Chapter Summaries

Xiao Yan fought Tang San with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and steadily overpowered him, while Tang San revealed an inexplicable black, purple, and yellow soul-ring configuration. As Tang San continued attacking, Xiao Yan unleashed a powerful ruler technique and left the battle poised for a major strike.

• Xiao Yan and Tang San charged at each other and clashed with the Heavy Xuan Ruler and Clear Sky Hammer.
• Xiao Yan used the Six Harmonies Wandering Body Ruler to deflect Tang San's attacks and force him onto the defensive.
• Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer's black, purple, and yellow soul rings, shocking the spectators and causing the black-robed middle-aged man to collapse after spitting blood.
• Tang San attacked Xiao Yan with his first soul skill, Qian Jun Rampart, but Xiao Yan dodged and invited him to attack again.
• Xiao Yan stirred the energy of heaven and earth, raised the Heavy Xuan Ruler, and shouted, "Flame Splitting Wave Ruler!"

Xiao Yan’s devastating attack defeated Tang San and secured Jia Nan Academy’s win, though Sword Douluo Chen Xin intervened before Tang San was killed. Hours later, Tang Hao entered Grandmaster’s room and criticized Yu Xiaogang’s martial soul theory.

• Tang San threw the Clear Sky Hammer at Xiao Yan, whose dark-red ruler glint melted it and continued toward him.
• Dugu Bo attempted to freeze time, but Sword Douluo Chen Xin blocked Xiao Yan’s attack and the referee awarded Jia Nan Academy the match.
• When Tang San protested that Shrek Academy had not lost, Xiao Yan attacked him until he admitted defeat, and the referee warned against excessive violence.
• Grandmaster took the injured Tang San back to Shrek Academy, treated him, and returned to his room.
• Tang Hao entered Grandmaster’s room and told Yu Xiaogang that his martial soul theory was disappointing.

Tang Hao confronted Tang San and the Grandmaster over the Soul Rings on Tang San’s Clear Sky Hammer, then urged them to reconcile with Xiao Yan because Spirit Hall was their family’s enemy. After Jia Nan Academy won the Qualifying Tournament, Xiao Yan left for Sunset Forest to prepare for the finals and strengthen himself, unaware that a burly man was following him.

• Tang Hao accused the Grandmaster of letting Tang San cultivate his Clear Sky Hammer, then learned Tang San had made the choice himself and struck him when he entered.
• Tang San blamed the Grandmaster and Xiao Yan for his decision, while Tang Hao rebuked him, urged him to apologize to Xiao Yan, and asked the Grandmaster to seek help in Spirit City.
• Tang San suspected Tang Hao’s advice was motivated by Xiao Yan’s newly discovered twin Martial Souls.
• Jia Nan Academy finished first in the Qualifying Tournament, and Emperor Xue Ye appointed Xue Qinghe to represent the empire at the finals in Spirit City.
• After the tournament, the Grandmaster disappeared, while Xiao Yan told Ye Lingling and Qian Renxue he had an errand and flew to Sunset Forest.
• Xiao Yan reached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to test fusing three Heavenly Flames, prepare Fire Lotus Bottles, and refine a Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill, with a burly middle-aged man following him.

Xiao Yan refined the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill and endured its powerful pill lightning, drawing Tang Hao's attention and reigniting their strained conflict. After Xiao Yan left for Heaven Dou City, the extraordinary disturbance attracted the God Realm Committee's attention.

• Xiao Yan refined the Yin-Yang Profound Dragon Pill using rare herbs and the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings' cores, and the completed pill summoned a massive storm of silver lightning.
• Xiao Yan blocked the pill lightning with his ruler techniques and a Three-Colored Fire Lotus, dispersing the storm at the cost of severe exhaustion.
• Tang Hao rushed toward the disturbance, witnessed the clash, and found Xiao Yan after the clouds cleared.
• Xiao Yan swallowed the pill, rejected Tang Hao's attempt to repair their relationship, and flew toward Heaven Dou City.
• The Divine Realm gods noticed the extraordinary phenomenon caused by Xiao Yan's pill refinement.

The God Realm debated disturbances on Douluo Continent as Xiao Yan’s party traveled toward Spirit City, where Spirit Hall planned to intercept Tang San. The convoy was ambushed in a canyon by thousands of black-clad attackers, and Dugu Bo went out to assess the threat.

• The God of Destruction warned the other God Kings that strange flames and disturbances on Douluo Continent could threaten the Divine Realm, but the Asura God and Goddess of Life urged him to wait and observe.
• Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo discussed the route to Spirit City, and Xiao Yan refused to leave the convoy, warning that he would retaliate if Spirit Hall attacked him.
• Huo Wu asked Feng Xiaotian to withdraw Godwind Academy from the Finals and ally with Blazing Fire Academy so they could compete together.
• Grandmaster asked Bibi Dong for help with Tang San’s twin martial souls, but Bibi Dong revealed that she had sent people to kill him on the road to Spirit City.
• As the convoy crossed a canyon, rocks cascaded down the slopes, the Royal Knight Corps protected the carriages, and Dugu Bo left Xiao Yan’s carriage after thousands of black-clad attackers appeared on the hills.

Spirit Hall ambushed the academies, forcing Dugu Bo and Xiao Yan to face powerful reinforcements while Tang Hao appeared to protect Tang San. The battle escalated as Qian Renxue recognized the arrival of Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo.

• Spirit Hall attackers overwhelmed the Heaven Dou Royal Knights and charged at Jia Nan Academy and Shrek Academy, while Xiao Yan gave Qian Renxue and Ye Lingling Fire Lotus Bottles.
• Dugu Bo poisoned many attackers with his Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Shatter, then confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo as Xiao Yan sensed more powerful auras nearby.
• At Shrek Academy, Tang San's hidden weapons failed against three attackers, and Flender and Liu Erlong fought to hold off two Soul Saints.
• A Soul Douluo nearly struck Tang San, but Tang Hao appeared, revealed the Clear Sky Hammer, and unleashed a massive attack against the black-clad attackers.
• Xiao Yan joined Dugu Bo's fight against Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo, and Qian Renxue recognized two approaching howls as those of Qian Jun and Demon Subduing Douluo.

Xiao Yan defeated Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, but Spirit Hall’s Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived to confront him. As Tang Hao went to help Xiao Yan, he slapped Tang San for insulting his older brother.

• Xiao Yan struck Ghost Douluo with Flame Splitting Wave Ruler, blasting him back and forcing him to reveal his Martial Soul Avatar.
• Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Xiao Yan intercepted them with Six Harmonies Wandering Body Ruler and left them injured by his flame.
• Xiao Yan warned the two Douluos to tell their Supreme Pontiff not to provoke him again, then sensed two powerful Spirit Hall Revered Elders approaching.
• Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo discussed evacuating the students and preparing to fight, while Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo arrived and sent Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo to deal with Tang Hao.
• Tang Hao, after rescuing Tang San, headed toward Jia Nan Academy to help Xiao Yan; when Tang San called Xiao Yan a bastard, Tang Hao slapped him.

Tang Hao confronted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo while Chrysanthemum Douluo exposed the danger of the Snow Ginseng consumed by Shrek’s students. At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan struggled against Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo until two black-robed figures appeared behind him.

• Tang Hao struck Tang San for disparaging Xiao Yan, then warned him that Xiao Yan’s ruler was likely a mutated Clear Sky Hammer and went to save him.
• Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo confronted Tang Hao, who revealed his powerful soul rings and attacked them after Chrysanthemum Douluo said the Snow Ginseng drained Shrek’s students’ life force.
• Tang San denied Chrysanthemum Douluo’s accusation, while the other Shrek students looked to him for an explanation; Tang Hao and Ghost Douluo then clashed.
• At Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan fought Qian Jun Douluo as Dugu Bo battled Demon Subduing Douluo, but Dugu Bo was defeated and the two enshrined joined forces against Xiao Yan.
• Xiao Yan used small fire-lotus bottles to interrupt the enshrined brothers’ attacks, took medicinal pills, and prepared three extraordinary flames as two black-robed men appeared behind him.

Xiao Yan's allies forced Spirit Hall's attackers to retreat, while Tang Hao denied that Tang San's companions had been harmed by the Snow Ginseng. Days later, Bibi Dong blamed her failed forces and vowed to kill Tang Hao's son after the tournament.

• Snake Lance Douluo She Long and Porcupinefish Douluo protected Xiao Yan, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin joined them after Ning Fengzhi decided to help.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo withdrew with Spirit Hall's forces, ending the attack on the convoy.
• Ning Fengzhi reunited with Ning Rongrong as Xue Qinghe organized the convoy to continue its journey.
• Tang Hao examined Dai Mubai and the others, found nothing abnormal, and Tang San dismissed Chrysanthemum Douluo's warning about the Snow Ginseng.
• Bibi Dong struck a Soul Douluo and reprimanded Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo for failing to capture Xiao Yan and Tang San.
• Bibi Dong vowed to deal with Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo after the tournament and declared that Tang Hao's son must die.

Qian Daoliu ordered Spirit Hall’s forces not to touch Xiao Yan after learning of his power and Qian Renxue’s interest in him. As the teams arrived in Spirit City for the finals, Xiao Yan prepared to face Spirit Hall, while Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong and threatened to kill anyone who harmed him.

• Bibi Dong dismissed Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, then vowed to deal with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for disrupting her plans.
• Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo reported their failed attempt to capture Xiao Yan to Qian Daoliu, who ordered that no one touch him.
• Xiao Yan and the Jia Nan Academy team arrived in Spirit City, where Dugu Bo warned Xiao Yan to be cautious during the finals and offered to fight Spirit Hall to protect him.
• Xiao Yan said he would avoid conflict with Spirit Hall unless they attacked him, and planned to explain his severed relationship with Tang Hao to Bibi Dong.
• Qian Renxue confronted Bibi Dong over the attempt to capture Xiao Yan, warned that she would kill anyone who touched him, and left the Council Hall.
• Bibi Dong broke down in tears after Qian Renxue left and wondered whether she had been wrong to send her to Heaven Dou City.

The Finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament began as Grandmaster prepared Shrek to face the newly merged Wind Fire Academy. At the opening ceremony, Pope Bibi Dong announced three soul bones as the championship reward, then reacted angrily when Qian Renxue linked arms with Xiao Yan.

• Grandmaster told Shrek that Blazing Fire Academy and Godwind Academy had merged into Wind Fire Academy and would be their first-round opponents.
• Tang San and the other Shrek students lamented that Dugu Bo had taken control of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, while Grandmaster urged them to rely on their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
• Bibi Dong arrived at the tournament grounds, and Xiao Yan greeted her without kneeling as she acknowledged his composure.
• Bibi Dong unveiled three soul bones as Spirit Hall's reward for the tournament's ultimate victors.
• Bibi Dong spotted Qian Renxue beside Xiao Yan, and Qian Renxue linked her arm through his while Bibi Dong struggled to contain her anger.

At the tournament finals, Xiao Yan assessed Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation and watched Shrek Academy face Wind Fire Academy. Shrek revealed a seven-in-one fusion technique and Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer, leaving Bibi Dong convinced Yu Xiaogang had urged him to cultivate his second martial soul early.

• Dugu Bo identified Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena as Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and Xiao Yan noticed signs of fire poison in their bodies.
• Bibi Dong opened the tournament, and Xiao Yan entered the preparation area at a speed that drew her wary attention.
• Shrek Academy and Wind Fire Academy faced off, and Xiao Wu and Huo Wu exchanged insults before the match began.
• Huo Wu and Feng Xiaotian combined their team’s power as Feng Xiaotian launched his Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes.
• Tang San’s team formed a seven-in-one fusion and passed its power to him, then Tang San summoned his Clear Sky Hammer and used Chaotic Cloak.
• Bibi Dong blamed Yu Xiaogang for Tang San’s early Clear Sky Hammer cultivation, while Xiao Yan predicted Wind Fire Academy would lose.

Tang San used the Shrek team's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to unleash the Clear Sky Hammer's tool soul avatar and defeat Wind Fire Academy, while Grandmaster concealed the danger of using it again. After Spirit Hall's leaders discussed Tang San and Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan sensed an unusual aura on the mountain behind the Pope's Hall and proposed investigating it with Dugu Bo.

• Tang San's tool soul avatar let him overwhelm Feng Xiaotian and defeat Wind Fire Academy, but Tang Hao had to stop him when killing intent took hold.
• Grandmaster realized repeated use of the tool soul avatar could damage Tang San's soul, but he withheld the warning because he wanted Shrek to win and restore his reputation.
• Xiao Yan watched Tang San recover and said he hoped to face Tang San's Clear Sky True Body in a later match.
• Bibi Dong warned Spirit Hall Academy that Xiao Yan was their main threat, while Yue Guan raised concerns about the team's worsening fire poison.
• Xiao Yan told Dugu Bo that he had sensed an unusual aura on the mountain behind the Pope's Hall and suggested they investigate that night.
• Dugu Bo revealed that the mountain held Spirit Hall's Worship Hall and asked whether Xiao Yan dared to set his sights on Qian Daoliu.

Xiao Yan infiltrated Spirit Hall’s Worship Hall to search for the Fallen Heart Flame, but Qian Daoliu revealed that he had been expecting him and asked for his help. Qian Daoliu explained that a heavenly flame had fallen into the Worship Hall and become a dangerous burden, leaving Xiao Yan to learn what favor the Great Enshrined wanted.

• Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo approached Spirit Hall’s Sacred Mountain, and Xiao Yan slipped past the guards while Dugu Bo waited outside.
• Xiao Yan searched the Worship Hall with his soul power but found no trace of the heavenly flames, so he decided to investigate the main hall.
• Xiao Yan entered the main hall and examined the Six-Winged Angel statue, where a faint white flame circled its sword.
• Qian Daoliu appeared before Xiao Yan, revealed that he had been waiting for him, and apologized for sending enshrined after him at Bibi Dong’s urging.
• Qian Daoliu said he wanted Xiao Yan’s help and explained that one of the heavenly flames that fell more than a decade earlier had landed in the Worship Hall and become a dangerous burden.

Qian Daoliu explained the Angel God’s inheritance and brought Xiao Yan into the Angel God’s Secret Realm to deal with the Heavenly Flame growing there. Xiao Yan recognized the flame as the Fallen Heart Flame, which had devoured the inheritance object and become powerful; the chapter left him facing the difficult task of subduing it.

• Qian Daoliu told Xiao Yan that the growing flame threatened the Angel God’s Secret Realm and explained the two paths to godhood.
• Xiao Yan refused Qian Daoliu’s offer to join Spirit Hall, saying he belonged to Soul Hall, but agreed to enter the Secret Realm.
• Qian Daoliu opened the portal in the Angel God Statue, and he and Xiao Yan crossed into the floating golden hall.
• A colorless flame entered Xiao Yan’s body, but his emerald flames contained it, and he identified it as the Fallen Heart Flame.
• Xiao Yan and Qian Daoliu saw a milky-white Six-Winged Angel God Statue formed from the flame, which released a terrifying aura and forced them to retreat.
• Qian Daoliu revealed that the Fallen Heart Flame had devoured the Angel God’s inheritance object and grown by consuming the divine power in the Secret Realm.

Xiao Yan left Spirit Hall with Qian Daoliu’s gold token after agreeing to return for the Fallen Heart Flame when he reached level sixty. At Shrek Academy, Tang San defied Tang Hao’s warning about the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing prepared to face their Star Luo Royal Academy rivals.

• Xiao Yan agreed to collect the Fallen Heart Flame later, and Qian Daoliu warned him to avoid the Angel Secret Realm unless summoned.
• Qian Daoliu gave Xiao Yan a gold token, and Xiao Yan reunited with Dugu Bo and explained that Qian Daoliu had discovered him.
• Tang San completed the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect’s hidden weapons, while Ning Fengzhi secretly sought a way to obtain their assembly methods.
• Tang Hao warned Tang San not to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again, but Tang San resolved to use it against Xiao Yan regardless.
• Zhu Zhuqing explained her and Dai Mubai’s family conflict with Star Luo Royal Academy, and Dai Mubai vowed not to surrender.
• Tang San promised to cripple their rivals, and Shrek Academy joined hands to declare that they would win.

Shrek Academy defeated Star Luo Royal Academy after Tang San’s tactics and the team’s coordination overwhelmed their opponents, leaving Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun gravely injured. Bibi Dong allowed the conflict to unfold, and Grandmaster then forfeited Shrek’s individual matches so they would compete in the afternoon losers’ bracket.

• Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun taunted Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing before the match, but Shrek’s powerful soul rings stunned Star Luo Royal Academy.
• Tang San trapped Star Luo’s team with Blue Silver Grass cages, while Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing unleashed their Hell White Tiger fusion skill.
• Xiao Wu interrupted Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun’s fusion, and Shrek’s coordinated attacks defeated all seven opponents.
• Tang San attacked the fallen team as Star Luo Academy’s instructor called for a concession, and the guards prepared to arrest him before Dai Mubai intervened.
• Bibi Dong dismissed the Star Luo instructor and congratulated Tang San, then announced the next day’s elimination matches.
• Grandmaster forfeited Shrek’s morning individual matches and chose the afternoon losers’ bracket, a decision Tang San began to understand.

Grandmaster explained why Shrek Academy had forfeited, hoping Jia Nan Academy and Spirit Hall Academy would weaken each other before Shrek fought the loser. Xiao Yan secretly devised a counterplan, and the next morning’s elimination tournament began with Little Dragon Girl facing a Spirit Hall Academy Soul King.

• Bibi Dong accepted Grandmaster’s claim that Shrek Academy had the right to forfeit and scheduled Jia Nan Academy against Spirit Hall Academy for the next morning.
• Grandmaster told Shrek Academy that forfeiting would preserve their strength and let them face a weakened opponent in the losers’ bracket.
• Xiao Yan quietly shared a plan with Jia Nan Academy, then refined medicinal ingredients through the night.
• At the tournament square, Xie Yue declared that Spirit Hall Academy would overwhelm its opponents and that he, Nana, and Yan would deal with Xiao Yan.
• Little Dragon Girl stepped onto the platform against a mocking Spirit Hall Academy Soul King while Grandmaster hoped the opponents would wear each other down.

Little Dragon Girl overwhelmed Spirit Hall’s opponents, including Yan, before Xiao Yan conceded her next match to prevent further trouble. Xiao Yan then faced Xie Yue, who charged at him, and offered to purge the fire poison from his body.

• Little Dragon Girl defeated Wang Sheng with one punch and then sent several Spirit Hall students flying, leaving only Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan among the Golden Generation.
• Yan challenged Little Dragon Girl, but she caught his attacks, slammed him into the platform, and knocked him unconscious.
• Bibi Dong warned Little Dragon Girl against cruel methods, and Xiao Yan conceded the next match after sensing Bibi Dong’s killing intent.
• Xiao Yan replaced Little Dragon Girl and faced Xie Yue, who attacked him with his Moon Blades after vowing to injure him.
• Xiao Yan calmly told Xie Yue that he could help purge the fire poison from his body.

Xiao Yan stopped Xie Yue from attacking by offering to treat the fire poison afflicting Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, then Jia Nan Academy conceded the elimination match and entered the Losers' Bracket. He left the arena after giving Xie Yue medicine, while Grandmaster and Tang San reacted angrily to the change in their plans.

• Xiao Yan offered to purge the fire poison from Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, and Dugu Bo vouched for his claim to Bibi Dong.
• Xiao Yan announced that Jia Nan Academy conceded and would face Shrek Academy in the Losers' Bracket, prompting Grandmaster to protest.
• Bibi Dong accepted the concession, and Grandmaster fainted as Tang San caught him and worried about using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again.
• Xiao Yan gave Xie Yue Wound Recovery Pills and Ice Spirit Pills, and Xie Yue took an Ice Spirit Pill that eased his fire poison.
• Xiao Yan explained that he had planned to defeat Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation before helping them, then mocked Grandmaster over the concession.