Chapter Summaries

Chen Xiaojun proposed annual soul-fighting competitions in Tianling City and won Yin Duruo’s support by offering Chen Clan funding. At the tournament, Five Mountains Academy overwhelmed Yuesi Academy, while Canghui Academy’s gemstone system was left close to collapse after further injuries.

• Chen Xiaojun proposed reorganizing the provincial teams into an annual Fasno Advanced Soul Master Academy League hosted in Tianling City, with the Chen Clan providing financial support.
• Chen Xiaojun suggested a second annual Northern Region invitational and raised the possibility of moving the Chen Clan’s Youth Elite Challenge to Tianling City; Yin Duruo agreed to build the city’s competitions and reputation.
• Five Mountains Academy used healing, soul-power replenishment, and battlefield control to dominate Yuesi Academy’s substitute lineup.
• Qin Huabin and Zhu Conghan combined their attacks to eliminate Yuesi’s core fighter, Zhan Lie, and Five Mountains Academy defeated the remaining opponents.
• Five Mountains Academy rose to share first place with Chang'an, Canghui, and Yuesi, while injuries to Canghui’s gemstone-type soul masters left its formation system near collapse.

Chen Xiaojun entered the tournament for the first time to lead Chang'an’s depleted team against Lyon Academy’s seven starters. He sent his teammates back and defeated Lyon’s formation alone with his Nethersea Seven Kill Sword, leaving the match’s outcome unresolved.

• With only four Chang'an members fit to fight, Chen Xiaojun refused Xiao Yi’s request to compete and took the field himself.
• Chen Xiaojun ordered Niel Seven, Ji Bochang, and Mei Jibo to stand back, choosing to face Lyon’s seven starters alone.
• Odysseus Farrell launched Lyon’s Azure Current Water-Covering Formation against Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed his Mysterious Heaven Frost Realm, freezing Lyon’s water-based formation and crippling its defenses.
• Chen Xiaojun’s ice attacks and backlash effects incapacitated Lyon’s fighters, leaving Kui Hanqiao the only one whose heart meridian was protected.

Chen Xiaojun made his first appearance in the Gaoying Tournament and defeated all seven members of Lyon Academy with [Mysterious Heaven Frost Realm]. The chapter revealed his carefully planned comeback and commercial launch as he prepared to reshape the Chang'an Team’s image.

• Chen Xiaojun used [Mysterious Heaven Frost Realm] to freeze Lyon Academy’s seven competitors and win the match alone.
• Niel Seven and Ji Bochang reacted in shock as spectators and rival competitors recognized Chen Xiaojun’s overwhelming strength.
• Si Baining identified Chen Xiaojun’s move as something other than a domain skill, while the VIP guests discussed its nature, range, and soul-ring age.
• The narration explained that [Mysterious Heaven Frost Realm] advanced Moon-Cold Ice Seal and fused it with the Nethersea Seven Kill Sword, drawing on Chen Xiaojun’s level-fifty-seven soul power.
• Chen Xiaojun’s victory fulfilled his plan to answer criticism, restore the team’s image, and begin selling his personal merchandise.

Chang'an Academy faced Yueyang Academy in the thirteenth round, and Chen Xiaojun broke Yueyang’s powerful water defense with Nine Yang Thunderclap. The chapter ended with Ma Liang and his teammates overwhelming the injured Yueyang members.

• Yueyang Academy formed a tight circle and raised its seven-layer Pivot Water Curtain to defend against Chang'an Academy.
• Ma Liang attacked the barrier with his phoenix techniques, but the water curtain absorbed and redirected his strikes.
• Ji Boda, Mei Jibo, and Niel Seven joined the assault, yet Yueyang’s formation held until Chen Xiaojun stepped forward.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Nine Yang Thunderclap, exploding the water curtain and injuring the Yueyang team.
• Ma Liang and Chang'an’s other attackers struck the exposed Yueyang members, leaving them sprawled and badly wounded.

Chang'an Academy faced Tidecall Academy, whose sound-based formation clashed with Ji Bochang and Ma Liang’s phoenix combination technique. Chen Xiaojun’s Eclipse Yin Wind Roar shattered the balance between the attacks, and Chang’an’s sound-and-fire assault overwhelmed Tidecall’s defenses.

• Chang'an Academy prepared to face Tidecall Academy, whose seven fighters formed the Tidecall Sound Matrix.
• Ji Bochang used Feather to disrupt Tidecall’s sonic attack while Ma Liang’s Phoenix Fire Feathers formed a rainbow phoenix.
• Ji Bochang and Ma Liang combined Phoenix Perching on the Wutong, drawing Tidecall’s sound attacks onto the phoenix and retaliating with a wall of sonic flame.
• Chen Xiaojun unleashed Eclipse Yin Wind Roar, devastating Tidecall Academy’s members and breaking the balance between the two formations.
• Chang'an’s phoenix sound wall overwhelmed Tidecall Academy’s defenses and decided the battle.

Five Mountains Academy unveiled two hidden Soul King trump cards for its match against Canghui Academy, revealing the Chen Clan’s growing influence over the academy. The chapter ended as the teams prepared to face off with Five Mountains Academy’s revised lineup.

• Shi Fei'ang and Shi Liuguang discovered that Five Mountains Academy’s lineup had changed and prepared to rely on the team in the match.
• Wang Wei brought Xia Yun into the Soul Douluos’ VIP room, where Xia Yun introduced himself as an adviser to Five Mountains Academy and explained he had come to support his granddaughter.
• Five Mountains Academy revealed Zhu Xuanming, a Level 51 Support Type Soul King, and Lin Chiluan, a Level 53 Soul King, as its hidden trump cards against Canghui Academy.
• The chapter detailed how the Chen Clan had placed retainers and their children at Five Mountains Academy, building its influence there over several years.
• Five Mountains Academy’s revised lineup included Xia Shuyao, Mu Zizhu, Qin Huabin, Xing Xingye, Zhu Conghan, Zhu Xuanming, and Lin Chiluan.

The Five Mountains Team and Canghui Academy clashed in the Provincial Tournament, with both sides using layered formations and coordinated soul skills. Xia Shuyao revealed that she was a Level 52 Soul King, but Shi Fei'ang unleashed his fifth soul skill and trapped her in visions of her deepest fears.

• Ye Fei opened the battle with her Illusory Fragrance Flower, spreading mist and a Bewildering Formation across the arena.
• Xia Shuyao created convincing team phantoms while Zhu Xuan strengthened his team's attacks, and Lin Chiluan's fire-blade storm tore through the formation.
• Wu Xiao shielded Canghui Academy's fighters as Yin Yue healed them, while Qin Huabin and Lin Chiluan advanced and Shen Li attacked Xing Xingye with an energy spear.
• Xia Shuyao used her cherry-blossom skills to disrupt Shi Fei'ang's mental attack, but he broke through her illusion and taunted her for being weaker.
• Xia Shuyao removed a seal on her soul power and revealed that she was a Level 52 Soul King, leaving her only two levels below Shi Fei'ang.
• Shi Fei'ang activated Thousand Faces Asura, filling Xia Shuyao's mind with frightening visions from her past.

Xia Shuyao defeated Shi Fei'ang in a brutal battle of illusions, then used her power to preserve his Remnant Dream martial soul. Chen Xiaojun suggested that Xiao Yi recruit Xia Shuyao, while the Chen Clan's formation continued to close around Canghui.

• Xia Shuyao trapped Shi Fei'ang in Illusory Space-Mindscape World and turned his Asura phantoms against him.
• Shi Fei'ang unleashed Nightmare Remnant Butterflies, but Xia Shuyao used True Sakura Eye to break them apart and revert his martial soul.
• Xia Shuyao admitted Shi Fei'ang had lost and halted the collapse of his martial soul before collapsing herself; Shi Fei'ang fell with blood seeping from his seven orifices.
• Chen Xiaojun hinted that Xiao Yi should take Xia Shuyao under her wing as a capable intermediary and mental-system fighter.
• The Chen Clan's formation tightened around Canghui after the loss of the Gemstone Matrix and Shi Fei'ang's leadership.

After the Earthly Sha Stars defeated Canghui Academy, Chen Xiaojun discussed the match and the approaching qualification battle with Xia Shuyao, Zhu Xuanming, Lin Chiluan, and Yang Yanlang. He refused to help Yellow Emperor Academy or Ping'an Academy, saying their teams would qualify while someone else dealt with Canghui.

• Xia Shuyao, Zhu Xuanming, and Lin Chiluan visited Chen Xiaojun after their win over Canghui Academy and found Zhong Weifeng leaving.
• Chen Xiaojun told the trio their victory had exposed Canghui's weaknesses, and Xia Shuyao asked whether Zhong Weifeng had come to confirm that they had taken out Canghui.
• Chen Xiaojun recalled that Zhong Weifeng had visited him with an older family member two nights earlier.
• Xia Shuyao and Zhu Xuanming noted that Yellow Emperor Academy faced Chang'an Academy the next day and suggested helping the Zhong Family's teams qualify.
• Chen Xiaojun refused to go easy on Yellow Emperor Academy or help Ping'an Academy, insisting that his three teams only needed to qualify and that someone else would clear Canghui's obstacles.

Chen Xiaojun explained how Chang'an, Five Mountains, and Qing Lin had maneuvered to push Canghui and Yue Si out of the qualifying race, while advancing the Chen Clan's plans in Fasno. After Xia Shuyao arranged treatment for the injured, Luo Chaozi, Ruan Chaoyin, and Tian Xuyao arrived, and Chen Xiaojun asked about their injuries.

• Lin Chiluan praised the strategy that left Canghui and Yue Si facing a desperate match while Chang'an, Five Mountains, and Qing Lin stood to benefit.
• Chen Xiaojun reflected on coordinating three teams and on how Chang'an Academy's northward expansion supported the Chen Clan's plans in Fasno.
• Xia Shuyao teased Chen Xiaojun about gathering information on other provinces' teams, then asked Yang Yanlang to go easy on her academy in their upcoming match.
• Xia Shuyao asked Xiao Yi to treat her injuries, and Xiao Yi finished treating her.
• Luo Chaozi arrived with Ruan Chaoyin and Tian Xuyao, and Chen Xiaojun asked about their injuries.

Chen Xiaojun discussed the Luo Family’s growing influence at Tidecall Academy and its strategic importance in Yiyun City. Tidecall then defeated Yellow Emperor Academy before the chapter ended as its spotlight match against Canghui Academy began.

• Ruan Chaoyin reported that she had mostly recovered, while Luo Chaozi described the Luo Family’s progress and Tidecall Academy’s tournament record to Chen Xiaojun.
• Chen Xiaojun urged Luo Chaozi to build on Tidecall’s results, promising clan resources for her breakthrough and support in seeking the vice dean position.
• With Zhu Wuneng and Wang Baoqiang recovered and back on the team, Chen Xiaojun led Tidecall into its match against Yellow Emperor Academy.
• Chen Xiaojun used Spiral Sphere to suppress Yellow Emperor’s Bell-Type Soul Masters, while Zhu Wuneng led the attack that secured Tidecall’s victory.
• Chen Xiaojun’s team prepared to face Canghui Academy, whose five core members took the field after their injuries had been treated.

Canghui Academy faced Yuesi Academy in a battle between defensive counterattacks and aggressive offense. Yuesi broke through Canghui’s Gemstone Barrier, but Shi Fei'ang’s Remnant Dream struck Feng Wuhen and Du Qingling as the fight continued.

• Canghui fielded Soul Kings Shi Fei'ang, Lian Shouzhong, and Ye Fei alongside a defensive lineup, while Yuesi brought four attackers.
• Ye Fei raised the Bewildering Formation as Yuesi launched its assault, and Lian Shouzhong and Luo Qianxue combined their martial souls to form a Gemstone Barrier.
• Zhong Weifeng’s Soul Bell Shockwave Explosion disrupted Xi Jinchuan’s song and cracked the barrier, while Yang Yanyu’s Explosion shattered a shield and opened a breach.
• Shi Fei'ang used Dreamweaving Cocoon to ensnare Feng Wuhen, draining his soul power and damaging his Spirit Kite wings.
• Du Qingling attacked Shi Fei'ang with her Cold Ice Soul-Locking Chains, but his Remnant Dream Soul Rend froze them and wounded her.

The Yue Si Team pressed its advantage against the injured Canghui Team, breaking through its defenses and overwhelming Shi Fei'ang and Ye Fei. Yang Yanyu held his spear at Lian Shouzhong’s throat and asked whether Canghui Academy wanted to continue, leaving Shi Fei'ang about to answer.

• Zhong Weifeng’s bell cleared Shi Fei'ang’s illusions and Ye Fei’s pollen while Du Qingling restrained Ye Fei and Yang Yanyu shattered Luo Qianxue’s Gemstone Barrier.
• Bai Ye slipped behind the Canghui Team and wounded Yin Yue, but Luo Qianxue blocked his next attack.
• The teams fought on as the Canghui members’ worsening injuries slowed them and limited Shi Fei'ang’s Thousand Illusions Asura skill.
• Du Qingling and Zhong Weifeng trapped Shi Fei'ang and Ye Fei in the Ice-Bell Magic Domain, leaving Ye Fei collapsed and Shi Fei'ang badly weakened.
• Zhong Weifeng pinned Shi Fei'ang with the Golden Bell, but Lian Shouzhong shielded him from Du Qingling’s ice shards and was left badly wounded.
• Yang Yanyu held his spear near Lian Shouzhong’s throat and asked if Canghui Academy wanted to continue, and Shi Fei'ang began to answer.

Yuesi Academy defeated Canghui Academy in a brutal match that left most of both teams unable to continue. The tournament standings then set up Canghui Academy’s decisive final match against Chang'an Academy, with qualification at stake.

• Lian Shouzhong used the Lian Family’s blood-essence secret art, struck Yang Yanyu down, and clashed with Zhong Weifeng’s Primordial Yellow Bell.
• Luo Qianxue unleashed her power and took Bai Ye down with her, while the teams continued to fight through severe injuries.
• The referee announced Yuesi Academy’s victory over Canghui Academy after both sides suffered heavy losses.
• Chang'an Academy held first place with eighteen wins and one loss, while Qing Lin Academy and Five Mountains Academy followed with eighteen wins and two losses each.
• Canghui Academy entered its final match against Chang'an Academy needing a win to reach fifth place and avoid its first preliminary-stage elimination in a hundred years.

Zhu Mobai explained to Zhu Luoxi why the Zhu Family had been treated unfairly in the tournament and entrusted her with leading the team at the next one. Meanwhile, Lian Shouzhong and his teammates prepared for their final match against a lineup led by Chen Xin Yi.

• Zhu Mobai comforted Zhu Luoxi after Ping'an Academy placed seventh, explaining that the Chen Clan favored its ally, the Zhong Family, and that the Zhu Family needed to grow stronger.
• Zhu Mobai told Zhu Luoxi he would entrust the team to her because he would exceed the tournament's age limit before the next event in Chang'an.
• Lian Shouzhong blamed himself for his team's losses, but Shi Fei'ang urged him to stop dwelling on the past and win their final battle.
• Shi Liuguang announced that Chen Xin Yi would lead the opposing lineup and that Xiao Hongchen would not compete.
• Shi Fei'ang raised the academy's battle flag, and the soul masters rallied behind Captain Lian Shouzhong before marching onto the battlefield.

In VIP Room 77, Xia Yun explained the political alliances and tacit arrangements behind the Gaoying Tournament, easing Chen Xiaojun’s unease about the match against Ping'an Academy. Chen Xiaojun recognized the risks of the Northern Lands’ entanglements and the consequences of eliminating Canghui, then watched the final battle begin.

• Chen Xiaojun questioned why the academies had relied on tacit arrangements, and Xia Yun insisted that their conduct had remained within the rules.
• Xia Yun explained how the Zhong Family, Yuesi Academy, and other forces had used their connections to help Yellow Emperor Academy and Qing Lin Academy qualify.
• Xia Yun revealed that Xi Yuan had been involved because she was a daughter-in-law of the Zhong Family, and Chen Xiaojun realized he had underestimated the tournament’s political stakes.
• Xia Yun warned Chen Xiaojun that the Chen Clan needed to maintain relations with the Northern Lands authorities, especially as the Brocade Guard recruited from Yellow Emperor and Qing Lin Academies.
• Xia Yun cautioned that eliminating Canghui could direct the Central Region’s fury toward Chen Xiaojun’s side, then turned his attention to the final battle while Chen Xiaojun watched quietly.

Canghui Academy began its match against Chang'an Academy by unleashing a massive Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, while Chen Xin Yi faced the team alone. The chapter ended as the light surrounding Canghui’s fighters began to surge with a powerful force brewing inside.

• Lian Shouzhong exchanged high fives with his teammates and entered the arena, where Chang'an Academy was already waiting.
• At the referee’s signal, Canghui Academy formed its gemstone formation while Chen Xin Yi’s six teammates withdrew, leaving her to face all seven opponents alone.
• Lian Shouzhong and the other six Canghui fighters raised their gemstones and activated their soul skills, forming a vast pillar of seven-colored light that concealed the team.
• Wang Wei identified the display as a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and the watching coaches discussed its strength and whether Chen Xin Yi could withstand it.
• The pillar of light began to fluctuate violently as power gathered inside it.

Chen Xin Yi defeated Canghui Academy’s seven-member formation, confirming Chang'an Academy’s championship in the Gaoying Tournament Provincial Tournament. As Chang'an celebrated, Chen Xiaojun reflected on the team’s 19–1 record, and Yellow Emperor Academy qualified to advance.

• Chen Xin Yi shattered Canghui Academy’s Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and stood as the only competitor left on the arena.
• The referee declared Chang'an the winner, and spectators celebrated as the injured team members and their supporters rejoiced.
• Canghui Academy’s members examined their fallen teammates while Lian Changzhi sat with his eyes closed and his spirit subdued.
• Chen Xiaojun celebrated Chang'an’s championship with Xia Shuyao and Xia Yun, noting that the victory over Canghui strengthened the team’s claim to the title.
• Wang Wei challenged Belon Parker to admit Chen Xin Yi’s strength, and Yue Qiansong congratulated him on the championship.
• Chang'an Academy’s name was engraved on the championship monument, automatically qualifying Yellow Emperor Academy to advance.

After the Seven Asura Illusion Realm shattered, Canghui Academy’s seven Soul Masters remained alive but unresponsive, and Shi Liuguang accused Chen Xin Yi of causing their condition. Their confrontation escalated into a clash of mental power before Lian Changzhi demanded that Chen Xin Yi explain what had happened.

• Shi Liuguang and the others found Shou Zhong, Shen Li, and Canghui Academy’s other Soul Masters unconscious after the Seven Asura Illusion Realm broke.
• Shi Liuguang confronted Chen Xin Yi as she headed toward the passage, and the two exchanged more than a dozen blows with mental power.
• Chen Mu stepped forward to defend Chen Xin Yi, while the Canghui and Chang'an teams faced off and the referee warned Shi Liuguang that the match was over.
• Lian Changzhi arrived and Shi Liuguang told him that the Canghui team members seemed afflicted with wooden stupor.
• Lian Changzhi questioned Chen Xin Yi about the unconscious Soul Masters as the arena watched.

Xiao Yi countered Canghui’s Seven Asura Illusion Realm with her mental power and her Nine Palaces Sealing the Gods technique, defeating all seven members. Outside the illusion, Wang Wei and Yue Qiansong rushed to intervene after Canghui threatened the Chang'an students, but the arena barrier blocked their way.

• Wang Wei erupted in fury over Canghui’s threat and charged toward the arena, while Yue Qiansong and other powerful spectators followed.
• Lian Shouzhong and Shen Li activated the Seven Asura Illusion Realm and tried to torment Xiao Yi with its illusions.
• Xiao Yi’s mental attack broke through the seven members’ consciousness and left them weakened by a shared nightmare.
• Xiao Yi summoned Nine Palaces Sealing the Gods, whose deep-blue pillars destroyed the Asura phantoms and collapsed the illusion realm.
• Canghui’s seven members fell unconscious, causing the seven-colored pillar of light outside the arena to collapse.