Chapter Summaries

Qian Chongling and the Galaxy Fleet arrived at the Royal Hunting Ground for the Promotion Tournament, while Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi discussed the emperor’s risky decision to test Black Feather Douluo. Xue Qinghe later visited Tang San and showed him the Soul Tools Spirit Hall was setting up to broadcast the matches, leaving Tang San with a sense of foreboding.

• Xue Qinghe criticized Emperor Xue Ye for sending the Royal Knights to challenge Black Feather Douluo, and Ning Fengzhi warned that a more dangerous opponent could have killed them all.
• Perkins led Qian Chongling and the Galaxy Fleet to their quarters and explained that the Promotion Tournament would begin the next day without an opening ceremony.
• Xue Qinghe and Ning Fengzhi visited Tang San, and Xue Qinghe invited him to stroll around the Royal Hunting Ground.
• Tang San and Xue Qinghe saw Spirit Hall workers installing eight Soul Tools to broadcast the tournament matches to other places.
• Tang San felt uneasy about the broadcast equipment, and Xue Qinghe ended their walk for the evening.

The Promotion Tournament began at the Royal Knights' Grand Drill Ground, where Ning Fengzhi announced Spirit Hall’s broadcasts and Emperor Xue Ye declared the tournament open. The first matches brought victories for Windfire, Exotic Beast, and Shrek, while Qian Chongling took little interest in most of the remaining bouts.

• Ning Fengzhi announced that Spirit Hall had installed Soul Tools to broadcast the tournament to academies and villages across the continent.
• Emperor Xue Ye opened the Promotion Tournament, and the Royal Knights and competitors roared in celebration.
• Huo Wushuang defeated six Fabia Academy competitors before a Windfire Soul Ancestor beat their last member.
• Meng Yiran defeated three Melba Academy opponents, and her teammates secured victory for Exotic Beast Academy.
• Tang San swept the entire Barak Academy Team in the tournament’s first seven-opponent victory.
• Qian Chongling watched the later matches with little interest until Plant Academy caught his attention.

Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team planned their lineups for their upcoming Promotion Tournament match, with Dai Mubai assigning the Shrek fighters and Feng Xiaotian preparing to sweep them alone. Fire Blossom and Fire Star then claimed they had found a way for Feng Xiaotian to use Windfire Combo Slash by himself, leaving Huo Wu stunned.

• Dai Mubai proposed that he and Xiao Wu wear down Huo Wushuang, Zhu Zhuqing eliminate the next fighters and drain Huo Wu, Ma Hongjun finish draining Huo Wu, and Tang San face Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San agreed to Dai Mubai's proposed roles against the Windfire Team.
• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian whether he could defeat all seven Shrek fighters alone, and he confidently said he could.
• Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian worried that a one-against-seven sweep would be difficult, since their Windfire Combo Slash normally required Huo Wu's Radiant Sun.
• Fire Blossom and Fire Star announced that they had found a way for Feng Xiaotian to use Windfire Combo Slash alone, stunning Huo Wu.

The Windfire Team used its first three contestants to heat the arena, creating a battlefield for Feng Xiaotian’s fire-and-wind abilities. Feng Xiaotian then launched his empowered attack on Dai Mubai, who activated two defensive soul skills as the blow approached.

• Dai Mubai entered the arena as Shrek Team’s first contestant, while the Windfire Team sent out a support Soul Ancestor.
• The first two Windfire contestants used their fourth soul skills to set the arena ablaze, then conceded, giving Dai Mubai two more wins without a fight.
• A Fire Crane Soul Master set the arena alight from above before conceding, leaving Dai Mubai with three consecutive victories and Shrek Academy suspicious of the Windfire Team’s plan.
• Ning Fengzhi guessed that the Windfire Team was creating a battlefield suited to fire-attribute Soul Masters, but Feng Xiaotian entered instead of Huo Wushuang or Huo Wu.
• Feng Xiaotian used his fifth soul skill to gather wind and fire, then attacked Dai Mubai with his self-created Wind-Fire Demon Wolf Eighteen Slashes.
• Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Protective Barrier as Feng Xiaotian’s attack closed in.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Dai Mubai with one devastating Windfire Combo Slash, then burned Xiao Wu’s hair and overwhelmed her with his Wind Blade Array. He kicked Xiao Wu toward Shrek Academy, leaving both of its fighters badly injured.

• Feng Xiaotian shattered Dai Mubai’s White Tiger Protective Barrier and slashed deeply across his chest, knocking him unconscious.
• Tang San carried Dai Mubai from the arena, checked his pulse, and learned that his injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
• Xiao Wu entered the arena and confronted Feng Xiaotian, who mocked Shrek Academy and its accusations of double standards.
• Xiao Wu teleported behind Feng Xiaotian and tried to bind his neck with her Waist Bow, but her braid caught fire against his fire-infused body.
• Feng Xiaotian struck Xiao Wu with his Wind-Fire Array, leaving her limp, then kicked her toward Shrek Academy.

Tang San entered the Promotion Tournament arena in fury after Xiao Wu was badly injured, and revealed his Clear Sky Hammer with two ten-thousand-year soul rings. As the spectators and officials reacted to his twin martial souls, he prepared to reveal the hammer’s final two rings.

• Tang San took the injured Xiao Wu to Shao Xin for treatment and ignored Zhu Zhuqing as he entered the arena to fight Feng Xiaotian.
• Zhu Zhuqing questioned Yu Dashi’s plan, while he confidently predicted Tang San would defeat several Windfire Team opponents.
• Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and revealed that its first two soul rings were both ten-thousand-year rings, shocking the spectators and officials.
• Emperor Xue Ye recognized Tang San as Tang Hao’s son and considered drawing him into the Heaven Dou Empire, while Salas began plotting to kill him.
• Qian Chongling told Salas to wait for Tang San’s final two soul rings, and Salas laughed when they appeared.

Tang San revealed two purple soul rings after his two black ones, leading observers to suspect his twin-martial-soul cultivation had gone wrong. As the tournament broadcast continued, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun discussed their rivals and their plans, while villagers in Holy Soul Village watched Tang San compete.

• Tang San revealed his four soul rings as black, black, purple, and purple, confusing spectators and prompting Ning Fengzhi to suspect his twin-martial-soul cultivation had been ruined.
• Ning Fengzhi realized Qian Chongling had anticipated Tang San's twin martial souls and that the tournament rewards had been meant to pressure him into cultivating his second martial soul.
• Xue Ye reconsidered arranging a marriage between Xue Ke and Tang San because Tang San's soul-ring progression seemed abnormal.
• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun watched the tournament broadcast, assessed Feng Xiaotian and the Galaxy Fleet, and agreed that their goal was to crush Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Villagers in Holy Soul Village watched Tang San appear on the delayed broadcast and celebrated his success, though Old Jack could not explain why his later soul rings were purple.

Tang San fought Feng Xiaotian with the Clear Sky Hammer but could not overcome Feng Xiaotian’s advantage in flight. After twelve clashes, Feng Xiaotian’s Windfire Combo Slash left Tang San gravely wounded and knocked him out of the arena.

• Feng Xiaotian mocked Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer soul rings before Tang San charged at him with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
• Feng Xiaotian flew more than fifty meters overhead and attacked Tang San with flaming wind blades while Tang San could only defend.
• Feng Xiaotian unleashed the Windfire Combo Slash, and Tang San met it with Chaotic Cloak and the Clear Sky Hammer.
• Tang San staggered and bled through the successive clashes as Feng Xiaotian’s Gale Demon Wolf Eighteen Consecutive Slashes grew stronger.
• On the twelfth clash, Feng Xiaotian’s slash tore open Tang San’s chest, knocked the Clear Sky Hammer from his hand, and sent him outside the arena.

Feng Xiaotian defeated Tang San, and Shrek Academy forfeited its match against the Windfire Team. In the medical tent, Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai helped Tang San regain confidence by blaming the arena’s advantages and the Windfire Team’s tactics, before Yu Dashi told them to watch the Galaxy Fleet’s match.

• Yu Dashi and Shao Xin treated the unconscious Tang San, and Royal Knights medics helped stabilize him.
• Huo Wu entered the arena and made Feng Xiaotian leave; after a long pause, Yu Dashi forfeited for Shrek Academy.
• Tang San and Dai Mubai lay injured in the medical tent, where Tang San questioned why his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had lost to Feng Xiaotian.
• Xiao Wu reassured Tang San and, with Dai Mubai, blamed the Windfire Team’s tactics and the arena’s effects for their defeats.
• Yu Dashi told the injured Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu to watch the Galaxy Fleet versus Plant Academy match that afternoon.

Chen Shuang faced Feng Xin in the Promotion Tournament and revealed that she had become a Soul King with an extraordinary soul ring configuration. She defeated Feng Xin using her Blue Silver Domain and Blue Silver Emperor, leaving the Galaxy Fleet’s strength looming over Shrek Academy.

• Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu joined Yu Dashi and the others in the spectator stands before the Galaxy Fleet faced the Plant Academy team.
• Chen Shuang revealed her level fifty-one Soul King rank and purple, purple, purple, black, black soul rings, stunning the spectators.
• Xue Ye questioned Chen Shuang’s rapid progress, while Salas credited her growth to the Pope and mocked the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Feng Xin attacked Chen Shuang with emerald vines, but Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver Domain slowed them and filled the arena with rapidly growing Blue Silver Grass.
• Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver vines tore apart Feng Xin’s vines, bound Feng Xin, and drained her stamina and soul power with Devouring.

Chen Shuang defeated the Plant Academy’s team, winning seven matches in a row with her Blue Silver Emperor martial soul. Her taunt enraged Tang Hao, but Qian Chongling warned him to stay hidden, and Chen Shuang’s victory over Ye Jing left the tournament moving on.

• Chen Shuang drained Lin Yulan’s soul power and stamina, then swept four more Plant Academy Soul Elders off the stage to secure six consecutive victories.
• Chen Shuang taunted Tang San about how good the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul felt to use, enraging Tang San and Tang Hao.
• Qian Chongling used Sound Transmission to warn the hidden Tang Hao not to interfere and threatened him over Tang Xiao.
• Ye Jing attacked Chen Shuang with her crimson thornbush martial soul, but Chen Shuang’s Blue Silver Overlord Spear broke through the thorns and knocked Ye Jing off the stage.
• Chen Shuang had flattened the spear tip before it struck Ye Jing, leaving her injured but alive, and Ye Jing thanked Chen Shuang for showing mercy.

Tang San grew bitter after seeing Chen Shuang display the Blue Silver Emperor’s powers, then learned that Shrek’s injuries would keep its strongest members from competing. As the Promotion Tournament neared its end, the draw placed Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team in the upcoming finale.

• After the Plant Academy conceded, Tang San resented Chen Shuang for possessing the Blue Silver Emperor abilities he believed should have been his.
• Tang San learned that Shrek’s next opponents were the Skywater Academy and the Thunder Academy, but he, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu were still injured.
• After thirteen days, the Galaxy Fleet led the standings with twelve victories, followed by the Windfire Team, while Shrek Academy stood fifth.
• The crowd anticipated the Galaxy Fleet’s matches against the Windfire Team and Shrek Academy as the tournament approached its end.
• Black Feather Douluo began the draw, which revealed tokens for Shrek Academy and the Windfire Team.

Qian Chongling arranged for Shrek Academy to face the Galaxy Fleet, hoping to shatter Shrek’s inflated confidence before a packed audience. Both teams prepared for the match, with Tang San expecting to defeat several opponents and Lü Lingqi set to fight alone for the Galaxy Fleet.

• Qian Chongling selected the Shrek Academy plaque and scheduled Shrek to face the Galaxy Fleet the next day, setting the two teams against each other.
• Tang San and Shrek’s allies discussed their tactics, confident that Tang San could defeat several or even all seven Galaxy Fleet members.
• Yu Dashi set Shrek’s lineup with Tang San first, followed by Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Tang Xuanwei, Huang Yuan, and Zhu Zhuqing.
• Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong felt increasingly uneasy about the coming match.
• The Galaxy Fleet chose Lü Lingqi as its sole fighter against Shrek Academy.

Tang San confronted Lü Lingqi in the Promotion Tournament and was unable to overcome her with the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Wounded and furious, he invoked the Great Sumeru Hammer and detonated his thirteen-thousand-year-old Soul Ring.

• Qian Chongling led the Galaxy Fleet to the arena as Tang San and Lü Lingqi entered to begin the match.
• Tang San charged Lü Lingqi with the Clear Sky Hammer, but she casually knocked aside his opening strike with her Fang Tian Hua Ji.
• Tang San built the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer to more than thirty strikes, yet Lü Lingqi stood her ground and wounded him across the lower ribs.
• Lü Lingqi criticized the technique's limited strength, and Tang San roared the name of the Great Sumeru Hammer.
• Tang San exploded the thirteen-thousand-year-old black Soul Ring on his Clear Sky Hammer.

Lü Lingqi overwhelmed Tang San with her Demon-Subduing Frenzy Dance, leaving him badly wounded but alive, then faced Dai Mubai in Shrek Academy’s next match. Dai Mubai opened with his White Tiger soul skills and attacked her as the battle began.

• Lü Lingqi’s halberd clash overpowered Tang San’s Great Sumeru Hammer, and her follow-up blows drove him into the air and stripped the Clear Sky Hammer from his hands.
• Lü Lingqi struck Tang San with eighty-one wind-blade cuts, leaving him covered in blood but without life-threatening or internal injuries.
• Royal Knights’ medics carried Tang San to the infirmary, while Xiao Wu and the others watched in fear and disbelief.
• Dai Mubai reluctantly entered the arena, and Lü Lingqi taunted him about an injury he did not understand.
• Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger Martial Soul and launched White Tiger Vajra Transformation, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, and White Tiger Meteor Shower at Lü Lingqi, attacking with his claws as well.

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.