Chapter Summaries

Nangong Wan learned that Cai Xukun was interested in rare metals and planned to recruit him for the Holy Spirit Cult. Meanwhile, Shrek chose to concede its team match against the Tang Sect so it could face the Holy Spirit Cult sooner, and the final eight were determined.

• Chen An told Nangong Wan about Number 66 and Number 88 while concealing his deeper ties to Chen Ping and the rare-metal purchases.
• Nangong Wan decided to offer Cai Xukun Jini titanium magnesium and try to recruit him at the grand finals, while Feng Ling planned to consult the Cult Leader.
• Chen Ping persuaded Shrek to concede its team match against the Tang Sect so the group runner-up route might bring them closer to the Holy Spirit Cult, and Huo Yuhao asked to face Dai Huabin in the individual competition.
• Huo Yuhao defeated Dai Huabin, revealed his identity, and used Mass Confusion to stop him from speaking clearly.
• Shrek forfeited the team battle, letting the Tang Sect win their group, and the final eight were set: the Tang Sect, Holy Spirit Cult, Body Sect, Proud Sword Sect, Shrek Academy, Star Luo National Academy, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, and Heavenly Dragon Sect.

The quarterfinal draw placed Shrek Academy in the lower bracket against the Body Sect, while Xu Jiujiu learned that the Star Luo team would face the Holy Spirit Sect. Xu Jiujiu warned Chen Ping that teams were quietly leaving after a sect leader urged them to go, and said her team planned to withdraw.

• Chen Ping intimidated a tournament official into skipping his long speech and moving directly to the draw ceremony.
• Bei Bei and Mu Xue represented their teams as the eight quarterfinalists drew brackets and opponents.
• The Tang Sect and Proud Sword Sect entered the upper bracket, while the Holy Spirit Sect and Snow Demon Sect entered the lower bracket; Shrek Academy drew the Body Sect.
• Xu Jiujiu decided that the Star Luo team would withdraw rather than risk facing the Holy Spirit Sect.
• Xu Jiujiu told Chen Ping that teams had been quietly leaving after a sect leader persuaded them to go, and urged him to stay alert.

The Tang Sect defeated the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in a brutal quarterfinal packed with martial soul avatars and fusion skills. The Proud Sword Sect then swept the Heavenly Dragon Sect, whose fighters appeared to have lost deliberately so they could flee.

• The quarterfinal teams gathered at the venue, while Star Luo National Academy stayed away after drawing the Holy Spirit Sect.
• The Tang Sect and Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy fought fiercely, with both sides unleashing their strongest techniques and combat equipment.
• Xie Huanyue survived the team battle by rolling in his Rubber Elephant state and secured the Tang Sect's final victory over the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
• The Proud Sword Sect swept the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the morning's second match, surprising Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping concluded that the Heavenly Dragon Sect had deliberately lost because it saw no chance of reaching the top three and wanted to flee.

Chen Ping led Shrek into its quarterfinal match against the Snow Demon Sect, whose substitutes included the Body Sect’s fighters. The opening bout began with Chen Ping facing Wang Yanfeng, leaving the outcome undecided.

• The Snow Demon Sect sent seven substitutes to face Shrek, and Princess Vina exchanged a friendly smile with Chen Ping.
• Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan announced the individual knockout match between Snow Demon Sect and Shrek Academy.
• Wang Yanfeng stepped forward as the Snow Demon Sect’s first contestant, and Chen Ping took the stage for Shrek.
• Chen Ping and Wang Yanfeng introduced themselves, then Zheng Zhan warned them not to fight too ruthlessly.
• At Zheng Zhan’s signal, Wang Yanfeng charged first as both contestants released their martial souls and soul rings.

Chen Ping faced Wang Yanfeng in the Soul Fighting Arena, dodging his rhythmic Shock Waves before meeting his crushing fists head-on. His transformed physique astonished the Body Sect and Long Ao Tian, and the chapter ended with Chen Ping catching Wang Yanfeng’s blow without moving.

• Wang Yanfeng pounded the arena floor with his fists, sending cyan Shock Waves toward Chen Ping.
• Chen Ping countered one wave with a Blood Qi stomp, then hopped and flipped over the repeated attacks to conserve his Blood Qi.
• Vina recognized Chen Ping’s technique as resembling the Body Sect’s combat style and wondered whose techniques he had inherited.
• Wang Yanfeng charged and brought both fists down as Chen Ping’s shirt burst, revealing a larger frame and thick skeleton that shocked Long Ao Tian.
• Chen Ping caught Wang Yanfeng’s heavy fists in his palms without swaying, leaving the Body Sect spectators astonished.

Chen Ping defeated Wang Yanfeng by freezing him with Great Cold Without Snow, piercing his Invincible Shield, and knocking him down before he could use his Second Awakening. After Wang Yanfeng conceded, Chen Ping offered him a medicinal bath formula and pills to improve his blood qi, and Wang Yanfeng eagerly realized he had been missing medicinal training.

• Wang Yanfeng activated his first soul skill and attacked Chen Ping with enlarged iron fists, but Chen Ping countered with Great Cold Without Snow and froze him.
• Wang Yanfeng activated his Invincible Shield, but Chen Ping used the Living Being Carving Knife hidden in the Eye of Truth to pierce and shatter it.
• Chen Ping kicked the still-frozen Wang Yanfeng across the arena, leaving him unable to fight or use his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Wang Yanfeng admitted defeat and praised Chen Ping, who helped him to his feet.
• Chen Ping offered Wang Yanfeng a medicinal bath formula and pill supplements to improve his physical strength and blood qi, and Wang Yanfeng eagerly understood their value.

Chen Ping faced Snow Demon Sect’s Chen Lü in the individual knockout stage and endured his attacks without releasing his martial soul. Chen Lü revealed his bronze-level body martial soul second awakening and launched his strongest kick, leaving its impact on Chen Ping unresolved.

• Chen Ping offered Wang Yanfeng a drug-assisted body-refining regimen, and Wang Yanfeng withdrew before revealing his interest in the advice.
• Chen Ping and Chen Lü identified themselves, and Unbreakable Douluo began their duel.
• Chen Lü’s fast leg attacks failed to break through Chen Ping’s Red Dust Protection.
• Chen Lü activated his bronze-level body martial soul second awakening, prompting Xu Tianran to suspect the Body Sect was operating in the Heaven Dou Empire.
• Chen Lü enlarged his legs and brought down a devastating kick toward Chen Ping.

Chen Ping defeated Chen Lü in the second individual match between Shrek Academy and the Snow Demon Sect, leaving the Snow Demon Sect wary of Shrek’s strength. As Chen Ping replenished his soul power, a stern young man stepped forward to face him.

• Chen Lü’s scissoring attack passed through Chen Ping’s Snow Drifting afterimage, and Chen Ping appeared behind him.
• Chen Lü used his fifth soul ring to summon a temporary third leg and launched a powerful attack.
• Chen Ping struck with Rule the World, shattered Chen Lü’s attack, and sent him flying.
• The Unbreakable Douluo ended the match and declared Chen Ping the winner; Wang Yanfeng carried Chen Lü from the stage.
• A cold, stern young man volunteered to fight next while Chen Ping used his Milk Bottle to replenish his soul power.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian, the Snow Demon Sect's formidable young master, in the Soul Fighting Arena. As Long Ao Tian advanced, Chen Ping recognized that his opponent's soul power and spiritual power were fused to a level approaching that required for Super Douluo, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Chen Ping pondered Chen Lü's three-legged soul skill while absorbing the Milk Bottle's power.
• Long Ao Tian entered the arena, and Chen Ping sensed the danger posed by the powerful Soul Saint.
• Chen Ping recalled how Long Ao Tian had endured Huo Yuhao's Yama's Invitation and required a team effort to defeat.
• Long Ao Tian and Chen Ping each regarded the other as a formidable opponent and remained on guard.
• Long Ao Tian slowly approached, increasing his pressure, and Chen Ping detected that his soul power and spiritual power were seamlessly united.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian in the tournament and answered Long Ao Tian’s unity-of-heaven-and-man realm with his defiant Domination Domain. Their first punch left Chen Ping’s arm numb and Long Ao Tian’s finger bones cracked, as both recognized the other’s formidable strength.

• Zheng Zhan introduced Chen Ping of Shrek Academy and Long Ao Tian of Snow Demon Sect before starting their match.
• Long Ao Tian revealed his seven-ring Soul Sage cultivation and rushed Chen Ping with a heaven-and-earth-shaking palm strike.
• Chen Ping released his Domination Domain and declared that he would not accept heaven as his master, suppressing Long Ao Tian’s unity-of-heaven-and-man state.
• Long Ao Tian closed in and exchanged a punch with Chen Ping, forcing Chen Ping back three steps while Long Ao Tian retreated one.
• Chen Ping’s punch numbed his own arm and disrupted his qi and blood, while it cracked Long Ao Tian’s finger bones through his Skin Martial Soul’s protection.

Long Ao Tian unleashed his silver-level Body Martial Soul Awakening and overwhelmed Chen Ping with a relentless barrage of punches. He drove Chen Ping into the arena wall, where Chen Ping swallowed his blood and dodged another punch as the fight continued.

• Long Ao Tian sensed Chen Ping's aura and Staff Momentum rising beneath the Domination Domain, then activated his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening.
• Long Ao Tian attacked Chen Ping with a rapid storm of jade-colored punches, each carrying the force of a powerful Soul Skill.
• Chen Ping met Long Ao Tian's fists head-on, but the impacts slowed him and drove him toward the edge of the platform.
• Long Ao Tian gathered power in his right arm and struck Chen Ping with a heavy rear-hand punch, embedding him in the wall.
• Chen Ping swallowed the blood rising in his throat and dodged Long Ao Tian's next punch while both teams watched in disbelief.

Chen Ping countered Long Ao Tian’s Rainstorm Sonic Punch by breaking his fingers with a series of elbow strikes and recovering his momentum. As Chen Ping reached his full strength, Long Ao Tian activated two Soul Skills and attacked again.

• Long Ao Tian drove Chen Ping against the arena wall and aimed a punch at his heart, but Chen Ping blocked it with his elbow and broke one of Long Ao Tian’s finger bones.
• Chen Ping identified that Long Ao Tian’s finger bones were vulnerable and used a succession of elbow strikes to break or crack more of them, forcing Long Ao Tian to stop punching.
• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian paused to recover as their clashes left rows of footprints in the arena floor.
• Chen Ping’s staff momentum reached three full stacks and rose to a golden-red light, while his domination domain further weakened Long Ao Tian.
• Long Ao Tian activated his first and third Soul Skills, strengthening his muscles and covering his skin in a dark gold sheen, then hammered his fists toward Chen Ping.

Chen Ping faced Long Ao Tian in the Soul Fighting Arena and met his devastating combined attack with his Star Nodule Club. Both fighters were thrown back by the clash, leaving the match’s outcome uncertain as Chen Ping revealed his Red Dust Protection had kept him from serious harm.

• Chen Ping dodged Long Ao Tian’s rapid punches and kicks while Huo Yuhao judged that he could not withstand the attacks himself.
• Long Ao Tian transformed into a massive axe and unleashed Mad God Slash, combining his fifth and seventh Soul Skills with his awakened Body Martial Soul.
• Chen Ping planted himself on the Star Nodule Club and countered Long Ao Tian’s descending strike with Earth Devil Split and his accumulated staff momentum.
• The two attacks collided above the arena, creating a blast that strained the protective barriers and forced Zheng Zhan to intervene.
• The impact hurled Long Ao Tian into the barrier and sent Chen Ping skidding across the arena, with both fighters appearing badly battered.
• Chen Ping told Zheng Zhan the result depended on whether Long Ao Tian had a Defensive Soul Tool, then revealed he had suffered no substantial injuries thanks to Red Dust Protection.

Chen Ping defeated Long Ao Tian in a devastating clash, then credited Jing Hongchen’s Red Dust Protection for saving him. Long Ao Tian accepted his loss and began reconsidering the Body Sect’s rejection of soul tools, while Xu Tianran grew more suspicious of Jing Hongchen.

• Chen Ping’s Red Dust Protection blocked Long Ao Tian’s Mad God Slash, and the resulting clash left Long Ao Tian gravely injured and unable to continue fighting.
• Chen Ping offered to call the match a draw, but Long Ao Tian took his hand and acknowledged his defeat.
• Chen Ping thanked Jing Hongchen for the Red Dust Protection, enraging Xu Tianran and deepening Xu Tianran’s doubts about Jing Hongchen’s loyalty.
• Long Ao Tian reflected that using defensive soul tools might not compromise martial soul cultivation after seeing Chen Ping’s strength.
• Du Busi clutched the Body Sect’s Storage Soul Tool Bag, confused by his sudden feeling that its contents were about to disappear.

Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian agreed to a draw in the individual match, leaving Shrek ahead 3-1. As the platform was repaired, Long Ao Tian decided the Body Sect should resign the team match because his weakened team could not stop Shrek’s boosted fighters.

• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian accepted a draw, and Zheng Zhan announced that both teams earned one point, bringing the score to 3-1 for Shrek.
• Chen Ping requested that Shrek proceed directly to the team competition and began restoring his soul power while briefing his teammates on the Body Sect’s fighters.
• Long Ao Tian told Vina that he could not recover before the team match and that the Body Sect lacked anyone who could stop Shrek’s boosted fighters without him.
• The Body Sect members fell silent as Long Ao Tian explained the danger posed by Shrek’s Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda support and powerful combatants.
• Long Ao Tian watched Shrek prepare tactics and smiled at the thought of letting them prepare for a match the Body Sect would resign.

After the Snow Demon Sect forfeited the team competition, Shrek, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Tang Sect advanced to the tournament’s top four. Vina, Long Ao Tian, and Chen Ping discussed closer ties between Shrek and the Body Sect, though old grievances could still obstruct a lasting alliance.

• Long Ao Tian decided the Snow Demon Sect would forfeit the team competition and considered how the Body Sect could adopt soul tools and train soul engineers.
• Long Ao Tian notified the referee of the forfeit, bringing the quarterfinals to a close and leaving Shrek Academy, the Holy Spirit Cult, the Proud Sword Sect, and the Tang Sect in the top four.
• Chen Ping and Long Ao Tian praised their match, while Vina urged Shrek to defeat the Holy Spirit Cult as their common enemy.
• Chen Ping offered the Body Sect discounted body-tempering potions, and Vina described the soul tools and potions her side had bought from Shrek’s Pill Pavilion.
• Vina proposed that Shrek and the Body Sect strengthen their ties, but acknowledged that Du Busi’s lingering grievance over Mu En killing Du Bisou could limit cooperation.

Xu Tianran reflected on Shrek’s strength and revealed his plan to seize the continent’s young prodigies, while Chen Ping confronted Xu Jiujiu and Vina about being trapped in Mingdu. Chen Ping explained that he had helped other academies escape and used the Eye of Truth to uncover the Soul Engineer Corps concealed outside the city.

• Xu Tianran told Ju Zi that Shrek and the Body Sect had exposed the Sun Moon Empire’s weakness in nurturing young fighters and vowed to conquer the Douluo Continent.
• Xu Tianran explained that the Holy Spirit Cult might defeat Shrek and said he planned to capture the tournament’s outstanding young competitors.
• Xu Jiujiu and Vina met Chen Ping and proposed leaving Mingdu with Shrek after the tournament.
• Chen Ping deduced that Xu Jiujiu’s group had been unable to leave Mingdu and revealed that he had quietly helped other academies and sects escape.
• Chen Ping used the Eye of Truth to spot the hidden Soul Engineer Corps beyond Mingdu’s walls.

Chen Ping surveyed the blockade around Mingdu and the nearby Qiankun Asking Love Valley while Vina and Xu Jiujiu discussed how the foreign teams might escape. He warned them that attacking Xu Tianran would be extremely dangerous because the Sun Moon Imperial Palace was protected by powerful Soul Tools.

• Chen Ping observed that Mingdu was sealed off by Soul Engineer Corps and noticed Qiankun Asking Love Valley in the sparsely guarded Sun Moon Mountain Range.
• Xu Jiujiu revealed that Granny Manyi had gone missing while trying to return to the Star Luo Empire, and Vina said the Sun Moon Empire intended to target the foreign teams and their accompanying forces.
• Chen Ping questioned whether the gathered experts could break through the blockade while protecting more than forty competing Soul Masters.
• Xu Jiujiu proposed threatening Xu Tianran to draw troops back to the capital and create an opening for escape.
• Chen Ping said Shrek's Elders and Xuan Zi had come, then warned that the Imperial Palace's defenses and Metal Air-Defense Forest could endanger even Titled Douluo.

Chen Ping warned Vina and Xu Jiujiu that Xu Tianran’s defenses made assassinating him nearly impossible, then proposed a way to exploit the Sun Moon Empire’s succession struggle. Vina realized his plan involved attacking the old emperor, leaving their next move poised to begin.

• Chen Ping described Xu Tianran’s powerful Soul Tools and cultivation, convincing Vina and Xu Jiujiu that a direct assassination would likely fail.
• Xu Jiujiu asked Chen Ping for another plan, and he considered how he could escape Mingdu while still pursuing his own goal of visiting its arsenal.
• Chen Ping pointed out that the ailing old emperor was still alive and that Xu Tianran’s other royal rivals had reason to keep him from taking the throne.
• Chen Ping suggested that an assault on the old emperor could be mistaken for an attack by Xu Tianran’s forces, and Vina asked whether they should target him.

Chen Ping planned to exploit political rivals of Xu Tianran and set his sights on the Sun Moon Empire’s vast armories. After meeting Chen An, he learned a warehouse shipment could be arranged during the tournament finals and secretly followed him to investigate the armory.

• Xu Jiujiu and Vina agreed to meet their academy’s Eldest Senior Sister to plan how to use Xu Tianran’s rivals against him.
• Chen Ping considered the empire’s three top-level armories and focused on the rare-metal armory whose trail led through Chen An.
• Chen Ping met Chen An, who handed him a list of rare metals he had diverted from a guarded warehouse.
• Chen An proposed delivering the goods when Xishui Alliance leaders attended the Mingdu Elite Soul Engineer Competition finals, and Chen Ping approved the plan.
• After Chen An left, Chen Ping concealed himself and followed him toward the armory.