Chapter Summaries

Wang Qiu'er unleashed Dragon's Destiny Roar and battled Jiang Hai with her Golden Dragon Spear, while he revealed a replica of the Forbidden Blade and fought with his full strength. After Huo Yuhao urged her to give everything to the fight, Wang Qiu'er activated her Eternal Frozen Domain and blasted Jiang Hai away.

• Wang Qiu'er summoned her Ice Blossom Armor, reclaimed the Golden Dragon Spear, and attacked Jiang Hai with Dragon's Destiny Roar.
• Jiang Hai countered Wang Qiu'er's Eye of Destiny and revealed a replica of the Forbidden Blade, forcing Zheng Zhan to remove Dai Huabin and the other Shrek Academy students from the stage.
• Jiang Hai unleashed his evil flames and Heavenly Mandate Blade as Wang Qiu'er fought him with her spear and the Chi Dragon Soul Spirit's Great Cold of the World.
• Wang Qiu'er hesitated over using Huo Yuhao's strength, but Huo Yuhao urged her to defeat Jiang Hai with everything she had.
• Wang Qiu'er expanded her Eternal Frozen Domain, suppressed Jiang Hai's hellfire, and struck him with the Golden Dragon Spear, blasting him away.

Jiang Hai defeated Wang Qiu'er after a fierce battle, while Huo Yuhao recovered from the strain of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Jiang Hai and Huo Yuhao both prepared to watch the afternoon match as the tournament’s next contest approached.

• Jiang Hai used his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Thunders Heavenly Prison, to break through Wang Qiu'er's Eternal Frozen Domain, then continued clashing with her using the Heavenly Mandate Blade.
• Xu Tianran praised Jiang Hai and discussed recruiting him as an Imperial Guard Instructor, while Zhongli Wu said Senior Ye would train the Third Elder.
• Jiang Hai knocked aside Wang Qiu'er's Golden Dragon Spear and won the match, while Huo Yuhao spat blood after their Martial Soul Fusion Skill ended.
• Huo Yuhao apologized to Bei Bei, who reassured him that the Shrek Seven Devils would fight together and that Jiang Hai's strength had been revealed.
• Jiang Hai recovered with Long Ning and Zhang Peng nearby, while Huo Yuhao meditated with the Tang Sect to regain strength for his afternoon match.

Huo Yuhao's Tang Sect faced Civilization Academy in the second semifinal, where Nana introduced her academy's open educational ideals before beginning her match against Jiang Nannan. The fight opened with both Soul Emperors revealing their abilities, and Jiang Nannan found herself facing Nana's ghost martial soul and powerful soul tool.

• Huo Yuhao reported that he had recovered sixty percent of his soul power and seventy percent of his spiritual power, so Bei Bei told the team to prolong the individual matches before starting the team battle.
• Nana urged Jiang Nannan to join Civilization Academy and explained its open admissions and mission, but Jiang Nannan refused and reaffirmed her loyalty to Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect.
• Nana introduced herself as a member of the Civilization Research Institute, and Jiang Nannan represented the Tang Sect as Zheng Zhan began the match.
• Nana used her ghost martial soul and speed-enhancing first soul skill to charge Jiang Nannan, whose Gravity Control slowed her only slightly.
• Jiang Nannan teleported behind Nana, but Nana turned intangible to evade her attack and countered with a Level 6 Netherworld Heavenly Saber.

Nana defeated Jiang Nannan with her Netherworld Heavenly Saber and Soul Tool wings, then faced Wang Dong'er in the second match. Wang Dong'er countered with her Light Goddess Butterfly, but Nana revealed a Flying Sword Case, leaving the Tang Sect worried about the Civilization Academy's connection to Jiang Hai.

• Xu Sanshi and He Caitou recognized that Nana's custom Netherworld Heavenly Saber gave her a major advantage over Jiang Nannan.
• Jiang Nannan used Tang Sect techniques, Invincible Golden Body, and Waist Bow to launch Nana, but Nana's Guardian Spirits intervened and her Netherworld Wings let her escape.
• Nana broke through Jiang Nannan's Invincible Shield, forcing Jiang Nannan to concede the first match.
• Wang Dong'er volunteered to face Nana, then used her Light Goddess Butterfly and ranged attacks to keep Nana at a distance.
• Nana countered Wang Dong'er's Winged Guillotine with netherworld saber energy and revealed a Flying Sword Case, prompting He Caitou and Bei Bei to suspect the Civilization Academy was connected to Jiang Hai.

Nana defeated Wang Dong'er in the individual match, then conceded the remaining matches so Civilization Academy and the Tang Sect would settle the contest in a team battle. The teams took their positions, and the battle began with Xu Sanshi using Xuanming Displacement to swap places with Ning Xian'er.

• Wang Dong'er and Nana traded powerful attacks, and Zheng Zhan declared Nana the winner after Nana's swords left Wang Dong'er wounded.
• Nana conceded the remaining individual matches and called for the team battle, prompting both sides to field their teams.
• Huo Yuhao ended his meditation in a state of absolute reason, and the seven Tang Sect members entered the arena despite Wang Dong'er and Jiang Nannan being in poor condition.
• Xue Linglong led Civilization Academy's triangular formation, while the Tang Sect formed an arc with Xu Sanshi in the middle.
• Zheng Zhan started the match, and Civilization Academy released its martial souls and soul tools, including Xue Linglong's Heavenly Snow Woman and Ning Xian'er's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
• Xu Sanshi used Xuanming Displacement to exchange positions with Ning Xian'er as the Tang Sect launched its opening move.

The Tang Sect overwhelmed Civilization Academy in the team battle, eliminating Ning Xian'er, Ji Dao, Zhong Zhan, Jiang Nannan, and the Shi brothers. Xue Linglong remained alone against five Tang Sect members and revealed her Martial Soul Avatar, leaving the match unresolved.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er knocked Ning Xian'er unconscious with Soul Shock, while Xue Linglong froze Xu Sanshi with Great Cold Without Snow and awakened his Black Tortoise bloodline.
• Xue Linglong shattered Huo Yuhao's Judgment of Fate, then sent the Ice and Snow Banner toward him; Xiao Xiao and Bei Bei blocked it, but Bei Bei was injured.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er struck Xue Linglong with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Heavenly Emperor's Hammer, but she met it with her Emperor Sword and was sent flying with blood at her mouth.
• Jiang Nannan and Bei Bei defeated Zhong Zhan, and Xiao Xiao's cauldron overwhelmed Ji Dao, prompting Zheng Zhan to remove both from the arena.
• Jiang Nannan withdrew due to her injuries, and Xue Linglong sent Shi Po and Shi Kai off the arena, leaving her alone against Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong'er, and He Caitou.
• Xue Linglong refused Zheng Zhan's suggestion to surrender and activated her seventh soul ring, releasing a terrifying aura.

Xue Linglong unveiled the Martial Soul Avatar soul tool technique, raising her power to the level of a Titled Douluo and unleashing a devastating blizzard against the Tang Sect. As Zheng Zhan rescued He Caitou and Xiao Xiao from the arena, Xu Tianran and Jing Hongchen recognized the technique’s potential to transform soul engineering.

• Xue Linglong activated the Martial Soul Avatar soul tool technique, and her aura shocked Zheng Zhan, Xu Tianran, Zhongli Wu, and the spectators.
• Jing Hongchen identified the technique as a major breakthrough, while Xu Tianran considered its potential to give soul engineers the power to threaten Titled Douluos.
• Xu Tianran discussed visiting Civilization Academy with Ju Zi, and Zhongli Wu memorized the academy’s name.
• Xue Linglong combined her Command of the Ice and Snow Lord and Great Blizzard skills into Tribulation of Wind and Snow, overwhelming the Tang Sect members with a blizzard.
• Bei Bei struggled to hold back the storm, He Caitou’s Lie Yan Cannon failed to reach Xue Linglong, and Xiao Xiao neared collapse.
• Zheng Zhan rushed into the blizzard and carried He Caitou and Xiao Xiao off the arena.

Huo Yuhao and his companions fought through Xue Linglong’s blizzard, but she remained overwhelmingly powerful. As Huo Yuhao’s strength transformed with Wang Dong’er and other allies’ power, he emerged in purple-gold armor, leaving the battle poised for a new clash.

• Bei Bei charged Xue Linglong, and Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong’er unleashed their Golden Road Martial Soul Fusion Skill to cut through the blizzard.
• Xue Linglong stopped the Golden Road with an Ice Mirror, but Bei Bei shattered it with Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Rift before the blizzard carried him off the arena.
• Zhang Lexuan caught Bei Bei, and Ma Xiaotao used her Phoenix Divine Fire to dispel the ultimate ice chill from him, Xiao Xiao, and He Caitou.
• Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe identified Xue Linglong’s martial soul as the Heavenly Snow Woman and suspected that her Martial Soul Avatar was a Soul Tool Technique.
• Huo Yuhao stood from his wheelchair, underwent a silver-grade body martial soul second awakening, and merged his gold and silver powers while Xue Linglong prepared to face him.
• Wang Qiu’er appeared near the arena and vanished as multiple lights and presences joined Huo Yuhao, transforming him into a purple-gold armored figure.

Huo Yuhao fought Xue Linglong using the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but her Ice Mirror and Ice God Cave Heaven gradually overwhelmed his Ice-Jade Divine Dragon. The dragon shattered and the three fighters fell back, leaving Xue Linglong standing as Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao rushed to protect them.

• Xuan Zi told Yan Shaozhe he should take over as master of the Sea God Pavilion after seeing the younger generation's strength.
• Xue Linglong attacked Huo Yuhao with her Emperor Sword, and he countered with Ruling the World before asking how her Ice Mirror predicted his movements.
• Huo Yuhao used Nine Transformations of the Ice Dragon and fused with Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er to form the Ice-Jade Divine Dragon.
• Xue Linglong summoned Ice God Cave Heaven, whose alternating extreme cold and heat wore down the Ice-Jade Divine Dragon during their battle.
• The Ice-Jade Divine Dragon shattered, and its three figures flew backward as Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao rushed in to shield them.

After the Tang Sect lost its semifinal to Civilization Academy, Zhang Lexuan told Jiang Hai that Shrek Academy and its allies planned to raid the Sun Moon Imperial Palace and withdraw from Mingdu. The chapter ended with Jiang Hai refusing to commit the Civilization Research Institute or Sword Douluo Li Qingfeng to either side.

• Zheng Zhan declared Civilization Academy the winner after Zhang Lexuan offered Xue Linglong an ice-attribute soul bone to settle Huo Yuhao's rule violation.
• Jiang Hai considered Xue Linglong's growing strength and Huo Yuhao's progress, noting that Huo Yuhao had reached level 58 and could soon become a Soul Emperor.
• That night, Zhang Lexuan told Jiang Hai that Mingdu was heavily guarded and that Shrek Academy, the Star Luo Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire planned to raid the Sun Moon Imperial Palace the next night.
• Zhang Lexuan asked Jiang Hai to have Sword Douluo Li Qingfeng support the raid against Dragon Emperor Douluo, but Jiang Hai said Li Qingfeng and the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect were neutral.
• Jiang Hai told Zhang Lexuan that the Civilization Research Institute would not join the war or favor any side, and that most of its soul engineers would remain in the Sun Moon Empire.

Jiang Hai learned that Xuan Ziwen had developed a core array blueprint that could help him condense a blood qi soul core, then prepared to compete in the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament grand finals. He left with the Ordinary Alliance team, while a dangerous night awaited in Mingdu.

• Jiang Hai declined to return to Shrek Academy, and Zhang Lexuan left after reminding him that the academy was still his home.
• Jiang Hai asked Li Qingfeng to help Zhang Lexuan and the academy’s teachers, and Li Qingfeng agreed to fight Dragon Emperor Douluo Long Xiaoyao if needed.
• Li Qingfeng gave Jiang Hai Xuan Ziwen’s Level 9 Lifebound Soul Tool core array blueprint, which Jiang Hai recognized as a possible method for forming a blood qi soul core.
• Jiang Hai studied the blueprint, then disguised himself as Jiang Guan and went to Fan Tower for the Underground Soul Engineer Tournament grand finals.
• Shangguan Wei'er greeted Jiang Hai and invited him to share a car with Ye Guyi and Lan Shuixian so she could explain the tournament rules on the way.

Jiang Hai and the Ordinary Alliance contestants arrived at the Mingdu Soul Engineer Tournament finals, where the organizers explained the rules and introduced the judges. The chapter ended with Ye Yulin unveiling the Sun Moon Divine Needle as the champion’s prize, while Jiang Hai resolved to recruit the Starry Sky Douluo for the Civilization Research Institute.

• Shangguan Wei'er explained the six-hour crafting round, the skills test, and the Soul Tool duels to Jiang Hai and the others.
• Shangguan Wei'er brought Jiang Hai and the Ordinary Alliance contestants to the western outskirts, where the three factions and their guests had gathered.
• Lu Qi introduced the tournament, its organizers, and seven judges, including the Level 9 Soul Engineer Ye Yulin.
• Jiang Hai recognized Ye Yulin's silver-and-gold Soul Tool display as a glimpse of the starry sky's mysteries and decided to recruit him.
• Ye Yulin unveiled the Sun Moon Divine Needle, an offensive Soul Tool with a thirty-kilometer strike area, as the champion's prize.
• Jiang Hai told Shangguan Wei'er that the Sun Moon Divine Needle did not interest him because he specialized in Close-Combat Soul Tools.

Jiang Hai and the other contestants began the Soul Engineer Tournament, where they had six hours to build a soul tool before a difficult skills assessment. As the judges watched, Jiang Hai studied the other competitors while Huo Yuhao started with his soul tool’s casing, drawing Ye Yulin’s attention.

• Jiang Hai considered the tournament’s Level 9 Soul Tool prizes and hoped to recruit top soul engineers, including Ye Yulin, for the Civilization Research Institute.
• Lu Qi introduced the rules, and Shangguan Wei'er, Nangong Wan, and An Litong brought their contestants onto the stage before exchanging barbed remarks.
• He Caitou and Huo Yuhao suspected Jiang Hai was disguised, while Ye Yulin warned the contestants that the skills assessment would follow crafting without a break.
• Ye Yulin started the six-hour timer and raised a soundproof barrier as the contestants began work at their benches.
• Jiang Hai watched the others instead of crafting, while Huo Yuhao made his casing first, prompting Ye Yulin to judge Jiang Hai as unfocused and Huo Yuhao as resolute.

Jiang Hai cleared away the provided rare metals and shocked the contest by carving a soul tool array into his own body with the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife. The referees recognized it as part of a Level 9 human-based soul tool blueprint, leaving his skill and the Ordinary Alliance’s prospects newly apparent.

• Jiang Hai put away the rare metals, then returned them when the referee explained the rules, insisting he would not need them.
• Ye Yulin confiscated the materials, while Nangong Wan and the spectators mocked Jiang Hai and questioned the Ordinary Alliance.
• Ye Guyi offered Jiang Hai some rare metals, but he told her to keep her distance because blood would splash.
• Jiang Hai used the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife in his left hand to cut lines into his own arm and engrave a soul tool array.
• Ye Yulin, Xue Ding, and Wang Tiandao identified Jiang Hai’s work as part of a Level 9 blueprint that used the human body as its foundation.
• Shangguan Wei'er realized Jiang Hai was crafting a Human Soul Tool and smiled as the referees watched in astonishment.

Nangong Wan and An Litong learned that the contestant Jiang Hai was actually Jiang Chuan, a brilliant soul engineer approaching Level 9, while the referees watched him construct a human soul tool. The tournament continued, with Ye Guyi working on her own soul tool and another contestant beginning a humanoid soul tool.

• Nangong Wan recognized Jiang Hai's skill and accused Shangguan Wei'er of hiding a near-Level 9 soul engineer, while An Litong demanded an explanation.
• Shangguan Wei'er said Jiang Hai had entered on his own and revealed that his real name was Jiang Chuan.
• Nangong Wan recognized Jiang Chuan and resolved to kill him, while An Litong accepted his identity and despaired of winning the tournament.
• Ye Guyi focused on making her soul tool as the referees watched Jiang Hai inscribe a core array onto his arm.
• Ye Yulin noticed that the Disabled Soul Engineer was assembling a humanoid soul tool, while Mu Mensheng and the other Level 8 soul engineers studied Jiang Hai's array for clues about Level 9 craftsmanship.

Jiang Hai struggled to carve a Life-Bound Core Array with the Twin Soul Shadows Engraving Knife while borrowing power from his Bronze Coffin martial soul. In Mingdu, Li Qingfeng intervened in the confrontation around Xu Tianran, killed a Titled Douluo, and challenged Long Xiaoyao to a duel as a newly revealed Limit Douluo.

• Jiang Hai used the Bronze Coffin martial soul to replenish his dwindling strength and continued carving the array on his arm.
• Xu Tianran and Ju Zi waited in the Imperial Palace as Long Xiaoyao, Du Busi, Shrek Academy, and the Holy Spirit Cult assembled for a confrontation.
• Li Qingfeng attacked Du Busi with a blood-colored sword, gravely wounding him, then said he had come to keep Du Busi alive and challenge Long Xiaoyao.
• Li Qingfeng killed a Titled Douluo who challenged his authority and warned everyone not to act until his duel with Long Xiaoyao ended.
• Long Xiaoyao accepted Li Qingfeng's challenge, and the Holy Spirit Cult, Shrek Academy, and Body Sect agreed to hold back during their battle.

Li Qingfeng fought Long Xiaoyao and revealed a blood qi soul core and a powerful soul tool technique, while Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe considered bringing him back to lead Shrek Academy. The chapter left Li Qingfeng facing Long Xiaoyao’s Void-Silence attack with his Clear Wind Sword.

• Li Qingfeng fought Long Xiaoyao in the sky, and his blood-patterned body and sword strikes let him withstand the Dragon Emperor Douluo’s attacks.
• Du Busi, Xuan Zi, and Yan Shaozhe recognized Li Qingfeng’s unusual strength and linked his blood-colored patterns to Jiang Hai’s work; Xuan Zi decided they should try to bring Jiang Hai back to lead the Sea God Pavilion.
• Long Xiaoyao deduced that Li Qingfeng had condensed a blood qi soul core, and Li Qingfeng confirmed it while refusing to reveal how it was made.
• Long Xiaoyao demonstrated Void-Silence, prompting Xuan Zi, Du Busi, and the other Titled Douluo to study his spatial technique.
• Li Qingfeng summoned a blood-red and azure blade, identified it as the soul tool technique Clear Wind Sword, and met Long Xiaoyao’s spatial vortex with a thrust.

Li Qingfeng’s battle with Long Xiaoyao and the failed assassination of Xu Tianran forced the attackers to retreat from Mingdu. As the group prepared to escape south, Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao stayed behind to wait for Huo Yuhao and He Caitou.

• Li Qingfeng’s fight with Long Xiaoyao continued as Shrek Academy and the Body Sect attacked Xu Tianran’s forces on the ground.
• Ma Xiaotao struck Xu Tianran with her Hundred Thousand Year ultimate-fire skill, but his protective Soul Tools kept him safe, and Mingdu’s Soul Cannons forced the attackers to retreat.
• A group raided a Sun Moon Empire metal-storage vault and left behind a seed.
• Du Busi told Vina and Xu Jiujiu that Li Qingfeng had reached Limit Douluo and likely refined his body into a Soul Tool; Xuan Zi said Li Qingfeng was aligned with Civilization Academy and would probably stay out of the war.
• Xuan Zi’s group planned to escape south but waited for Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, who were still at the Soul Engineer Tournament.
• Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao volunteered to stay behind for Huo Yuhao and He Caitou, and Xuan Zi set a meeting point fifty li south of Mingdu.

While Huo Yuhao crafted soul-tool components, Jiang Hai inscribed a powerful array on his body during the Soul Engineer Tournament, drawing the attention of the Holy Spirit Cult and prominent soul engineers. The Cult planned to make Jiang Hai its successor if he proved himself, while Ye Yulin and others hoped to exchange ideas with him after the tournament.

• Xuan Zi ordered Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and the others to leave while Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao stayed to help Huo Yuhao and He Caitou escape.
• Huo Yuhao returned from his spiritual avatar and continued crafting core components as Ye Yulin relaxed when the Imperial Palace's defensive situation settled down.
• Feng Ling arrived with four Holy Spirit Cult elders and told Nangong Wan that the Cult Master intended to take Jiang Hai as a disciple, with his future as Holy Son depending on his performance.
• Jiang Hai focused on inscribing an array with the Azure Silver Dragon Carving Knife as referees recognized the Twin Soul Shadows and discussed his daring Human Soul Tool technique.
• Ye Yulin, Old Zhang, Elder Wang, Mu Mensheng, and other soul engineers expressed interest in learning from Jiang Hai after the tournament.

Jiang Hai completed a stage of carving a Lifebound Soul Tool into his arm, gaining bloodline power and reaching Level 67 as the tournament contestants watched. Huo Yuhao finished his Humanoid Soul Tool at the final count, and Ye Yulin announced that the next round would allow contestants to use only the soul tools they had crafted.

• Elder Wang and the other senior soul engineers watched Jiang Hai struggle to carve a Level 9 core array into his arm as Ye Yulin explained the difficulty of the process.
• Jiang Hai’s arm radiated blood-red light as heaven and earth origin energy flooded into him, healing his cuts, replenishing his soul power, and raising him to Level 67.
• Huo Yuhao studied Jiang Hai’s arrays, while He Caitou finished his heavy cannon and suspected Jiang Hai might be the person he had in mind.
• Feng Ling asked Nangong Wan to research Jiang Hai’s method of carving soul tool arrays into the human body.
• Huo Yuhao completed his Humanoid Soul Tool at the final count and broke through another soul power level.
• Ye Yulin ended the crafting period and announced that contestants could use only the soul tools they had made in the next round.