper Douluo.
• Sun Yunhai revealed himself as the apparent Paper Douluo behind an Invincible Shield and other soul tool shields, while the real Paper Douluo appeared elsewhere.

Xiao Hongchen defeated Sun Yunhai in the individual match, but the two academies proceeded directly to a team battle. Sun Yunhai’s cloud illusions helped East Cang Academy gain the upper hand until Xiao Hongchen targeted Dong Huang Le, and an unknown figure with a Sword Case intervened.

• Xiao Hongchen revealed that he had located Sun Yunhai by sensing the metal in his armor, and Sun Yunhai accepted his defeat.
• Xiao Hongchen and Sun Yunhai agreed to skip the remaining individual matches and begin the team battle, with both sides entering the arena.
• Sun Yunhai summoned and controlled the clouds while Zhao Dongsu used his Soul Breaking Spear to challenge Xiao Hongchen, and Dong Huang Le’s song strengthened East Cang Academy.
• Sun Yunhai’s illusions confused the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy’s fighters, giving East Cang Academy a temporary advantage.
• Xiao Hongchen launched Myriad Blades of Floating Life at Dong Huang Le, but a figure carrying a Sword Case appeared and blocked the attack.

East Cang Academy defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a brutal opening team battle, as Sun Yunhai’s Flying Sword Case overwhelmed the opposing team. Sun Yunhai collapsed gravely injured, Xiao Hongchen forced a second Martial Soul Avatar and lost his chance to advance as a soul master, and the tournament continued after the survivors were removed from the arena.

• Sun Yunhai used the Flying Sword Case to shield Dong Huang Le and launch successive swords at Xiao Hongchen, killing Huang Huo and breaking through the Sun Moon team’s defenses.
• Xiao Hongchen activated Martial Soul Avatar a second time to withstand the flying swords, sacrificing his future as a soul master while sending his last teammate out of danger.
• Sun Yunhai released the remaining flying swords but exhausted himself and collapsed into Dong Huang Le’s arms.
• Zhao Dongsu and the surviving East Cang fighters charged Xiao Hongchen, and Paper Douluo stopped Zhao’s attack and declared East Cang Academy the winner.
• Meng Hongchen carried Xiao Hongchen away, while Bingqin Huo Wu led the East Cang team from the arena with the Flying Sword Case.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to arrange honorable burials for the dead and titles for the living, then the tournament continued.

Nana represented Civilization Academy in its knockout match against the Soul Fighting Sect, while Zhang Peng identified her as a former Holy Spirit Cult member and urged his side to seize any chance against her. Nana revealed her Soul Emperor cultivation and swiftly gained the upper hand over Dou Yan, leaving her blade at his neck.

• East Cang left after defeating the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, though Sun Yunhai's injuries remained severe and Jiang Hai did not recover the Flying Sword Case.
• The Snow Demon Sect advanced without Vina or Long Aotian fighting, but its members watched East Cang with greater caution.
• Xu Tianran learned from Jing Hongchen that Civilization Academy had recruited Xuan Ziwen and Jiang Chuan, and that its team included Xue Linglong and Nana.
• Zhang Peng told Li Qingfeng that Nana was linked to the Holy Spirit Cult and the Fifth Elder's death, then urged his side not to hold back if they faced Civilization Academy.
• Nana entered the arena against Dou Yan, revealed six soul rings and Soul Emperor strength, and slipped past his flame attack to place her short blade at his neck.

Nana defeated all seven Soul Fighting Sect contestants in succession, securing the Civilization Academy’s advancement and all twelve contribution points. The next match began preparations as the Holy Spirit Sect faced the Armor-Binding Sect, while Xu Jiujiu and the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy members watched Jiang Hai and Tang Ya.

• Nana defeated Yao Ya with her saber and soul tool after evading his venomous attacks.
• Nana swiftly defeated the Soul Fighting Sect’s third, fourth, and fifth contestants, then faced Tai Shixiu.
• Nana overcame Tai Shixiu’s blood saber attacks with her ghostly immunity and soul tools, completing the tournament’s first seven-opponent sweep.
• The Civilization Academy earned twelve contribution points and advanced, while the Soul Fighting Sect was eliminated without a team battle.
• The Holy Spirit Sect and Armor-Binding Sect entered the preparation area for their match as Xu Jiujiu studied Jiang Hai and the Tang Sect and Shrek Academy members focused on Tang Ya.

Jiang Hai returned to the Soul Fighting Tournament and used the sealing chains of his Lie Yan Coffin to defeat all seven Armor-Binding Sect contestants. His Hundred Thousand Year sixth Soul Ring shocked the spectators, and the tournament contestants were left wondering whether he had become invincible.

• Jiang Hai revealed a Hundred Thousand Year sixth Soul Ring and used Flame-Ban Eight Directions to seal Dongfang Shu and win the first match.
• Dongfang Shu warned the Armor-Binding Sect contestants that Jiang Hai's chains could seal their Martial Souls.
• Di Long attacked with a Soul Tool Spear, but Jiang Hai's chains sealed the weapon and immobilized her, giving him his second victory.
• Jiang Hai defeated the Armor-Binding Sect's remaining five contestants, completing a one-against-seven sweep.
• Jiang Hai returned to the rest area seemingly unaffected by repeated use of his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skills, leaving other contestants to wonder if he had become invincible.

The tournament’s first day revealed the strength of the competing teams, while Jiang Hai warned Zhang Lexuan that the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult planned to capture the tournament’s participants. He left her asking whether Shrek Academy might found a nation to oppose the Sun Moon Empire, and she rejected the idea.

• Seventeen afternoon matches ended, and Zhang Peng warned Jiang Hai that powerful factions and hidden experts had gathered in Mingdu.
• Jiang Hai left an ice-body clone in his room and secretly visited Shrek Academy’s team, where Wang Qiu’er confronted him before Zhang Lexuan intervened.
• Jiang Hai reunited privately with Zhang Lexuan and told her the Sun Moon Empire and Holy Spirit Cult might seize the tournament’s Soul Masters to weaken resistance to war.
• Jiang Hai said the Sun Moon Empire’s unification of the continent could end wars, but the Holy Spirit Cult had to be destroyed.
• Jiang Hai asked whether Shrek Academy would found a nation as a counterbalance, and Zhang Lexuan said Shrek had no such intention and that she would defend the Heaven Dou Empire.

Jiang Hai agreed to help Shrek Academy rescue Tang Ya during the Soul Fighting Tournament and promised to ask Sword Douluo to hold off Long Xiaoyao if needed. After days of cultivation and soul-tool research, he joined the tournament as Shrek Academy began the second knockout round against the Heavenly Armor Sect.

• Jiang Hai and Zhang Lexuan discussed warning the sects and academies about the Holy Spirit Cult and Sun Moon Empire, then agreed to cooperate in rescuing Tang Ya during the tournament.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Jiang Hai to seek Sword Douluo's help against Long Xiaoyao if the rescue became urgent, and Jiang Hai agreed.
• Jiang Hai returned to his room, cultivated, and researched the Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool while the tournament's first knockout round concluded.
• Jiang Hai appeared for the second knockout round, where Shrek Academy was drawn against the Heavenly Armor Sect in the opening match.
• Wang Qiu'er led Shrek Academy's competitors toward the preparation area as spectators admired her.

Chen Yong defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect’s first two contestants before Shrek Academy conceded the remaining individual matches and entered the team battle. The Heavenly Armor Sect revealed a powerful Seven-in-One Martial Soul Combination Skill as the team fight began.

• Chen Yong overpowered Han Yu with a series of punches, then defeated the Heavenly Armor Sect’s second contestant and conceded.
• Dai Huabin and Wu Feng each defeated two opponents before conceding, and Han Jian forfeited the last individual match.
• The referee awarded Shrek Academy four points and announced a break before the team battle.
• Shrek Academy formed a triangular formation and charged as both teams released their Martial Souls.
• The Heavenly Armor Sect combined its seven shields and Soul Skills into a massive red shield, prompting Jiang Hai to identify its Seven-in-One Martial Soul Combination Skill.

Chen Yong, Wang Qiu'er, Ning Tian, and their teammates broke the Heavenly Armor Sect's combination skill and won their match for Shrek Academy. The Holy Spirit Sect then sent Tang Ya to challenge the Demon Elephant Sect alone, leaving the crowd and tournament officials waiting to see whether she could defeat the entire team.

• Chen Yong and Wang Qiu'er led Shrek Academy's attack as Ning Tian strengthened them, and they disrupted the Heavenly Armor Sect's Seven-in-One Combination Skill.
• Wang Qiu'er shattered the Heavenly Armor Shields while Chen Yong endured the Heavenly Armor Needle, and Shrek Academy quickly defeated all seven opponents without killing them.
• Wu Feng checked on Chen Yong, while onlookers and Jiang Hai recognized the strength of Shrek Academy's coordinated team.
• Jiang Hai sent Tang Ya to face the Demon Elephant Sect, and she declared that defeating her would make the Holy Spirit Sect concede.
• Tang Ya confirmed she would fight alone in both the individual match and team battle, while Zhongli Wu told Xu Tianran that she was not even the Holy Spirit Sect's strongest member.