Recaps

Lü Lingqi defeated Dai Mubai with her Eight Desolations Demon-Subduing Halberd and left him covered in nonfatal wounds. Xiao Wu then faced Lü Lingqi, but her Charm failed, and Lü Lingqi attacked as Xiao Wu activated her Invincible Golden Body.

• Lü Lingqi overwhelmed Dai Mubai with sixteen hurricanes, defeating him after his White Tiger Protective Barrier shattered.
• Yu Dashi accused Lü Lingqi of trying to kill Dai Mubai, but a military medic confirmed his many injuries were only flesh wounds.
• Xiao Wu entered the match against Lü Lingqi, determined to avenge Third Brother.
• Xiao Wu used Teleportation and Charm to approach Lü Lingqi, but Lü Lingqi resisted the Charm and reached for her head.
• Xiao Wu activated her Invincible Golden Body as Lü Lingqi attacked.

Lü Lingqi shattered Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body and brutally defeated her in the arena, while Ma Hongjun and Tang Xuanwei also ended up gravely injured. Tang San learned that Lü Lingqi had maimed Tang Xuanwei after she taunted her, and swore revenge.

• Lü Lingqi explained that Xiao Wu’s Invincible Golden Body relied on a small space she could break, then struck Xiao Wu repeatedly until she was near death.
• The referee stopped Tang Xuanwei, Liu Erlong, and the others from entering the arena to help Xiao Wu.
• At the military medical camp, Tang San and Dai Mubai saw the badly injured Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu, whom Shao Xin had kept alive.
• Liu Erlong told Tang San that Tang Xuanwei had fought after Ma Hongjun, and Tang San feared for her safety.
• Zhao Wuji brought in Tang Xuanwei and said Lü Lingqi had cut off all four of her limbs after she recited a taunt about Lü Bu and the Fang Tian Hua Ji.
• Tang San vowed that he would never let Lü Lingqi get away with what she had done.

Zhu Zhuqing faced Lü Lingqi as Shrek Academy’s last competitor, but Lü Lingqi effortlessly read her attacks and revealed her battlefield-honed perception. Zhu Zhuqing surrendered, leaving Shrek Academy routed seven to one, then rejected Yu Dashi’s demand for an explanation.

• Tang San learned that Huang Yuan, Ma Hongjun, and Tang Xuanwei had all been defeated, leaving Zhu Zhuqing as Shrek Academy’s last fighter.
• Zhu Zhuqing summoned her Moonshadow Demon Cat martial soul and asked Lü Lingqi whether she had hidden her strength during the Preliminary Tournament.
• Lü Lingqi dodged Zhu Zhuqing’s attacks and explained that she could detect her movements through traces such as air shifts, breathing, and killing intent.
• After Zhu Zhuqing asked whether anyone in the Galaxy Fleet was stronger than Lü Lingqi and heard that someone was, she surrendered.
• Flender let Zhu Zhuqing leave without questioning her, while Yu Dashi berated her for the one-on-seven rout.
• Zhu Zhuqing told Yu Dashi she owed no explanation to a level-29 Soul Grandmaster and walked to her tent.

After the Galaxy Fleet swept Shrek Academy, Flender faced canceled sponsorships and mounting debt while the team’s injured members rested. The illusion then shattered for the seven, who awoke to the horrifying truth of their defeat.

• Zhu Zhuqing ignored Yu Dashi’s furious roar after the match, while Flender urged him to check on the injured students.
• Liu Erlong, Flender, Yu Dashi, and Zhao Wuji discussed Shrek Academy’s humiliating loss and the sponsors canceling their contracts.
• The chapter revealed that Flender had accepted sponsorship deals with penalties for failing to reach the finals or suffering a disastrous defeat.
• Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Tang Xuanwei began trembling in terror as the illusion ended and the seven confronted the truth.

Tang San and the others discussed how the Galaxy Fleet had used illusions to divide them and ruin their teamwork, and Yu Dashi helped Tang San regain hope with new plans for their tournament strategy. The chapter ended with Tang San left alone to care for Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei as Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Liu Erlong took Dai Mubai and the others away.

• Tang San recounted the battle with the Galaxy Fleet and Tang Hao’s deductions, and Yu Dashi concluded that Itachi Uchiha had used illusions to turn Tang San against Dai Mubai and the others.
• Tang San vowed revenge on Spirit Hall, while Zhao Wuji asked about Dai Mubai’s Little Tiger and the room fell silent when Tang San recalled its fate in the illusion.
• Yu Dashi reminded Tang San of the Seven-in-One Clear Sky True Body and proposed developing Five-in-One and Six-in-One versions as additional trump cards.
• Tang San estimated Lü Lingqi’s strength at roughly level 65, a Mid-Rank Soul Emperor, and Yu Dashi told him to care for Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei.
• Flender and Zhao Wuji carried Dai Mubai and the others away, leaving Tang San with Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei.

Tang San and Yu Dashi watched the Promotion Tournament final between the Galaxy Fleet and the Windfire Team as Shao Siming overwhelmed Feng Xiaotian with an army of summoned creatures. Feng Xiaotian refused to surrender and charged into their coordinated attack.

• Tang San and Yu Dashi arrived late to watch the Galaxy Fleet face the Windfire Team in the Promotion Tournament final.
• Feng Xiaotian attacked Shao Siming with his Windfire Combo Slash, but her emerald wooden shield repelled him unharmed.
• Shao Siming enclosed the arena with vines and summoned ten Green Vine Giants and ten Green Vine Flying Dragons.
• Shao Siming restored herself to peak condition and asked Feng Xiaotian if he wanted to surrender.
• Feng Xiaotian refused to surrender and charged at Shao Siming as the Green Vine Giants hurled spears at him.

Shao Siming defeated Feng Xiaotian and two more Windfire Team contestants with her Green Vine Giants, leaving only Huo Wu to face her. Huo Wu unleashed her fully charged Huo Wu's Radiant Sun, and Shao Siming answered with Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow.

• Feng Xiaotian knocked down the green vine spears, but Shao Siming's Green Vine Flying Dragon struck him unconscious and she healed him after removing him from the arena.
• A Windfire Team Soul Ancestor entered next, but Shao Siming's Everlasting Evergreen Vine quickly bound him and tossed him out.
• Huo Wushuang attacked Shao Siming, but her Green Vine Giants kept rising after his blows and eventually wore him down until he surrendered.
• Huo Wu told Shao Siming that her grandfather had expected the team to lose, then charged and launched Huo Wu's Radiant Sun without interruption.
• Shao Siming answered Huo Wu's attack with Ten Thousand Leaves Flying Flower Flow.

Shao Siming defeated Huo Wu, and the Promotion Tournament rankings were finalized with the Galaxy Fleet in first place and Shrek Academy in sixth. Xue Qinghe was appointed to accompany the Heaven Dou teams to Spirit City for the Grand Finals, which would begin after three days of preparation.

• Shao Siming sent Huo Wu out of bounds, giving the Galaxy Fleet victory over the Windfire Team.
• The Shrek Academy Team forfeited its final match because its main fighters were injured or unable to compete, leaving it with a record of nine wins and five losses.
• Yu Tianxin deliberately underperformed so the Plant Academy team could defeat the Thunder Team and finish above Shrek in the rankings.
• The Promotion Tournament rankings determined which teams could receive byes in the Grand Finals, leaving sixth-place Shrek with virtually no chance of one.
• Xue Ye announced that Xue Qinghe would represent him and accompany the Heaven Dou Empire's fifteen teams to Spirit City after three days of preparation.

Qian Chongling and Bibi Dong took the new spider-shaped car for a bumpy drive from outside Spirit City to the Human Wonderland. Afterward, Qian Chongling told Bibi Dong he planned to hunt down someone from the Shrek Team during the tournament finals.

• Xue Qinghe led the Heaven Dou Empire's tournament procession toward Spirit City while the Galaxy Fleet had already returned ahead of them.
• Qian Chongling showed Bibi Dong the Martial Soul Research Institute's spider-shaped car, and they argued over who would drive.
• Qian Chongling and Bibi Dong endured a slow, jolting ride, then switched seats after four hours.
• Bibi Dong sped up while Qian Chongling rested, and they reached the Human Wonderland two hours later.
• Qian Chongling told Bibi Dong he planned to capture someone from the Shrek Team, whose members called themselves monsters.

As the academies traveled toward Spirit City, a rockslide forced them to flee through a gorge, where nearly a thousand black-clad figures surrounded Shrek Academy. Flender prepared to break through, but stopped when he saw Soul Rings appear around every attacker.

• Tang San tried to encourage the Shrek team as they traveled with Xue Qinghe’s party toward Spirit City.
• The Royal Knights spotted danger and defended the procession from rocks rolling down both sides of the gorge.
• Flender stopped Liu Erlong from attacking the people on the hills, reasoning that the ambush had been carefully planned.
• Soul Masters from the academies used their martial souls to shield their companions as they retreated through the gorge.
• Nearly a thousand black-clad figures surrounded Shrek Academy, and Flender saw Soul Rings light up around all of them.

Flender and Shrek Academy were surrounded by a powerful band of Soul Masters who demanded Tang Xuanwei, and Meng Shu stepped in to protect her. Two masked Titled Douluos revealed themselves, leaving Meng Shu and the academy facing a far greater threat.

• Flender tried to negotiate with the black-clad force, whose leaders explained that they wanted Tang Xuanwei rather than money.
• Flender refused to hand over Tang Xuanwei, deciding that protecting her was safer than letting Tang Hao punish him for surrendering her.
• Meng Shu appeared and challenged Lor Diarra, saying he would protect his granddaughter and the other students.
• A White-Robed Masked Man and a shadowy figure confronted Meng Shu, then revealed their nine soul rings and Titled Douluo auras.

Meng Shu recognized Spirit Hall’s Yue Guan and Gui Mei, then fled with his family as Spirit Hall subdued Shrek Academy and Qian Chongling taunted Tang San. The black-clad group disappeared, leaving Tang San and the others captive and a howl echoing through the canyon.

• Meng Shu recognized Yue Guan and Gui Mei, accepted their false names, and escaped with Chao Tianxiang and their granddaughter.
• Yue Guan ordered the Spirit Hall forces to seize Shrek Academy, and the Soul Saints and Soul Douluos overwhelmed the teachers and students while sparing Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
• Qian Chongling told Tang San that Tang Hao would not come to help and that Tang Xuanwei had reacted to the protein Tang San fed her.
• Tang San raged at Qian Chongling, who slapped him and taunted him before the black-clad figures vanished.
• An agonized howl rang out in the canyon after the Spirit Hall group disappeared.

After Spirit Hall’s forces withdrew, Xue Qinghe restored the convoy while Ning Fengzhi explained the scale of Spirit Hall’s power. Tang San learned that Black Feather Douluo had been waiting for Tang Hao and asked Ning Fengzhi why Spirit Hall had taken his little sister, leaving Ning Fengzhi unsettled by the cracks he thought he saw in Tang San’s face.

• Xue Qinghe reorganized the Royal Knights and asked Ning Fengzhi whether Spirit Hall’s overwhelming force had been necessary.
• Ning Fengzhi used Xue Qinghe’s past deployment against bandits to show that Spirit Hall’s force might be only a fraction of its strength.
• Ning Fengzhi told Ning Rongrong that he and Chen Xin had stayed back because Black Feather Douluo was waiting for someone to appear.
• Tang San realized Black Feather Douluo had been waiting for Tang Hao and silently vowed revenge against Spirit Hall.
• Tang San asked Ning Fengzhi why Spirit Hall had taken his little sister, and Ning Fengzhi noticed what looked like cracks appearing on Tang San’s face.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo explained Spirit Hall’s targets and strength to Tang San, who decided to enter the Grand Finals in Spirit City to rescue Tang Xuanwei. Ning Fengzhi urged him to unite the continent’s other forces against Spirit Hall.

• Ning Fengzhi deduced that Spirit Hall had exposed Tang Xuanwei’s identity and intended to cripple her talent, while also seeking Tang Hao.
• Tang San asked about Black Feather Douluo’s strength, and Sword Douluo estimated that he was above level 97.
• Ning Fengzhi identified Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, then offered to take Tang San to the safety of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
• Tang San refused Ning Fengzhi’s offer and resolved to compete in the Spirit City Grand Finals despite the danger and Tang Xuanwei’s capture.
• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that Spirit Hall controlled more soul masters than the two empires combined and advised him to unite every force outside Spirit Hall.

Qian Chongling confronted Lin Di, a Level 98 Peak Douluo who arrived to rescue Tang Xuanwei, and overwhelmed him with ease. As Lin Di lay helpless, Qian Chongling prepared to kill him with the Sword Divine Domain coating his Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword.

• Qian Chongling stopped in a grove with Tang Xuanwei captive and revealed that he knew a Level 98 Super Douluo was approaching.
• Tang Xuanwei welcomed Glory Douluo, and Lin Di arrived in golden light and attacked Qian Chongling with his Ninth Soul Skill.
• Qian Chongling blocked Lin Di’s attacks without moving, then struck him twice and knocked him to the ground.
• Lin Di pleaded for his life, but Qian Chongling declared that he would kill anyone who provoked Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chongling drew the Seven-Star Dragon Abyss Sword and covered its blade with the Sword Divine Domain.

Qian Chongling used Myriad Swords Return as One to erase Lin Di, then revealed Tang Xuanwei’s past identity and the destruction of the Clear Sky Sect. He ordered her imprisoned with Tang Xiao in Infinite Purgatory.

• Qian Chongling froze Lin Di with his Sword Divine Domain and killed him with hundreds of millions of slashes.
• Qian Chongling revealed that he knew Tang Xuanwei had once been called Tang Feng and threatened to send her to Infinite Purgatory to meet Tang Xiao.
• Qian Chongling told Tang Xuanwei that he had destroyed the Clear Sky Sect fourteen years earlier and cut off Tang Xiao’s arm, which he gave to Tang Yuehua.
• Tang Xuanwei cursed Qian Chongling and vowed that Tang San would destroy Spirit Hall.
• Qian Chongling ordered two Soul Douluos to lock Tang Xuanwei in the same Infinite Purgatory cell as Tang Xiao.

Tang Xuanwei was imprisoned with Tang Xiao, who recognized her as his daughter with Zhao Ah Yin after she revealed her family ties. Tang Xiao learned that Zhao Ah Yin had died, while Tang Xuanwei remained in Spirit Hall’s custody.

• Tang Xuanwei was thrown into a cell with a one-armed prisoner who mocked her attempt to deny being from Spirit Hall.
• Tang Xuanwei realized the prisoner was Tang Xiao, and he grabbed her until she fainted after she managed to mention Zhao Ah Yin and Tang Hao.
• Tang Xiao stopped when he suspected Tang Xuanwei might be his daughter, then carried her to the bed and waited for her to wake.
• Tang Xuanwei asked whether Tang Xiao was really her father, and he recalled that Zhao Ah Yin had been pregnant when he left Zhao Family Village.
• Tang Xuanwei told Tang Xiao that Zhao Ah Yin had died when she was six, and Tang Xiao accepted that she was his daughter.

Tang Xuanwei reunited with Tang Xiao in Spirit Hall’s prison and explained what had happened to her and Tang San. After Tang Xiao shared the story of his capture, Tang Xuanwei confronted her system, which punished her with a devastating electrical attack.

• Tang Xuanwei confirmed that Tang Xiao was her biological father and told him Black Feather Douluo had captured her to threaten Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Tang Xuanwei praised Tang San’s talent and described recent events, angering Tang Xiao when she explained what had happened to Ah Yin’s Soul Bone and the Seed of Life.
• Tang Xiao noticed Tang Xuanwei’s pregnancy and accepted it, then reassured her while she insisted she only wanted to stay with her family.
• Tang Xuanwei asked why Spirit Hall had imprisoned Tang Xiao and about his missing arm, and Tang Xiao began recounting his return to the Clear Sky Sect.
• Tang Xuanwei accused the system of misleading her about the Clear Sky Sect, but backed down when it threatened to reclaim her life and soul.
• The system struck Tang Xuanwei with a million-volt attack, and she collapsed unconscious when Tang Xiao held her.

The Heaven Dou Empire’s Soul Master teams arrived in Spirit City, where Tang San surveyed the city while learning about Spirit Hall’s institutions and the customs surrounding Douluo Hall. Ning Fengzhi then revealed that he knew Tang San was trying to find out where Tang Xuanwei was being held.

• Xue Qinghe left the Ironclad Army and Royal Knights outside Spirit City and led the fifteen Soul Master teams inside.
• A Red-Robed Cardinal welcomed the group and settled them into a hotel, where Tang San noticed that even the staff had Soul Power above Level 20.
• Tang San explored Spirit City to prepare an escape route and saw the Papal Palace and Douluo Hall built on a hill; Ning Fengzhi explained Douluo Hall’s sacred status.
• Ning Fengzhi told Tang San that Spirit Hall’s Shadow and Shadow Hall monitored its officials and described how its founder had funded enforcement by targeting nobles.
• Ning Fengzhi lowered his voice and told Tang San that he knew Tang San wanted to learn where Tang Xuanwei was being held.

Tang San learned that Tang Xuanwei would be held in Spirit Hall’s secret Infinite Hell, and Ning Fengzhi proposed trading tournament prizes for her release. Meanwhile, Qian Chongling arranged for Shrek Team to advance to the top three before crushing their renewed confidence.

• Ning Fengzhi explained that Tang Xuanwei was likely destined for Infinite Hell, whose location was unknown even to him.
• Ning Fengzhi suggested Tang San exchange tournament prizes, including valuable Soul Bones, for Tang Xuanwei’s freedom, and Tang San vowed to win at any cost.
• Spirit Hall announced that the tournament would begin in three days and assigned the Star Luo Empire’s academies to separate lodgings from the other teams.
• Shrek Academy rested and cultivated during the three-day break while Qian Chongling arranged weaker opponents to guide Shrek Team into the top three before defeating them decisively.

Yu Dashi explained the Grand Finals format and warned Shrek Academy that Spirit Hall might manipulate the draw to set them against a dangerous team early. Tang San and his teammates prepared to save their combined formation for the strongest rivals, while Tang San vowed to avenge Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei.

• Yu Dashi explained the five-round knockout format and the final matches that would decide the champion.
• Yu Dashi named six major threats and said the Imperial Fighting Team had grown stronger, with Xue Haicang and Yu Tianheng able to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
• Yu Dashi revealed that Spirit Hall’s Platinum Bishops, Salas and Isis, would draw the lots, making the Skywater Team or Windfire Team likely first-round opponents for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai condemned Spirit Hall’s apparent manipulation, but Yu Dashi said no teams would withdraw because of the tournament rewards.
• Yu Dashi told Shrek Academy not to use the Seven-in-One formation until facing the Seven-Star Team or Galaxy Fleet, and Tang San vowed to avenge Xiao Wu and Xiao Wei.

At the Grand Finals venue, Flender told Shrek Academy that they would face Thunder Academy, while the Galaxy Fleet and Windfire Team had drawn seemingly favorable opponents. Yu Dashi questioned the unusual draw but decided to scout the Galaxy Fleet versus Skywater Team match to gather intelligence for Shrek.

• Flender returned from the draw and announced that Shrek Academy would face Thunder Academy in the first round.
• Flender revealed that the Galaxy Fleet would face the Skywater Team and the Windfire Team would face the Plant Academy team.
• Shrek Academy celebrated the draws, while Yu Dashi struggled to understand why Spirit Hall had seemingly given them an advantage.
• Yu Dashi told the team to prepare for Thunder Academy and said he would watch the Galaxy Fleet and Skywater Team match with Flender and Liu Erlong.

Skywater and Windfire discussed how to face the Galaxy Fleet, but Shui Yuewu and Huo Baoshou revealed the Fleet’s overwhelming strength. Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er then suspected the two elders were hiding something because they knew details about the Fleet’s absent captain and the Seven-Star Team.

• Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu gathered Feng Xiaotian and his companions to discuss Skywater’s match against the Galaxy Fleet.
• Feng Xiaotian said Shao Siming had overwhelmed him despite his ability to contend with a level sixty-five Soul Emperor.
• Shui Yuewu and Huo Baoshou arrived and warned that the Galaxy Fleet had four Soul Saints and three Soul Emperors.
• Huo Baoshou revealed that the Fleet’s captain, Qian Guangyue, had Soul Douluo combat power, prompting Feng Xiaotian to give up on competing.
• Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er questioned Shui Yuewu and Huo Baoshou about how they knew the captain’s identity and the Seven-Star Team’s strength.

Qian Chongling visited Shui Yuewu and Huo Baoshou, revealing to Shui Bing'er and the others that the Three Elements Academy had long belonged to Spirit Hall and that he had taught its signature techniques. He encouraged Skywater Academy to fight the Galaxy Fleet without holding back, while explaining that he planned to let Shrek Academy advance before crushing its hopes.

• Qian Chongling arrived at the conference room, greeted Shui Yuewu as his former student, and surprised Shui Bing'er and the others with their familiarity.
• Qian Chongling learned that Shui Yuewu and Huo Baoshou had not told their younger relatives about their connection to him, so he explained that he had taught the two of them and Huo Baoshou long ago.
• Shui Yuewu revealed that Qian Chongling had taught the Three Elements academies their signature formations and skills, and that the academies had been part of Spirit Hall for over a century.
• Huo Baoshou said the Three Elements Academy would move to Spirit City after the tournament, while Shui Yuewu revealed that Qian Chongling had also given Shui Bing'er the pill that evolved her martial soul.
• Qian Chongling told Skywater Academy to give its match against the Galaxy Fleet everything it had and said he intended to let Shrek Academy reach the top three before defeating it.

Galaxy Fleet faced Skywater Team in the Grand Finals, where Xue Junlin’s attack nearly broke Skywater’s Seven-Star Sword Formation. Shui Bing’er countered Xue Junlin’s Super Martial Soul with her Ice Phoenix, easing the pressure on her teammates as the battle continued.

• Yu Dashi recorded the tournament matches, and Shrek Academy defeated Thunder Academy to advance.
• Skywater Team formed Alkaid’s Protection while Galaxy Fleet let them complete the formation.
• Xue Junlin revealed her five Soul Rings and struck Skywater’s barrier with Emperor Sword: Ice Extreme Peerless, nearly shattering it.
• Shui Bing’er realized Xue Junlin’s Super Martial Soul had suppressed Skywater’s members and summoned her Ice Phoenix to face it.
• The opposing Super Martial Souls clashed, relieving the suppression on Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and the rest of Skywater Team.