Chapter Summaries

Tang Ya revealed herself as a Soul Douluo and defeated the Demon Elephant Sect in a one-sided match, shocking the tournament teams. The chapter left the Tang Sect wondering how they could make Tang Ya suffer an injury when she was so overwhelmingly powerful.

• Bei Bei worried about Tang Ya challenging the Demon Elephant Sect alone, while Xu Sanshi reminded him that they had planned to act if she got hurt.
• Tang Ya defeated Wu Yu with her mutated blue silver grass, draining his vitality and revealing eight soul rings, including a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.
• Mo Yao protested Tang Ya's age and strength, but the referee upheld her eligibility; Mo Yao forfeited the individual matches and chose a team battle.
• Tang Ya overwhelmed the Demon Elephant Sect's six fighters with her blue silver grass, leaving them gravely injured until Mo Yao surrendered.
• Xu Sanshi told Bei Bei that he was beginning to understand the academy's plan, since Tang Ya's strength made it difficult for anyone to hurt her.

Jiang Hai learned that the Ordinary Alliance possessed a soul bone with a Four Symbols attribute and decided to enter its underground soul engineer tournament to pursue it. Disguised as Jiang Guan, he reached Fan Tower to compete, where he learned the preliminaries required forging a Level 3 Soul Tool.

• Nana confirmed that the Ordinary Alliance had a soul bone with a Four Symbols attribute, though obtaining it would be difficult.
• Jiang Hai decided to compete in the underground tournament, hoping to win rare metals and approach the Ordinary Alliance.
• Jiang Hai declined Nana's offer to accompany him and told her to rest before her match the next day.
• Jiang Hai used Thousand Faces to disguise himself as Jiang Guan and entered Fan Tower.
• Red Oriole explained the qualifying rules and prizes, including the chance for the champion to request a night with one of Fan Tower's four leading courtesans.

Jiang Hai entered the Mingdu Elite Soul Engineer Tournament and crafted a powerful pair of bracelets using liquid inscription. After passing the qualifying round, he gave the Azure Luan Guard to Red Oriole, leaving her stunned by his generosity.

• Red Oriole guided Jiang Hai into the Ordinary Alliance's tournament venue, where he joined the qualifying round.
• Jiang Hai chose silver-patterned steel and used the Azure Silver Dragon and dark red flames to create the Azure Luan Guard in under ten minutes.
• Wang Sheng watched Jiang Hai's liquid inscription and suspected he might be a Level 8 Soul Engineer.
• Xu Ruyi tested the bracelets and saw one unleash an ice-blue azure luan that stopped Jiang Hai's punch.
• Jiang Hai explained the bracelets' ice and fire defenses, passed the qualifying round, and gave them to Red Oriole.

Jiang Hai used the Soul Engineer Elite Tournament to signal his identity and seek an exchange for a dragon-bloodline Soul Bone. Shangguan Wei'er recognized him and raised the tournament’s stakes, while Jiang Hai continued strengthening his Heavenly Tribulation power and preparing for the turmoil ahead.

• Xu Ruyi explained the tournament’s prizes and Fan Tower’s rewards to Jiang Hai, who received his qualifier badge.
• Shangguan Wei'er recognized Jiang Hai as the Illustrious Virtue Hall’s Jiang Chuan and ordered her followers not to investigate him.
• Shangguan Wei'er returned the Azure Luan Guards and raised the grand champion’s prize to a Level 9 Soul Tool while increasing the stakes with the other factions.
• Jiang Hai hoped the Ordinary Alliance would trade a dragon-bloodline Soul Bone for benefits rather than force a confrontation.
• Jiang Hai cultivated his Heavenly Tribulation power and reviewed the Soul Ring abilities that strengthened his combat power.

The Tang Sect and East Cang Academy prepared to face each other in a crucial knockout match, as Sun Yunhai returned after seeking Jiang Hai’s help. The chapter ended with Zhao Dongsu stepping into the arena and Sun Yunhai ready to fight the Tang Sect.

• The third-round draw paired East Cang Academy with the Tang Sect, leaving Sun Yunhai’s team at risk of elimination if they lost.
• The Tang Sect debated forfeiting to protect Huo Yuhao and spare East Cang Academy, but Bei Bei agreed they would fight while exercising restraint.
• Jiang Hai warned Sun Yunhai that an experiment might be deadly, but Sun Yunhai insisted on shouldering East Cang Academy’s glory.
• The Holy Spirit Sect, led by Lu Genggeng, defeated its opponent without Jiang Hai or Tang Ya competing.
• Sun Yunhai returned shortly before the East Cang Academy–Tang Sect match and told Zhao Dongsu to begin the individual bouts while he went last.

Xu Sanshi swept through East Cang Academy’s first six fighters, while Sun Yunhai urged his demoralized teammates to believe in themselves and promised to win the team battle. Sun Yunhai entered the arena without his Flying Sword Case to face Xu Sanshi in the seventh individual match, leaving his source of confidence unclear.

• Xu Sanshi defeated Zhao Dongsu by defending against the Soul Breaking Spear until its attacks wore him down, then knocked him from the arena.
• Xu Sanshi went on to defeat Xiao Xue'er, Xin Yuniang, Silver Thread, Li Dream Fox, and Dong Huang Le, while the crowd jeered at East Cang Academy.
• Sun Yunhai rebuked his teammates for losing faith and promised to win the team battle with companions at his side.
• Dong Huang Le offered Sun Yunhai his Flying Sword Case, but he refused and said he would make everyone shut their mouths.
• Sun Yunhai took the arena to face Xu Sanshi in the seventh individual match, and the referee started the bout.

Xu Sanshi fought Sun Yunhai, whose strength came from a complex Lifebound Soul Tool array engraved into his body. After realizing Sun Yunhai’s power, Xu Sanshi conceded, leaving East Cang Academy with the victory.

• Sun Yunhai charged Xu Sanshi and repeatedly drove him backward with powerful strikes from his Heavenly Mandate Blade.
• Xu Sanshi unleashed his Xuanming Power, Mysterious Underworld Shield Formation, and Turtle God Collision, but Sun Yunhai stood firm as red soul tool arrays appeared across his body.
• Jing Hongchen identified the arrays as a Human Soul Tool and explained that their design was extraordinarily complex and difficult to reproduce.
• Xu Tianran asked whether the Illustrious Virtue Hall could create Human Soul Tools, and Jing Hongchen said he might succeed within ten years if he had a complete design or finished example.
• Xu Sanshi judged that his remaining trump cards might not be enough and conceded the match to Sun Yunhai.

The Tang Sect conceded its remaining matches after Bei Bei lost to Sun Yunhai, allowing East Cang Academy to advance while revealing the threat of its Human Soul Tool. The knockout stage ended with thirty-two teams qualifying, and the story left the tournament poised for the group-stage draw and the start of the Underground Soul Engineer Elite Tournament.

• Xu Sanshi warned Bei Bei and the Tang Sect that Sun Yunhai’s glowing patterns had greatly increased his strength, and the team chose to conserve its power.
• Bei Bei fought Sun Yunhai in the Four Symbols Radiance Armor and was defeated, prompting him to concede the Tang Sect’s remaining matches.
• Xu Tianran ordered Ju Zi to investigate East Cang Academy, while Xu Jiujiu sent Manyi Douluo to warn her brother and protect the academy’s people and technology.
• East Cang Academy advanced, and the knockout stage ended with thirty-two teams qualifying and the Holy Spirit Sect, East Cang Academy, the Tang Sect, and Shrek Academy emerging as leading favorites.
• The group-stage draw was scheduled after a day of rest, which would also mark the start of the Underground Soul Engineer Elite Tournament.

Jiang Hai entered Fan Tower’s underground soul-engineering competition and crafted a Class 4 Milk Bottle through Liquid Inscription in just one hour. His result let him skip the next round, and he left with Red Oriole after giving Xu Ruyi the Milk Bottle.

• Red Oriole explained the competition’s requirement to make a Class 3 Milk Bottle or higher within six hours, and Jiang Hai joined the contestants onstage.
• Jiang Hai used hellfire and his reforged Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife to perform Liquid Inscription on heavenly silver iron, astonishing the three women beside him.
• After an hour, Jiang Hai finished a seamless Class 4 Milk Bottle whose performance rivaled a Class 5 model.
• Xu Ruyi confirmed Jiang Hai had passed and could skip the next round, then accepted his Milk Bottle as a gift.
• Jiang Hai asked Xu Ruyi to have Red Oriole take him back.

Jiang Hai explained the potential and limitations of Lifebound Soul Tools to Zhang Lexuan before their moonlit date ended with a kiss. After the group-stage draw placed the Holy Spirit Sect alongside Civilization Academy and the Snow Demon Sect, Jiang Hai planned their first match and warned his team not to underestimate their opponents.

• Shangguan Wei'er saw Jiang Hai's azure-gold Milk Bottle soul tool and became more certain he was Jiang Chuan of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, though his entry through the Ordinary Alliance puzzled her.
• Jiang Hai met Zhang Lexuan, explained his Lifebound Soul Tool research and Sun Yunhai's implanted soul tool, and shared a moonlit walk with her before she kissed him and left.
• Jiang Hai returned to the Mingyue Hotel and merged with his Ice Body, which he had left behind as a precaution.
• Jiang Hai told the Holy Spirit Sect team that their group included Civilization Academy and the Snow Demon Sect, while Tang Sect, Shrek Academy, and East Cang Academy formed another group of death.
• Jiang Hai assigned Gu Yu to lead the Holy Spirit Sect's match against Civilization Academy, Tang Ya to go second, and himself to anchor the team, warning them that both rivals were stronger than they assumed.

Wang Dong'er defeated Sun Yunhai in the opening group-stage match between the Tang Sect and East Cang Academy, forcing East Cang to concede. The chapter ended as Jiang Hai led the Holy Spirit Sect into its group match against Civilization Academy.

• Wang Dong'er used her Light Goddess Butterfly skills to fight Sun Yunhai, but his cloud illusions repeatedly deceived her.
• Wang Dong'er revealed her Clear Sky Hammer and used the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to break Sun Yunhai's shield and defeat him.
• Sun Yunhai conceded the match, and the Tang Sect won its opening group-stage battle against East Cang Academy.
• The referee announced the second group's match between the Holy Spirit Sect and Civilization Academy, and Jiang Hai and Xue Linglong led their teams to the preparation area.

Xue Linglong defeated Gu Yu with a single sword strike, revealing four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings and terrifying Ultimate Ice. She then faced Tang Ya, whose opening attack she froze with her Ice and Snow Banner, leaving their match unresolved.

• Gu Yu threatened Xue Linglong, but she ignored him and advanced as his summoned skeleton froze solid before reaching her.
• Xue Linglong revealed her seven soul rings, including four red rings, and killed Gu Yu with Emperor Sword, Ice Extreme Peerless before he could surrender.
• The spectators and tournament officials were stunned by Xue Linglong's strength, while Vina and Long Aotian worried about their chances against Civilization Academy and the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Tang Ya entered the arena to face Xue Linglong, and the Unbreakable Douluo began their match as Tang Ya unleashed Blue Silver Entanglement.
• Xue Linglong summoned her Ice and Snow Banner and turned Tang Ya's attacking blue silver grass into ice, prompting Huo Yuhao to identify the technique as a Soul Tool Technique.

Xue Linglong defeated Tang Ya with powerful Soul Tool Techniques and Emperor Sword and Palm attacks, leaving the Holy Spirit Sect team to face her next. Jiang Hai refused to concede and ordered his remaining teammates to continue the fight.

• Xue Linglong used her Wind and Snow Banner and Emperor Sword to overcome Tang Ya's Blue Silver Thorn Array and overpower her spear attacks.
• Tang Ya used Purple Demon Eye, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and Blue Silver Myriad Forms, but Xue Linglong froze her defenses and struck her down with Emperor's Palm, Great Cold Without Snow.
• Zhang Peng carried the severely injured Tang Ya away after Zhongli Wu used Warm Jade Essence to stabilize her, while the Unbreakable Douluo stood guard beside Xue Linglong.
• The Unbreakable Douluo ordered the Holy Spirit Sect's next contestant to step forward, and Lu Genggeng asked Jiang Hai whether they should concede.
• Jiang Hai refused to surrender and urged the remaining four members to fight Xue Linglong despite her victories.

Xue Linglong killed Lu Genggeng and continued cutting down the Holy Spirit Sect team, while Shrek Academy rescued Tang Ya from Zhang Peng in Mingdu. The chapter left the arena with four Holy Spirit Sect members dead and only one left to face Xue Linglong.

• Lu Genggeng attacked Xue Linglong, but she froze his blood and shattered him with the Emperor Sword’s Ultimate Ice.
• Zhongli Wu watched as Xue Linglong challenged the remaining Holy Spirit Sect fighters, and Jili reluctantly stepped into the arena.
• Xuan Zi and other Shrek Academy experts confronted Zhang Peng in Mingdu and demanded that he hand over Tang Ya.
• Zhang Peng released Tang Ya, and Qian Duoduo placed her in a Crystal Coffin before taking her and most of Shrek’s experts away.
• Zhang Lexuan followed Zhang Peng to ensure he did not warn anyone, while he chose not to fight her.
• At the arena, Xue Linglong had killed four Holy Spirit Sect members and wounded Tang Ya, leaving only one opponent yet to take the stage.

Xue Linglong forfeited Civilization Academy’s remaining matches against the Holy Spirit Sect, postponing her fight with Jiang Hai until the final. After the Holy Spirit Sect was awarded the win, Zhang Peng told Jiang Hai that Shrek Academy had taken Tang Ya, leaving him as the team’s sole contestant.

• Mu Xue gloated at the Holy Spirit Sect’s defeat, while Vina worried about the rise of Soul Engineers and Soul Tool Techniques.
• Jiang Hai entered the arena, but Xue Linglong forfeited on behalf of all Civilization Academy and said she would fight him in the final.
• Jiang Hai accepted Xue Linglong’s challenge, and Unbreakable Douluo awarded the Holy Spirit Sect six points for the match.
• Zhongli Wu revealed that Jiang Hai had defeated Demon Maggot Douluo, shocking Xu Tianran, Ju Zi, and Jing Hongchen.
• Zhang Peng told Jiang Hai that Shrek Academy had captured Tang Ya and that he alone would have to carry the Holy Spirit Sect Team.
• Jiang Hai assured Zhang Peng that the championship would belong to the Holy Cult.

After Tang Ya was taken back to Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan told Jiang Hai about her painful past and confessed her lingering feelings for Bei Bei. Jiang Hai reassured her of his love, then returned to training before the second round of the group stage began.

• Dean Qian took Tang Ya back to Shrek Academy, and Zhang Lexuan found Jiang Hai wandering through Mingdu.
• Zhang Lexuan told Jiang Hai about her family’s destruction, Mu En’s help, and her past feelings for Bei Bei.
• Jiang Hai declared that he loved Zhang Lexuan and promised that she would remain his, and she agreed to stay by his side even if he became a god.
• Zhang Lexuan teased Jiang Hai about Xiaotao, Ning Tian, and Xue Linglong before urging him to rest and avoid injury.
• Jiang Hai returned to the hotel, resolved to grow stronger, and focused his mind until his visualization improved.
• After the first group-stage round and a day of rest, the second round began, and Jiang Hai emerged from seclusion with stronger soul power.

Jiang Hai faced the Azure Dragon Gate in the Soul Fighting Tournament and defeated its contestants with his umbrella, relying on formidable physical strength and refined technique. He then bound the entire team with the Lie Yan Coffin, leaving the Azure Dragon Gate impressed and Yin Xiaoxiao encouraging him to reach the finals.

• Jiang Hai blocked Yin Xiaoxiao's Xiaoxiang Sword attacks and defeated her with a powerful strike, then stopped his umbrella tip before her and showed mercy.
• Fu Cangyuan challenged Jiang Hai with his Iron Lance, but Jiang Hai caught his attacks and defeated him with a single thrust.
• Jiang Hai defeated the Azure Dragon Gate's individual contestants one after another, letting each display their abilities before ending their matches with one strike.
• Jiang Hai summoned the Lie Yan Coffin and used its dark red chains to bind the Azure Dragon Gate team in the team battle.
• Yin Xiaoxiao told Jiang Hai she believed he could reach the finals, and Jiang Hai thanked her.

Jiang Hai entered the Soul Engineer tournament’s third round, where contestants had to craft Soul Tools and fight their opponents, and drew contestant number 139. He began crafting a Soul Tool from skyfrost silver with Liquid Inscription, impressing the judges and leading the Level 7 Soul Engineer to suspect he had reached Level 7 himself.

• Red Oriole told Jiang Hai that thirty-six Soul Engineers had advanced to a four-hour round combining Soul Tool crafting and combat, with no concern for life or death.
• Jiang Hai declined to bet on himself and waited at Fan Tower until the competition began.
• The drawing paired Jiang Hai, contestant number one, with a tall, burly man whose number was given as 139.
• Jiang Hai chose skyfrost silver and melted it with hellfire despite his opponent’s doubts about the metal’s sensitivity to heat.
• Jiang Hai used Liquid Inscription to carve the molten metal with the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife.
• The Level 7 referee recognized Jiang Hai’s exceptional skill and urged Xu Ruyi to report him to the alliance leader.

Jiang Hai crafted and unveiled a soul-power-driven Desert Eagle, then defeated contestant 137, Fang Cheng, in a match that demonstrated the weapon’s speed and penetrating power. The judges saw the Desert Eagle’s potential, while Jiang Hai considered its strengths and limitations.

• Xu Ruyi told Aunt Yi that Jiang Hai had used Liquid Inscription to craft exceptional Soul Tools and given them to the Ordinary Alliance, and Aunt Yi urged the alliance to befriend him.
• Jiang Hai completed the Desert Eagle from skyfrost silver and crafted its bullets, while contestant 137 finished a Level 5 Lightning Spear.
• The judges appraised both Soul Tools and, unable to assess the Desert Eagle’s power, arranged a combat match between Jiang Hai and contestant 137, whose name was Fang Cheng.
• At Xu Ruyi’s signal, Fang Cheng threw his Lightning Spear, but Jiang Hai fired three shots and hit Fang Cheng’s shoulders before the spear could reach him.
• Medical staff treated Fang Cheng, and Jiang Hai reflected that the Desert Eagle was powerful and efficient but would struggle against Level 7 or higher Soul Tool Shields.

Jiang Hai refused to sell his Desert Eagle and watched the group stage reach a crucial match against the Snow Demon Sect Team. He began the individual bout against Wang Yanbo, whose six-ring body martial soul faced Jiang Hai’s ancient azure coffin.

• Jiang Hai rejected Xu Ruyi’s offer to buy the Desert Eagle for the price of a Level 7 Soul Tool, and Xu Ruyi arranged for Red Oriole to show him around Fan Tower.
• Jiang Hai returned to the Mingyue Hotel and considered East Cang Academy’s difficult prospects against Shrek Academy as the group stage neared its end.
• The Holy Spirit Sect Team faced the Snow Demon Sect Team in the sixth round, with Zheng Zhan officiating and Jiang Hai entering as its sole remaining competitor.
• Vina rebuked the dispirited Body Sect members, and Wang Yanbo stepped forward to fight Jiang Hai first.
• Wang Yanbo revealed his six soul rings and body martial soul, while Jiang Hai summoned his azure coffin martial soul and displayed six soul rings.